Synthesis and pharmacology of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidinediones bearing polar substituents as adenosine receptor antagonists
作者:Jacek Bulicz、Daniela C.G. Bertarelli、Dieter Baumert、Friederike Fülle、Christa E. Müller、Dieter Heber
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2005.12.008
日期:2006.4
Amino-substituted pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidinediones have previously been found to bind to adenosine A(1) and A(2A) receptors in micromolar concentrations. The present study was aimed at studying the structure-activity relationships of this class of compounds in more detail. Most of the investigated compounds were provided with polar substituents. such as ethoxycarbonyl groups and basic amino functions, in order to improve their water-solubility. The compounds were synthesized starting from 6-amino-1,3-dimethyfuracil via different reaction sequences involving (cyano)acetylation, Vilsmeier formylation, or reaction with diethyl ethoxymethylemalonate (EMME). The most potent and selective compound of the present series was 6-carbethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1.3-dimethyl-5-(2-naphthylmethyl) aminopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione (11c) with a K-i value of 5 nM at rat and 25 nM at human A, receptors. The compound was more than 60-fold selective versus A(3) and more than 300-fold selective versus A2A receptors. It showed all over 300-fold improvement with respect to the lead compound. In GTP gamma S binding studies at membranes of Chinese hamster ovary cells recombinantly expressing the human adenosine A, receptor, 11c behaved as an antagonist with inverse agonistic activity. A regioisomer of 11c, 6-carbethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,3-dimethyl-7-(2-naphthylmethyl)aminopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione (7a) in which the 2-naphthylmethylamino substituent at position 5 of 11c was moved to the 7-position, was a relatively potent (K-i = 226 nM) and selective (> 20-fold) A(3) ligand. In the series of compounds lacking an electron-withdrawing ethoxycarbonyl or cyano substituent in the 6-position, compounds with high affinity for adenosine A(2A) receptors were identified. Such as 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,3-dimethyl-5-(1-naphthyl)aminopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dioile 16b (K-i human A(2A) = 81.3 nM, K-i human A(1) = 153 nM, and K-i human A(3) > 10,000 nM). (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.