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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 58, Issue 2, Pages 365-373Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.10.003
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M-1 mAChRs; Allosteric agonist; Cognition; ERK phosphorylation; Neuropharmacology
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The recent discovery of allosteric potentiators and agonists of the muscarinic M-1 receptor represents a significant advance in the muscarinic receptor pharmacology. In the current study we describe the receptor pharmacology and pro-cognitive action of the allosteric agonist AC-260584. Using in vitro cell-based assays with cell proliferation, phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis or calcium mobilization as endpoints, AC-260584 was found to be a potent (pEC(50) 7.6-7.7) and efficacious (90-98% of carbachol) muscarinic M-1 receptor agonist. Furthermore, as compared to orthosteric binding agonists, AC-260584 showed functional selectivity for the M-1 receptor over the M-2, M-3, M-4 and M-5 muscarinic receptor subtypes. Using GTP gamma S binding assays, its selectivity was found to be similar in native tissues expressing mAChRs to its profile in recombinant systems. In rodents, AC-260584 activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase I and 2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation in the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and perirhinal cortex. The ERK1/2 activation was dependent upon muscarinic M-1 receptor activation since it was not observed in M-1 knockout mice. AC-260584 also improved the cognitive performance of mice in the novel object recognition assay and its action is blocked by the muscarinic receptor antagonist pirenzepine. Taken together these results indicate for the first time that a M-1 receptor agonist selective over the other mAChR subtypes can have a symptomatically pro-cognitive action. In addition, AC-260584 was found to be orally bioavailable in rodents. Therefore, AC-260584 may serve as a lead compound in the development of M-1 selective drugs for the treatment of cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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