Interaction of psychoactive tryptamines with biogenic amine transporters and serotonin receptor subtypes
Autor: | Michael H. Baumann, John S. Partilla, Ann M. Decker, Bruce E. Blough, Richard B. Rothman, Antonio Landavazo |
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Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Serotonin
Arrestins Pharmacology Article Animals Humans Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors beta-Arrestins Serotonin transporter 5-HT receptor Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins biology Chemistry Brain Tryptamines Rats HEK293 Cells Biochemistry Receptors Serotonin Hallucinogens biology.protein Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Endogenous agonist Synaptosomes Neurotransmitter transporter activity |
Zdroj: | Psychopharmacology. 231:4135-4144 |
ISSN: | 1432-2072 0033-3158 |
Popis: | Rationale Synthetic hallucinogenic tryptamines, especially those originally described by Alexander Shulgin, continue to be abused in the USA. The range of subjective experiences produced by different tryptamines suggests that multiple neurochemical mechanisms are involved in their actions, in addition to the established role of agonist activity at serotonin 2A (5-HT2A )r eceptors. Objectives This study evaluated the interaction of a series of synthetic tryptamines with biogenic amine neurotransmitter transporters and with serotonin (5-HT) receptor subtypes implicated in psychedelic effects. Methods Neurotransmitter transporter activity was determined in rat brain synaptosomes. Receptor activity was determined using calcium mobilization and DiscoveRx PathHunter® assays in HEK293, Gα16-CHO, and CHOk1 cells transfected with human receptors. Results Twenty-one tryptamines were analyzed in transporter uptake and release assays, and 5-HT2A, serotonin 1A (5HT1A), and 5-HT2A β-arrestin functional assays. Eight of the compounds were found to have 5-HT-releasing activity. Thirteen compounds were found to be 5-HT uptake inhibitors or were inactive. All tryptamines were 5-HT2Aagonists with a range of potencies and efficacies, but only a few compounds were 5-HT1A agonists. Most tryptamines recruited β-arrestin through 5-HT2A activation. Conclusions All psychoactive tryptamines are 5-HT2A agonists, but 5-HT transporter (SERT) activity may contribute significantly to the pharmacology of certain compounds. The in vitro transporter data confirm structure-activity trends for releasers and uptake inhibitors whereby releasers tend to be structurally smaller compounds. Interestingly, two tertiary amines were found to be selective substrates at SERT, which dispels the notion that 5-HT-releasing activity is limited only to primary or secondary amines. |
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