Bioavailability studies and in vitro profiling of selective excitatory amino acid transporter subtype 1 (EAAT1) inhibitor 2-amino-4-(4-methyl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromene-3-carbonitrile (UCPH-102)

Isabell Haym, Tri H V Huynh, Stinne W Hansen, Martin H F Pedersen, Josep A Ruiz, Mette N Erichsen, Mikko Gynther, Walden E Bjørn-Yoshimoto, Bjarke Abrahamsen, Jesper F Bastlund, Christoffer Bundgaard, Anette L Eriksen, Anders A Jensen, Lennart Bunch

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Abstract

Although the selective excitatory amino acid transporter subtype 1 (EAAT1) inhibitor UCPH-101 has become a standard pharmacological tool compound for in vitro and ex vivo studies in the EAAT research field, its inability to penetrate the blood–brain barrier makes it unsuitable for in vivo studies. In the present study, per os (p.o.) administration (40 mg kg−1) of the closely related analogue UCPH-102 in rats yielded respective plasma and brain concentrations of 10.5 and 6.67 μm after 1 h. Three analogue series were designed and synthesized to improve the bioavailability profile of UCPH-102, but none displayed substantially improved properties in this respect. In vitro profiling of UCPH-102 (10 μm) at 51 central nervous system targets in radioligand binding assays strongly suggests that the compound is completely selective for EAAT1. Finally, in a rodent locomotor model, p.o. administration of UCPH-102 (20 mg kg−1) did not induce acute effects or any visible changes in behavior.
Original languageEnglish
JournalChemMedChem
Volume11
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)403-419
Number of pages17
ISSN1860-7179
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Benzopyrans/adverse effects
  • Biological Availability
  • Brain/drug effects
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Humans
  • Locomotion/drug effects
  • Mice
  • Rats
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

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