title: Effects of 2-substituted-4-phenylquinolines on uptake of serotonin and norepinephrine by isolated brain synaptosomes.
abstract: In this present communication, the in vitro inhibition of the uptake of [3H]-L-norepinephrine ([3H] NE) and [3H]-Serotonin ([3H] 5-HT) by eleven synthesized 2-substituted-4-phenyl quinolines were studied using rat brain synaptosomal preparations. Compounds with an open side chain were relatively weak inhibitors of the synaptosomal uptake of [3H] NE and [3H] 5HT. Compounds having a distance of three atoms between the terminal basic nitrogen of the side chain and the quinoline ring were better inhibitors of serotonin uptake than those compounds having a four-atom distance. The replacement of the side chain with a piperazine ring produced compounds which were more potent and selective inhibitors of the uptake of either [3H] 5-HT or [3H] NE. Further structure-activity relationships are also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D000634:Aminoquinolines; D011804:Quinolines; D014316:Tritium; D012701:Serotonin; D004837:Epinephrine