Abstract
Butylthio[2.2.2], ((+)-(S)-3-(4-butylthio-1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane; LY297802/NNC11-1053) is a muscarinic receptor ligand which is equiefficacious to morphine in producing antinociception. In vitro, butylthio[2.2.2] had high affinity for muscarinic receptors in brain homogenates, but had substantially less or no affinity for several other neurotransmitter receptors and uptake sites. In isolated tissues, butylthio[2.2.2] was an agonist with high affinity for M1 receptors in the rabbit vas deferens (IC50 = 0.33 nM), but it was an antagonist at M2 receptors in guinea pig atria (pA2 = 6.9) and at M3 receptors in guinea pig urinary bladder (pA2 = 7.4) and a weak partial agonist in guinea pig ileum, which contains a heterogeneous population of muscarinic receptors.In vivo, butylthio[2.2.2] was without effect on acetylcholine, dopamine and serotonin levels in rat brain. Moreover, butylthio[2.2.2] did not decrease charcoal meal transit in mice, nor did it significantly alter heart rate in rats. Further, butylthio[2.2.2] did not produce parasympathomimetic effects such as salivation or tremor in mice, but it antagonized salivation and tremor produced by the nonselective muscarinic agonist oxotremorine. The present data demonstrate that butylthio[2.2.2] is a novel muscarinic receptor mixed agonist/antagonist and its pharmacological profile suggests that it may have clinical utility in the management of pain as an alternative to opioids.
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- Abbreviations:
- Butylthio[2.2.2]
- (+)-(S)-3-(4-butylthio-1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
- LY297802/NNC11-1053
- ACh, acetylcholine
- DOPAC
- 3-4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
- VT
- tidal volume
- f
- frequency of breathing
- [3H]QNB
- [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate
- 5HT
- serotonin
- 5HIAA
- 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid
- HVA
- homovanillic acid
- ANOVA
- analysis of variance
- Received October 31, 1995.
- Accepted January 31, 1997.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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