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Intestinal prokinesia by two esters of 4-amino-5-chloro-2- methoxybenzoic acid: involvement of 5-hydroxytryptamine-4 receptors and dissociation from cardiac effects in vivo.

Abstract
In five fasting, conscious dogs, we compared the prokinetic action of two selective 5-hydroxytryptamine-4 (5-HT4) receptor agonists with low affinity for 5-HT3 receptors ML10302 (2-piperidinoethyl 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoate) and SR59768 (2-[(3S)-3-hydroxypiperidino]ethyl 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoate) in the duodenum and jejunum, using cisapride as a reference compound. Heart rate and rate-corrected QT (QTc) also were monitored to assess whether or not the cardiac effects of cisapride are shared by other 5-HT4 receptor agonists. Both ML10302 and SR59768 dose-dependently stimulated spike activity in the duodenum with similar potencies (dose range, 3-300 nmol/kg i.v.; ED50 values: 24 and 23 nmol/kg i.v., respectively), mimicking the effect of cisapride (30-3000 nmol/kg i.v.). The maximal effect was achieved with the dose of 100 nmol/kg i.v. for both compounds. Similar findings were obtained in the jejunum. Atropine and GR125487 (1-[2-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]ethyl]-4-piperidinyl-methyl 5-fluoro-2-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carboxylate, selective 5-HT4 receptor antagonist), at doses having no effect per se, antagonized intestinal prokinesia by maximal doses of ML10302 and SR59768. Neither ML10302 nor SR59768 had any effect on heart rate or QTc at any of the doses tested, whereas cisapride, at the highest dose (3000 nmol/kg), induced tachycardia and lengthened the QTC (p <.01). In conclusion, ML10302 and SR59768 share with cisapride a similar prokinetic action in the canine duodenum and jejunum in vivo. This effect is mediated by pathways involving activation of 5-HT4 and muscarinic receptors. Unlike cisapride, which induces tachycardia and prolongs the QTc by a mechanism probably unrelated to 5-HT4 receptor activation, ML10302 and SR59768 are devoid of cardiac effects in this model.
AuthorsF Crema, C Modini, T Croci, M Langlois, F de Ponti
JournalThe Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (J Pharmacol Exp Ther) Vol. 288 Issue 3 Pg. 1045-52 (Mar 1999) ISSN: 0022-3565 [Print] United States
PMID10027842 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • 2-(3-hydroxypiperidino)ethyl 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoate
  • 2-piperidinoethyl 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoate
  • Aminobenzoates
  • Chlorobenzoates
  • Piperidines
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • Serotonin Antagonists
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists
  • para-Aminobenzoates
  • Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4
  • Atropine
  • Cisapride
Topics
  • Aminobenzoates (pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Atropine (pharmacology)
  • Chlorobenzoates
  • Cisapride (pharmacology)
  • Dogs
  • Duodenum (drug effects, physiology)
  • Electrocardiography (drug effects)
  • Electrophysiology
  • Female
  • Heart Rate (drug effects)
  • Jejunum (drug effects, physiology)
  • Myoelectric Complex, Migrating (drug effects)
  • Piperidines (pharmacology)
  • Receptors, Serotonin (drug effects)
  • Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4
  • Serotonin Antagonists (pharmacology)
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists (pharmacology)
  • para-Aminobenzoates

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