Indoloquinolizidine-peptide hybrids as multiple agonists for D1 and D2 dopamine receptors.
Multiple-specificity ligands are considered promising pharmacological tools that may show higher efficacy in the treatment of diseases for which the modulation of a single target is therapeutically inadequate. We prepared a set of novel ligands for D1 and D2 dopamine receptors by combining two indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidine scaffolds with various tripeptide moieties. The binding and functional properties of these molecules were determined by radioligand binding studies in brain striatum membranes and by intracellular cAMP production assays in cells expressing different dopamine receptor subtypes. Some indoloquinolizidine-peptide hybrids, mainly with the trans configuration, showed dual agonist activity at both D1 and D2 dopamine receptors and may therefore be useful for testing the therapeutic potential of multivalent drugs on these targets.
Vendrell
Marc
M
Combinatorial Chemistry Unit, Barcelona Science Park, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Soriano
Aroa
A
Casadó
Vicent
V
Díaz
José Luis
JL
Lavilla
Rodolfo
R
Canela
Enric I
EI
Lluís
Carme
C
Franco
Rafael
R
Albericio
Fernando
F
Royo
Miriam
M
D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D054837:Quinolizidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1 / Q000819:agonists* / Q000378:metabolism; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000819:agonists* / Q000378:metabolism
D010455:Peptides; D054837:Quinolizidines; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2