The Discovery of Tadalafil: A Novel and Highly Selective PDE5 Inhibitor. 1: 5,6,11,11a-Tetrahydro-1<i>H</i>-imidazo[1‘,5‘:1,6]pyrido[3,4-<i>b</i>]indole-1,3(2<i>H</i>)-dione Analogues
作者:Alain Daugan、Pascal Grondin、Cécile Ruault、Anne-Charlotte Le Monnier de Gouville、Hervé Coste、Jorge Kirilovsky、François Hyafil、Richard Labaudinière
DOI:10.1021/jm030056e
日期:2003.10.1
Starting from ethyl beta-carboline-3-carboxylate (beta-CCE), 1, a modest inhibitor of type 5 phosphodiesterase (PDE5), a series of functionalized tetrahydro-p-carboline derivatives has been identified as a novel chemical class of potent and selective PDE5 inhibitors. Optimization of the side chain on the hydantoin ring of initial lead compound 2 and of the aromatic ring on position 5 led to the identification of compound 6e, a highly potent and selective PDE5 inhibitor, with greater selectivity for PDE5 vs PDE1-4 than sildenafil. Compound 6e demonstrated a long-lasting and significant blood pressure lowering effect after iv administration in the spontaneously hypertensive rat model but showed only moderate oral in vivo efficacy.