Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 3,4-Dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinoline-Based Selective Human Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase (nNOS) Inhibitors

Autor: Frank Porreca, Subhash C. Annedi, Peter Dove, David H. Lee, Milena De Felice, Gabriela Mladenova, Salvatore Zinghini, Joanne Speed, Concettina Catalano, Jailall Ramnauth, Sheela Nair, Shawn Maddaford, John S. Andrews, Paul Renton, Sarah Silverman, Suman Rakhit
Rok vydání: 2011
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 54:5562-5575
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
DOI: 10.1021/jm200648s
Popis: Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitors are effective in preclinical models of many neurological disorders. In this study, two related series of compounds, 3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline, containing a 6-substituted thiophene amidine group were synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of human nitric oxide synthase (NOS). A structure-activity relationship (SAR) study led to the identification of a number of potent and selective nNOS inhibitors. Furthermore, a few representative compounds were shown to possess druglike properties, features that are often difficult to achieve when designing nNOS inhibitors. Compound (S)-35, with excellent potency and selectivity for nNOS, was shown to fully reverse thermal hyperalgesia when given to rats at a dose of 30 mg/kg intraperitonieally (ip) in the L5/L6 spinal nerve ligation model of neuropathic pain (Chung model). In addition, this compound reduced tactile hyperesthesia (allodynia) after oral administration (30 mg/kg) in a rat model of dural inflammation relevant to migraine pain.
Databáze: OpenAIRE