JHW-007 explained

Cas Number:264869-07-0
Pubchem:10091491
Chemspiderid:1125316
Chembl:3084652
Iupac Name:(1R,5S)-3-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]-8-butyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane
C:24
H:29
F:2
N:1
O:1
Smiles:CCCCN1[C@@H]2CC[C@H]1CC(C2)OC(C3=CC=C(C=C3)F)C4=CC=C(C=C4)F
Stdinchi:1S/C24H29F2NO/c1-2-3-14-27-21-12-13-22(27)16-23(15-21)28-24(17-4-8-19(25)9-5-17)18-6-10-20(26)11-7-18/h4-11,21-24H,2-3,12-16H2,1H3/t21-,22+,23?
Stdinchikey:HZEVDVGPBUFIAW-AIZNXBIQSA-N

JHW-007 is a cocaine analogue and a high affinity atypical dopamine reuptake inhibitor that is being researched for the treatment of cocaine addiction. JHW-007 has been found to blunt the psychostimulant effects of cocaine and reduce self-administration in rodents.[1] JHW-007 exposure has been shown to block the conditioned place preference effects of cocaine.[2] JHW-007 may directly antagonize the autoregulatory dopamine D2 receptor, a hypothesis that was developed following the observation of JHW-007's ability to inhibit D2 receptor-mediated currents in the midbrain.

Atypical dopamine reuptake inhibition

In contrast to cocaine and other cocaine-like dopamine reuptake inhibitors, JHW-007 binds to the dopamine transporter (DAT) in an occluded (closed) conformation, similar to (R)-modafinil. This type of receptor binding to the DAT has been observed to result in a gradual and sustained increase in extracellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens. Peak levels of extracellular dopamine are also markedly reduced. Both modafinil and JHW-007 have been investigated for the treatment of cocaine addiction.

Notes and References

  1. Avelar AJ, Cao J, Newman AH, Beckstead MJ . Atypical dopamine transporter inhibitors R-modafinil and JHW 007 differentially affect D2 autoreceptor neurotransmission and the firing rate of midbrain dopamine neurons . Neuropharmacology . 123 . 410–419 . September 2017 . 28625719 . 5546153 . 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.06.016 .
  2. Velázquez-Sánchez C, Ferragud A, Murga J, Cardá M, Canales JJ . The high affinity dopamine uptake inhibitor, JHW 007, blocks cocaine-induced reward, locomotor stimulation and sensitization . European Neuropsychopharmacology . 20 . 7 . 501–508 . July 2010 . 20413276 . 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2010.03.005 . 21330820 .