The Lignan (鈭?-Hinokinin Displays Modulatory Effects on Human Monoamine and GABA Transporter Activities

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• 作者：Julie Marie V. Timple ; Lizandra Guidi Magalh茫es ; Karen Cristina Souza Rezende ; Ana Carolina Pereira ; Wilson Roberto Cunha ; M谩rcio Luis Andrade e Silva ; Ole Valente Mortensen ; Andr茅ia C. K. Fontana
• 刊名：Journal of Natural Products
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：October 25, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：76
• 期：10
• 页码：1889-1895
• 全文大小：355K
• 年卷期：v.76,no.10(October 25, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-6025

文摘

The neurotransmitter transporters of the SLC6 family play critical roles in the regulation of neurotransmission and are the primary targets of therapeutic agents used to treat clinical disorders involving compromised neurotransmitter signaling. The dopamine and norepinephrine transporters have been implicated in clinical disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance abuse. The GABA transporters (GATs) serve as a target for anxiolytic, antidepressant, and antiepileptic therapies. In this work, the interaction with neurotransmitter transporters was characterized for a derivative of the lignan (鈭?-cubebin (1), namely, (鈭?-hinokinin (2). Using in vitro pharmacological assays, 2 selectively inhibited the human dopamine and norepinephrine transporters, in a noncompetitive manner possibly mediated by binding to a novel site within the transporters, and displayed low affinity for the serotonin transporter. Compound 2 also specifically inhibited the GAT-1 GABA transporter subtype. Compound 2 is not a substrate of the carriers as it had no effect on the efflux of either of the neurotransmitters investigated. This compound is inactive toward glutamate and glycine transporters. These results suggest that 2 may serve as a tool to develop new therapeutic drugs for ADHD and anxiety that target the DAT, NET, and GAT-1 transporters.