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Other names | RU28251 |
Drug class | Dopamine receptor agonist; D2-like receptor agonist; Prolactin inhibitor |
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Formula | C17H24N2 |
Molar mass | 256.393 g·mol−1 |
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RU-28251 is a tricyclic dopamine receptor agonist of the simplified or partial ergoline family. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is a selective D2-like receptor agonist. [4] The drug inhibits prolactin secretion in animals. [4] RU-28251 was first described in the literature by 1978. [2] [6]
Some simpler derivatives of the ergot-type compounds also demonstrate significant DA-like activity. Such compounds include the ergoline fragment 25 (RU 28251) (Euvrard et al., 1981), which has been claimed (Bach and Kornfeld, 1978) to have OA-like properties, e.g., inhibition of prolactin secretion and displacement of OA from binding sites.
Table 1. Selective ligands of each dopamine receptor [...] D-2 [...] RU-28251 [...] 3.3.3 RU-28251 RU-28251, a partial ergoline containing a tricyclic ergoline ring (Fig. 5), was both a potent inhibitor of [3H]spiroperidol binding and an inhibitor of prolactin secretion (Bach et al. 1980; Euvrard et al. 1981). In addition, this agent caused contralateral rotation in lesioned rats (Bach et al. 1980). RU-28251, however, did not alter striatal adenylate cyclase activity (Euvrard et al. 1981). As with the other D-2 agonists, replacement of the n-propyl with a methyl or hydrogen resulted in decreased agonist activity.
Another ergoline analogue, RU 28251 (44), is a potent agonist in the Ungerstedt rotation model.102