An unambiguous assay for the cloned human sigma1 receptor reveals high affinity interactions with dopamine D4 receptor selective compounds and a distinct structure-affinity relationship for butyrophenones.
An unambiguous assay for the cloned human sigma1 receptor reveals high affinity interactions with dopamine D4 receptor selective compounds and a distinct structure-affinity relationship for butyrophenones.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.09.020
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发表时间:
2008-01
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5
通讯作者:
Ivan Lee;Shiuhwei Chen;J. Schetz
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作者:
Ivan Lee;Shiuhwei Chen;J. Schetz
The ability of the sigma1receptor to interact with a huge range of drug structural classes coupled with its wide distribution in the body has contributed to it being implicated as a possible therapeutic target for a broad array of disorders ranging from substance abuse to depression to Alzheimer's disease. Surprisingly, the reported affinity values for some sigma1receptor ligands vary more than 50-fold. The potential of the sigma1receptor as a pharmacotherapeutic target prompted us to develop an unambiguous assay system for measuring the affinity of ligands to the cloned human sigma1receptor. In the course of characterizing this system and determining the true affinity values for almost three dozen compounds, it was discovered that some dopamine D4receptor selective compounds bind sigma1receptors with high affinity. A systematic analysis of haloperidol-like compounds revealed a clear structure–affinity relationship amongst clinically relevant butyrophenones. The antidepressant fluvoxamine, the drug of abuse methamphetamine, and the neurosteroid progesterone were amongst the many ligands whose interactions with the sigma1receptor were confirmed with our screening assay.