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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-31
pubmed:abstractText
Almotriptan (3-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-5-(pyrrolidin-1-ylsulfonylmethyl )-1H-indo le) has been studied in several models predictive of activity and selectivity at 5-HT receptors. Almotriptan showed low nanomolar affinity for the 5-HT(1B) and 5-HT(1D) receptors in several species, including the human, while affinity for 5-HT receptors other than 5-HT(1B/1D) was clearly less. Affinity for 5-HT(7) and 5-HT(1A) receptors was approximately 40 and 60 times lower than that for 5-HT(1B/1D) receptors, respectively. Almotriptan did not exhibit significant affinity for several non-5-HT receptors studied up to 100 microM. Almotriptan inhibited forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation in HeLa cells transfected with 5-HT(1B) or 5-HT(1D) human receptors. In this model, almotriptan had the same efficacy as serotonin and an affinity in the low nanomolar range. It induced vasoconstriction in several vessels in which it was compared with sumatriptan. In isolated dog saphenous veins, almotriptan elicited concentration-dependent contractions with an EC(50) of 394 nM. In both these systems, almotriptan behaved as a full agonist. Infusion of almotriptan into the porcine meningeal vasculature induced vasoconstriction. In contrast, in the pig renal and rabbit mesenteric arteries, it had a very low maximal efficacy even at 100 microM, with similar results obtained in the rabbit renal artery. The results suggest that almotriptan is a potent and selective 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor agonist, with selectivity for the cranial vasculature as compared with peripheral vessels.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
410
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Dogs, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Forskolin, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Indoles, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Meningeal Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Migraine Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Saphenous Vein, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Serotonin Receptor Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Sumatriptan, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Tryptamines, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Vasoconstriction, pubmed-meshheading:11134654-Vasoconstrictor Agents
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Pharmacological characterization of almotriptan: an indolic 5-HT receptor agonist for the treatment of migraine.
pubmed:affiliation
Almirall Prodesfarma, Research Center, Cardener 68-74, 08024, Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study