TY - JOUR T1 - BF2.649 [1-{3-[3-(4-Chlorophenyl)propoxy]propyl}piperidine, Hydrochloride], a Nonimidazole Inverse Agonist/Antagonist at the Human Histamine H<sub>3</sub> Receptor: Preclinical Pharmacology JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther SP - 365 LP - 375 DO - 10.1124/jpet.106.111039 VL - 320 IS - 1 AU - X. Ligneau AU - D. Perrin AU - L. Landais AU - J.-C. Camelin AU - T. P. G. Calmels AU - I. Berrebi-Bertrand AU - J.-M. Lecomte AU - R. Parmentier AU - C. Anaclet AU - J.-S. Lin AU - V. Bertaina-Anglade AU - C. Drieu la Rochelle AU - F. d'Aniello AU - A. Rouleau AU - F. Gbahou AU - J.-M. Arrang AU - C. R. Ganellin AU - H. Stark AU - W. Schunack AU - J.-C. Schwartz Y1 - 2007/01/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/320/1/365.abstract N2 - Histamine H3 receptor inverse agonists are known to enhance the activity of histaminergic neurons in brain and thereby promote vigilance and cognition. 1-{3-[3-(4-Chlorophenyl)propoxy]propyl}piperidine, hydrochloride (BF2.649) is a novel, potent, and selective nonimidazole inverse agonist at the recombinant human H3 receptor. On the stimulation of guanosine 5′-O-(3-[35S]thio)triphosphate binding to this receptor, BF2.649 behaved as a competitive antagonist with a Ki value of 0.16 nM and as an inverse agonist with an EC50 value of 1.5 nM and an intrinsic activity ∼50% higher than that of ciproxifan. Its in vitro potency was ∼6 times lower at the rodent receptor. In mice, the oral bioavailability coefficient, i.e., the ratio of plasma areas under the curve after oral and i.v. administrations, respectively, was 84%. BF2.649 dose dependently enhanced tele-methylhistamine levels in mouse brain, an index of histaminergic neuron activity, with an ED50 value of 1.6 mg/kg p.o., a response that persisted after repeated administrations for 17 days. In rats, the drug enhanced dopamine and acetylcholine levels in microdialysates of the prefrontal cortex. In cats, it markedly enhanced wakefulness at the expense of sleep states and also enhanced fast cortical rhythms of the electroencephalogram, known to be associated with improved vigilance. On the two-trial object recognition test in mice, a promnesiant effect was shown regarding either scopolamine-induced or natural forgetting. These preclinical data suggest that BF2.649 is a valuable drug candidate to be developed in wakefulness or memory deficits and other cognitive disorders. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ER -