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Tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs) are a class of drugs used primarily as antidepressants that were first introduced in the 1970s. They are named after their chemical structure which contains four rings of atoms and are closely related to the tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) which contain three rings of atoms.
The TeCAs include the following agents:
The affinities (Kd (nM)) of a selection of TeCAs have been compared below at an assortment of binding sites:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
The selected ligands act as antagonists (or inverse agonists depending on the site in question) at all receptors listed and as inhibitors of all transporters listed.
M: PSO/PSI
mepr
dsrd (o, p, m, p, a, d, s), sysi/epon, spvo
proc (eval/thrp), drug (N5A/5B/5C/6A/6B/6D)
M: DIG
anat (t, g, p)/phys/devp/enzy
noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon
proc, drug (A2A/2B/3/4/5/6/7/14/16), blte
* Note that many TCAs, TeCAs, antipsychotics, ergolines, and some piperazines like buspirone and trazodone all antagonize α1-adrenergic receptors as well, which contributes to their side effects such as orthostatic hypotension.
* Note that many atypical antipsychotics and azapirones like buspirone (via metabolite 1-PP) antagonize α2-adrenergic receptors as well.
* Note that MAO-B inhibitors also influence norepinephrine/epinephrine levels since they inhibit the breakdown of their precursor dopamine.
Psychology, Lurasidone, Quetiapine, Psychiatry, Receptor antagonist