Trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) is activated by amiodarone metabolites

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Nov 15;18(22):5920-2. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.08.013. Epub 2008 Aug 9.

Abstract

Amiodarone (Cordarone, Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals) is a clinically available drug used to treat a wide variety of cardiac arrhythmias. We report here the synthesis and characterization of a panel of potential amiodarone metabolites that have significant structural similarity to thyroid hormone and its metabolites the iodothyronamines. Several of these amiodarone derivatives act as specific agonists of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR(1)). This result demonstrates a novel molecular target for amiodarone derivatives with potential clinical significance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amiodarone / chemical synthesis*
  • Amiodarone / chemistry
  • Amiodarone / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / pharmacology*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / drug therapy
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Rats
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Amiodarone
  • Trace amine-associated receptor 1