Donitriptan (
INN
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) (code name F-11356) is a
triptan
Triptans are a family of tryptamine-based drugs used as abortive medication in the treatment of migraines and cluster headaches. This drug class was first commercially introduced in the 1990s. While effective at treating individual headaches, th ...
drug
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which was investigated as an
antimigraine agent
Antimigraine drugs are medications intended to reduce the effects or intensity of migraine headache. They include drugs for the treatment of acute migraine symptoms as well as drugs for the prevention of migraine attacks.
Treatment of acute symp ...
but ultimately was never marketed.
It acts as a high-
affinity
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, high-
efficacy
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/near-
full agonist
An agonist is a chemical that activates a receptor to produce a biological response. Receptors are cellular proteins whose activation causes the cell to modify what it is currently doing. In contrast, an antagonist blocks the action of the ago ...
of the
5-HT1B (pK
i = 9.4–10.1;
IA = 94%) and
5-HT1D receptors (pK
i = 9.3–10.2;
IA = 97%), and is among the most
potent of the triptan series of drugs.
[Perez M, Fourrier C, Sigogneau I, Pauwels PJ, Palmier C, Valentin JP, John GW, Halazy S (1995) Synthesis and serotonergic activity of arylpiperazide derivatives of serotonin: Potent agonists for 5-HT1D receptors. ''Journal of Medicinal Chemistry'' 38:3602–3607.] Donitriptan was being developed in
France
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by
bioMérieux
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-
Pierre Fabre and made it to
phase II clinical trial
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s in
Europe
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before development was discontinued.
References
5-HT1B agonists
5-HT1D agonists
Antimigraine drugs
Indole ethers at the benzene ring
Aromatic nitriles
Phenylpiperazines
Triptans
Abandoned drugs
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