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Efforts to identify new selective and potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) for multiple indications by structural modification of the previous 3-(arylamino)-3-phenylpropan-2-olamine scaffold led to the discovery of a novel series of 1-(indolin-1-yl)-1-phenyl-3-propan-2-olamines (9). Investigation of the structure-activity relationships revealed that small alkyl substitution at the C3 position of the indoline ring enhanced selectivity for the norepinephrine transporter (NET) over the serotonin transporter (SERT). Several compounds bearing a 3,3-dimethyl group on the indoline ring, 9k, 9o,p, and 9s,t, exhibited potent inhibition of NET (IC(50) = 2.7-6.5 nM) and excellent selectivity over both serotonin and dopamine transporters. The best example from this series, 9p, a potent and highly selective NRI, displayed oral efficacy in a telemetric rat model of ovariectomized-induced thermoregulatory dysfunction, a mouse p-phenylquinone (PPQ) model of acute visceral pain, and a rat spinal nerve ligation (SNL) model of neuropathic pain.
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Indoles/farmacología , Inhibidores de la Captación de Neurotransmisores/química , Inhibidores de la Captación de Neurotransmisores/farmacología , Proteínas de Transporte de Noradrenalina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/antagonistas & inhibidores , Propanolaminas/farmacología , Animales , Regulación de la Temperatura Corporal/efectos de los fármacos , Femenino , Indoles/síntesis química , Indoles/química , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Inhibidores de la Captación de Neurotransmisores/síntesis química , Proteínas de Transporte de Noradrenalina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico , Propanolaminas/síntesis química , Propanolaminas/química , Ratas , Espectrometría de Masa por Ionización de Electrospray , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
The potency and selectivity of a series of 1-{(1S)-2-[amino]-1-[3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethyl}cyclohexanol analogues are described. These compounds were prepared to improve in vitro metabolic stability and achieve brain penetration. Compound 13 (WAY-260022, NRI-022) was found to be a potent inhibitor of norepinephrine reuptake and demonstrated excellent selectivity over the serotonin and dopamine transporters. Additionally, 13 exhibited oral efficacy in a rat model of thermoregulatory dysfunction.
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The discovery of a series of 4-aminoethyl-3-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indoles, dual acting norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) and 5-HT(2A) receptor antagonists, is described. The synthesis and structure-activity relationship (SAR) of this novel series of compounds is also presented.
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Indoles/farmacología , Inhibidores de la Captación de Neurotransmisores/síntesis química , Inhibidores de la Captación de Neurotransmisores/farmacología , Norepinefrina/metabolismo , Antagonistas del Receptor de Serotonina 5-HT2 , Antagonistas de la Serotonina/síntesis química , Antagonistas de la Serotonina/farmacología , Transporte Biológico/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular , Humanos , Indoles/síntesis química , Indoles/metabolismo , Inhibidores de la Captación de Neurotransmisores/metabolismo , Receptor de Serotonina 5-HT2A/metabolismo , Antagonistas de la Serotonina/metabolismo , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
The SAR of a series of 1-amino-3-(1H-indol-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-2-ols as monoamine reuptake inhibitors, with a goal to improve both potency toward inhibiting the norepinephrine transporter and selectivity over the serotonin transporter, is reported. The effect of specific substitution on both the 3-phenyl group and the indole moiety were explored. This study led to the discovery of compound 20 which inhibited the norepinephrine transporter with an IC50 value of 4 nM while exhibiting 86-fold selectivity over the serotonin transporter.
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Inhibidores de Captación Adrenérgica/química , Indoles/química , Proteínas de Transporte de Noradrenalina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/antagonistas & inhibidores , Inhibidores de Captación Adrenérgica/síntesis química , Inhibidores de Captación Adrenérgica/farmacocinética , Animales , Humanos , Indoles/síntesis química , Indoles/farmacocinética , Modelos Animales , Proteínas de Transporte de Noradrenalina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Ratas , Proteínas de Transporte de Serotonina en la Membrana Plasmática/química , Proteínas de Transporte de Serotonina en la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Inhibidores Selectivos de la Recaptación de Serotonina/síntesis química , Inhibidores Selectivos de la Recaptación de Serotonina/química , Inhibidores Selectivos de la Recaptación de Serotonina/farmacocinética , Estereoisomerismo , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
A series of 3-(arylamino)-3-phenylpropan-2-olamines was prepared and screened for their ability to inhibit monoamine reuptake. A number of analogues displayed significant dual norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibition. Compounds in this class exhibited minimal affinity for the dopamine transporter.
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Química Farmacéutica/métodos , Proteínas de Transporte de Dopamina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/antagonistas & inhibidores , Norepinefrina/antagonistas & inhibidores , Propanolaminas/síntesis química , Inhibidores Selectivos de la Recaptación de Serotonina/síntesis química , Inhibidores de Captación Adrenérgica/farmacología , Animales , Perros , Proteínas de Transporte de Dopamina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/química , Diseño de Fármacos , Humanos , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Ligandos , Modelos Químicos , Propanolaminas/farmacología , Inhibidores Selectivos de la Recaptación de Serotonina/farmacología , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
Further exploration of the cycloalkanol ethylamine scaffold, of which venlafaxine ( 1) is a member, was undertaken to develop novel and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) for evaluation in a variety of predictive animal models. These efforts led to the discovery of a piperazine-containing analogue, 17g (WY-46824), that exhibited potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibition, excellent selectivity over the serotonin transporter, but no selectivity over the dopamine transporter. Synthesis and testing of a series of cyclohexanol ethylpiperazines identified ( S)-(-)- 17i (WAY-256805), a potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (IC 50 = 82 nM, K i = 50 nM) that exhibited excellent selectivity over both the serotonin and dopamine transporters and was efficacious in animal models of depression, pain, and thermoregulatory dysfunction.
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Ciclohexanoles/química , Etilaminas/química , Etilaminas/farmacología , Norepinefrina/metabolismo , Simportadores/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Línea Celular , Etilaminas/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Molecular , Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico , Ratas , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Simportadores/metabolismoRESUMEN
In ovariectomized (OVX) Sprague-Dawley rats, estradiol benzoate (EB) has been reported to decrease rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep during the dark phase for up to 3 days. It is unknown, however, if estrogenic effects on sleep extend beyond 3 days or if other estrogens could induce the same changes. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the increased wakefulness in the dark phase was due to changes in active or quiet wakefulness. Therefore, we examined the effects of daily injections of 17alpha-ethinyl estradiol (EE) for 6 days on sleep and wakefulness in the OVX rat. After 3 days of baseline recording using a telemetric system, rats were administered sesame oil (sc) for 3 days followed by injection with EE (20 mug/rat/day, sc) for 6 days. After treatment, sleep was recorded during hormone withdrawal for an additional 5 days. A few sporadic but statistically significant increases in light phase sleep occurred during the last 3 days of EE treatment. Starting on day 2 of the study, EE caused statistically significant decreases in dark phase REM sleep that were maintained throughout the treatment period and persisted until the 3rd day of hormone withdrawal. During the dark phase, statistically significant decreases in NREM sleep and increases in active wakefulness started on the second day of treatment and abated by the end of treatment. This study demonstrated that EE had similar effects on sleep-wakefulness to EB and demonstrates the utility of telemetric polysomnographic recording of the female OVX rat as a model for understanding the estrogen-induced changes on sleep-wakefulness.
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Etinilestradiol/administración & dosificación , Fases del Sueño/efectos de los fármacos , Vigilia/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Vías de Administración de Medicamentos , Femenino , Ovariectomía , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-DawleyRESUMEN
Hot flushes and night sweats, referred to as vasomotor symptoms (VMS), are presumed to be a result of declining hormone levels and are the principal menopausal symptoms for which women seek medical treatment. To date, estrogens and/or some progestins are the most effective therapeutics for alleviating VMS; however, these therapies may not be appropriate for all women. Therefore, nonhormonal therapies are being evaluated. The present study investigated a new reuptake inhibitor, desvenlafaxine succinate (DVS), in animal models of temperature dysfunction. Both models used are based on measuring changes in tail-skin temperature (TST) in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. The first relies on naloxone-induced withdrawal in morphine-dependent (MD) OVX rats, resulting in an acute rise in TST. The second depends on an OVX-induced loss of TST decreases during the dark phase as measured by telemetry. An initial evaluation demonstrated abatement of the rise in TST with long-term administration of ethinyl estradiol or with a single oral dose of DVS (130 mg/kg) in the MD model. Further evaluation showed that orally administered DVS acutely and dose dependently (10-100 mg/kg) abated a naloxone-induced rise in TST of MD rats and alleviated OVX-induced temperature dysfunction in the telemetry model. Oral administration of DVS to OVX rats caused significant increases in serotonin and norepinephrine levels in the preoptic area of the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in temperature regulation. These preclinical studies provide evidence that DVS directly impacts thermoregulatory dysfunction in OVX rats and may have utility in alleviating VMS associated with menopause.
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Regulación de la Temperatura Corporal/efectos de los fármacos , Ciclohexanoles/farmacología , Ovariectomía , Administración Oral , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos alfa/farmacología , Animales , Ciclohexanoles/administración & dosificación , Succinato de Desvenlafaxina , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Etinilestradiol/farmacología , Femenino , Modelos Animales , Dependencia de Morfina/patología , Norepinefrina/antagonistas & inhibidores , Área Preóptica/química , Área Preóptica/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas , Antagonistas de la Serotonina/farmacología , TelemetríaRESUMEN
Menopause-associated thermoregulatory dysfunction, including hot flushes and night sweats, is effectively treated by hormonal therapies that include estrogens. Evidence suggests that estrogen regulates serotonin 2A (5-HT(2A)) receptor expression and that 5-HT(2A) receptors are involved in thermoregulation. Therefore, the role of 5-HT(2A) receptors in thermoregulation was assessed in two rat models of ovariectomy-induced thermoregulatory dysfunction. The first model is based on measurement of the tail-skin temperature (TST) increase following naloxone-induced withdrawal in morphine-dependent ovariectomized (OVX) rats (MD model), while the second model relies on telemetric assessment of diurnal TST changes in ovariectomized rats (telemetry model). Treatment with a 5-HT(2A/2C) receptor agonist, (-)-2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine hydrochloride (DOI), prevented the naloxone-induced TST increase in the MD model and restored normal active-phase TST in the telemetry model. The selective 5-HT(2A) receptor antagonist, MDL-100907, had no effect on the naloxone-induced flush when administered alone in the MD model, but it decreased DOI's ability to abate the flush. In the telemetry model, MDL-100907 attenuated the DOI-induced decrease in active-phase TST. Interestingly, MDL-100907 increased TST in both models when given alone, with the TST increase occurring prior to the naloxone-induced flush in the MD model. To evaluate the role of central nervous system (CNS) 5-HT(2A) receptors in TST regulation, DOI was administered in combination with a known peripheral 5-HT(2A/2C) receptor antagonist, xylamidine, in the MD model. Xylamidine had no effect on DOI's ability to abate the naloxone-induced flush. These results indicate that activation of central 5-HT(2A) receptors restores temperature regulation in two rodent models of ovariectomy-induced thermoregulatory dysfunction.