ITI-1549

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ITI-1549
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Other namesITI1549
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Drug class Non-hallucinogenic serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist [2] [3]

ITI-1549 is a putatively non-hallucinogenic serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist which is under development for the treatment of mood disorders and other psychiatric disorders. [1] [4] [5] [2] [3] In addition to acting at the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, it is also an antagonist of the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor and an agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor. [3] [6] The drug's route of administration has not been specified. [1]

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Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

Serotonergic psychedelics like psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) are agonists of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor which activate both the β-arrestin and Gq signaling pathways. [3] In 2023, activation of the Gq pathway, but not the β-arrestin pathway, was linked with the production of hallucinogenic-like effects in animals. [3] [7] [8] [9] However, findings in this area are seemingly conflicting, with Gq-selective serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists also reported to be non-hallucinogenic. [10] Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists are of interest for the potential treatment of psychiatric disorders like depression and anxiety, but the hallucinogenic effects of serotonergic psychedelics serve as a barrier and partial limiting factor in this regard. [11] [12]

ITI-1549 has high affinity for the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor (Ki = 10.2 nM) and acts as a partial agonist of the β-arrestin pathway with an intrinsic activity of 72% (relative to α-methylserotonin). [3] Conversely, unlike serotonergic psychedelics, ITI-1549 does not activate the Gq pathway. [3] Hence, it is a biased agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor. [3] In accordance with the preceding, ITI-1549 does not produce the head-twitch response (HTR), a behavioral proxy of psychedelic effects, in animals. [3] [13] [14] However, similarly to serotonergic psychedelics, ITI-1549 has been found to produce anxiolytic-like and prosocial effects in animals. [3] Antidepressant-like and psychoplastogenic effects of ITI-1549 in animals have yet to be assessed or reported. [3] In any case, various other non-hallucinogenic serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists selective for the β-arrestin pathway have been found to produce antidepressant-like effects in animals. [8] [11] [15]

In addition to the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, ITI-1549 has high affinity for the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor (Ki = 4.8 nM). [3] However, it acts as an antagonist of this receptor rather than as an agonist (IC50 Tooltip half-maximal inhibitory concentration = 13.8 nM). [3] Based on these findings, continuous administration of ITI-1549 is not expected to pose a risk of cardiac valvulopathy. [3] This is in contrast to serotonergic psychedelics, which act as potent serotonin 5-HT2B receptor agonists. [16] [17] ITI-1549 is additionally a potent agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor (Ki = 21 nM; EC50 Tooltip half-maximal effective concentration = 40 nM) as well. [6]

Chemistry

The drug is a small molecule, but its chemical structure does not yet seem to have been disclosed. [1] [4] It is said to be chemically unrelated to existing plant-derived and synthetic serotonergic psychedelics. [3] However, its structure was disclosed in a 2024 patent. [6]

Clinical trials

As of February 2024, ITI-1549 is in the preclinical stage of development for psychiatric disorders. [1] [4] [2] A phase 1 clinical trial is being planned and is expected to commence in late 2024 or early 2025. [18] The drug is under development by Intra-Cellular Therapies. [1] [4] [2] ITI-1549 was first described in the scientific literature by 2023. [3]

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