Synthesis of Novel Fluorinated Xanthine Derivatives with High Adenosine A2B Receptor Binding Affinity

Autor: Marcel Lindemann, Sladjana Dukic-Stefanovic, Sonja Hinz, Winnie Deuther-Conrad, Rodrigo Teodoro, Cathleen Juhl, Jörg Steinbach, Peter Brust, Christa E. Müller, Barbara Wenzel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Pharmaceuticals, Vol 14, Iss 5, p 485 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8247
DOI: 10.3390/ph14050485
Popis: The G protein-coupled adenosine A2B receptor is suggested to be involved in various pathological processes accompanied by increased levels of adenosine as found in inflammation, hypoxia, and cancer. Therefore, the adenosine A2B receptor is currently in focus as a novel target for cancer therapy as well as for noninvasive molecular imaging via positron emission tomography (PET). Aiming at the development of a radiotracer labeled with the PET radionuclide fluorine-18 for imaging the adenosine A2B receptor in brain tumors, one of the most potent and selective antagonists, the xanthine derivative PSB-603, was selected as a lead compound. As initial biodistribution studies in mice revealed a negligible brain uptake of [3H]PSB-603 (SUV3min: 0.2), structural modifications were performed to optimize the physicochemical properties regarding blood–brain barrier penetration. Two novel fluorinated derivatives bearing a 2-fluoropyridine (5) moiety and a 4-fluoro-piperidine (6) moiety were synthesized, and their affinity towards the four adenosine receptor subtypes was determined in competition binding assays. Both compounds showed high affinity towards the adenosine A2B receptor (Ki (5) = 9.97 ± 0.86 nM; Ki (6) = 12.3 ± 3.6 nM) with moderate selectivity versus the other adenosine receptor subtypes.
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