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Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica ñ Drug Research, Vol. 72 No. 2 pp. 277ñ287, <strong>2015</strong> ISSN 0001-6837Polish Pharmaceutical SocietyDRUG SYNTHESIS1-[(IMIDAZOLIN-2-YL)AMINO]INDOLINE AND 1-[(IMIDAZOLIN-2-YL)AMINO]1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES:NEW INSIGHTS INTO THEIR CIRCULATORY ACTIVITIESFRANCISZEK S•CZEWSKI 1 , ALEKSANDRA WASILEWSKA 1 *, ALAN L. HUDSON 2 ,MEHNAZ FERDOUSI 2 , APOLONIA RYBCZY—SKA 3 , KONRAD BOBLEWSKI 3and ARTUR LEHMANN 31Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy,Medical University of GdaÒsk, DÍbinki 7, 80-211 GdaÒsk, Poland2Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada3Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of GdaÒsk, PolandAbstract: N-[(Imidazolin-2-yl)amino]indolines and N-[(imidazolin-2-yl)amino]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines,previously described in patent literature as hypertensive agents, were synthesized and tested in vitro for theiraffinities to α 1 - and α 2 -adrenoceptors as well as imidazoline I 1 and I 2 receptors. The compounds most potent ateither α 1 - or α 2 -adrenoceptors were administered intravenously to normotensive Wistar rats to determine theireffects on mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate. Upon intravenous administration at dose of 0.1 mg/kg tonormotensive male Wistar rats, the initial transient pressor effect was followed by long-lasting hypotension andbradycardia. In view of the above results the 1-[(imidazolin-2-yl)amino]indolines and [(imidazolin-2-yl)amino]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines are now found to possess circulatory profile characteristic of the centrallyacting clonidine-like hypotensive imidazolines.Keywords: imidazolines, indolines, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines, α-adrenoceptors, imidazoline receptors,hypertensive effect, hypotensive effectImidazoline-containing agents acting at α 2 -adrenoceptors exhibit important pharmacologicaleffects including hypotension, bradycardia, analgesia,sedation, mydriasis, organ-protection, stimulationof growth hormone secretion and decreased outputof endocrine and exocrine secretory glands, suchas decreased insulin secretion and decreased salivation(1-11). On the other hand, the therapeuticpotential of agents which selectively interact withα 1 -adrenoceptors includes nasal congestion, urinaryincontinence as well as sexual, CNS and eating dysfunctions(12-16).It is well established that imidazoline derivativesof type A with methylene bridge between theimidazoline and the aryl ring (Figure 1, X = CH 2 )such as xylometazoline, oxymetazoline and naphazolineinduce an increase in blood pressure due toperipheral α 1 -adrenergic receptor stimulation, whileFigure 1. Imidazoline derivatives with circulatory activity* Corresponding author: e-mail: alwas@gumed.edu.pl277