Synthesis and in Vivo Evaluation of Phenethylpiperazine Amides: Selective 5-Hydroxytryptamine2AReceptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Insomnia

Autor: Xiong, Yifeng, Ullman, Brett, Choi, Jin-Sun Karoline, Cherrier, Martin, Strah-Pleynet, Sonja, Decaire, Marc, Dosa, Peter I., Feichtinger, Konrad, Teegarden, Bradley R., Frazer, John M., Yoon, Woo H., Shan, Yun, Whelan, Kevin, Hauser, Erin K., Grottick, Andrew J., Semple, Graeme, Al-Shamma, Hussien
Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry; 20240101, Issue: Preprints
Abstrakt: Recent developments in sleep research suggest that antagonism of the serotonin 5-HT2Areceptor may improve sleep maintenance insomnia. We herein report the discovery of a series of potent and selective serotonin 5-HT2Areceptor antagonists based on a phenethylpiperazine amide core structure. When tested in a rat sleep pharmacology model, these compounds increased both sleep consolidation and deep sleep. Within this series of compounds, an improvement in the metabolic stability of early leads was achieved by introducing a carbonyl group into the phenethylpiperazine linker. Of note, compounds 14and 27exhibited potent 5-HT2Areceptor binding affinity, high selectivity over the 5-HT2Creceptor, favorable CNS partitioning, and good pharmacokinetic and early safety profiles. In vivo, these two compounds showed dose-dependent, statistically significant improvements on deep sleep (δ power) and sleep consolidation at doses as low as 0.1 mg/kg.
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