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Pharmacological Properties of DOV 315,090, an ocinaplon metabolite

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Berezhnoy, Dmytro, Gravielle, Maria C, Downing, Scott, Kostakis, Emmanuel, Basile, Anthony S, Skolnick, Phil, Gibbs, Terrell T, Farb, David H·2008·BMC Pharmacology

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Background: Compounds targeting the benzodiazepine binding site of the GABA A-R are widely prescribed for the treatment of anxiety disorders, epilepsy, and insomnia as well as for pre-anesthetic sedation and muscle relaxation. It has been hypothesized that these various pharmacological effects are mediated by different GABA A-R subtypes. If this hypothesis is correct, then it may be possible to develop compounds targeting particular GABA A-R subtypes as, for example, selective anxiolytics with a diminished side effect profile. The pyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidine ocinaplon is anxioselective in both preclinical studies and in patients with generalized anxiety disorder, but does not exhibit the selectivity between α 1/α 2-containing receptors for an anxioselective that is predicted by studies using transgenic mice. Results: We hypothesized that the pharmacological properties of ocinaplon in vivo might be influenced by an active biotransformation product with greater selectivity for the α 2 subunit relative to α 1. One hour after administration of ocinaplon, the plasma concentration of its primary biotransformation product, DOV 315,090, is 38% of the parent compound. The pharmacological properties of DOV 315,090 were assessed using radioligand binding studies and two-electrode voltage clamp electrophysiology. We report that DOV 315,090 possesses modulatory activity at GABA A-Rs, but that its selectivity profile is similar to that of ocinaplon. Conclusion: These findings imply that DOV 315,090 could contribute to the action of ocinaplon in vivo, but that the anxioselective properties of ocinaplon cannot be readily explained by a subtype selective effect/action of DOV 315,090. Further inquiry is required to identify the extent to which different subtypes are involved in the anxiolytic and other pharmacological effects of GABA A-R modulators.

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  • GABA-gated currents increase hyperbolically with increasing diazepam concentrations in cellular models, including recombinant human GABA-A receptors.

    “GABA-gated currents increase hyperbolically with increasing diazepam concentrations in cellular models (Berezhnoy et al., 2008; Wongsamitkul et al., 2017), including recombinant human GABA-A receptors (Atack, 2009) (Figure 3a).”

    From Pharmacological principles for safe benzodiazepine and Z-drug dose reduction (2026) · cites this paper as Berezhnoy et al., 2008

    The Methods fit diazepam potentiation of GABA-gated currents to a hyperbolic concentration-response equation, supporting the claim for the tested cellular model. The Methods and Figure 4 caption also say potentiation declined above 3 μM, so the increase does not hold across all increasing concentrations. The recombinant human receptor example is attributed to Atack (2009), not to this paper. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Berezhnoy, D., Gravielle, M. C., Downing, S., Kostakis, E., Basile, A. S., Skolnick, P., Gibbs, T. T., & Farb, D. H.
Affiliations
Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Farb, David H
Venue
BMC Pharmacology
Published
2008-06-13
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
11-11
ISSN
1471-2210 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2033853536
Cited by
18
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51
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2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by
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  • BMC Pharmacology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • OpenBU (Boston University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Menarini Group
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH049469)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Keywords
GABAA receptor, benzodiazepine binding site, GABAA receptor subtypes, biotransformation products, anxiolytic effects, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, GABA-A receptor modulators
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Line, Cyclic N-Oxides, Diazepam, Humans, Oocytes, Pyrimidines, Receptors, GABA-A, Anti-Anxiety Agents, Xenopus laevis

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