Tricyclic dihydroquinazolinones as novel 5-HT2C selective and orally efficacious anti-obesity agents
作者:Saleem Ahmad、Khehyong Ngu、Keith J. Miller、Ginger Wu、Chen-pin Hung、Sarah Malmstrom、Ge Zhang、Eva O’Tanyi、William J. Keim、Mary Jane Cullen、Kenneth W. Rohrbach、Michael Thomas、Thao Ung、Qinling Qu、Jinping Gan、Rangaraj Narayanan、Mary Ann Pelleymounter、Jeffrey A. Robl
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.12.014
日期:2010.2
Agonists of the 5-HT2C receptor have been shown to suppress appetite and reduce body weight in animal models as well as in humans. However, agonism of the related 5-HT2B receptor has been associated with valvular heart disease. Synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of novel and highly selective dihydroquinazolinone-derived 5-HT2C agonists with no detectable agonism of the 5-HT2B receptor is described. Among these, compounds (+)-2a and (+)-3c were identified as potent and highly selective agonists which exhibited weight loss in a rat model upon oral dosing. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.