Synthesis and biological evaluation of β2-adrenoceptor agonists bearing the 2-amino-2-phenylethanol scaffold
作者:Xinyue Ge、Anthony Yiu-Ho Woo、Gang Xing、Yali Lu、Yongmei Mo、Ying Zhao、Yi Lan、Jinyan Li、Haining Yan、Li Pan、Yuyang Zhang、Bin Lin、Maosheng Cheng
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.04.041
日期:2018.5
A new series of beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonists bearing the 2-amino-2-phenylethanol scaffold was synthesized. Evaluation of the compounds using cell assays and an in vitro guinea pig trachea relaxation assay showed that 8-hydroxy-5-(2-hydroxy-1-((4-hydroxyphenethyl)amino)ethyl)quinolin-2(1H)-one (compound 5j) has the best pharmacological profile among all the evaluated compounds. The (S)-isomer of 5j was subsequently found to be the active enantiomer with a promising EC50 value of 1.26 nM in stimulating beta(2)-adrenoceptor-mediated cAMP accumulation and a substantially higher selectivity for the beta(2) than for the beta(1) subtype. The putative binding mode of (S)-5j revealed by molecular docking of the beta(2)-adrenoceptor resembles that in agonist binding. Taken together, these results showed that compound (S) -5j is a promising compound worthy of further study for the development of beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonists. (C) 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.