-(4-溴-2,5-二甲氧基苯乙基)-6-(4-苯基丁氧基)己-1-胺(XOB):一种新型的苯乙胺类血清素 2A 受体和电压门控钠离子通道拮抗剂。
-(4-Bromo-2,5-Dimethoxyphenethyl)-6-(4-Phenylbutoxy)Hexan-1-Amine (XOB): A Novel Phenylalkylamine Antagonist of Serotonin 2A Receptors and Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels.
机构信息
Department of Pharmacology (N.D., S.B., A.A., L.L.I.), Michigan Psychedelic Center (M-PsyC) (N.D., L.L.I.), Life Sciences Institute (C.C.H., A.A.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Promega Corporation, Fitchburg, Wisconsin (R.F.O.); Usona Institute, Fitchburg, Wisconsin (A.M.S.); Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (H.A.B., J.D.M.); Department of Neurology and Neurologic Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California (J.M.H.); and Alexander Shulgin Research Institute, Lafayette, California (P.F.D., W.B.C., N.V.C.).
Department of Pharmacology (N.D., S.B., A.A., L.L.I.), Michigan Psychedelic Center (M-PsyC) (N.D., L.L.I.), Life Sciences Institute (C.C.H., A.A.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Promega Corporation, Fitchburg, Wisconsin (R.F.O.); Usona Institute, Fitchburg, Wisconsin (A.M.S.); Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (H.A.B., J.D.M.); Department of Neurology and Neurologic Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California (J.M.H.); and Alexander Shulgin Research Institute, Lafayette, California (P.F.D., W.B.C., N.V.C.)
出版信息
Mol Pharmacol. 2024 Jul 17;106(2):92-106. doi: 10.1124/molpharm.123.000837.
Bipolar disorder impacts millions of patients in the United States but the mechanistic understanding of its pathophysiology and therapeutics is incomplete. Atypical antipsychotic serotonin (5-HT) receptor antagonists, such as quetiapine and olanzapine, and mood-stabilizing voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) blockers, such as lamotrigine, carbamazepine, and valproate, show therapeutic synergy and are often prescribed in combination for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Combination therapy is a complex task for clinicians and patients, often resulting in unexpected difficulties with dosing, drug tolerances, and decreased patient compliance. Thus, an unmet need for bipolar disorder treatment is to develop a therapeutic agent that targets both 5-HT receptors and VGSCs. Toward this goal, we developed a novel small molecule that simultaneously antagonizes 5-HT receptors and blocks sodium current. The new compound, -(4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethyl)-6-(4-phenylbutoxy)hexan-1-amine (XOB) antagonizes 5-HT-stimulated, G-mediated, calcium flux at 5-HT receptors at low micromolar concentrations while displaying negligible affinity and activity at 5-HT, 5-HT, and 5-HT receptors. At similar concentrations, XOB administration inhibits sodium current in heterologous cells and results in reduced action potential (AP) firing and VGSC-related AP properties in mouse prefrontal cortex layer V pyramidal neurons. Thus, XOB represents a new, proof-of-principle tool that can be used for future preclinical investigations and therapeutic development. This polypharmacology approach of developing a single molecule to act upon two targets, which are currently independently targeted by combination therapies, may lead to safer alternatives for the treatment of psychiatric disorders that are increasingly being found to benefit from the simultaneous targeting of multiple receptors. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The authors synthesized a novel small molecule (XOB) that simultaneously antagonizes two key therapeutic targets of bipolar disorder, 5-HT receptors and voltage-gated sodium channels, in heterologous cells, and inhibits the intrinsic excitability of mouse prefrontal cortex layer V pyramidal neurons in brain slices. XOB represents a valuable new proof-of-principle tool for future preclinical investigations and provides a novel molecular approach to the pharmacological treatment of complex neuropsychiatric disease, which often requires a combination of therapeutics for sufficient patient benefit.
双相情感障碍影响着美国数以百万计的患者,但人们对其病理生理学和治疗学的机制理解还不完整。非典型抗精神病药 5-羟色胺(5-HT)受体拮抗剂,如喹硫平和奥氮平,以及心境稳定型电压门控钠通道(VGSC)阻滞剂,如拉莫三嗪、卡马西平和丙戊酸钠,显示出治疗协同作用,通常联合用于治疗双相情感障碍。联合治疗对临床医生和患者来说是一项复杂的任务,通常会导致剂量、药物耐受性和患者依从性下降等意外困难。因此,双相情感障碍治疗存在未满足的需求,需要开发一种既能靶向 5-HT 受体又能阻断 VGSCs 的治疗药物。为实现这一目标,我们开发了一种新型小分子,同时拮抗 5-HT 受体并阻断钠电流。这种新化合物,-(4-溴-2,5-二甲氧基苯乙基)-6-(4-苯基丁氧基)己-1-胺(XOB)在低微摩尔浓度下拮抗 5-HT 刺激的、G 介导的、钙通量在 5-HT 受体上,同时对 5-HT、5-HT 和 5-HT 受体表现出可忽略的亲和力和活性。在类似浓度下,XOB 给药抑制异种细胞中的钠电流,并导致小鼠前额叶皮层 V 层锥体神经元中的动作电位(AP)放电减少和 VGSC 相关的 AP 特性。因此,XOB 代表了一种新的、原理验证工具,可用于未来的临床前研究和治疗开发。这种开发单一分子作用于两个靶点的多药理学方法,目前这两个靶点是通过联合治疗分别靶向的,可能为治疗精神疾病提供更安全的替代方法,这些疾病越来越多地被发现受益于同时靶向多个受体。意义声明:作者合成了一种新型小分子(XOB),它在异种细胞中同时拮抗双相情感障碍的两个关键治疗靶点,即 5-HT 受体和电压门控钠通道,并抑制脑切片中小鼠前额叶皮层 V 层锥体神经元的固有兴奋性。XOB 代表了一种有价值的新原理验证工具,可用于未来的临床前研究,并为复杂神经精神疾病的药理学治疗提供了一种新的分子方法,通常需要联合治疗才能为患者带来足够的获益。