title: Structure-activity relationships in 1,4-benzodioxan-related compounds. 6. Role of the dioxane unit on selectivity for alpha(1)-adrenoreceptor subtypes.
abstract: WB 4101-related benzodioxans 3-9 were synthesized, and their biological profiles at alpha(1)-adrenoreceptor subtypes and 5-HT(1A) serotoninergic receptors were assessed by binding assays in CHO and HeLa cells membranes expressing the human cloned receptors. Furthermore, receptor selectivity of selected benzodioxan derivatives was further determined in functional experiments in isolated rat vas deferens (alpha(1A)) and aorta (alpha(1D)) and guinea pig spleen (alpha(1B)), in additional receptor binding assays in rat cortex membranes containing alpha(2)-adrenoreceptors and 5-HT(2) serotoninergic receptors, and in rat striatum membranes containing D(2) dopaminergic receptors. An analysis of the results of receptor binding experiments for benzodioxan-modified derivatives 3-9 showed high affinity and selectivity toward the alpha(1a)-adrenoreceptor subtype for compounds 3-5 and 7 and a reversed selectivity profile for 9, which was a selective alpha(1d) antagonist. Furthermore, the majority of structural modifications performed on the prototype 1 (WB 4101) led to a marked decrease in the affinity for 5-HT(1A) serotoninergic receptors, which may have relevance in the design of selective alpha(1A)-adrenoreceptor antagonists. The exception to these findings was the chromene derivative 8, which exhibited a 5-HT(1A) partial agonist profile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino (MC), Italy.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Quaglia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pigini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piergentili
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marucci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poggesi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Melchiorre
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016466:CHO Cells; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D006224:Cricetinae; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018341:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C547713:ADRA1A protein, human; C547716:ADRA1B protein, human; C547719:ADRA1D protein, human; C547715:Adra1a protein, rat; C547718:Adra1b protein, rat; C547721:Adra1d protein, rat; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D004146:Dioxanes; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D018341:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1