Abstract:
:Herein we report the design, synthesis, bioinformatic and biological studies of benzimidazole and benzothiophene derivatives as new cannabinoid receptor ligands. To test the hypothesis that the lack of a hydrogen bond interaction between benzimidazole and benzothiophene derivatives with Lys192 reduces their affinity for CB1 receptors (as we previously reported) and leads to CB2 selectivity, most of the tested compounds do not exhibit hydrogen bond acceptors. All compounds displayed mostly CB2 selectivity, although this was more pronounced in the benzimidazoles derivatives. Furthermore, docking assays revealed a ∏-cation interaction with Lys109 which could play a key role for the CB2 selectivity index. The series displayed low toxicity on five different cell lines. Derivative 8f presented the best binding profile (Ki = 0.08 μM), high selectivity index (KiCB1/KiCB2) and a low citoxicity. Interestingly, in cell viability experiments, using HL-60 cells (expressing exclusively CB2 receptors), all synthesised compounds were shown to be cytotoxic, suggesting that a CB2 agonist response may be involved.
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Eur J Med Chemjournal_title
European journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
Romero-Parra J,Mella-Raipán J,Palmieri V,Allarà M,Torres MJ,Pessoa-Mahana H,Iturriaga-Vásquez P,Escobar R,Faúndez M,Di Marzo V,Pessoa-Mahana CDdoi
10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.08.005subject
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2016-11-29 00:00:00pages
17-35eissn
0223-5234issn
1768-3254pii
S0223-5234(16)30648-1journal_volume
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