EP1347763A4 - Derives steroides neuroactifs et procedes d'utilisation - Google Patents

Derives steroides neuroactifs et procedes d'utilisation

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EP1347763A4
EP1347763A4 EP01992574A EP01992574A EP1347763A4 EP 1347763 A4 EP1347763 A4 EP 1347763A4 EP 01992574 A EP01992574 A EP 01992574A EP 01992574 A EP01992574 A EP 01992574A EP 1347763 A4 EP1347763 A4 EP 1347763A4
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David H Farb
Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili
Robert Christopher Pierce
David W Johnson
Terrell T Gibbs
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  • CNS central nervous system
  • the invention relates to neuroactive steroid compounds that are useful in modulating CNS effects, diseases or disease symptoms.
  • the invention also relates to use of the compounds in methods of treating or preventing disease or disease symptoms, and methods of modulating or mediating CNS effects or processes.
  • the invention relates to a method of treating neurologic disease or disease symptoms in a subject by administration of an effective amount of a neuroactive steroid.
  • the neurologic neurologic disease or disease symptom can be mediated by NMD A, one mediated by NMDA-induced increase in dopamine release, one mediated by glutamatergic transmission, one involving negative modulation of glutamatergic transmission, or any of drug addiction, schizophrenia, or Parkinson's disease.
  • the neuroactive steroid useful in the methods herein include those that cross the blood-brain barrier, such as pregnanolone hemisuccinate. Neuroactive Steroid Derivatives and Methods of Use
  • CNS central nervous system
  • the invention relates to neuroactive steroid compounds that are useful in modulating CNS effects, diseases or disease symptoms.
  • the invention also relates to use of the compounds in methods of treating or preventing disease or disease symptoms, and methods of modulating or mediating CNS effects or processes.
  • the invention relates to a method of treating neurologic disease or disease symptoms in a subject by administration of an effective amount of a neuroactive steroid.
  • the neurologic neurologic disease or disease symptom can be mediated by NMD A, one mediated by NMDA-induced increase in dopamine release, one mediated by glutamatergic transmission, one involving negative modulation of glutamatergic transmission, or any of drug addiction, schizophrenia, or Parkinson's disease.
  • the neuroactive steroid useful in the methods herein include those that cross the blood-brain barrier, such as pregnanolone hemisuccinate.
  • Another aspect of the invention relates to any method of treating disease or disease symptoms delineated herein wherein the neurologic disease or disease symptom is treated by cognitive enhancement, including those wherein the neurologic disease or disease symptom is amnesia or other memory-impairment.
  • the methods are those wherein the neuoractive steroid affects an impaired subject but essentially does not affect a normal subject, that is, the agent is more efficacious for treating impaired subjects, and leads to lesser or diminished undesireable side effects.
  • Another aspect is the methods of treating disease or disease symptoms herein wherein the neuoractive steroid is pregnenolone hemisuccinate.
  • the invention also relates to a method of inducing acute anesthesia in a subject comprising administration of an effective amount of a neuroactive steroid , including that wherein the subject is conscious and can communicate while under the effect of acute anesthesia.
  • this application can be useful in situations where a surgical procedure is necessary, however, it may be preferable that the patient be able to communicate with the medical team while the procedure is ongoing.
  • the invention also relates to a method of treating a disorder, the disorder being characterized by excessive NMDA levels in a subject (e.g. drug addiction or schizophrenia) comprising administration of an effective amount of a neuroactive steroid (e.g., pregnanolone hemisuccinate).
  • a neuroactive steroid e.g., pregnanolone hemisuccinate
  • the invention also relates to a method of treating a disorder potentiated by NMDA in a subject comprising administration of an effective amount of a neuroactive steroid (e.g., pregnenolone hemisuccinate).
  • a neuroactive steroid e.g., pregnenolone hemisuccinate
  • the invention is any of the methods delineated herein, wherein the treating is essentially void of side effects associated with unusual or psychotic behavior, that is, is essentially void of behavior such as uncontrolled shaking, circling, psychotic hallucinations, and the like.
  • the invention also relates to a method of enhancing memory function in a subject comprising administration of an effective amount of a neuroactive steroid (e.g., pregnenolone hemisuccinate) and a method of enhancing acetylcholine release in the brain of a subject comprising administration of an effective amount of a neuroactive steroid (e.g., pregnenolone hemisuccinate).
  • a neuroactive steroid e.g., pregnenolone hemisuccinate
  • a method of enhancing acetylcholine release in the brain of a subject comprising administration of an effective amount of a neuroactive steroid (e.g., pregnenolone hemisuccinate).
  • the invention relates to methods of treating or preventing pain (e.g., method of providing analgesia) to a subject in need thereof including administration of an effective amount of neuroactive steroid derivative (e.g., 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS, PACME) or composition thereof.
  • neuroactive steroid derivatives e.g., 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS, PACME
  • Certain neuroactive steroid derivatives are shown to be more efficacious than morphine in treating or mediating pain.
  • the compounds and methods delineated herein are neuroactive steroids that are capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier. In one aspect, the compounds and methods delineated herein are neuroactive steroids that are capable of carrying a negative charge, including upon metabolism, (e.g., anionic in form or corresponding protic or salt form).
  • the compounds of the invention are useful in treating or preventing disease, including, but not limited to, neurologic and psychiatric disease, disease symptoms, or disorders.
  • diseases include, for example, drug craving, drug addiction (e.g., cocaine, morphine), compulsive disorders, schizophrenia, amnesia, memory loss, dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's disease (AD), substance-induced, vascular, early onset familial), epilepsy, hypoxic neuronal damage, excitotoxicity, Parkinson's disease, stroke, ischemia, motor control disorders, spinal cord injury, and pain (e.g., nociceptive pain).
  • drug craving drug addiction
  • drug addiction e.g., cocaine, morphine
  • compulsive disorders e.g., schizophrenia, amnesia, memory loss
  • dementia e.g., Alzheimer's disease (AD), substance-induced, vascular, early onset familial)
  • epilepsy e.g., hypoxic neuronal damage, excitotoxicity, Parkinson's
  • the compounds and methods thereof are useful as anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics, analgesics, and anesthetics.
  • anxiolytics the compounds herein offer alternate side- effect profiles from current therapies, such as benzodiazepines or barbituates.
  • the invention can provide several advantages over the existing methods of treatment.
  • the compounds of the invention can have several chemical and pharmacological advantages useful in treating disease or disease symptoms. These advantages can include both chemical stability and pharmacological stability, as well as potency, different resistance profiles, different tolerance profiles, different selectivity profiles, and decreased side-effects.
  • the invention also envisions veterinary uses for the treatment of disease in animals (e.g., dogs, cats, or horses). Thus, a subject as described herein includes these animals as well as humans.
  • FIG. 1 Chemical structure of pregnanolone hemisuccinate (3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS).
  • Figure 2. 3a5 ⁇ HS rapidly enters the brain following systemic injection. Male rats were injected with 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS (lOmg/kg, i.p). 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS was extracted from whole brain, and analyzed via HPLC ESI-MS. Data represent the mean nmol/g 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS in whole brain obtained from 3 animals + SEM. Note that 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS enters the brain within 10 min after injection and declines to near baseline levels by 60 min. Data represent the average nmol/g pregnanolones of 3 animals + SEM.
  • FIG. 3 (A) Location of microdialysis probes in the striatum. (B) Location of microinjection sites in the striatum. The lines represent the placement of the microdialysis probes and the circles represent the tip of the microinjection cannulae. The numbers on each section represent millimeters from bregma. The brain sections are from the atlas of Paxinos and Watson (1997).
  • FIG. 4 3a5 ⁇ HS inhibits behavioral activity induced by NMDA in the rat striatum.
  • A 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS (1, 10 mg/kg) or DMSO (0.5 ⁇ l/g) were administered i.p. 10 min prior to the microinjection of NMDA (10 ⁇ g/ml) or sterile saline into the rat striatum. Following microinjection, animals were placed in behavioral boxes and horizontal activity was monitored at 5 min intervals for one hour.
  • B Bar graph represents the horizontal count at 10 min from figure 3 A to clearly demonstrate levels of significance. * Denotes significant increase in horizontal activity compared to the saline group while # represents significant difference between treatment groups as compared to control (p ⁇ 0.05, Fisher's LSD).
  • mice treated with NMDA + vehicle show an increase in horizontal activity as compared to the saline group.
  • animals treated with NMDA + 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS (1 or 10 mg/kg) show a decrease in horizontal activity compared to the NMDA + vehicle group.
  • Number of animals used in microinjection experiments were 6-8 per group.
  • D-AP5 inhibits 1 mM NMDA-evoked release of extracellular dopamine in the rat striatum in a dose-dependent manner.
  • Rats were injected with 100% DMSO (0.5 ⁇ l/g, i.p.) immediately after collection of the sample at time 0. After a 10 min waiting period, the perfusion medium was switched from aCSF to a 1 mM NMDA solution with D-AP5 (100 ⁇ M or 200 ⁇ M) dissolved together in aCSF. After collection of the next 20 min sample, the perfusion medium was switched back to aCSF and 5 more samples were collected. Data are mean + SEM for extracellular concentrations of dopamine, presented as percentages of baseline values.
  • FIG. 6 3 a5 ⁇ HS inhibits 1 mM NMDA-evoked release of extracellular dopamine in the rat striatum in a dose-dependent manner.
  • Rats were injected with either 100% DMSO (0.5 ⁇ l/g, i.p.) or 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS (0.01, 1, 5, 10, 20 mg/kg, i.p.) immediately after collection of the sample at time 0. After a 10 min waiting period, the perfusion medium was switched from aCSF to a 1 mM NMDA solution dissolved in aCSF. After collection of the next 20 min sample, the perfusion medium was switched back to aCSF and 5 more samples were collected.
  • Data are mean + SEM values for extracellular concentrations of dopamine, presented as percentages of baseline values. The infusion of 1 mM NMDA solution started at time 10 and lasted for 20 min (indicated by horizontal bar).
  • B Data represents peak times for 20 and 40 minutes from figure 5A. 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS inhibits NMDA-induced dopamine release at a 5, 10 or 20 mg/kg dose. * Denotes significant difference from baseline levels of dopamine for the 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg dose while # represents significant difference between treatment groups compared to control (p ⁇ 0.05, Fisher's LSD).
  • C Dose-response curve for 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS inhibition of NMDA-induced dopamine release at 20 min.
  • FIG. 7 Pregnanolone has no influence on NMDA induced striatal dopamine release.
  • Rats were injected with pregnanolone (160 ⁇ g/kg, i.p.) at time 0. After a 10 min waiting period, the perfusion medium was switched from aCSF to a 1 mM NMDA solution dissolved in aCSF. After the collection of the next 20 min sample, the perfusion medium was switched back to aCSF and 5 more samples were collected. Data are mean + SEM (bars) values for extracellular concentrations of dopamine, presented as percentages of baseline values. The infusion of 1 mM NMDA solution started at time 10 and lasted for 20 min (indicated by horizontal bar).
  • FIG. 8 3a5 ⁇ HS inhibits the initiation of behavioral sensitization to cocaine.
  • 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS (10 mg/kg) or saline (0.9%) were administered i.p. 10 min prior to each of 7 daily injections of cocaine (15 mg/kg, i.p.). Following the injections, animals were placed in behavioral boxes and activity was monitored in 10 min intervals for 2 hours. Data represents horizontal activity monitored over 120 min post-injection.
  • Figure 9 Results of the dose-dependent antinociceptive effect of3 5 ⁇ HS in the tail flick test. Mice were injected with 3 5 ⁇ HS (5, 10 or 15 mg/kg, i.p.). Following the injection the mice were tested for every 10 min for 120 min. The latency to remove the tail from the light source was used as a measure of analgesia. 3 5 ⁇ HS increased the latency to remove the tail from the light source dose-dependently in a manner similar to that of morphine. The values are mean + SEM for 10-15 mice for each group. Data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher's LSD. * Denotes significance compared to control. Figure 10. The analgesic effect of PACME in the tail flick test.
  • mice were injected with PACME (5, 10 or 15 mg/kg). Following the injection the mice were tested for every 10 min for 120 min. The latency to remove the tail from the light source was used as a measure of analgesia. PACME increased the latency to remove the tail from the light source dose-dependently in a manner similar to that of morphine. Data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher's LSD. The values are mean + SEM for 10-15 mice for each group.* Denotes significance compared to control.
  • FIG 12 Chemical structure of pregnanolone carboxy methyl ether(PACME).
  • a neuroactive steroid derivative is any steroid compound, or compound having essentially a steroid core structure, that affects a neurological event, process, pathway, communication process, and the like.
  • the compounds of this invention are commercially available (e.g., from Steraloids Inc., Wilton, NH) or can be synthesized using conventional techniques.
  • these compounds are conveniently synthesized from readily available starting materials.
  • the compounds of this invention including the compounds of formulae described herein, are defined to include pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives or prodrugs thereof.
  • a "pharmaceutically acceptable derivative or prodrug” means any pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, salt of an ester, or other derivative of a compound of this invention which, upon administration to a recipient, is capable of providing (directly or indirectly) a compound of this invention.
  • Particularly favored derivatives and prodrugs are those that increase the bioavailability of the compounds of this invention when such compounds are administered to a subject (e.g., by allowing an orally administered compound to be more readily absorbed into the blood) or which enhance delivery of the parent compound to a biological compartment (e.g., the brain or lymphatic system) relative to the parent species.
  • Preferred prodrugs include derivatives where a group which enhances aqueous solubility or active transport through the gut membrane is appended to the structure of formulae described herein.
  • the compounds of this invention can be modified by appending appropriate functionalities to enhance selective biological properties. Such modifications are known in the art and include those which increase biological penetration into a given biological compartment (e.g., blood, lymphatic system, central nervous system), increase oral bioavailability, increase solubility to allow administration by injection, alter metabolism and alter rate of excretion.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of this invention include those derived from pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic and organic acids and bases.
  • Suitable acid salts include acetate, adipate, alginate, aspartate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, butyrate, citrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, ethanesulfonate, formate, fumarate, glycolate, heptanoate, hexanoate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, 2- hydroxyethanesulfonate, lactate, maleate, malonate, methanesulfonate, 2- naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, nitrate, palmoate, pectinate, 3-phenylpropionate, phosphate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, salicylate, succinate, sulfate, tartrate, thiocyanate, tosylate and undecanoate.
  • Salts derived from appropriate bases include alkali metal (e.g., sodium), alkaline earth metal (e.g., magnesium), ammonium and N-(alkyl) 4 salts.
  • alkali metal e.g., sodium
  • alkaline earth metal e.g., magnesium
  • heterocyclic compounds of the formulae delineated herein can be administered to a patient, for example, in order to treat disease or disease symptoms.
  • the heterocyclic compounds can, for example, be administered in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as physiological saline, in combination with other drugs, and/or together with appropriate excipients.
  • compositions of this invention include a compound of the formulae described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; an additional agent, such as a CNS agent, and any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
  • compositions of this invention include a compound of the formulae described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
  • Such compositions can optionally include additional therapeutic agents, including, for example an additional agent such as a pain relief agent (e.g., nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)), an additional CNS agent, or an antinausea agent.
  • additional therapeutic agents including, for example an additional agent such as a pain relief agent (e.g., nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)), an additional CNS agent, or an antinausea agent.
  • the compositions delineated herein include the compounds of the formulae delineated herein, as well as additional therapeutic agents if present, in amounts effective for achieving a modulation of the levels of NMDA or acetylcholine, or for enhancing cognitive function.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or adjuvant refers to a carrier or adjuvant that can be administered to a patient, together with a compound of this invention, and which does not destroy the pharmacological activity thereof and is nontoxic when administered in doses sufficient to deliver a therapeutic amount of the compound.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants and vehicles that can be used in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) such as d- ⁇ -tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate, surfactants used in pharmaceutical dosage forms such as Tweens or other similar polymeric delivery matrices, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc
  • Cyclodextrins such as ⁇ -, ⁇ -, and ⁇ -cyclodextrin, or chemically modified derivatives such as hydroxyalkylcyclodextrins, including 2- and 3-hydroxypropyl- ⁇ -cyclodextrins, or other solubilized derivatives can also be advantageously used to enhance delivery of compounds of the formulae described herein.
  • compositions of this invention can be administered orally, parenterally, by inhalation spray, topically, rectally, nasally, buccally, vaginally, subdermally, transmucosally, or via an implanted reservoir, preferably by oral administration or administration by injection.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention can contain any conventional non-toxic pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers, adjuvants or vehicles.
  • the pH of the formulation can be adjusted with pharmaceutically acceptable acids, bases or buffers to enhance the stability of the formulated compound or its delivery form.
  • parenteral as used herein includes subcutaneous, intracutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intraarticular, intraarterial, intrasynovial, intrasternal, intrathecal, intralesional, intraperitoneally, and intracranial injection or infusion techniques.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions can be in the form of a sterile injectable preparation, for example, as a sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspension.
  • This suspension can be formulated according to techniques known in the art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents (such as, for example, Tween 80) and suspending agents.
  • the sterile injectable preparation can also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example, as a solution in 1,3- butanediol.
  • suitable vehicles and solvents that can be employed are mannitol, water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution.
  • sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium.
  • any bland fixed oil can be employed including synthetic mono- or di- glycerides.
  • Fatty acids, such as oleic acid and its glyceride derivatives are useful in the
  • injectables as are natural pharmaceutically-acceptable oils, such as olive oil or castor oil, especially in their polyoxyethylated versions.
  • oils such as olive oil or castor oil, especially in their polyoxyethylated versions.
  • These oil solutions or suspensions can also contain a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant, or carboxymethyl cellulose or similar dispersing agents which are commonly used in the formulation of pharmaceutically acceptable dosage forms such as emulsions and/or suspensions.
  • Other commonly used surfactants such as Tweens or Spans and/or other similar emulsifying agents or bioavailability enhancers which are commonly used in the manufacture of pharmaceutically acceptable solid, liquid, or other dosage forms can also be used for the purposes of formulation.
  • compositions of this invention can be orally administered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but not limited to, capsules, tablets, emulsions and aqueous suspensions, dispersions and solutions.
  • carriers which are commonly used include lactose and corn starch.
  • Lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, are also typically added.
  • useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch.
  • aqueous suspensions and/or emulsions are administered orally, the active ingredient can be suspended or dissolved in an oily phase combined with emulsifying and/or suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening and/or flavoring and/or coloring agents can be added.
  • compositions of this invention can also be administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration.
  • These compositions can be prepared by mixing a compound of this invention with a suitable non-irritating excipient which is solid at room temperature but liquid at the rectal temperature and therefore will melt in the rectum to release the active components.
  • suitable non-irritating excipient include, but are not limited to, cocoa butter, bees wax and polyethylene glycols.
  • Topical administration of the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention is especially useful when the desired treatment involves areas or organs readily accessible by topical application.
  • the pharmaceutical composition should be formulated with a suitable ointment containing the active
  • Carriers for topical administration of the compounds of this invention include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, liquid petroleum, white petroleum, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene compound, emulsifying wax and water.
  • the pharmaceutical composition can be formulated with a suitable lotion or cream containing the active compound suspended or dissolved in a carrier with suitable emulsifying agents.
  • suitable carriers include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetearyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and water.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention can also be topically applied to the lower intestinal tract by rectal suppository formulation or in a suitable enema formulation. Topically applied transdermal patches are also included in this invention.
  • compositions of this invention can be administered by nasal aerosol or inhalation.
  • Such compositions are prepared according to techniques well- known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation and can be prepared as solutions in saline, employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorption promoters to enhance bioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or other solubilizing or dispersing agents known in the art.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention will be administered from about 1 to about 6 times per day (e.g., at lOmg - lOOOmg/dose; or any range in which the lower number is an integer between 10 and 999 inclusive, and the upper number is an integer between 11 and 1000 inclusive that is higher than the lower number) or alternatively, as a continuous infusion.
  • Such administration can be used as a chronic or acute therapy.
  • compositions of this invention include a combination of a compound of the formulae described herein and one or more additional therapeutic or prophylactic agents, both the compound and the additional agent should be present at dosage levels of between about 10% to 100%, and more preferably between about 10% to 80% of the dosage normally administered in a monotherapy regimen.
  • the additional agents can be administered separately, as part of a multiple dose regimen, from the compounds of this invention. Alternatively, those agents can be part of a single dosage form, mixed together with the compounds of this invention in a single composition.
  • the compounds of this invention can contain one or more asymmetric centers and thus occur as racemates and racemic mixtures, single enantiomers, individual diastereomers and diastereomeric mixtures. All such isomeric forms of these compounds are expressly included in the present invention.
  • the compounds of this invention can also be represented in multiple tautomeric forms (see illustration), in such instances, the invention expressly includes all tautomeric forms of the compounds described herein. All such isomeric forms of such compounds are expressly included in the present invention. All crystal forms of the compounds described herein are expressly included in the present invention.
  • Assessment of the activity of the compounds delineated herein can be performed using a variety of protocols known in the art, including those exemplified in the representative examples herein. Such methods include in vitro and in vivo models, and can utilize direct or indirect measurements efficacy. Reagents and instrumentation associated with these techniques and protocols are commercially available from a variety of vendors and sources, including those specifically listed herein.
  • mice Male Sprague-Dawley rats (225-300 g) from Charles River Laboratories (Wilmington, MA) were initially housed in shoebox cages (2 rats/cage) and were provided with food and water ad libitum. The cages were kept in a temperature- controlled room with a 12-hour light/dark cycle. All experiments were performed during the light cycle.
  • NMDA and D-AP5 were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, MO) and dissolved in artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF) (145 mM NaCl; 2.7 mM KC1; 1.2 mM CaCl 2 ; 1.0 mM MgCl 2 ; 0.2 mM ascorbate; 5.0 mM glucose; pH 7.4).
  • aCSF artificial cerebrospinal fluid
  • Rats were housed for one week prior to initiation of experiments. On the day of the experiment, rats were divided into three groups based on their scheduled time of sacrifice (10, 20 and 60 minutes post injection) and injected with 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS (10 mg/kg, i.p.). Rats were anesthetized with isoflurane, and decapitated at the designated time points. Brain tissue was rapidly removed, dissected, and stored at -80°C until assayed. For each rat 0.6 to 2 g of tissue was analyzed for 3 5 ⁇ HS; the larger tissue amounts were required for samples originating from the 60 min time-point.
  • Pregnanolone hemiglutarate (1 ⁇ l of a 2.7 mM solution in ethanol) was added to tissue samples for use as an extraction recovery standard. Tissues were homogenized in 2 ml of 0.25 M NaOH with a sonic dismembrator. Potentially interfering lipids were extracted
  • Chromatographic resolution was achieved using a HP 1100 HPLC running a mobile phase of 75% CH 3 OH, 25% 50 mM ammonium acetate (pH 3) at a flow rate of 100 ⁇ l/min through a Hypersil BDS C18 column (2.1 x 150 mm) (Alltech Associates; Deerfield, IL).
  • Column effluent was directed into a HP 5989x electrospray mass spectrometer operating in the negative ion mode and running a sheath liquid of 50 mM NH OH at 5 ⁇ l/min.
  • Sample values of 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS were normalized to the optimal response of the instrument standard, and then determined by comparing to a concurrently run, external standard curve. 3 5 ⁇ HS values were then corrected for extraction efficiency, which was determined by monitoring PAHG recovery.
  • Rats were anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital (50 mg/kg, i.p.) and placed in a stereotaxic apparatus (David Kopf Instruments). A rostro-caudal incision was then made to expose the dorsal surface of the skull. Two bilateral holes were drilled above the striatum (+1.0 mm A/P, + 3.0 mm M/L, -3.0 mm D/V relative to bregma, Paxinos and Watson, 1997) and guide cannulae (9 mm, 24 gauge) were implanted and fastened to the skull using screws and dental cement. All rats were housed in individual cages following surgery.
  • a dialysis guide cannula (CMA Microdialysis; Acton, MA) was lowered 3 mm ventrally and was then secured to the skull with dental cement. All rats were housed in individual cages following surgery. No less than two days after surgery, the rats were briefly anesthetized with isoflurane to facilitate the removal of the dummy from the guide cannula and insertion of a microdialysis probe (CMA 10, dialysis membrane length of 2 mm of polycarbonate, with a molecular weight cut off of 20 kD) into the striatum. Animals were allowed to recover for 15 min prior to the initiation of the experiment following probe insertion.
  • CMA 10 microdialysis probe
  • aCSF Artificial cerebrospinal fluid
  • mice were given an injection of 3 5 ⁇ HS (10 mg/kg, i.p.) and sacrificed at 10, 20, and 60 min post injection.
  • 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS was extracted from whole brain, and analyzed via HPLC ESI-MS.
  • 3 5 ⁇ HS was detected in the brain within 10 min (Fig 2).
  • Steroid levels reached 3.5 nmol/g of brain tissue at 10 min post injection and declined to 0.5 nmol/g of brain tissue by 60 min.
  • the level of 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS peaked 10 min post-injection, the concentration in the brain remained elevated 20 min following injection and declined to near-baseline levels by 60 min.
  • Histological results indicate placement of the dialysis probes and the microinjection cannulae within the dorsal striatum.
  • the brain sections were examined under a microscope and determined to be free of NMDA-induced neurotoxicity. Some expected mechanical damage was detected secondary to probe placement and cannulation.
  • Example 2 The effect of 3 a5 ⁇ HS on the behavioral hyperactivity induced by intra-striatal NMDA
  • Basal extracellular levels of striatal dopamine were measured in 40 rats via in vivo microdialysis.
  • the average ( ⁇ standard error of the mean) extracellular dopamine values was 2.0+0.8 nmol/20 ⁇ l.
  • the data presented in figure 5 indicate that NMDA-induced striatal dopamine release is blocked by the NMDA antagonist, D-AP5.
  • the data are presented as percent baseline, with baseline defined as the average of the four samples collected prior to administration of NMDA.
  • the complete time course of the microdialysis data are presented in figure 5A.
  • the data collected 20 and 40 min following the intra-striatal perfusion of NMDA is presented in figure 5B.
  • the complete time-course was analyzed with a mixed factors ANOVA with repeated measures over time.
  • NMDA-induced dopamine release dose-dependently Similar to D-AP5, systemic administration of 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS (0.01, 1, 5, 10 or 20 mg/kg) decreased NMDA-induced dopamine release dose-dependently (Fig 6).
  • the data are presented as percent baseline, with baseline defined as the average of the 4 samples collected prior to administration of NMDA.
  • the complete time course of the microdialysis data are presented in figure 6A.
  • the data collected 20 and 40 min following the intra-striatal perfusion of NMDA is presented in figure 6B.
  • the complete time-course was analyzed with a mixed factors ANOVA (repeated measures over time).
  • FIG. 6C illustrates the dose-dependent effect of 3 5 ⁇ HS on NMDA-induced dopamine release.
  • the NMDA-induced increase in dopamine was dose-dependently decreased by 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS with an EC50 of 4 mg/kg.
  • Example 4 The effect of pregnanolone on NMDA-induced dopamine release
  • Behavioral sensitization is a progressive and enduring augmentation of locomotor and stereotyped behavior in rats resulting from intermittent injections of cocaine and related psychostimulants. Recent self-administration experiments indicate that psychostimulant sensitization increases the reinforcing efficacy of these drugs. Rats sensitized to psychostimulants subsequently self-administer subthreshold doses of cocaine or amphetamine (Horger et al., 1990; Nezina et al., 1999) and display a higher break point for cocaine or amphetamine self-administration using a progressive ratio schedule of reinforcement (Mendrek et al., 1998; Lorrain et al., 2000). Pretreatment with systemic injections of 3 5 ⁇ HS, a negative modulator of the ⁇ MDA receptor, attenuated the development of behavioral sensitization to cocaine.
  • Example 6 3 a5 ⁇ HS attenuates NMDA-induced behavioral activation
  • NMDA infused into the striatum resulted in an increase in behavioral activation (Riederer et al., 1992; Schmidt et al., 1992; Ossowska and Wolfarth, 1995).
  • the attenuation of NMDA-induced behavioral hyperactivity by 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS does not appear to be due to a sedative effect of the steroid since the highest used had no effect on the non- pharmacological behavioral activation induced by saline administration or on the behavioral hyperactivity induced by an acute cocaine injection.
  • Example 7 3a5 ⁇ HS blocks NMDA-induced dopamine release in the striatum
  • NMDA antagonists block the enhanced dopamine release (Marek et al., 1992; Whitton et al., 1994). Consistent with these findings, in the present studies NMDA administered into the striatum through the microdialysis probe increased extracellular dopamine levels. Moreover, the competitive NMDA antagonist, D-AP5, dose- dependently reduced the NMDA-induced increase in striatal extracellular dopamine. Our results also indicate that the systemic injection of 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS decreased NMDA-induced dopamine release in a dose-dependent manner. The effect of 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS on NMDA-induced dopamine release was similar to that of the NMDA antagonist, D- AP5, which is consistent with its action as a negative modulator of the NMDA receptor in
  • Example 8 In order to address the question of whether 3 5 ⁇ HS or its main metabolite, pregnanolone, was responsible for the observed pharmacological and behavioral effects, a sub-sedative dose of pregnanolone was used in microdialysis experiments. This dose of pregnanolone had no effect on NMDA-induced striatal dopamine release, indicating that neither pregnanolone nor a pregnanolone metabolite is likely to be responsible for the inhibition of NMDA-induced dopamine release produced by 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS.
  • 3ct5 ⁇ HS is antinociceptive in a dose-dependent manner
  • morphine (2 mg/kg, s.c.) and 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS (5, 10 and 15 mg/kg i.p.) elicit a dose-dependent increase in tail flick latency.
  • 10 and 15 mg/kg, 3 ⁇ 5 ⁇ HS induced near maximal lengthening of the latency time, close to the cutoff time value (10 seconds). While this effect is comparable to the analgesic effect of morphine (2 mg/kg, s.c.) it is longer lasting.
  • Morphine is most effective 20 minutes following injection but its effect is short lived compared to the analgesic effect of the steroid. The data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher's LSD.
  • Example 10 PACME is antinociceptive in a dose-dependent manner
  • PACME produced analgesia similar to that of morphine in a dose-dependent manner compared to control (Fig 10).
  • PACME induced near maximal lengthening of the latency time, close to the cut-off time value (10 seconds). While this effect is comparable to the analgesic effect of morphine (2 mg/kg, s.c.) it is longer lasting.

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L'invention concerne des composés stéroïdes neuroactifs utiles dans la modulation d'effets, de maladies ou de symptomes de maladies du SNC. L'invention concerne également l'utilisation des composés dans des procédés de prévention de maladies ou de symptomes de maladies, et des procédés de modulation ou de médiation d'effets ou de processus du SNC.
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