2-Cyclohexylcarbonylbenzimidazoles as potent, orally available and brain-penetrable opioid receptor-like 1 (ORL1) antagonists
作者:Kensuke Kobayashi、Minaho Uchiyama、Hirobumi Takahashi、Hiroshi Kawamoto、Satoru Ito、Takashi Yoshizumi、Hiroshi Nakashima、Tetsuya Kato、Atsushi Shimizu、Izumi Yamamoto、Masanori Asai、Hiroshi Miyazoe、Akio Ohno、Mioko Hirayama、Satoshi Ozaki、Takeshi Tani、Yasuyuki Ishii、Takeshi Tanaka、Takanobu Mochidome、Kiyoshi Tadano、Takahiro Fukuroda、Hisashi Ohta、Osamu Okamoto
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.04.023
日期:2009.6
The synthesis and biological evaluation of new potent opioid receptor-like 1 (ORL1) antagonists are presented. Conversion of the thioether linkage of the prototype [It is reported prior to this communication as a consecutive series.: Kobayashi, K.; Kato, T.; Yamamoto, I.; Shimizu, A.; Mizutani, S.; Asai, M.; Kawamoto, H.; Ito, S.; Yoshizumi, T.; Hirayama, M.; Ozaki, S.; Ohta, H.; Okamoto, O. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., in press] to the carbonyl linker effectively reduces susceptibility to P-glycoprotein (P-gp) efflux. This finding led to the identification of 2-cyclohexylcarbonylbenzimizole analogue 7c, which exhibited potent ORL1 activity, excellent selectivity over other receptors and ion channels, and poor susceptibility to P-gp. Compound 7c also showed satisfactory pharmacokinetic profiles and brain penetrability in laboratory animals. Furthermore, 7c showed good in vivo antagonism. Hence, 7c was selected as a clinical candidate for a brain-penetrable ORL1 antagonist. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.