Identification of two novel α1-AR agonists using a high-throughput screening model

Molecules. 2014 Aug 20;19(8):12699-709. doi: 10.3390/molecules190812699.

Abstract

α1-Adrenoceptors (ARs; 1A, 1B, and 1D) have been determined to perform different prominent functions in the physiological responses of the sympathetic nervous system. A high-throughput screening assay (HTS) was set up to detect α1-AR subtype-selective agonists by a dual-luciferase reporter assay in HEK293 cells. Using the HTS assay, two novel compounds, CHE3 and CHK3, were discovered as α1-ARs agonists in α1-ARs expressed in HEK293 cells. These compounds also showed moderate/weak anti-proliferative activities against tested cancer cell lines. The HTS assay proposed in this study represents a potential method for discovering more α1-AR subtype-selective ligands.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists / chemistry
  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists / isolation & purification*
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • HEK293 Cells
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays*
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / chemistry
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / metabolism*
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Sympathetic Nervous System / drug effects*

Substances

  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists
  • Ligands
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1