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J Pharmacol Exp Ther
2010 May 01;3332:404-13. doi: 10.1124/jpet.109.164079.
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A synthetic 18-norsteroid distinguishes between two neuroactive steroid binding sites on GABAA receptors.
Evers AS
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Chen ZW
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Manion BD
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Han M
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Jiang X
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Darbandi-Tonkabon R
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Kable T
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Bracamontes J
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Zorumski CF
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Mennerick S
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Steinbach JH
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Covey DF
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In the absence of GABA, neuroactive steroids that enhance GABA-mediated currents modulate binding of [35S]t-butylbicyclophosphorothionate in a biphasic manner, with enhancement of binding at low concentrations (site NS1) and inhibition at higher concentrations (site NS2). In the current study, compound (3alpha,5beta,17beta)-3-hydroxy-18-norandrostane-17-carbonitrile (3alpha5beta-18-norACN), an 18-norsteroid, is shown to be a full agonist at site NS1 and a weak partial agonist at site NS2 in both rat brain membranes and heterologously expressed GABAA receptors. 3alpha5beta-18-norACN also inhibits the action of a full neurosteroid agonist, (3alpha,5alpha,17beta)-3-hydroxy-17-carbonitrile (3alpha5alphaACN), at site NS2. Structure-activity studies demonstrate that absence of the C18 methyl group and the 5beta-reduced configuration both contribute to the weak agonist effect at the NS2 site. Electrophysiological studies using heterologously expressed GABAA receptors show that 3alpha5beta-18-norACN potently and efficaciously potentiates the GABA currents elicited by low concentrations of GABA but that it has low efficacy as a direct activator of GABAA receptors. 3alpha5beta-18-norACN also inhibits direct activation of GABAA receptors by 3alpha5alphaACN. 3alpha5beta-18-norACN also produces loss of righting reflex in tadpoles and mice, indicating that action at NS1 is sufficient to mediate the sedative effects of neurosteroids. These data provide insight into the pharmacophore required for neurosteroid efficacy at the NS2 site and may prove useful in the development of selective agonists and antagonists for neurosteroid sites on the GABAA receptor.
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