2-Phenylpyrazolo[4,3-<i>d</i>]pyrimidin-7-one as a New Scaffold To Obtain Potent and Selective Human A<sub>3</sub> Adenosine Receptor Antagonists: New Insights into the Receptor−Antagonist Recognition
作者:Ombretta Lenzi、Vittoria Colotta、Daniela Catarzi、Flavia Varano、Daniela Poli、Guido Filacchioni、Katia Varani、Fabrizio Vincenzi、Pier Andrea Borea、Silvia Paoletta、Erika Morizzo、Stefano Moro
DOI:10.1021/jm900718w
日期:2009.12.10
A molecular simplification approach of previously reported 2-arylpyrazolo[3,4-c]quinolin-4-ones was applied to design 2-arylpyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one derivatives as new human A(3) adenosine receptor antagonists. Substituents with different lipophilicity and steric hindrance were introduced at the 5-position of the bicyclic Scaffold (R-5 = H, Me, Et, Ph, CH2Ph) and on the 2-phenyl ring (OMe, Me). Most of the synthesized derivatives were highly potent hA(3) adenosine receptor antagonists, the best being the 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one (K-i = 1.2 nM). The new compounds were also highly selective, being completely devoid of affinity toward hA(1), hA(2A), and hA(2B) adenosine receptors. On the basis of the recently published human A(2A) receptor crystallographic information, we propose it novel receptor-driven hypothesis to explain both A(3) AR affinity and A(3) versus A(2A) Selectivity profiles of these new antagonists.