| Bioactivity | Trimipramine is a 5-HT receptor antagonist, with pKi binding values of 6.39, 8.10, 4.66 for 5-HT1C, 5-HT2 and 5-HT1A, respectively. Trimipramine is also a potent and selective inhibitor targeting human noradrenaline (hNAT), serotonin (hSERT) and organic cation transporters (hOCT1, hOCT2) with IC50 values of 4.99 μM, 2.11 μM, 3.72 μM, 8.00 μM, respectively. Trimipramine has vascular activity and anxiolytic efficacy[1][2][3]. |
| Invitro | Trimipramine displays much higher affinity for 5-HT2 than for 5-HT1C receptors[1].Trimipramine is a moderate inhibitor of the human NAT and SERT, with the IC50 values of 4.99 μM and 2.11 μM, respectively[2].SERT and NAT could represent a target for the antidepressant effects of trimipramine (1 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.01 mM, 1 μM, 0.1 μM; 10 min; HEK293 cells)[2]. |
| In Vivo | Trimipramine (5 mg/kg/d; 14 d; chronic administration) acts as functions in rats:1. Increasing concentration of regional 5-HT. 5-HT is highest in the frontal cortex and the hippocampus, followed by the olfactory tubercles and the hypothalamus. 2. Decreasing the number of frontal cortex 5-HT2 and striatal DA D2 receptors. 3. Increasing in the brain regional level of monoamines and metabolites. thus indicates a greater synthesis rate for dopamine (DA) and 5-HT coinciding with an adaptive down regulation of 5-HT2 and DA D2 receptors[3]. Animal Model: |
| Name | Trimipramine |
| CAS | 739-71-9 |
| Formula | C20H26N2 |
| Molar Mass | 294.43 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
| Reference | [1]. Jenck F, et al. Evidence for a role of 5-HT1C receptors in the antiserotonergic properties of some antidepressant drugs. Eur J Pharmacol. 1993 Feb 9. 231(2):223-9. [2]. Haenisch B, et al. Inhibitory potencies of trimipramine and its main metabolites at human monoamine and organic cation transporters. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2011 Sep. 217(2):289-95. [3]. Juorio AV, et al. The effects of chronic trimipramine treatment on biogenic amine metabolism and on dopamine D2, 5-HT2 and tryptamine binding sites in rat brain. Gen Pharmacol. 1990. 21(5):759-62. |