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(+/-)-Domesticine, a Novel and Selective alpha1D-adrenoceptor Antagonist in Animal Tissues and Human Alpha 1-adrenoceptors

(+/-)-Domesticine, a Novel and Selective alpha1D-adrenoceptor Antagonist in Animal Tissues and Human Alpha 1-adrenoceptors

Bachtiar Indra, Kimihiro Matsunaga, Osamu Hoshino, Masaji Suzuki, Hiromichi Ogasawara, Ikunobu Muramatsu, Takanobu Taniguchi, Yasushi Ohizumi

Eur J Pharmacol. 2002 Jun 7;445(1-2):21-9.

PMID: 12065190

Abstract:

The pharmacological profile of (+/-)-domesticine, a novel alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist, was examined in animal tissues and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing cloned human alpha(1)-adrenoceptor subtypes and compared with the properties of BMY-7378 ([8-(2-[4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl)-8-azaspirol [4.5]decane-7,9-dione dihydrochloride], the prototypical alpha(1D)-adrenoceptor antagonist. Both (+/-)-domesticine and BMY-7378 were more potent in inhibiting the phenylephrine-induced contraction in rat thoracic aorta than tail artery or spleen. The selectivity of (+/-)-domesticine to inhibit phenylephrine-induced contraction in rat thoracic aorta was 32- and 17-fold higher than that in tail artery and spleen, respectively, while that of BMY-7378 it was 125- and 11-fold, respectively. The functional affinity profiles of these compounds for the alpha(1)-adrenoceptor subtypes in animal tissues were consistent with the respective binding affinity profiles in cloned human alpha(1)-adrenoceptor subtypes. (+/-)-Domesticine displayed a 34- and 9-fold higher selectivity for alpha(1d)-adrenoceptor than for alpha(1a)- and alpha(1b)-adrenoceptor, respectively, while BMY-7378 showed a selectivity for alpha(1d)-adrenoceptor of 102-fold higher than that of alpha(1a)-adrenoceptor and 21-fold higher than that of alpha(1b)-adrenoceptor. Interestingly, in [3H]8-OH-DPAT (8-hidroxy-2-(di-n-propyl-amino)tetraline hidrobromide) binding to 5-HT(1A) receptors of rat cerebral cortex, (+/-)-domesticine showed a 183-fold higher selectivity for alpha(1D)-adrenoceptor relative to 5-HT(1A) receptor, whereas BMY-7378 displayed a similar affinity at this receptor with respect to the alpha(1D)-adrenoceptor (0.89-fold). Both compounds, however, showed a weak affinity for 5-HT(2A)/5-HT(2C) receptors in rat frontal cortex. These results suggest that (+/-)-domesticine is more potent for alpha(1D)-adrenoceptor than for alpha(1A)- or alpha(1B)-adrenoceptor subtypes and it is highly selective compared to 5-HT(1A) and other receptors.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP21102954	BMY 7378 dihydrochloride		21102-95-4	Price

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