title: 2,3-disubstituted 6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes as novel dopamine transporter inhibitors.
abstract: A series of cis and trans 3beta-aryl-2-carbomethoxy-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes, with different substitution at the para-position of the aryl group, were synthesized and examined for reuptake inhibition at the dopamine transporter (DAT). The potency for inhibition of DA reuptake was compared with that of cocaine to determine the significance of the replacement of the 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (tropane nucleus), displayed in cocaine, for the 6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (normorphan framework). This bicyclic core structure constitutes a novel chemical scaffold in DAT inhibitor design, which may provide new insights into the 3D structure of the DAT and its interaction with cocaine and DA. Among these compounds, the trans-amine series 8 were the most potent ligands at the DAT. In particular, the normorphan analogue 8c (bearing a p-chloro substituent at the beta-aryl group, IC(50)=452 nM) displayed a potency that is in the same range as cocaine (IC(50)=459 nM) itself.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028- Barcelona, Spain. quirante@farmacia.far.ub.es
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quirante
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonjoch
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kozikowski
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D001692:Biological Transport; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008024:Ligands; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009795:Octanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001372:Aza Compounds; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009795:Octanes; C493216:Slc6a3 protein, rat; D003042:Cocaine; D004298:Dopamine; C026728:octane