Superiority of the Triple-Acting 5-HT6R/5-HT3R Antagonist and MAO-B Reversible Inhibitor PZ-1922 over 5-HT6R Antagonist Intepirdine in Alleviation of Cognitive Deficits in Rats

J Med Chem. 2023 Nov 9;66(21):14928-14947. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01482. Epub 2023 Oct 5.

Abstract

The multifactorial origin and neurochemistry of Alzheimer's disease (AD) call for the development of multitarget treatment strategies. We report a first-in-class triple acting compound that targets serotonin type 6 and 3 receptors (5-HT-Rs) and monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) as an approach for treating AD. The key structural features required for MAO-B inhibition and 5-HT6R antagonism and interaction with 5-HT3R were determined using molecular dynamic simulations and cryo-electron microscopy, respectively. Bioavailable PZ-1922 reversed scopolamine-induced cognitive deficits in the novel object recognition test. Furthermore, it displayed superior pro-cognitive properties compared to intepirdine (a 5-HT6R antagonist) in the AD model, which involved intracerebroventricular injection of an oligomeric solution of amyloid-β peptide (oAβ) in the T-maze test in rats. PZ-1922, but not intepirdine, restored levels of biomarkers characteristic of the debilitating effects of oAβ. These data support the potential of a multitarget approach involving the joint modulation of 5-HT6R/5-HT3R/MAO-B in AD.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease* / chemically induced
  • Alzheimer Disease* / drug therapy
  • Animals
  • Cognition
  • Cryoelectron Microscopy
  • Monoamine Oxidase
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • Serotonin Antagonists / pharmacology
  • Serotonin Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Serotonin* / adverse effects

Substances

  • Serotonin
  • 3-benzenesulfonyl-8-piperazin-1-ylquinoline
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • Serotonin Antagonists
  • Monoamine Oxidase
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors