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J B Thomas,
R N Atkinson,
R B Rothman,
S E Fix,
S W Mascarella,
N A Vinson,
H Xu,
C M Dersch,
Y Lu,
B E Cantrell, D M Zimmerman,
F I Carroll
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ABSTRACT: A structurally novel opioid kappa receptor selective ligand has been identified. This compound, (3R)-7-hydroxy-N-((1S)-1-[[(3R,4R)-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl]methyl]-2-methylpropyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide (JDTic, 10) demonstrated high affinity for the kappa receptor in the binding assay (kappa K(i) = 0.3 nM) and highly potent and selective kappa antagonism in the [(35)S]GTP-gamma-S assay using cloned opioid receptors (kappa K(i) = 0.006 nM, mu/kappa ratio = 570, delta/kappa ratio > 16600).
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 08/2001; 44(17):2687-90. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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P Miu,
K R Jarvie,
V Radhakrishnan,
M R Gates,
A Ogden,
P L Ornstein,
H Zarrinmayeh,
K Ho,
D Peters,
J Grabell,
A Gupta, D M Zimmerman,
D Bleakman
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ABSTRACT: The present study describes the activity of two novel potent and selective AMPA receptor potentiator molecules LY392098 and LY404187. LY392098 and LY404187 enhance glutamate (100 microM) stimulated ion influx through recombinant homomeric human AMPA receptor ion channels, GluR1-4, with estimated EC(50) values of 1.77 microM (GluR1(i)), 0.22 microM (GluR2(i)), 0.56 microM (GluR2(o)), 1.89 microM (GluR3(i)) and 0.20 microM (GluR4(i)) for LY392098 and EC(50) values of 5.65 microM (GluR1(i)), 0.15 microM (GluR2(i)), 1.44 microM (GluR2(o)), 1.66 microM (GluR3(i)) and 0.21 microM (GluR4(i)) for LY404187. Neither compound affected ion influx in untransfected HEK293 cells or GluR transfected cells in the absence of glutamate. Both compounds were selective for activity at AMPA receptors, with no activity at human recombinant kainate receptors. Electrophysiological recordings demonstrated that glutamate (1 mM)-evoked inward currents in human GluR4 transfected HEK293 cells were potentiated by LY392098 and LY404187 at low concentrations (3-10 nM). In addition, both compounds removed glutamate-dependent desensitization of recombinant GluR4 AMPA receptors. These studies demonstrate that LY392098 and LY404187 allosterically potentiate responses mediated by human AMPA receptor ion channels expressed in HEK 293 cells in vitro.
Neuropharmacology 07/2001; 40(8):976-83. · 4.81 Impact Factor
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Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 03/2001; 44(3):302-4. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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P L Ornstein, D M Zimmerman,
M B Arnold,
T J Bleisch,
B Cantrell,
R Simon,
H Zarrinmayeh,
S R Baker,
M Gates,
J P Tizzano,
D Bleakman,
A Mandelzys,
K R Jarvie,
K Ho,
M Deverill,
R K Kamboj
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 12/2000; 43(23):4354-8. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A series of benzimidazoles (4) was synthesized and evaluated in vitro as potent and selective NPY Y1 receptor antagonists. Substitution of the piperidine nitrogen of 4 with appropriate R groups resulted in compounds with more than 80-fold higher affinity at the Y receptor compared to the parent compound 5 (R = H). The most potent benzimidazole in this series was 21 (Ki = 0.052 nM).
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 04/1999; 9(5):647-52. · 2.55 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A series of benzo[b]thiophene-derived NPY-1 receptor antagonists is described. Systematic modification of the C-2 substituent afforded a 1000-fold range in Y1 receptor affinity. Appropriate substitution at the ortho and para positions of the C-2 phenyl ether produced a synergistic effect on Y1 binding affinity, which led to the discovery of the most active ligands, 12t (K(i) = 15 nM), 12u (K(i) = 11 nM), and 12v (K(i) = 13 nM).
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 03/1999; 9(3):475-80. · 2.55 Impact Factor
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J B Thomas,
M J Fall,
J B Cooper,
R B Rothman,
S W Mascarella,
H Xu,
J S Partilla,
C M Dersch,
K B McCullough,
B E Cantrell, D M Zimmerman,
F I Carroll
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ABSTRACT: A three-component library of compounds was prepared in parallel using multiple simultaneous solution-phase synthetic methodology. The compounds were biased toward opioid receptor antagonist activity by incorporating (+)-(3R,4R)-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidine (a potent, nonselective opioid pure antagonist) as one of the monomers. The other two monomers, which included N-substituted or unsubstituted Boc-protected amino acids and a range of substituted aryl carboxylic acids, were selected to add chemical diversity. Screening of these compounds in competitive binding experiments with the kappa opioid receptor selective ligand [3H]U69,593 led to the discovery of a novel kappa opioid receptor selective ligand, N-¿(2'S)-[3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanamido]-3'-methylbutyl¿-(3R, 4R)-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidine (8, RTI-5989-29). Additional structure-activity relationship studies suggested that 8 possesses lipophilic and hydrogen-bonding sites that are important to its opioid receptor potency and selectivity. These sites appear to exist predominantly within the kappa receptor since the selectivity arises from a 530-fold loss of affinity of 8 for the mu receptor and an 18-fold increase in affinity for the kappa receptor relative to the mu-selective ligand, (+)-N-[trans-4-phenyl-2-butenyl]-(3R, 4R)-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidine (5a). The degree of selectivity observed in the radioligand binding experiments was not observed in the functional assay. According to its ability to inhibit agonist stimulated binding of [35S]GTPgammaS at all three opioid receptors, compound 8 behaves as a mu/kappa opioid receptor pure antagonist with negligible affinity for the delta receptor.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 01/1999; 41(26):5188-97. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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J B Thomas,
S W Mascarella,
J P Burgess,
H Xu,
K B McCullough,
R B Rothman,
J L Flippen-Anderson,
C F George,
B E Cantrell, D M Zimmerman,
F I Carroll
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ABSTRACT: N-Methyl- and N-phenylethyl-(+/-)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,10,10a- octahydro-4a-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-10a-methyl-benzo[g]isoquinolines (4 and 5, respectively) were found to be pure opioid antagonists. These compounds were shown to share many of the characteristics identified with the N-methyl- and N-phenylethyl trans-3,4-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidine (1 and 2, respectively) including N-substituent mediated potency and a lack of N-substituent mediated antagonism. These data suggest that compounds 4 and 5 and the N-substituted trans-3,4-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidines (1 and 2) may interact with opioid receptors similarly.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 12/1998; 8(22):3149-52. · 2.55 Impact Factor
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H Zarrinmayeh,
A M Nunes,
P L Ornstein, D M Zimmerman,
M B Arnold,
D A Schober,
S L Gackenheimer,
R F Bruns,
P A Hipskind,
T C Britton,
B E Cantrell,
D R Gehlert
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ABSTRACT: A series of novel benzimidazoles (BI) derived from the indole 2 was synthesized and evaluated as selective neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y1 receptor antagonists with the aim of developing antiobesity drugs. In our SAR approach, the (4-chlorophenoxy)methyl group at C-2 was kept constant and a series of BIs substituted with various piperidinylalkyl groups at N-1 was synthesized to identify the optimal spacing and orientation of the piperidine ring nitrogen relative to the benzimidazole. The 3-(3-piperidinyl)propyl in 33 was found to maximize affinity for the Y1 receptor. Because of the critical importance of Arg33 and Arg35 of NPY binding to the Y1 receptor, the incorporation of an additional aminoalkyl functionality to the structure of 33 was explored. Methyl substitution was used to probe where substitution on the aromatic ring was best tolerated. In this fashion, the C-4 was chosen for the substitution of the second aminoalkyl functionality. Synthesis of such compounds with a phenoxy tether using the 4-hydroxybenzimidazole 11 was pursued because of their relative ease of synthesis. Functionalization of the hydroxy group of 45 with a series of piperidinylalkyl groups provided the dibasic benzimidazoles 55-62. Among them, BI 56 demonstrated a Ki of 0.0017 microM, which was 400-fold more potent than 33. To evaluate if there was a stereoselective effect on affinity for these BIs, the four constituent stereoisomers (69-72) of the BI 60 were prepared using the S- and R-isomers of bromide 17. Antagonist activity of these BIs was confirmed by measuring the ability of selected compounds to reverse NPY-induced forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP. The high selectivity of several BI antagonists for the Y1 versus Y2, Y4, and Y5 receptors was also shown.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 08/1998; 41(15):2709-19. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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D M Zimmerman,
B E Cantrell,
E C Smith,
J A Nixon,
R F Bruns,
B Gitter,
P A Hipskind,
P L Ornstein,
H Zarrinmayeh,
T C Britton,
D A Schober,
D R Gehlert
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ABSTRACT: The characterization of a novel series of NPY-1 receptor antagonists derived from the 4-methylbenzimidazole 4 is described. Appropriate substitution on the piperidyl nitrogen of 4 led to systematic increases in Y-1 receptor affinity, to approximately 50-fold, and to the discovery of the importance of a second basic substituent.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 04/1998; 8(5):473-6. · 2.55 Impact Factor
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P A Hipskind,
K L Lobb,
J A Nixon,
T C Britton,
R F Bruns,
J Catlow,
D K Dieckman-McGinty,
S L Gackenheimer,
B D Gitter,
S Iyengar,
D A Schober,
R M Simmons,
S Swanson,
H Zarrinmayeh, D M Zimmerman,
D R Gehlert
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 12/1997; 40(23):3712-4. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The synthesis and pharmacological characterization of a novel series of 4-aryl-substituted kainic acid analogs are described. Receptor affinities were determined on recombinantly expressed humGluR6 kainate receptors and on [3H]kainate binding to rat forebrain kainate receptors. Functional agonist potencies were assessed using whole cell voltage clamp recordings in cells expressing humGluR6 receptors. Substitution of phenyl for the methyl at the C-4 position of kainic acid produced 11 which has high affinity and agonist potency at the GluR6 receptor. Substitution on phenyl led to a series of compounds with varying affinity for this kainate receptor. Agonist potency correlated with receptor affinity and with no derivative could antagonist activity be identified. Affinities for the humGluR6 kainate receptor were approximately 10-50 less than the observed affinities at rat forebrain kainate receptors. Furthermore, within the series of 4-aryl-substituted kainic acid analogs, there was a high degree of correlation between binding affinities for humGluR6 receptors and competition with kainate binding to rat forebrain kainate receptors.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 10/1996; 39(19):3617-24. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Structure-activity relationship studies were pursued within N-substituted-trans-3,4-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidines in an effort to discover a peripherally selective opioid antagonist with high activity following systemic administration. Altering the size and the polarity of the N-substituent led to the discovery of 3 (LY246736). Compound 3 has high affinity for opioid receptors (Ki = 0.77, 40, and 4.4 nM for mu, kappa, and delta receptors, respectively). It is a potent mu receptor antagonist following parenteral and oral administration and distributes selectively (> 200-fold selectivity) to peripheral receptors. Thus, 3 has properties suitable for the clinical investigation of mu opioid receptor involvement in GI motility disorders.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 08/1994; 37(15):2262-5. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The present study was designed to identify a single smooth muscle preparation possessing mu, delta, and kappa receptors that can be used in the development of opioid selective antagonists. In vitro studies with the mouse vas deferens indicated that the delta selective agonists, DPLPE and DSLET, had potent agonist activity (ED50 approximately 1 nM) to inhibit the twitch response. The mu selective agonists, normorphine and fentanyl, also inhibited the twitch response in the mouse vas deferens, but were approx 100-fold less potent than the delta selective agonists, consistent with the enrichment of this preparation with delta receptors. U50,488, a kappa selective agonist, also inhibited the twitch response with a potency similar to that of the mu agonists. Naloxone, MR 2266, and WIN 44,441 all antagonized the agonist activity of U50,488 with antagonist dissociation constants distinct from those calculated using mu or delta receptor agonists. To confirm the presence of all three opioid receptors in this preparation, we examined a series of 14 phenylpiperidine opioid antagonists. An excellent correlation was observed between affinities of these piperidine opioid antagonists at mu and kappa receptors determined via radioligand binding studies, and affinities determined by blockade of fentanyl- or U50,488-induced twitch inhibition. Of the piperidine opioid antagonists studied, two possessed relatively high kappa receptor antagonist affinity. Furthermore, the study of an enantiomeric pair of an N-substituted 4-phenylpiperidine derivative demonstrated differences in absolute configuration to be more important for binding at mu and delta than kappa receptors. Thus, we have established the presence of kappa, in addition to the known mu and delta receptors, in the mouse vas deferens, and identified certain piperidines to have high kappa receptor antagonist affinity.
Receptor 02/1994; 4(1):43-53.
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ABSTRACT: Kainate is a potent neuroexcitatory agent; its neurotoxicity is thought to be mediated by an ionotropic receptor with a nanomolar affinity for kainate. In this report, we describe the cloning of a cDNA encoding a human glutamate ionotropic receptor subunit protein from a human hippocampal library. This cDNA, termed humEAA1, is most closely related to rat and human cDNAs for kainate receptor proteins and, when expressed in COS or Chinese hamster ovary cells, is associated with high-affinity kainate receptor binding. We have successfully established cell lines stably expressing humEAA1. This is the first report of establishment of stable cell lines expressing a glutamate receptor subunit. The relative potency of compounds for displacing [3H]kainate binding of humEAA1 receptors expressed in these stable cell lines was kainate > quisqualate > domoate > L-glutamate > (RS)-alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid > dihydrokainate > 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione > 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione. Homooligomeric expression of humEAA1 does not appear to elicit ligand-gated ion channel activity. Nevertheless, the molecular structure and pharmacological characterization of high-affinity kainate binding of the humEAA1 expressed in the stable cell line (ppEAA1-16) suggest that the humEAA1 is a subunit protein of a human kainate receptor complex.
Journal of Neurochemistry 02/1994; 62(1):1-9. · 4.06 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: 1. The analgesic efficacy and safety of a single 50 mg intramuscular dose of rac-picenadol, a centrally acting agonist-antagonist opioid analgesic, were compared with pethidine (meperidine) 100 mg and placebo in 60 patients with moderate to severe postoperative pain using hourly pain intensity and relief measurements for up to 6 h following injection of the study medications. 2. Both picenadol and pethidine were statistically significantly (P < 0.05) more effective than placebo in reducing pain intensity and in increasing total relief. Patients receiving picenadol and pethidine had higher frequency of somnolence than patients receiving placebo. In addition, patients receiving picenadol 50 mg experienced a higher incidence of confusion (30%), speech disorders (30%), and tremors (25%) than the patients receiving either pethidine or placebo. 3. These results were compared with those of a similar study which investigated the effects of a 25 mg intramuscular dose of picenadol vs pethidine and placebo. This comparison suggests that 25 mg of picenadol is a more acceptable dosage since both 25 and 50 mg were effective dosages.
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 11/1993; 36(4):351-5. · 2.96 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A series of racemic N-substituted trans-3,4-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidines were evaluated for opioid agonist and antagonist activity at mu and kappa receptors. Several highly potent mu and kappa antagonists were discovered; however, no compounds with high selectivity for either the mu or kappa receptor were identified. Importantly, no derivative was found to have significant opioid agonist activity. Two derivatives were resolved, and the activities of the enantiomers were investigated. Only a limited stereochemical effect on opioid receptor selectivities was observed. The structure-activity relationships described establish the existence of an important lipophilic binding site distal to the nitrogen for both mu and kappa receptors and confirm the pure opioid antagonist pharmacophore nature of the trans-3,4-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidine structure.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 11/1993; 36(20):2833-41. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We have prepared a series of 6-substituted decahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids, and structurally similar analogs, as potential N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists. There is a large body of evidence to support the use of such compounds as cerebroprotective agents in a variety of acute and chronic neurodegenerative disorders, where some component of glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity may exist. The compounds prepared were evaluated in vitro in both receptor binding assays ([3H]CGS19755, [3H]AMPA, and [3H]kainic acid) and in a cortical wedge preparation (versus NMDA, AMPA, and kainic acid) to determine affinity, potency, and selectivity. The new amino acids were also evaluated in vivo for their ability to block NMDA-induced lethality in mice. We synthesized many of the possible diastereomers of the decahydroisoquinoline nucleus in order to examine the spatial and steric requirements for affinity at the NMDA receptor and activity as NMDA antagonists. From our structure-activity relationship we identified two potent and selective NMDA receptor antagonists, the phosphonate- and tetrazole-substituted amino acids 31a and 32a, respectively, that show good activity in animals following systemic administration. For example, 31a and 32a selectively displaced [3H]CGS19755 binding with IC50S of 55 +/- 14 and 856 +/- 136 nM, respectively, and selectively antagonized responses due to NMDA in a cortical wedge preparation with IC50S of 0.15 +/- 0.01 and 1.39 +/- 0.29 microM, respectively. And compounds 31a and 32a blocked NMDA-induced lethality in mice with minimum effective doses of 1.25 and 2.5 mg/kg (intraperitoneal), respectively. These novel amino acids are among some of the most potent NMDA antagonists described thus far, and are excellent candidates for development as neuroprotective agents for a number of CNS disorders.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 10/1992; 35(19):3547-60. · 5.25 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A cDNA encoding a novel human glutamate receptor subunit protein was isolated from a human hippocampal library. This cDNA, termed humEAA2, is most closely related to rat cDNAs for kainate receptor proteins and, when expressed in COS cells, is associated with high affinity kainate receptor binding. The relative potency of compounds in displacing [3H]kainate binding was kainate greater than quisqualate greater than domoate greater than L-glutamate much greater than 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione greater than dihydrokainate greater than 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione greater than (RS)-alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid. Homomeric expression of humEAA2 does not appear to elicit ligand-gated channel activity. Nevertheless, the molecular structure and pharmacology of high affinity kainate binding suggest that humEAA2 is a novel subunit protein of a human kainate receptor complex.
Molecular Pharmacology 08/1992; 42(1):10-5. · 4.88 Impact Factor
