Abstract
In contrast to clinically available antipsychotics, the novel benzopyranopyrrolidine derivative, S33138 (N-[4-[2-[(3aS,9bR)-8-cyano-1,3a,4,9b-tetrahydro[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(3H)-yl)-ethyl]phenyl-acetamide), behaves as a preferential antagonist of D3 versus D2 receptors and does not interact with histamine H1 and muscarinic receptors. In contrast to haloperidol, clozapine, olanzapine, and risperidone, S33138 (0.16–2.5 mg/kg s.c.) did not disrupt performance in passive-avoidance and five-choice serial reaction time procedures. Furthermore, upon either systemic administration (0.04–2.5 mg/kg s.c.) or introduction into the frontal cortex (0.04–0.63 μg/side), S33138 potently attenuated the perturbation of social recognition by scopolamine or a prolonged intersession delay. Over a comparable and low-dose range, S33138 (0.04–0.63 mg/kg s.c.) elevated dialysis levels of acetylcholine in the frontal cortex of freely moving rats. At higher doses (2.5–10.0 mg/kg s.c.), S33138 also increased frontocortical levels of histamine, whereas monoamines, glutamate, glycine, and GABA were unaffected. By analogy to the other antipsychotics, S33138 (0.63–10.0 mg/kg s.c.) inhibited conditioned avoidance responses in rats, apomorphine-induced climbing in mice, and hyperlocomotion elicited by amphetamine, cocaine, dizocilpine, ketamine, and phencyclidine in rats. S33138 (0.16–2.5 mg/kg s.c.) also blocked the reduction of prepulse inhibition elicited by apomorphine. In comparison with the above actions, only “high” doses of S33138 (10.0–40.0 mg/kg s.c.) elicited catalepsy. To summarize, reflecting preferential blockade of D3 versus D2 receptors, S33138 preserves and/or enhances cognitive function, increases frontocortical cholinergic transmission, and is active in models of antipsychotic properties at doses well below those inducing catalepsy. In comparison with clinically available agents, S33138 displays, thus, a distinctive and promising profile of potential antipsychotic properties.
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doi:10.1124/jpet.107.134536.
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ABBREVIATIONS: S33138, N-[4-[2-[(3aS,9bR)-8-cyano-1,3a,4,9b-tetrahydro[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(3H)-yl)-ethyl]phenyl-acetamide; 5-HT, serotonin; AR, adrenoceptor; FCX, frontal cortex; 5-CSRT, five-choice serial reaction time; PAV, passive avoidance; ACh, acetylcholine; CAR, conditioned avoidance response; PPI, prepulse inhibition; OCB, open channel blocker; PCP, phencyclidine; PRL, prolactin; HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography; DA, dopamine; NA, noradrenaline; ANOVA, analysis of variance; L741,626, 3-(4-(4-chlorophenyl-4-hydroxypiperidino)methyl)indole.
- Received November 20, 2007.
- Accepted December 19, 2007.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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