Abstract:
:The 5-HT(6) receptor (5-HT(6)R) has been in the spotlight for several years regarding CNS-related diseases. We set out to discover novel, neutral 5-HT(6)R antagonists to improve off-target selectivity compared to basic amine-containing scaffolds dominating the field. High-throughput screening identified the N'-(sulfonyl)pyrazoline-1-carboxamidine scaffold as a promising neutral core for starting hit-to-lead. Medicinal chemistry, molecular modeling, small molecule NMR and X-ray crystallography were subsequently applied to optimize the leads into antagonists (compounds 1-49) displaying high 5-HT(6)R affinity with optimal off-target selectivity. Unique structural features include a pseudoaromatic system and an internal hydrogen bond freezing the bioactive conformation. While physicochemical properties and CNS availability were generally favorable, significant efforts had to be made to improve metabolic stability. The optimized structure 42 is an extremely selective, hERG-free, high-affinity 5-HT(6)R antagonist showing good human in vitro metabolic stability. Rat pharmacokinetic data were sufficiently good to enable further in vivo profiling.
journal_name
J Med Chemjournal_title
Journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
van Loevezijn A,Venhorst J,Iwema Bakker WI,de Korte CG,de Looff W,Verhoog S,van Wees JW,van Hoeve M,van de Woestijne RP,van der Neut MA,Borst AJ,van Dongen MJ,de Bruin NM,Keizer HG,Kruse CGdoi
10.1021/jm200466rsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-10-27 00:00:00pages
7030-54issue
20eissn
0022-2623issn
1520-4804journal_volume
54pub_type
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