Iloperidone binding to human and rat dopamine and 5-HT receptors

Eur J Pharmacol. 1996 Dec 19;317(2-3):417-23. doi: 10.1016/s0014-2999(96)00840-0.

Abstract

Iloperidone (HP 873; 1-[4-[3-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]propoxy] -3- methoxyphenyl]ethanone) is a compound currently in clinical trials for the treatment of schizophrenia. Iloperidone displays affinity for dopamine D2 receptors and for 5-HT2A receptors and has a variety of in vivo activities suggestive of an atypical antipsychotic. Here we present an examination of the affinity of iloperidone to a variety of human and rat homologs of dopamine and 5-HT receptor subtypes. We employed receptor binding assays using membranes from cells stably expressing human dopamine D1, D2S, D2L, D3, D4 and D5 and 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors and rat 5-HT6 and 5-HT7 receptors. Iloperidone displayed higher affinity for the dopamine D3 receptor (Ki = 7.1 nM) than for the dopamine D4 receptor (Ki = 25 nM). Iloperidone displayed high affinity for the 5-HT6 and 5-HT7 receptors (Ki = 42.7 and 21.6 nM, respectively), and was found to have higher affinity for the 5-HT2A (Ki = 5.6 nM) than for the 5-HT2C receptor (Ki = 42.8 nM). The potential implications of this receptor binding profile are discussed in comparison with data for other antipsychotic compounds.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antipsychotic Agents / metabolism*
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / physiopathology
  • CHO Cells
  • Cricetinae
  • Humans
  • Isoxazoles / adverse effects
  • Isoxazoles / metabolism*
  • Kinetics
  • Piperidines / adverse effects
  • Piperidines / metabolism*
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Dopamine / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Dopamine D1 / metabolism
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2 / metabolism
  • Receptors, Dopamine D3
  • Receptors, Dopamine D4
  • Receptors, Dopamine D5
  • Receptors, Serotonin / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • DRD3 protein, human
  • DRD4 protein, human
  • DRD5 protein, human
  • Drd3 protein, rat
  • Drd4 protein, rat
  • Drd5 protein, rat
  • Isoxazoles
  • Piperidines
  • Receptors, Dopamine
  • Receptors, Dopamine D1
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2
  • Receptors, Dopamine D3
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • Receptors, Dopamine D4
  • Receptors, Dopamine D5
  • iloperidone