TPA023 [7-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-(2-ethyl-2H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethoxy)-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine], an agonist selective for alpha2- and alpha3-containing GABAA receptors, is a nonsedating anxiolytic in rodents and primates
Autor: | Linda J. Bristow, Susan M. Cook, John R. Atack, Bindi Sohal, Robert W. Carling, Ruth M. McKernan, Ian C. Ragan, David Melillo, Keith A. Wafford, Fran Bromidge, Paul J. Whiting, Julie Kerby, Les Street, José L. Castro, Andrew Pike, Cyrille Sur, Gerard R. Dawson, Spencer J. Tye |
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Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male Reflex Startle Triazolam Emotions Convulsants Pharmacology Rats Sprague-Dawley chemistry.chemical_compound Mice Radioligand Assay Postural Balance Saimiri GABAA receptor Fear Recombinant Proteins Substance Withdrawal Syndrome Pyridazines Molecular Medicine Anticonvulsants Adrenergic alpha-Agonists medicine.drug Protein Binding Agonist Elevated plus maze medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Drinking FG-7142 Partial agonist Anxiolytic Internal medicine medicine Inverse agonist Animals Humans GABA-A Receptor Agonists GABA Modulators Triazoles Receptors GABA-A Rats Endocrinology chemistry Acoustic Stimulation Anti-Anxiety Agents Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists Autoradiography Conditioning Operant Pentylenetetrazole |
Zdroj: | The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics. 316(1) |
ISSN: | 0022-3565 |
Popis: | 7-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-6-(2-ethyl-2H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethoxy)-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine (TPA023) is a triazolopyridazine that binds with equivalent high (subnanomolar) affinity to the benzodiazepine binding site of recombinant human GABA(A) receptors containing an alpha1, alpha2, alpha3, or alpha5 subunit but has partial agonist efficacy at the alpha2 and alpha3 subtypes and essentially antagonist efficacy at the alpha1 and alpha5 subtypes. In rats, TPA023 gave time- and dose-dependent occupancy after oral dosing, with 50% occupancy corresponding to a dose of 0.42 mg/kg. It has anxiolytic-like activity in unconditioned (elevated plus maze) and conditioned (fear-potentiated startle and conditioned suppression of drinking) rat models of anxiety with minimum effective doses (MED; 1-3 mg/kg) corresponding to 70 to 88% occupancy. However, there was no appreciable sedation in a response sensitivity (chain-pulling) assay at a dose of 30 mg/kg, resulting in 99% occupancy. Similarly, TPA023 was robustly anxiolytic in the squirrel monkey conditioned emotional response assay, with a MED of 0.3 mg/kg, but did not produce any sedation in a lever-pressing test of sedation even at 10 mg/kg. TPA023 produced no impairment in performance in the mouse Rotarod assay, and there was only a mild interaction with ethanol. In addition to anxiolytic-like efficacy, TPA023 had anticonvulsant activity in a mouse pentylenetetrazole seizure model. Finally, TPA023 did not cause precipitated withdrawal in mice treated for 7 days with the nonselective agonist triazolam, nor did N-methyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxamide (FG 7142) precipitate withdrawal in mice treated for 7 days with TPA023. In summary, the novel alpha2/alpha3-selective efficacy profile of TPA023 translates into a nonsedating anxiolytic profile that is distinct from nonselective agonists. |
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