Discovery of <i>N</i>-[(3<i>R</i>)-1-Azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl]furo[2,3-<i>c</i>]pyridine-5-carboxamide, an Agonist of the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, for the Potential Treatment of Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia: Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationship
作者:Donn G. Wishka、Daniel P. Walker、Karen M. Yates、Steven C. Reitz、Shaojuan Jia、Jason K. Myers、Kirk L. Olson、E. Jon Jacobsen、Mark L. Wolfe、Vincent E. Groppi、Alexander J. Hanchar、Bruce A. Thornburgh、Luz A. Cortes-Burgos、Erik H. F. Wong、Brian A. Staton、Thomas J. Raub、Nicole R. Higdon、Theron M. Wall、Raymond S. Hurst、Rodney R. Walters、William E. Hoffmann、Mihaly Hajos、Stanley Franklin、Galen Carey、Lisa H. Gold、Karen K. Cook、Steven B. Sands、Sabrina X. Zhao、John R. Soglia、Amit S. Kalgutkar、Stephen P. Arneric、Bruce N. Rogers
DOI:10.1021/jm0602413
日期:2006.7.1
N-[(3R)-1-Azabicyclo[2.2.2] oct-3-yl] furo[2,3-c]pyridine-5-carboxamide (14, PHA-543,613), a novel agonist of the alpha 7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha 7 nAChR), has been identified as a potential treatment of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Compound 14 is a potent and selective alpha 7 nAChR agonist with an excellent in vitro profile. The compound is characterized by rapid brain penetration and high oral bioavailability in rat and demonstrates in vivo efficacy in auditory sensory gating and, in an in vivo model to assess cognitive performance, novel object recognition.