Discovery of NovelN-Substituted Oxindoles as Selective M1and M4Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors Partial Agonists
摘要:
Activation of the M-1 and M-4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors is thought to play an important role in improving the symptoms of schizophrenia. However, discovery of selective agonists for these receptors has been a challenge, considering the high sequence homology and conservation of the orthosteric acetylcholine binding site among muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. We report in this study the discovery of novel N-substituted oxindoles as potent muscarinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonists selective for M-1 and M-4 over M-2, M-3, and M-5. Among these oxindoles, compound 1 showed high selectivity for the M-1 and M-4 receptors with remarkable penetration into the central nervous system. Compound 1 reversed methamphetamine- and apomorphine-induced psychosis-like behaviors with low potency to extrapyramidical and peripheral side effects.
We designed and synthesized a series of dihydroquinazolinone derivatives as selective M-1 and M-4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors agonists. Introduction of the N-carbethoxy piperidine unit into a HTS hit compound followed by optimization of the amine linker and the carbamoyl moiety led to the identification of compound 1 as a potential candidate. The identified compound 1 showed high selectivity for M-1 and M-4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors with M-4 partial agonistic activity. In addition, compound 1 showed good brain penetration and reversed methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion in rats (ED50 = 3.0 mg/kg, sc). (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.