RESUMO
A series of thieno[3,4-d]-, thieno[3,2-d]-, and thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diones with (phenylpiperazinyl)alkyl substitution at N-3 have been synthesized and evaluated for antihypertensive effects in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). These 49 compounds were compared to the vasodilator standards prazosin and the isosteric quinazoline-2,4-dione SGB 1534. Substitution at the 2-, 3-, or 4-position of the phenyl ring was examined, with that at the 2-position more potent than 4-substitution while the isomeric 3-substituted compounds were least potent. Neither alkylation nor acylation at the N-1 position improved the antihypertensive effects as compared to hydrogen. The three thienopyrimidine-2,4-diones (3-5) that contain a [(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazinyl]ethyl moiety at N-3 and hydrogen at N-1 were found to be potent oral antihypertensive agents in the SHR with doses (mg/kg, po) for reducing systolic blood pressure (SBP) by 50 mmHg (ED-50SBP) of 0.21, 0.19, and 1.0, respectively. The compounds 1-5 were further evaluated for alpha blocking potency by measuring the iv doses necessary to antagonize the phenylephrine pressor response by 50% (ED50) in the SHR. The ED50 values (micrograms/kg) are 10.4, 3.3, 1.7, 2.1, and 15.4, respectively. These results clearly show that all three thiophene systems have potent activity as antihypertensive agents and that 3 and 4 are more potent than 1 or 2 as alpha 1-antagonists in vivo.
Assuntos
Hipertensão/tratamento farmacológico , Pirimidinas/uso terapêutico , Tiofenos/uso terapêutico , Animais , Pressão Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Fenômenos Químicos , Química , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Cinética , Fenilefrina/farmacologia , Prazosina/farmacologia , Pirimidinas/síntese química , Pirimidinas/farmacologia , Ratos , Ratos Endogâmicos SHR , Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa/efeitos dos fármacos , Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa/fisiologia , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Tiofenos/síntese química , Tiofenos/farmacologiaRESUMO
A synthetic program of rational drug design was undertaken to develop a series of quinazoline-3-oxides as pulmonary-selective inhibitors of ovalbumin-induced, leukotriene-mediated bronchoconstriction. The most active and selective compounds contained a methyl group at the 4-position, a medium sized branched alkyl group at the 2-position, and a small electron donating group on the phenyl ring. Significant enhancement in selectivity was observed in comparing the pulmonary versus cardiovascular effects of these new bronchodilators with the effects of theophylline.