Syntheses and evaluation of halogenated cytisine derivatives and of bioisosteric thiocytisine as potent and selective nAChR ligands
摘要:
We have developed one-step syntheses of halogenated derivatives of (-)-cytisine featuring a halogen substituent at positions 3, 5 or 3 and 5 of the 2-pyridone fragment, and prepared the novel bioisosteric thiocytisine by oxygen-sulphur exchange. The affinities of these pyridone-modified analogs of (-)-cytisine for (alpha (4))(2)(beta (2)),(3) and alpha7* nAChRs in rat forebrain membranes were determined by competition with (+/-)-[H-3]epibatidine and [H-3]MLA, respectively. The 3-halocytisines 7 possess subnanomolar affinities for (alpha4)(2)(beta2)(3) nAChRs, higher than those found for (-)-cytisine as well as for the 5-halocytisines 8 and 3,5-dihalocytisines 6. In contrast to the parent alkaloid the 3-halogenated species display much a higher affinity for the alpha7* nAChR subtype. The most potent molecule was 3-bromocytisine (7b) with preferential selectivity (200-fold) for the (alpha4)(2)(beta2)(3) subtype [K-i = 10 pM (alpha4 beta2) and 2.0 nM (alpha7*)]. Replacement of the lactam with a thiolactam pharmacophore to thiocytisine (12) resulted in a subnanomolar affinity for the (alpha4)(2)(beta2)(3) nAChR subtype (K-i = 0.832 nM), but in a drastic decrease of affinity for the alpha7* subtype; thiocytisine (12) has a K-i value of 4000 nM (alpha7*), giving a selectivity of 4800-fold for the neuronal (alpha4)(2)(beta2)(3)-nAChR and thus displaying the best affinity-selectivity profile in the series under consideration. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
Syntheses and evaluation of halogenated cytisine derivatives and of bioisosteric thiocytisine as potent and selective nAChR ligands
作者:P Imming
DOI:10.1016/s0223-5234(01)01222-3
日期:2001.4
We have developed one-step syntheses of halogenated derivatives of (-)-cytisine featuring a halogen substituent at positions 3, 5 or 3 and 5 of the 2-pyridone fragment, and prepared the novel bioisosteric thiocytisine by oxygen-sulphur exchange. The affinities of these pyridone-modified analogs of (-)-cytisine for (alpha (4))(2)(beta (2)),(3) and alpha7* nAChRs in rat forebrain membranes were determined by competition with (+/-)-[H-3]epibatidine and [H-3]MLA, respectively. The 3-halocytisines 7 possess subnanomolar affinities for (alpha4)(2)(beta2)(3) nAChRs, higher than those found for (-)-cytisine as well as for the 5-halocytisines 8 and 3,5-dihalocytisines 6. In contrast to the parent alkaloid the 3-halogenated species display much a higher affinity for the alpha7* nAChR subtype. The most potent molecule was 3-bromocytisine (7b) with preferential selectivity (200-fold) for the (alpha4)(2)(beta2)(3) subtype [K-i = 10 pM (alpha4 beta2) and 2.0 nM (alpha7*)]. Replacement of the lactam with a thiolactam pharmacophore to thiocytisine (12) resulted in a subnanomolar affinity for the (alpha4)(2)(beta2)(3) nAChR subtype (K-i = 0.832 nM), but in a drastic decrease of affinity for the alpha7* subtype; thiocytisine (12) has a K-i value of 4000 nM (alpha7*), giving a selectivity of 4800-fold for the neuronal (alpha4)(2)(beta2)(3)-nAChR and thus displaying the best affinity-selectivity profile in the series under consideration. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.