<i>N</i>-[5-(5-Fluoropyridin-3-yl)-1<i>H</i>-pyrazol-3-yl]-4-piperidin-1-ylbutyramide (SEN78702, WYE-308775): A Medicinal Chemistry Effort toward an α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist Preclinical Candidate
作者:Riccardo Zanaletti、Laura Bettinetti、Cristiana Castaldo、Ilaria Ceccarelli、Giuseppe Cocconcelli、Thomas A. Comery、John Dunlop、Eva Genesio、Chiara Ghiron、Simon N. Haydar、Flora Jow、Laura Maccari、Iolanda Micco、Arianna Nencini、Carmela Pratelli、Carla Scali、Elisa Turlizzi、Michela Valacchi
DOI:10.1021/jm3013568
日期:2012.11.26
alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (alpha 7 nAChR) represent promising therapeutic candidates for the treatment of cognitive impairment, associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and schizophrenia. A medicinal chemistry effort around previously reported compound 1 (SEN15924, WAY 361789) led to the identification of 12 (SEN78702, WYE-308775) a potent and selective full agonist of the alpha 7 nAChR that demonstrated improved plasma stability, brain levels, and efficacy in behavioral cognition models.