Chemical differentiation of histamine H1- and H2-receptor agonists
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Abstract
Histamine exists predominantly as the NT-H tautomer of the monocation (IIa) at a physiological pH of 7.4 and structure-activity studies indicate that this tautomer is likely to be the pharmacologically active species for both H1 and H2 receptors. Effective H2-receptor agonists appear to require a prototropic tautomeric system whereas H1-receptor agonists do not need to be tautomeric. This identifies a chemical difference in the receptor requirements which provides the basis for obtaining selective histamine H1-receptor agonists. Thus 2-(2-aminoethyl)thiazole and 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine are nontautomeric and are highly selective agonists for histamine H1 receptors (H1:H2 ca. 90:1 and 30:1, respectively). In conjunction with the selective H2-receptor agonist, 4-methylhistamine, they are of great value for studying the pharmacology of histamine receptors.
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