HBK-14 and HBK-15 Do Not Influence Blood Pressure, Lipid Profile, Glucose Level, or Liver Enzymes Activity after Chronic Treatment in Rats

PLoS One. 2016 Oct 27;11(10):e0165495. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165495. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Older and even new antidepressants cause adverse effects, such as orthostatic hypotension, hyper- or hypoglycemia, liver injury or lipid disorders. In our previous experiments we showed significant antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like activities of dual 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 antagonists with α1-adrenolitic properties i.e. 1-[(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)ethoxyethyl]-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine hydrochloride (HBK-14) and 1-[(2-chloro-6-methylphenoxy)ethoxyethyl]-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine hydrochloride (HBK-15). Here, we evaluated the influence of chronic administration of HBK-14 and HBK-15 on blood pressure (non-invasive blood pressure measurement system for rodents), lipid profile (total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins-LDL, high density lipoproteins-HDL, triglycerides), glucose level, and liver enzymes activity (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, γ-glutamyl transferase). We determined potential antihistaminic (isolated guinea pig ileum) and antioxidant properties (ferric reducing ability of plasma-FRAP, non-protein thiols-NPSH, stable free radical diphenylpicrylhydrazyl-DPPH) cytotoxicity. Our experiments revealed that HBK-14 and HBK-15 did not influence blood pressure, lipid profile, glucose level or liver enzymes activity in rats after 2-week treatment. We also showed that none of the compounds possessed antioxidant or cytotoxic properties at antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like doses. HBK-14 and HBK-15 very weakly blocked H1 receptors in guinea pig ileum. Positive results of our preliminary experiments on the safety of HBK-14 and HBK-15 encourage further studies concerning their effectiveness in the treatment of depression and/or anxiety disorders.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism*
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects*
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Histamine / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Ileum / drug effects
  • Ileum / physiology
  • Lipids / blood*
  • Liver / drug effects*
  • Liver / enzymology*
  • Male
  • Muscle Contraction / drug effects
  • Phenyl Ethers / pharmacology*
  • Piperazine
  • Piperazines / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • HBK-14
  • HBK-15
  • Lipids
  • Phenyl Ethers
  • Piperazines
  • Piperazine
  • Histamine

Grants and funding

This study was supported by Jagiellonian University grant number K/DSC/001955 and Jagiellonian University Student’s Grant number 19/2015. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.