Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of a New Model of Arylpiperazines. 1. 2-[[4-(<i>o</i>-Methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-1,3- dioxoperhydroimidazo[1,5-<i>a</i>]pyridine: A Selective 5-HT<sub>1A</sub> Receptor Agonist
作者:María L. López-Rodríguez、M Luisa Rosado、Bellinda Benhamú、M José Morcillo、Antonio M. Sanz、Luis Orensanz、M Eugenia Beneitez、José A. Fuentes、Jorge Manzanares
DOI:10.1021/jm960416g
日期:1996.1.1
A series of new bicyclohydantoin-arylpiperazines was prepared and evaluated for affinity at 5-HT1A, alpha(1), and D-2 receptors. Most of the compounds showed very low affinity for D-2 receptors, and most of them demonstrated moderate to high affinity for 5-HT1A and alpha(1) receptor binding sites. SAR observations indicated that the length of the alkyl chain between the arylpiperazine and the hydantoin moiety is of great importance for 5-HT1A/alpha(1) affinity and selectivity, n = 1 being the optimal value. Compound 1h, 2-[[4-(o-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-1,3-dioxoperhydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine, bound at 5-HT1A sites with nanomolar affinity (K-i = 31.7 nM) and high selectivity over alpha(1), D-2, and 5-HT2A receptors (K-i > 1000, > 10 000, and > 1000 nM, respectively). Preliminary studies showed that this agent is probably functioning as a partial to full 5-HT1A agonist, and it displayed anxiolytic activity on the social interaction test in mice.