TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmacological effects of Lu AA21004
T2 - A novel multimodal compound for the treatment of major depressive disorder
AU - Mørk, Arne
AU - Pehrson, A.
AU - Brennum, L. T.
AU - Møller Nielsen, S.
AU - Zhong, H.
AU - Lassen, A. B.
AU - Miller, S.
AU - Westrich, L.
AU - Boyle, N. J.
AU - Sánchez, C.
AU - Fischer, C. W.
AU - Liebenberg, N.
AU - Wegener, G.
AU - Bundgaard, C.
AU - Hogg, S.
AU - Bang-Andersen, B.
AU - Bryan Stensbøl, T.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - 1-[2-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl-sulfanyl)-phenyl]-piperazine (Lu AA21004) is a human (h) serotonin (5-HT) 3A receptor antagonist (K i = 3.7 nM), h5-HT 7 receptor antagonist (K i = 19 nM), h5-HT 1B receptor partial agonist (K i = 33 nM), h5-HT 1A receptor agonist (K i = 15 nM), and a human 5-HT transporter (SERT) inhibitor (K i = 1.6 nM) (J Med Chem 54:3206-3221, 2011). Here, we confirm that Lu AA21004 is a partial h5-HT 1B receptor agonist [EC 50 = 460 nM, intrinsic activity = 22%] using a whole-cell cAMP-based assay and demonstrate that Lu AA21004 is a rat (r) 5-HT 7 receptor antagonist (K i = 200 nM and IC 50 = 2080 nM). In vivo, Lu AA21004 occupies the r5-HT 1B receptor and rSERT (ED 50 = 3.2 and 0.4 mg/kg, respectively) after subcutaneous administration and is a 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist in the Bezold-Jarisch reflex assay (ED 50 = 0.11 mg/kg s.c.). In rat microdialysis experiments, Lu AA21004 (2.5-10.0 mg/kg s.c.) increased extracellular 5-HT, dopamine, and noradrenaline in the medial prefrontal cortex and ventral hippocampus. Lu AA21004 (5 mg/kg per day for 3 days; minipump subcutaneously), corresponding to 41% rSERT occupancy, significantly increased extracellular 5-HT in the ventral hippocampus. Furthermore, the 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist, ondansetron, potentiated the increase in extracellular levels of 5-HT induced by citalopram. Lu AA21004 has antidepressant- and anxiolytic- like effects in the rat forced swim (Flinders Sensitive Line) and social interaction and conditioned fear tests (minimal effective doses: 7.8, 2.0, and 3.9 mg/kg). In conclusion, Lu AA21004 mediates its pharmacological effects via two pharmacological modalities: SERT inhibition and 5-HT receptor modulation. In vivo, this results in enhanced release of several neurotransmitters and antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like profiles at doses for which targets in addition to the SERT are occupied. The multimodal activity profile of Lu AA21004 is distinct from that of current antidepressants.
AB - 1-[2-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl-sulfanyl)-phenyl]-piperazine (Lu AA21004) is a human (h) serotonin (5-HT) 3A receptor antagonist (K i = 3.7 nM), h5-HT 7 receptor antagonist (K i = 19 nM), h5-HT 1B receptor partial agonist (K i = 33 nM), h5-HT 1A receptor agonist (K i = 15 nM), and a human 5-HT transporter (SERT) inhibitor (K i = 1.6 nM) (J Med Chem 54:3206-3221, 2011). Here, we confirm that Lu AA21004 is a partial h5-HT 1B receptor agonist [EC 50 = 460 nM, intrinsic activity = 22%] using a whole-cell cAMP-based assay and demonstrate that Lu AA21004 is a rat (r) 5-HT 7 receptor antagonist (K i = 200 nM and IC 50 = 2080 nM). In vivo, Lu AA21004 occupies the r5-HT 1B receptor and rSERT (ED 50 = 3.2 and 0.4 mg/kg, respectively) after subcutaneous administration and is a 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist in the Bezold-Jarisch reflex assay (ED 50 = 0.11 mg/kg s.c.). In rat microdialysis experiments, Lu AA21004 (2.5-10.0 mg/kg s.c.) increased extracellular 5-HT, dopamine, and noradrenaline in the medial prefrontal cortex and ventral hippocampus. Lu AA21004 (5 mg/kg per day for 3 days; minipump subcutaneously), corresponding to 41% rSERT occupancy, significantly increased extracellular 5-HT in the ventral hippocampus. Furthermore, the 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist, ondansetron, potentiated the increase in extracellular levels of 5-HT induced by citalopram. Lu AA21004 has antidepressant- and anxiolytic- like effects in the rat forced swim (Flinders Sensitive Line) and social interaction and conditioned fear tests (minimal effective doses: 7.8, 2.0, and 3.9 mg/kg). In conclusion, Lu AA21004 mediates its pharmacological effects via two pharmacological modalities: SERT inhibition and 5-HT receptor modulation. In vivo, this results in enhanced release of several neurotransmitters and antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like profiles at doses for which targets in addition to the SERT are occupied. The multimodal activity profile of Lu AA21004 is distinct from that of current antidepressants.
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U2 - 10.1124/jpet.111.189068
DO - 10.1124/jpet.111.189068
M3 - Article
C2 - 22171087
AN - SCOPUS:84863403855
SN - 0022-3565
VL - 340
SP - 666
EP - 675
JO - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
IS - 3
ER -