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Design, Synthesis, and in vitro Evaluation of P2X7 Antagonists
Durner, Anna,Koufaki, Maria,Kritsi, Eftichia,Nicke, Annette,Papakostas, Alexios,T. Pournara, Dimitra,Zoumpoulakis, Panagiotis
supporting information, p. 2530 - 2543 (2020/10/19)
The P2X7 receptor is a promising target for the treatment of various diseases due to its significant role in inflammation and immune cell signaling. This work describes the design, synthesis, and in vitro evaluation of a series of novel derivatives bearing diverse scaffolds as potent P2X7 antagonists. Our approach was based on structural modifications of reported (adamantan-1-yl)methylbenzamides able to inhibit the receptor activation. The adamantane moieties and the amide bond were replaced, and the replacements were evaluated by a ligand-based pharmacophore model. The antagonistic potency of the synthesized analogues was assessed by two-electrode voltage clamp experiments, using Xenopus laevis oocytes that express the human P2X7 receptor. SAR studies suggested that the replacement of the adamantane ring by an aryl-cyclohexyl moiety afforded the most potent antagonists against the activation of the P2X7 cation channel, with analogue 2-chloro-N-[1-(3-(nitrooxymethyl)phenyl)cyclohexyl)methyl]benzamide (56) exhibiting the best potency with an IC50 value of 0.39 μΜ.
Carboxylate bioisosteres of gabapentin
Burgos-Lepley, Carmen E.,Thompson, Lisa R.,Kneen, Clare O.,Osborne, Simon A.,Bryans, Justin S.,Capiris, Thomas,Suman-Chauhan, Nirmala,Dooley, David J.,Donovan, Cindy M.,Field, Mark J.,Vartanian, Mark G.,Kinsora, Jack J.,Lotarski, Susan M.,El-Kattan, Ayman,Walters, Karen,Cherukury, Madhu,Taylor, Charles P.,Wustrow, David J.,Schwarz, Jacob B.
, p. 2333 - 2336 (2007/10/03)
A series of carboxylate bioisosteres of structures related to gabapentin 1 have been prepared. When the carboxylate was replaced by a tetrazole, this group was recognized by the α2-δ protein. Further characterization of α2-δ binding compounds 14a and 14b revealed a similar pattern of functional in vitro and in vivo activity to gabapentin 1.