Human organic cation transporters (OCTs) represent an understudied neurotransmitter uptake mechanism for which no selective agents have yet been identified. Several neurotransmitters (e.g. serotonin, norepinephrine) are low-affinity substrates for these transporters, but possess higher affinity for other transporters (e.g. the serotonin or norepinephrine transporters; SERT and NET, respectively). We have identified a new class of OCT inhibitors with a phenylguanidine structural scaffold. Here, we examine the actions of a series of such compounds and report preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs) - the first dedicated SAR study of OCT3 action. Initial results showed that the presence of a substituent on the phenyl ring, as well as its position, contributes to the phenylguanidines' inhibitory potency (IC values ranging from 2.2 to >450μM) at hOCT3. There is a trend towards enhanced inhibitory potency of phenylguanidines with increased lipophilic character and the size of the substituent at the phenyl 4-position, with the latter reaching a ceiling effect. The first PiPT-based hOCT3 homology models were generated and are in agreement with our biological data.
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