title: Central dopaminergic and 5-hydroxytryptaminergic effects of C3-methylated derivatives of 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin.
abstract: A number of stereochemically well defined C3-methylated derivatives of the potent 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) have been synthesized, and their stereochemical characteristics have been studies by use of NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and molecular mechanics calculations. The compounds were tested for activity at central 5-HT and dopamine (DA) receptors, by use of biochemical and behavioral tests in rats. In addition, the ability of the cis- and trans-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralins (15 and 11) to displace [3H]-8-OH-DPAT from 5-HT1A binding sites was evaluated. The stereoselectivity of the interaction of 11 and 15 with 5-HT receptors was much greater than that of 8-OH-DPAT. Observed rank order of potencies in the 5-HT1A binding assay corresponds to that in the in vivo biochemical assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mellin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Björk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karlén
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundell
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kenne
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Andén
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hacksell
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008745:Methylation; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects*; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin