Benzimidazole derivatives. Part 1: Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of new benzimidazole-4-carboxamides and carboxylates as potent and selective 5-HT4 receptor antagonists
作者:Marı́a L. López-Rodrı́guez、Bellinda Benhamú、Alma Viso、M.José Morcillo、Marta Murcia、Luis Orensanz、M.José Alfaro、M.Isabel Martı́n
DOI:10.1016/s0968-0896(99)00172-8
日期:1999.11
New benzimidazole-4-carboxamides 1-16 and -carboxylates 17-26 were synthesized and evaluated for binding affinity at serotonergic 5-HT4 and 5-HT3 receptors in the CNS. Most of the synthesized compounds exhibited moderate to-very high affinity tin many cases subnanomolar) for the 5-HT4 binding site and no significant affinity for the 5-HT3 receptor. SAR observations and structural analyses (molecular modeling, INSIGHT II) indicated that the presence of a voluminous substituent in the basic nitrogen atom of the amino moiety and a distance of ca. 8.0 Angstrom from this nitrogen to the aromatic ring are of great importance for high affinity and selectivity for 5-HT4 receptors. These results confirm our recently proposed model for recognition by the 5-HT4 binding site. Amides 12-15 and esters 24 and 25 bound at central 5-HT4 sites with very high affinity (K-j = 0.11-2.9 nM) and excellent selectivity over serotonin 5-HT3, 5-HT2A, and S-HT1A receptors (K-i > 1000-10,000 nM). Analogues 12 (k(i)(5-HT4) = 0.32 nM), 13 (K-i(5-HT4)= 0.11 nM), 14 (K-i(5-HT4) = 0.29 nM) and 15 (K-i(5-HT4) = 0.54 nM) were pharmacologically characterized as selective 5-HT4 antagonists in the isolated guinea pig ileum (pA(2) = 7.6, 7.9, 8.2 and 7.9, respectively), with a potency comparable to the 5-HT4 receptor antagonist RS 39604 (pA(2) = 8.2). The benzimidazoe-4-carboxylic acid derivatives described in this paper represent a novel class of potent and selective 5-HT4 receptor antagonists. In particular, compounds 12-15 could be interesting pharmacological tools for the understanding of the role of 5-HT4 receptors. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.