Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties, Anticonvulsant Activities, and GABA-ergic and Voltage-sensitive Calcium Channel Receptor Affinities of α-SubstitutedN-Benzylamides of γ-Hydroxybutyric Acid Part 4: Search for New Anticonvulsant Compounds

Autor: Ani Misra, Katarzyna Kulig, Barbara Malawska, Lucyna Antkiewicz-Michaluk, Ian Anthony Cliffe, Richard D. Porter
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Archiv der Pharmazie. 332:167-174
ISSN: 1521-4184
0365-6233
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4184(19995)332:5<167::aid-ardp167>3.0.co;2-n
Popis: In a search for new anticonvulsant compounds, two series of N-benzylamides of alpha-(benzylamino)-gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (series A) and alpha-(2-phenylethylamino)-gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (series B), were investigated in maximal electroshock (MES), subcutaneous metrazole, and rotorod toxicity assays. The most potent anticonvulsant compounds were alpha-(benzylamino)-gamma-hydroxybutyric acid N-benzylamide (3) and N-(2-chlorobenzylamide (4) with median effective (ED50) doses 63.0 mg/kg and 54.0 mg/kg, respectively. alpha-(4-Phenylpiperazinyl)-gamma-hydroxybutyric acid N-(4-methylbenzyl)amide (17) and alpha-(benzylpiperazinyl-gamma-hydroxy-butyric acid N-(4-methylbenzyl)amide (18) were also tested for their ability to potentiate [3H]-muscimol binding and to inhibit [35S]-TBPS binding (as indices of GABA-A receptor potentiation). Amide 17 exhibited activity at the GABA-A complex which may be the mechanism by which the anticonvulsant effect of this compound is mediated. The N-benzylamides of alpha-(benzylamino)-gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (3-9) were also evaluated for their ability to displace [3H]-nitrendipine from voltage-sensitive calcium channel (VSCC) receptors isolated from rat cortex.
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