2005
A Close Structural Analog of 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine Acts as a Neutral Allosteric Site Ligand on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 and Blocks the Effects of Multiple Allosteric Modulators
Rodriguez A, Nong Y, Sekaran N, Alagille D, Tamagnan G, Conn P. A Close Structural Analog of 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine Acts as a Neutral Allosteric Site Ligand on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 and Blocks the Effects of Multiple Allosteric Modulators. Molecular Pharmacology 2005, 68: 1793-1802. PMID: 16155210, DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.016139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5Subtype 5Allosteric siteG protein-coupled receptorsProtein-coupled receptorsMajor excitatory neurotransmitterCentral nervous systemMPEP siteAntagonist MPEPBinding of glutamateOnly partial inhibitionExcitatory neurotransmitterSubthalamic nucleusCalcium mobilizationNervous systemSite ligandsAllosteric modulatorsPartial antagonistValuable new toolNovel compoundsValuable new insightsOrthosteric ligandsAllosteric modulationFunctional effectsNative systems
2002
Synthesis, Receptor Potency, and Selectivity of Halogenated Diphenylpiperidines as Serotonin 5-HT2A Ligands for PET or SPECT Brain Imaging
Fu X, Tan P, Kula N, Baldessarini R, Tamagnan G, Innis R, Baldwin R. Synthesis, Receptor Potency, and Selectivity of Halogenated Diphenylpiperidines as Serotonin 5-HT2A Ligands for PET or SPECT Brain Imaging. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2002, 45: 2319-2324. PMID: 12014970, DOI: 10.1021/jm0200411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCOS CellsHumansIn Vitro TechniquesLigandsPiperidinesProsencephalonRadioligand AssayRatsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2AReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2CReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2Receptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, SerotoninStructure-Activity RelationshipTomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon