STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY-RELATIONSHIPS FOR DERIVATIVES OF ADENOSINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE AS AGONISTS AT P-2 PURINOCEPTORS - HETEROGENEITY WITHIN P-2X AND P-2Y SUBTYPES
G. Burnstock et al., STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY-RELATIONSHIPS FOR DERIVATIVES OF ADENOSINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE AS AGONISTS AT P-2 PURINOCEPTORS - HETEROGENEITY WITHIN P-2X AND P-2Y SUBTYPES, Drug development research, 31(3), 1994, pp. 206-219
The structure-activity relationships for a variety of adenine nucleoti
de analogues at P-2X- and P-2Y-purinoceptors were investigated. Compou
nds formed by structural modifications of the ATP molecule including s
ubstitutions of the purine ring (C2, C8, N1, and N-6-substituents, and
a uridine base instead of adenine), the ribose moiety (2' and 3'-posi
tions), and the triphosphate group (lower phosphates, bridging oxygen
substitution, and cyclization) were prepared. Pharmacological activity
at P-2Y-purinoceptors was assayed in the guinea pig taenia coli, endo
thelial cells of the rabbit aorta, smooth muscle of the rabbit mesente
ric artery, and turkey erythrocyte membranes. Activity at P-2X-purinoc
eptors was assayed in the rabbit saphenous artery and the guinea-pig v
as deferens and urinary bladder. Some of the analogues displayed selec
tivity, or even specificity, for either the P-2X- or the P-2Y-purinoce
ptors. Certain analogues displayed selectivity or specificity within t
he P-2X- or P-2Y-purinoceptor superfamilies, giving hints about possib
le subclasses. For example, 8-(6-aminohexylamino)ATP and 2',3'-isoprop
ylidene-AMP were selective for endothelial P-2Y-purinoceptors over P-2
Y-purinoceptors in the guinea pig taenia coli, rabbit aorta, and turke
y erythrocytes. These compounds were both inactive at P-2X-purinocepto
rs. The potent agonist N-6-methyl ATP and the somewhat less potent ago
nist 2'-deoxy-ATP were selective for P-2Y-purinoceptors in the guinea
pig taenia coli, but were inactive at P-2X-purinoceptors and the vascu
lar P-2Y-purinoceptors. 3'-Benzylamino-3'-deoxyATP was very potent at
the P-2X-purinoceptors in the guinea pig vas deferens and bladder, but
not in the rabbit saphenous artery and was inactive at P-2Y receptors
. These data suggest that specific compounds can be developed that can
be utilized to activate putative subtypes of the P-2X- and P-2Y-purin
oceptor classes. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.