1,3-Dialkyl-8-(hetero)aryl-9-OH-9-deazaxanthines as potent A2B adenosine receptor antagonists: Design, synthesis, structure–affinity and structure–selectivity relationships
作者:Angela Stefanachi、Orazio Nicolotti、Francesco Leonetti、Saverio Cellamare、Francesco Campagna、Maria Isabel Loza、Jose Manuel Brea、Fernando Mazza、Enrico Gavuzzo、Angelo Carotti
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2008.09.067
日期:2008.11
A number of 1,3-dialkyl-8-(hetero)aryl-9-OH-9-deazaxanthines were prepared and evaluated as ligands of recombinant human adenosine receptors (hARs). Several 1,3-dipropyl derivatives endowed with nano-molar binding affinity at hA(2B) receptors, but poor selectivity over hA(2A), hA(1) and hA(3) AR subtypes were identified. A comparison with the corresponding 7-OH- and 7,9-unsubstituted-deazaxanthines revealed that 9-OH-9-deazaxanthines are more potent hA(2B) ligands with lower partition coefficients and higher water solubility compared to the other two congeneric classes of deazaxanthines. An optimization of the para-substituent of the 8-phenyl ring of 9-OH-9-deazaxanthines led to the discovery of compound 38, which exhibited outstanding hA(2B) affinity (Ki = 1.0 nM), good selectivity over hA(2A), hA(1) and hA(3) (selectivity indices = 100, 79 and 1290, respectively) and excellent antagonist potency in a functional assay on rat A(2B) (pA(2B) = 9.33). (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd.