Discovery and Optimization of Highly Potent and Selective AT2R Antagonists to Relieve Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

Autor: Ye Cheng, Xiangui Huang, Chen Lei, Lichen Meng, Daiwang Xu, Liao Weiwei, Guo Yanghui, Hu Taishan
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: ACS Omega
ACS Omega, Vol 6, Iss 23, Pp 15412-15420 (2021)
ISSN: 2470-1343
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01866
Popis: The angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) has attracted much attention as a potential target for the relief of neuropathic pain, which represents an area of unmet clinical need. A series of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines with a benzoxazole side-chain were discovered as potent AT2R antagonists. Rational optimization resulted in compound 15, which demonstrated both excellent antagonistic activity against AT2R in vitro and analgesic efficacy in a rat chronic constriction injury model. Its favorable physicochemical properties and oral bioavailability make it a promising therapeutic candidate for neuropathic pain.
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