Freedman SB, Harley EA, Patel S, Newberry NR, Gilbert MJ, McKnight AT, Tang JK, Maguire JJ, Mudunkotuwa NT, Baker R. A novel series of non-quaternary oxadiazoles acting as full agonists at muscarinic receptors.
Br J Pharmacol 1990;
101:575-80. [PMID:
2076477 PMCID:
PMC1917727 DOI:
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb14123.x]
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Abstract
1 A novel series of non-quaternary oxadiazole-based muscarinic agonists demonstrated high affinity for muscarinic receptors. 2. These agonists possessed high efficacy in the nanomolar range at muscarinic receptors in the superior cervical ganglion, atrium and ileum but did not show selectivity across the tissue preparations. 3. Two amino oxadiazoles, one from a quinuclidine series (L-660,863) and one from a 1-azanorbornane series (L-670,207) possessed a high ratio of potency for displacing the binding of [3H]-N-methyl-scopolamine ([3H]-NMS) to potency for displacing the agonist [3H]-oxotremorine-M cortex. 4. The two azanorbornane derivatives L-670,548 and L-670,207 stimulated the turnover of phosphatidylinositol in the cortex with a potency higher than that obtained with any other known muscarinic agonist (ED50 0.26 and 0.18 microM respectively). 5. The maximum response obtained with L-670,207 was greater than that observed for carbachol but was comparable to that of the natural ligand acetylcholine. 6. These oxadiazole muscarinic agonists are among the most potent and efficacious non-quaternary muscarinic agonists ever described.
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