title: First structure-activity relationship study on dopamine D3 receptor agents with N-[4-(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)butyl]arylcarboxamide structure.
abstract: Structure-affinity relationships of N-[4-(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)butyl]arylcarboxamides as D3 receptor ligands have been well characterized but not structure-activity relationships. In a first attempt to clarify this issue, seven 1-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)piperazine derivatives and their 2-methoxyphenyl counterparts were prepared by varying the arylcarboxamide moiety. They were tested for D3 receptor binding affinities and in the Eu-GTP binding assay in order to evaluate their intrinsic activity. We have found that the intrinsic activity strongly depended on the nature of the arylcarboxamide moiety.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Bari, Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy. leopoldo@farmchim.uniba.it
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leopoldo
authors.forename: Enza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lacivita
authors.forename: Nicola A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Colabufo
authors.forename: Marialessandra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Contino
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berardi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perrone
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D006801:Humans; D010879:Piperazines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D050637:Receptors, Dopamine D3 / Q000819:agonists* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D010879:Piperazines; D050637:Receptors, Dopamine D3