Synthesis and biological activity of novel 4,4-difluorobenzazepine derivatives as non-peptide antagonists of the arginine vasopressin V1A receptor
作者:Yoshiaki Shimada、Nobuaki Taniguchi、Akira Matsuhisa、Hiroaki Akane、Noriyuki Kawano、Takeshi Suzuki、Takahiko Tobe、Akio Kakefuda、Takeyuki Yatsu、Atsuo Tahara、Yuichi Tomura、Toshiyuki Kusayama、Koh-ichi Wada、Junko Tsukada、Masaya Orita、Takashi Tsunoda、Akihiro Tanaka
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2005.10.035
日期:2006.3
To find potent and selective antagonists of the arginine vasopressin (AVP) V-1A receptor, optimization studies of compounds structurally related to (Z)-N-4'-[(4,4-difluoro-5-carbamoylmethylidene-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzazepin-1-yl)carbon-yl]phenyl}carboxamide were performed. The synthesis and phamacological properties of these compounds are described. We first investigated the effect of the carboxamide moiety, and found that a 2-methylfuran-3-carbonyl group at this position increased V-1A binding affinity and selectivity for the V-1A receptor versus the V-2 receptor. The amino group of the 5-carbamoylmethylidene moiety was also examined, and a 4-piperidinopiperidino group was found to be optimal at this position. The hemifumarate of compound 121 (YM218) was shown to exhibit potent binding affinity, V-1A receptor selectivity, and in vivo antagonist activity. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.