biological activity | BMY 7378 is a multi-target inhibitor that acts on α2C-adenoceptor and α1D-adenoceptor, pKi is 6.54 and 8.2 respectively, and is a mixed 5-HT1A receptor agonist and antagonist, pKi is 8.3. |
target | TargetValue 5-HT1A 8.3(pIC50) α1D-adenoceptor 8.2(pKi) Dopamine D2 receptor 7.4(pIC50) α2C-adenoceptor () 6.54(pKi) 5-HT1C 6.4(pIC50) |
Target | Value |
5-HT1A
| 8.3(pIC50) |
α1D-adenoceper
| 8.2(pKi) |
Dopamine D2 receptor
| 7.4(pIC50) |
α2C-adenoceper
()
| 6.54(pKi) |
5-HT1C
| 6.4(pIC50) |
in vitro study | the selectivity of BMY7378 to α2C-adrenoceptors is 10 times higher than that of other α2-adrenoceptors, and pKi is 6.54. BMY 7378 selectively acts on α 1D-adrenoceptor subtypes (PKi: hamster α 1b-adrenoceptor 6.2, human α 1b-adrenoceptor 7.2; Bovine α 1c-adrenoceptor 6.1, human α 1c-adrenoceptor 6.6; Rat α 1d-adrenoceptor 8.2, human α 1d-adrenoceptor 9.4). BMY 7378 produced a dose-dependent inhibition in the dorsal raphe nucleus in rats at concentrations of 1 nM to 30 nM. |
in vivo study | BMY 7378 (pA 2 is 8.67) acts on norepinephrine-induced aortic contraction in rats, which is about 100 times more effective than yohimbine (pA 2 is 6.62). BMY 7378 (pA 2 is 6.48) has an antagonistic effect on norepinephrine-induced contractile response in human saphenous veins (α2C-adrenoceptor), which is 10 times lower than yohimbine (pA 2 is 7.56). BMY 7378 dose-dependently (0.25-5 mg/kg s.c.) decreased the unmeasured levels of forepaw pedaling and head shaking induced by 8-OH-DPAT (0.75 mg/kg s.c.) in rats. In the ventral hippocampus of anesthetized rats, BMY 7378 significantly reduced 5-HT release in a dose-dependent manner by microdialysis in rats. |