Abstract
Isoxazole derivative (+/-)-4 and the three pairs of stereoisomeric
3-bromo-isoxazolyl amino alcohols (S,R)-(-)-7a/(R,R)-(+)-7b, (S,R)-(-)-8a/(R,R)-(+)-8b,
and (S,R)-(-)-9a/(R,R)-(+)-9b were synthesized and assayed for their
affinity and efficacy at human beta(1)-, beta(2)-, and beta(3)-adrenergic
receptors (beta-ARs) in membranes from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)
cells stably transfected with the respective receptor subtype. Whereas
derivative (+/-)-4 did not bind at all three beta-ARs, stereoisomers
(S,R)-7a-(S,R)-9a behaved as high-affinity ligands at beta(1)- and,
particularly, at beta(2)-ARs (K(i) 2.82-66.7 nM). The K(i) values
of isomers (R,R)-7b-(R,R)-9b at beta(1)- and beta(2)-subtypes were
about 30-100 times higher than those of their (S,R)-7a-9a counterparts,
indicating a sizable stereochemical effect. The affinity at beta(3)-ARs
was negligible for all the investigated compounds. When submitted
to a functional assay, the three stereoisomeric pairs showed a comparable
pattern of efficacy at all three beta-AR subtypes. The highest value
of efficacy (75-90%) was observed at beta(2)-ARs, whereas all compounds
behaved as partial agonists (30-60%) at the beta(3)-subtype. The
lowest degree of efficacy (15-35%) was found at beta(1)-ARs. The
affinity/efficacy profile of the derivatives under study has been
compared with that of the two model compounds, Broxaterol (+/-)-1
and BRL 37344 (+/-)-6.
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