RTI-122
RTI-122 is a selective, blood-brain barrier-permeable GPR88 agonist (cAMP EC50=11 nM), with EC50 values of 11.5 nM and 155 nM for human and mouse GPR88, respectively ([35S]GTPγS assay). By activating the GPR88 receptor to regulate the cAMP signaling pathway and G protein activity, RTI-122 significantly attenuates Binge-like drinking, reduces alcohol intake, and decreases alcohol-seeking motivation. RTI-122 blocks the reinstatement of alcohol-seeking behavior without affecting water or sucrose intake. RTI-122 exhibits metabolic stability in mice (T1/2=5.8 h) and can be used to investigate alcohol use disorder.
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- CAS No.: 3034664-39-3
- Formula: C29H34FN3O3
- Molecular Weight:491.60
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Biological Activity
RTI-122 potently activates human GPR88 in CHO cells stably expressing PPLS-HA-GPR88, with an EC50 of 10.8 nM for cAMP at 30 min; it also potently activates the G protein signaling pathway of human GPR88 in PPLS-HA-hGPR88-CHO cell membranes, with an EC50 of 11.5 nM for [35S]GTPγS at 60 min[1].
RTI-122 (30 μM; 60 min) shows no activity in striatal membranes from GPR88 knockout mice, but selectively activates endogenous mouse GPR88 in striatal membranes from wild-type mice, with an EC50 of 155 nM for [35S]GTPγS[1].
RTI-122 exhibits favorable metabolic stability in mouse liver microsomes, with a half-life of 24.6 min and a clearance rate of 56.4 μL/min/mg[1].
RTI-122 (10 μM; 90 min) exhibits favorable blood-brain barrier penetration potential, with an apical-to-basolateral Papp of 2.8 × 10-6 cm/s and an efflux ratio of 2.5 in the MDCK-MDR1 assay[1].
RTI-122 (1 μM; 6 h) binds highly to mouse plasma proteins, with a binding rate of 99.5%[1].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
| Species | Dose | Route | Plasma Concentration | Tmax (Plasma) | CLplasma | T1/2 (Plasma) | AUC0-∞ (Plasma) | Brain Concentration | Tmax (Brain) | CLbrain | T1/2 (Brain) | AUC0-∞ (Brain) |
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| Mice[1] | 10 mg/kg | i.p. | 662 ng/mL | 2.0 h | 23 mL/min/kg | 5.8 h | 7292 ng·h/mL | 630 ng/mL | 4.0 h | 20 mL/min/kg | 5.5 h | 8530 ng·h/mL |
RTI-122 (10-20 mg/kg; i.p.; single administration) reduces spontaneous locomotor activity in male C57BL/6J mice in a dose-dependent manner. Within the first 20 min post-injection, both the 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg groups exhibit efficacy, while only the 20 mg/kg group shows efficacy during the 20-40 min period[2].
RTI-122 (10-20 mg/kg; i.p.; single administration) induces GPR88-specific reduction of alcohol intake in wild-type mice. Both 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg doses are effective in male mice, while only the 20 mg/kg dose is effective in female mice[2].
RTI-122 (5-10 mg/kg; i.p.; single administration) dose-dependently reduces operant alcohol self-administration in alcohol-preferring male and female rats, with no effect on sucrose self-administration, indicating its regulatory role in alcohol-specific reward[2].
RTI-122 (2.5-10 mg/kg; i.p.; single administration) reduces the motivation of alcohol-preferring male and female rats to self-administer unadulterated alcohol and quinine (HY-D0143)-adulterated alcohol[2].
RTI-122 (20 mg/kg; i.p.; single administration) reduces yohimbine (HY-N0127)-induced alcohol-seeking behavior in both male and female alcohol-preferring rats, and inhibits relapse of alcohol self-administration in both sexes at doses of 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg[2].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
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Animal Model:C57BL/6J mice with Alcohol use disorder (male)[1]
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Dosage:10 mg/kg
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Administration:i.p.; single dose
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Result:Produced significant attenuation of binge-like alcohol consumption, with effects equivalent to those of RTI-13951-33 at 30 mg/kg.
Showed no effect on water intake.
Confirmed significant effect compared to saline-treated mice via Newman-Keuls post hoc testing.
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Animal Model:Alcohol-preferring Rat (male and female, progressive ratio operant self-administration for unadulterated and quinine-adulterated 15% alcohol)[2]
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Dosage:2.5 mg/kg (unadulterated and quinine-adulterated alcohol); 5 mg/kg (unadulterated and quinine-adulterated alcohol); 10 mg/kg (unadulterated alcohol)
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Administration:i.p.; single dose per test session
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Result:Reduced break point and alcohol intake for unadulterated alcohol at 5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg.
Reduced locomotor rate for unadulterated alcohol at all tested doses.
Reduced break point for quinine-adulterated alcohol at 5 mg/kg.
Reduced alcohol intake in females for quinine-adulterated alcohol at 2.5 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg.
Reduced locomotor rate in females for quinine-adulterated alcohol at both 2.5 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg, and in males at 2.5 mg/kg.
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Animal Model:Alcohol-preferring Rat (male and female, yohimbine-induced reinstatement of alcohol-seeking and self-administration following 16 extinction sessions)[2]
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Dosage:10 mg/kg; 20 mg/kg
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Administration:i.p.; single dose per test session
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Result:Reduced alcohol-seeking lever responses in the seeking phase at 20 mg/kg.
Reduced alcohol self-administration lever responses in the reinitiation phase at 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg.
Reduced locomotor rate during the seeking phase at both 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg.
Showed no effect on locomotor rate during the reinitiation phase.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 3034664-39-3
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Molecular Weight 491.60
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Formula C29H34FN3O3
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SMILES
CO[C@H](C)[C@H](N)CN(C1=CC=C(C2=CC=C(C=C2)OC(C)C)C=C1)C([C@H]3[C@H](C4=CC=C(C=N4)F)C3)=O
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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Rahman MT, et al. Improvement of the Metabolic Stability of GPR88 Agonist RTI-13951-33: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation. J Med Chem. 2023;66(4):2964-2978. [Content Brief]
[2]. Lovelock DF, et al. The GPR88 Agonist RTI-122 Reduces Alcohol-Related Motivation and Consumption. Addict Biol. 2025;30(6):e70058. [Content Brief]
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