title: Methoctramine-related polymethylene tetraamines. 4. Chirality effect on M2 muscarinic receptor blocking activity.
abstract: Chiral methoctramine-related compounds (3 and 4), bearing two asymmetric atoms in the terminal benzylic moieties, were synthesized and evaluated for their blocking activity on M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors of guinea pig left atrium and ileum, respectively. It turned out that insertion of these chiral centers in methoctramine structure is ineffective in the ileum whereas it produces a significant decrease in potency in the atrium when compared to methoctramine (1). Furthermore, the enantiomers of 3 and 4 did not display significant enantioselectivity at both M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Camerino.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giardinà
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marrazzo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marucci
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Piloni
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Quaglia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D003959:Diamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011073:Polyamines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003959:Diamines; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D011073:Polyamines; D002217:Carbachol; C054938:methoctramine