Design and Synthesis of Novel α<sub>1</sub><sub>a</sub> Adrenoceptor-Selective Antagonists. 3. Approaches To Eliminate Opioid Agonist Metabolites by Using Substituted Phenylpiperazine Side Chains
作者:Bharat Lagu、Dake Tian、Dhanapalan Nagarathnam、Mohammad R. Marzabadi、Wai C. Wong、Shou W. Miao、Fengqi Zhang、Wanying Sun、George Chiu、James Fang、Carlos Forray、Raymond S. L. Chang、Richard W. Ransom、Tsing B. Chen、Stacey O'Malley、Kanyin Zhang、Kamlesh P. Vyas、Charles Gluchowski
DOI:10.1021/jm990202+
日期:1999.11.1
Dihydropyrimidinones, such as 1, represent a novel class of alpha(1a) adrenoceptor antagonists with potential for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (see part 1 of this series). Analysis of the metabolites of 1 revealed that 4-methoxycarbonyl-4-phenylpiperidine is formed as the major metabolite and is an agonist at the mu-opioid receptor. To circumvent any potential liability resulting from the metabolite, we decided to identify alternate templates devoid of agonist activity at the mu-opioid receptor to replace the 4-methoxycarbonyl-4-phenylpiperidine moiety. The present study describes the synthesis and SAR of dihydropyrimidinones linked to substituted 4-phenylpiperazine containing side chains. Compound (+)-38 was identified as a lead compound with a binding and functional profile comparable to that of 1. The putative metabolite 2-carboxamidophenylpiperazine has negligible affinity for the mu-opioid receptor.