Pharmacology of 5-chloro-7-trifluoromethyl-1,4-dihydro-2,3- quinoxalinedione: A novel systemically active ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonist

R. M. Woodward, J. E. Huettner, M. Tran, J. Guastella, J. F.W. Keana, E. Weber

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Abstract

5-Chloro-7-trifluoromethyl-1,4-dihydro-2,3-quinoxalinedione (ACEA-1011) has analgesic properties in animal models of tonic pain. To investigate the mechanisms underlying this effect we used electrical recording techniques to characterize the in vitro pharmacology of ACEA-1011 at mammalian glutamate receptors. Two preparations were used: Xenopus oocytes expressing rat brain receptors and cultured rat cortical neurons. Results showed that ACEA-1011 is a competitive antagonist at NMDA receptor glycine sites. Apparent antagonist affinities (K(b) values) were 0.4 to 0.8 μM in oocytes and ~0.6 μM in neurons. IC50 values for ACEA-1011 against four binary subunit combinations of cloned rat NMDA receptors (NR1A/NR2A, 2B, 2C or 2D) ranged from 0.4 to 8 μM (1 μM glycine). The 20-fold variation in sensitivity was due to a combination of subunit-dependent differences in glycine and antagonist affinities; EC50 values for glycine ranged between 0.08 to 0.8 μM and K(b) values for ACEA-1011 between 0.2 to 0.8 μM. In addition, ACEA-1011 inhibited AMPA-preferring non-NMDA receptors by competitive antagonism at glutamate binding sites. K(b) values were 4 to 9 μM in oocytes and 9 to 10 μM in neurons. The ED50 for ACEA-1011 in a mouse maximum electroshock-induced seizure model was ~12 mg/kg i.v.. Our results indicate that ACEA-1011 is a systemically active broad selectivity ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonist.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1209-1218
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Volume275
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1995

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