QSAR in Development of Antidepressants

QSAR in Development of Antidepressants QSAR in Development of Antidepressants

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Treatment Past and Present • First generation – Monoamine oxidase inhibitors(MAOIs) • mechanism-based irreversible inhibitors – Tricyclic antidepressants(TCAs) • three ring molecular core • Second generation – Selective serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs) – Selective norepinephrine(NE) reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) N Imipramine NH 2 Cl Cl sertaline N O N N N H H N phenelzine amoxapine NH 2

Serotonin Hypothesis • serotonergic neurotransmission in forebrain – key determinant of mood • euphoria-high activity • dyphoria-low activity • depression response to low levels • Serotonin inhibitors interfere with 5-HT activity – removes serotonin from synapse – elevating low levels of synaptic serotonin

Treatment Past and Present<br />

• First generation<br />

– Monoam<strong>in</strong>e oxidase<br />

<strong>in</strong>hibitors(MAOIs)<br />

• mechanism-based irreversible<br />

<strong>in</strong>hibitors<br />

– Tricyclic<br />

antidepressants(TCAs)<br />

• three r<strong>in</strong>g molecular core<br />

• Second generation<br />

– Selective seroton<strong>in</strong> (5-HT)<br />

reuptake <strong>in</strong>hibitors(SSRIs)<br />

– Selective<br />

norep<strong>in</strong>ephr<strong>in</strong>e(NE)<br />

reuptake <strong>in</strong>hibitors (SNRIs)<br />

N<br />

Imipram<strong>in</strong>e<br />

NH 2<br />

Cl<br />

Cl<br />

sertal<strong>in</strong>e<br />

N<br />

O<br />

N<br />

N<br />

N<br />

H<br />

H<br />

N<br />

phenelz<strong>in</strong>e<br />

amoxap<strong>in</strong>e<br />

NH 2

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