Aspartic Acid Conjugates of 2-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-<i>N</i>-methyl-<i>N</i>- [(1<i>S</i>)-1-(3-aminophenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]acetamide: κ Opioid Receptor Agonists with Limited Access to the Central Nervous System
作者:An-Chih Chang、Alan Cowan、Akira E. Takemori、Philip S. Portoghese
DOI:10.1021/jm960459x
日期:1996.1.1
Aspartic acid conjugates of 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methyl-N-[(1S)-1-(3-aminophenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]acetamide (5) were synthesized and evaluated in mice for antinociceptive activity by intravenous and intracerebroventricular routes of administration. The intravenously-administered alpha-conjugate of L-Asp (2), its D-Asp diastereomer (3), and the beta-conjugate of L-Asp (4) were found to be 11-, 31-, and 40-fold, respectively, less effective than the parent ligand 1 (ICI 199,441) in producing central nervous system mediated antinociception in the mouse abdominal stretch assay. In addition, iv-administered 2 and 3 were found to also produce potent antinociception in the tonic phase of the mouse formalin assay, which is a model of tonic rather than acute pain. This study suggests that the attachment of a zwitterionic moiety to a position in the molecule that exhibits bulk tolerance is a viable strategy for the design of peripherally-selective and peripherally-active opioids.