Design, Synthesis, and Pharmacological Evaluation of Novel 2‐(4‐substituted piperazin‐1‐yl)1, 8 Naphthyridine 3‐Carboxylic Acids as 5‐HT3 Receptor Antagonists for the Management of Depression
- 26 June 2014
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Chemical Biology & Drug Design
- Vol. 84 (6), 721-731
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cbdd.12370
Abstract
1, 8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid analogs were synthesized and found to possess potential 5-HT3 receptor antagonism as well as antidepressant-like activity. Initially, 5-HT3 receptor antagonism of all the compounds was determined in the form of pA2 value against agonist 2-methyl 5-HT in longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus preparation from guinea-pig ileum. Among all the compounds tested, compound 7a demonstrated most promising pA2 value of 7.6. Subsequently, all the compounds were evaluated for antidepressant activity using forced swim test and tail suspension test in mice. Compounds 7a, 7d, 7f, 7h, and 7i exhibited significant (p < 0.05) antidepressant-like activity as compound to vehicle-treated group. Importantly, none of the tested compound affected locomotor activity of mice at tested dose levels.Keywords
Funding Information
- India council of medical research, New Delhi, India (58/11/2006 BMS)
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