Identification and exploitation of the .sigma.-opiate pharmacophore
摘要:
Certain benzomorphan ''sigma-opiates'' such as N-allylnormetazocine (NANM) bind at sigma receptors with modest affinity and with little selectivity (i.e., they also bind at phencyclidine or PCP sites). In order to identify the primary pharmacophore of the benzomorphans, we prepared several amine-substituted derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-aminopropane. Several simple alkyl-substituted analogues were shown to bind at sigma sites with affinities comparable to that of NANM itself; among these was the N-benzyl derivative 9 (K(i) = 117 nM). Lengthening the spacer between the terminal amine and the phenyl group from one to five methylene units resulted in a significant increase in affinity (e.g. 15, K(i) = 6.3 nM). In addition, unlike the benzomorphans, these phenalkylamines do not bind at PCP sites. The results of the present study reveal that (a) the 1-phenyl-2-aminopropane nucleus of the benzomorphans is sufficient for binding at sigma sites provided that the terminal amine is not a primary amine and that (b) introduction of (phenylalkyl)amine substituents affords compounds that represent a new class of high-affinity sigma-selective agents.
[EN] The invention relates to methods for the treatment of schizophrenia or other psychoses by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of certain sigma receptor ligands to a patient in need of such treatment. The invention further relates to novel sigma receptor ligands having high binding to the sigma receptor and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. [FR] Procédés de traitement de la schizophrénie ou d'autres psychoses, par administration d'une composition pharmaceutique comprenant une quantité efficace de certains ligands de récepteur sigma, à un patient nécessitant un tel traitement. L'invention concerne également de nouveaux ligands de récepteur sigma, présentant une liaison élevée aux récepteurs sigma, ainsi que leurs compositions pharmaceutiques.