Multisubstrate inhibitors of dopamine .beta.-hydroxylase. 2. Structure-activity relationships at the phenethylamine binding site
摘要:
1-Aralkylimidazole-2-thiones have been shown to be potent multisubstrate inhibitors of dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH; EC 1.14.17.1). In the present study, a series of 1-benzylimidazole-2-thiones was prepared to explore the effects of substitution in the benzyl ring on the inhibition of DBH. A detailed structure-activity relationship for in vitro activity was discovered and this was shown by a modified Hansch analysis to correlate (r = 0.91) with four key structural features of the benzyl ring: the presence of a hydroxyl at the 4-position, molar refractivity at the 3-, 4-, and 5-positions, inductive effects of the substituents at the 3-, 4-, and 5-positions, and pi-electron density. The affinity (Kis) of eight substituted inhibitors for DBH was shown to correlate (r = 0.75) with the affinity (KD) of comparably substituted tyramines for the ternary DBH-oxygen-tyramine complex. This correlate is used to support the hypothesis that binding of inhibitor to DBH occurs in a fashion that mimics the binding of tyramine substrates. The most potent inhibitors were selected for study in vivo in the spontaneously hypertensive rat model of hypertension. The changes in vascular dopamine and norepinephrine levels that resulted from oral administration of the inhibitors corresponded to the observed reduction in mean arterial blood pressure. A divergence between in vitro potency and in vivo efficacy upon oral dosing was noted and is suggested to result from an in vivo metabolic conjugation of the phenolic group of inhibitor.
Renal-selective prodrugs for control of renal sympathetic nerve activity in the treatment of hypertension
申请人:G.D. Searle & Co.
公开号:US20030220521A1
公开(公告)日:2003-11-27
Renal-selective prodrugs are described which are preferentially converted in the kidney to compounds capable of inhibiting synthesis of catecholamine-type neurotransmitters involved in renal sympathetic nerve activity. The prodrugs described herein are derived from inhibitor compounds capable of inhibiting one or more of the enzymes involved in catecholamine synthesis, such compounds being classifiable as tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitors, or as dopa-decarboxylase inhibitors, or as dopamine-&bgr;-hydroxylase inhibitors. These inhibitor compounds are linked to a chemical moiety, such as a glutamic acid derivative, by a cleavable bond which is recognized selectively by enzymes located predominantly in the kidney. The liberated inhibitor compound is then available in the kidney to inhibit one or more of the enzymes involved in catecholamine synthesis. Inhibition of renal catecholamine synthesis can suppress heightened renal nerve activity associated with sodium-retention related disorders such as hypertension. Conjugates of particular interest are glutamyl derivatives of dopamine-&bgr;-hydroxylase inhibitors, of which N-acetyl-&ggr;-glutamyl fusaric acid hydrazide (shown below) is preferred.
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2-(aminoalkylthio)imidazoles as dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase inhibitors
申请人:SmithKline Beckman Corporation
公开号:US04882348A1
公开(公告)日:1989-11-21
Potent dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase inhibitors having the Formula ##STR1## that are useful to inhibit dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase activity, pharmaceutical compositions including these inhibitors, and methods of using these inhibitors to inhibit dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase activity in mannals. Also disclosed are novel intermediates useful in preparing the presently invented inhibitors.
Benzylimidazole derivatives are described as anxiolytic agents.
苯甲基咪唑衍生物被描述为抗焦虑药物。
Intermediate to dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase inhibitors
申请人:SmithKline Beckman Corporation
公开号:US04912226A1
公开(公告)日:1990-03-27
Potent dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase inhibitors having the Formula ##STR1## that are useful to inhibit dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase activity, pharmaceutical compositions including these inhibitors, and methods of using these inhibitors to inhibit dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase activity in mammals. Also disclosed are novel intermediates useful in preparing the presently invented inhibitors.
Renal-selective prodrugs for control of renal smpathetic nerve activity in the treatment of hypertension
申请人:G.D. Searle & Co.
公开号:US20040101523A1
公开(公告)日:2004-05-27
Renal-selective prodrugs are described which are preferentially converted in the kidney to compounds capable of inhibiting synthesis of catecholamine-type neurotransmitters involved in renal sympathetic nerve activity. The prodrugs described herein are derived from inhibitor compounds capable of inhibiting one or more of the enzymes involved in catecholamine synthesis, such compounds being classifiable as tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitors, or as dopa-decarboxylase inhibitors, or as dopamine-&bgr;-hydroxylase inhibitors. These inhibitor compounds are linked to a chemical moiety, such as a glutamic acid derivative, by a cleavable bond which is recognized selectively by enzymes located predominantly in the kidney. The liberated inhibitor compound is then available in the kidney to inhibit one or more of the enzymes involved in catecholamine synthesis. Inhibition of renal catecholamine synthesis can suppress heightened renal nerve activity associated with sodium-retention related disorders such as hypertension. Conjugates of particular interest are glutamyl derivatives of dopamine-&bgr;-hydroxylase inhibitors, of which N-acetyl-&ggr;-glutamyl fusaric acid hydrazide (shown below) is preferred.
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