Effects of N-substituted analogs of benztropine: diminished cocaine-like effects in dopamine transporter ligands

JL Katz, TA Kopajtic, GE Agoston… - Journal of Pharmacology …, 2004 - ASPET
Previous studies demonstrated that analogs of benztropine (BZT) possess high affinity for
the dopamine transporter, inhibit dopamine uptake, but generally have behavioral effects …

Dopamine transporter binding without cocaine-like behavioral effects: synthesis and evaluation of benztropine analogs alone and in combination with cocaine in …

JL Katz, GE Agoston, KL Alling, RH Kline… - …, 2001 - Springer
Rationale: Previous SAR studies demonstrated that small halogen substitutions on the
diphenylether system of benztropine (BZT), such as a para-Cl group, retained high affinity at …

N-substituted benztropine analogs: selective dopamine transporter ligands with a fast onset of action and minimal cocaine-like behavioral effects

SM Li, TA Kopajtic, MJ O'Callaghan, GE Agoston… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2011 - ASPET
Previous studies suggested that differences between the behavioral effects of cocaine and
analogs of benztropine were related to the relatively slow onset of action of the latter …

Discovery of drugs to treat cocaine dependence: behavioral and neurochemical effects of atypical dopamine transport inhibitors

G Tanda, AH Newman, JL Katz - Advances in pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
Stimulant drugs acting at the dopamine transporter (DAT), like cocaine, are widely abused,
yet effective medical treatments for this abuse have not been found. Analogs of benztropine …

Assessment of the influence of histaminergic actions on cocaine-like effects of 3α-diphenylmethoxytropane analogs

VC Campbell, TA Kopajtic, AH Newman… - Journal of Pharmacology …, 2005 - ASPET
Previous studies demonstrated that analogs of benztropine (BZT) possess high affinity for
the dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) but generally have behavioral effects different from …

3 '-Chloro-3α-(diphenylmethoxy) tropane but not 4 '-chloro-3α-(diphenylmethoxy) tropane produces a cocaine-like behavioral profile

RH Kline, S Izenwasser, JL Katz… - Journal of medicinal …, 1997 - ACS Publications
A series of 2 '-and 3 '-substituted and 3 ', 3 ''-disubstituted 3α-(diphenylmethoxy) tropane
analogs were designed and synthesized as novel probes for the dopamine transporter. All …

3'-and 4'-chloro-substituted analogs of benztropine: intravenous self-administration and in vitro radioligand binding studies in rhesus monkeys

WL Woolverton, JK Rowlett, KM Wilcox, IA Paul… - …, 2000 - Springer
Rationale: The reinforcing effects of many psychomotor stimulants have been related to
increased dopaminergic neurotransmission. Drugs that block dopamine (DA) uptake have …

Structure−Activity Relationships at Monoamine Transporters and Muscarinic Receptors for N-Substituted-3α-(3'-chloro-, 4'-chloro-, and 4',4' '-dichloro-substituted …

AH Newman, MJ Robarge, IM Howard… - Journal of medicinal …, 2001 - ACS Publications
The design, synthesis, and evaluation of 3α-(diphenylmethoxy) tropane (benztropine)
analogues have provided potent and selective probes for the dopamine transporter …

Therapeutic-like properties of a dopamine uptake inhibitor in animal models of amphetamine addiction

C Velazquez-Sanchez, A Ferragud… - International journal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
N-substituted benztropine (BZT) analogs are molecules that display high affinity for the
dopamine transporter (DAT), therapeutic-like effects in animal models of cocaine abuse, and …

Pharmacological characterization of a dopamine transporter ligand that functions as a cocaine antagonist

RI Desai, DK Grandy, CR Lupica, JL Katz - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2014 - ASPET
An N-butyl analog of benztropine, JHW007 [N-(n-butyl)-3 α-[bis (4′-fluorophenyl) methoxy]-
tropane], binds to dopamine transporters (DAT) but has reduced cocaine-like behavioral …