Arylpiperazine Derivatives Acting at 5-HT1A Receptors
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is one of the most attractive targets for medicinal chemists. Among 5-HTRs, the 5-HT 1A subtype is the best studied and it is generally accepted that it is involved in psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression. Several structurally different compounds are known to bind 5-HT 1A R sites. Among these, arylpiperazine derivatives represent one of the most important classes of 5-HT 1A R ligands. This article will review the development of arylpiperazine derivatives acting at 5-HT 1A Rs with an emphasis on structure-affinity relationships of agonists and antagonists, ligand-receptor interactions and pharmacological applications.
Keywords: 5-hydroxytryptamine; Antagonist Pharmacophore; Arylpiperazine Derivatives; alpha-carbon coordinate; aryloxyalkylamines and arylpiperazines; postsynaptic receptor sites
Document Type: Review Article
Publication date: 01 February 2002
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