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AL-34662: a potent, selective, and efficacious ocular hypotensive serotonin-2 receptor agonist.

PURPOSE AND METHODS: The aim of this study was to determine the ocular pharmacological characteristics of AL-34662 (1-((S)-2-aminopropyl)-1H-indazole-6-ol), a new synthetic serotonin-2 (5-HT2) receptor-agonist ocular hypotensive agent. A variety of well-documented in vitro and in vivo procedures were utilized to study the pharmacological attributes of AL-34662. RESULTS: AL-34662 exhibited a high affinity for the rat and human 5-HT2 receptor (IC50=0.8-1.5 nM) and for cloned human 5-HT2A-C receptors (IC50=3-14.5 nM). AL-34662 stimulated phosphoinositide turnover in human ciliary muscle (h-CM; EC50=289+/-80 nM) and in human trabecular meshwork (h-TM; EC50=254+/-50 nM) cells. AL-34662 also mobilized intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) in h-CM (EC50=140+/-23 nM) and h-TM (EC50=38+/-8 nM) cells, being a full agonist like 5-HT itself. AL-34662's effects in the h-CM (and h-TM) cells were potently antagonized by 5-HT2A-antagonist M-100907 (IC50=1.8+/-0.7 nM), but weakly by 5-HT2B-antagonist (RS-127445 IC50>10 microM), 5-HT2B/C- antagonist (SB-242084 IC50=2.08 microM) and 5-HT2C antagonist (RS-102221 IC50>1 microM). AL-34662 caused relatively minimal ocular discomfort and hyperemia in rabbit and guinea pig eyes. It efficaciously lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in the conscious ocular hypertensive monkey eyes (33% at 300 microg). The (R)-enantiomer (AL-34707) and the racemate (AL-34497) were less potent and/or efficacious than AL-34662 in all of these assays. CONCLUSIONS: AL-34662 is a high-affinity 5-HT2 receptor agonist that potently mobilizes [Ca2+]i in h-CM and h-TM cells, and which efficaciously lowers IOP in conscious ocular hypertensive cynomolgus monkey eyes through a local effect with minimal side-effects.[1]

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  1. AL-34662: a potent, selective, and efficacious ocular hypotensive serotonin-2 receptor agonist. Sharif, N.A., McLaughlin, M.A., Kelly, C.R. J. Ocul. Pharmacol. Ther (2007) [Pubmed]
 
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