Pergolide, terguride and N,N'-spacer-linked oligomers of both interact with 5-HT2A receptors of rat tail artery.
Pergolide, terguride and N,N'-spacer-linked oligomers of both have been tested for their ability to interact with 5 hydroxytryptamine(HT)2A receptors of rat tail artery. Pergolide was a potent partial agonist (pEC50 7.5, Emax 55 %) and antagonized 5-HT-induced contractions (pKp 7.2). Pergolide dimer 3 with a p-xylene spacer between the indole nitrogens (N-1) displayed somewhat lower agonist potency than pergolide (pEC50 7.0, Emax 55 %, pKp 6.6). The contractile responses to pergolide and dimer 3 were antagonized by the 5-HT2A receptor antagonist ketanserin (pA2 9.4, 9.1). In contrast to pergolide dimer 3, pergolide dimers 5 and 9 with an alkyl and an aralkyl spacer between the piperidine nitrogens (N-6) lacked agonism and displayed low affinity at 5-HT2A receptors (pA2 < 5.5). Terguride behaved as an insurmountable antagonist of 5-HT (pA2 8.4). Oligomers of terguride showed 5 to 50-fold lower affinity. It is concluded that pergolide and terguride show a high affinity for 5-HT2A receptors, but dimerization (oligomerization) of both drugs fails to increase affinity.
Institute of Microbiology, Laboratory of Biotransformation, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague 4, Czech Republic. kren@biomed.cas.cz
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D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008090:Lisuride / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010479:Pergolide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013623:Tail / Q000098:blood supply; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects
D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; C006208:dironyl; D010479:Pergolide; D012701:Serotonin; D008090:Lisuride