title: Structure-activity relationship studies of novel 4-[2-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl]-1-(3-phenylpropyl)piperidine analogs: synthesis and biological evaluation at the dopamine and serotonin transporter sites.
abstract: Several analogs of the potent dopamine (DA) transporter ligand 4-[2-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)-methoxy]ethyl]-1-(3-phenylpropyl)piperidine, 1b, were made and biologically evaluated for their binding at the DA and serotonin (5HT) transporters in rat striatal membranes. Different alkyl chain lengths and substitutions were introduced in these molecules to generate an optimum activity and selectivity for the DA transporter. In general, unsubstituted and fluoro-substituted compounds were the most active and selective for the DA transporter. The compound 4-[2-(diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]-1-benzylpiperidine, 9a, showed high potency and was the most selective for the DA transporter (5HT/DA = 49) in this series of compounds. Some of these novel analogs were found to be more selective in binding at the DA transporter than the original GBR 12909 molecule, 1-[2-]bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl]-4-(3- phenylpropyl)piperidine.
authors.affiliation: Organix Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, USA.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Reith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000187:drug effects*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000187:drug effects*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010880:Piperidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010880:Piperidines; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; C493232:Slc6a4 protein, rat; C088675:O 526; D012701:Serotonin; D004298:Dopamine