Antidepressant and antipsychotic activity of new quinoline- and isoquinoline-sulfonamide analogs of aripiprazole targeting serotonin 5-HT1A/5-HT2A/5-HT7 and dopamine D2/D3 receptors

A series of new quinoline- and isoquinoline-sulfonamide analogs of aripiprazole was synthesized to explore the influence of two structural features – replacement of ether/amide moiety with sulfonamide one, and localization of a sulfonamide group in the azine moiety. In contrast to aripiprazole, compound 33 (N-(3-(4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)propyl)quinoline-7-sulfonamide) and 39 (N-(4-(4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)butyl)isoquinoline-3-sulfonamide) displaying multireceptor 5-HT1A/5-HT2A/5-HT7/D2/D3 profile, and behaving as 5-HT1A agonists, D2 partial agonists, and 5-HT2A/5-HT7 antagonists, produced significant antidepressant activity in FST in mice. On the other hand, their 4-isoquinolinyl analog 40 (N-(4-(4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)butyl)isoquinoline-4-sulfonamide), with similar receptor binding and functional profile, additionally displayed remarkable antipsychotic properties in the MK-801-induced hyperlocomotor activity in mice.

Graphical abstractFigure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights► Novel quinoline- and isoquinoline-sulfonamides of LCAP. ► Multimodal 5-HT1A/5-HT2A/5-HT7/D2/D3 receptor agents. ► Aripiprazole sulfonamide analogs. ► Compounds 33 and 39 produced significant antidepressant activity in FST in mice. ► Compounds 40, similarly to aripiprazole, was active in MK-801-evoked hyperactivity test in mice.