title: ALEPH-2, a suspected anxiolytic and putative hallucinogenic phenylisopropylamine derivative, is a 5-HT2a and 5-HT2c receptor agonist.
abstract: To assess the pharmacodynamic profile of ALEPH-2, a phenylisopropylamine derivative with alleged anxiolytic and hallucinogenic properties, Xenopus laevis oocytes were microinjected with either of the rat cRNA for the 5-HT2A or the 5-HT2C receptor. Concentration-response curves were obtained following the exposure of the oocytes to varying concentrations of either ALEPH-2 or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) for 10 s. ALEPH-2 is a partial agonist on the 5-HT2A receptor with a similar potency to 5-HT. In contrast, ALEPH-2 is a full 5-HT2C receptor agonist and is about 15-fold less potent than 5-HT. Pre-application of 1 microM ritanserin antagonized the responses induced by 5-HT and ALEPH-2 to the same extent; however, the 5-HT2A receptor is more sensitive to ritanserin blockade than the 5-HT2C receptor.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Milenio Biología Fundamental y Aplicada, Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acuña-Castillo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scorza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reyes-Parada
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Cassels
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Huidobro-Toro
mesh_terms: D004290:DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009865:Oocytes; D011437:Propylamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D006213:Hallucinogens; D011437:Propylamines; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D004290:DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine; D012701:Serotonin; C103735:1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylthiophenyl)-2-aminopropane