Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Chiral α-Aminoanilides with Central Antinociceptive Activity
摘要:
Tocainide and related optically active chiral alpha-aminoanilides were synthesized and tested in vivo via the hot plate test to evaluate their central analgesic action. The aims of the study were to verify if a) the increase in lipophilicity, obtained by the introduction of an alkyl group on the steric center (3f-i), and the replacement of the C=O group with the C=S (10) group as well as the introduction of a methyl or ethyl group on the amidic nitrogen atom (8a-c) would produce an increase in central analgesic efficacy with respect to Tocainide; b) the 2,6-xylidide moiety is crucial for high analgesic activity (3b-e); c) the hydrogen atom bonded to the amidic nitrogen moiety is an essential pharmacophoric element for analgesic activity. Among all the synthesized compounds, 3f showed antinociceptive properties with a good enantioselective index.
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Chiral α-Aminoanilides with Central Antinociceptive Activity
摘要:
Tocainide and related optically active chiral alpha-aminoanilides were synthesized and tested in vivo via the hot plate test to evaluate their central analgesic action. The aims of the study were to verify if a) the increase in lipophilicity, obtained by the introduction of an alkyl group on the steric center (3f-i), and the replacement of the C=O group with the C=S (10) group as well as the introduction of a methyl or ethyl group on the amidic nitrogen atom (8a-c) would produce an increase in central analgesic efficacy with respect to Tocainide; b) the 2,6-xylidide moiety is crucial for high analgesic activity (3b-e); c) the hydrogen atom bonded to the amidic nitrogen moiety is an essential pharmacophoric element for analgesic activity. Among all the synthesized compounds, 3f showed antinociceptive properties with a good enantioselective index.
Synthesis of analogues of the benzodiazepine Ro 5-3335, antagonist of Tat HIV-1. Biological evaluation by Luciferase transactivation and anti-viral assay
Ro 5-3335 is a benzodiazepine which is an antagonist of the Tat protein of HIV-1. A series of Ro 5-3335-derived compounds have been synthesized in order to evaluate whether opened analogues of the benzodiazepine tricyclic structure possess biological activity. The analogues are constituted by two aromatic rings variously substituted, linked by an amino acid. The activity of these compounds has been determined by the quantification of both inhibition of Tat activity using a cell-based transfection assay and inhibition of HIV replication in acutely infected cells. No analogue provided a notable inhibition of Tat-dependent transactivation or any anti-HIV activity.