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Natacha Coen Sophie Duraffour Lieve Naesens Marcela Kre?merová Joost Van den Oord Robert Snoeck Graciela Andrei 《Journal of virology》2013,87(22):12422-12432
Acyclic nucleoside phosphonates (ANPs), such as (S)-1-[(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonomethoxy)propyl)]cytosine (HPMPC), are an important group of broad-spectrum antiviral agents with activity against DNA viruses. In this report, we present the in vitro potencies of novel ANPs against gammaherpesviruses, including Kaposi''s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and three animal gammaherpesviruses. 1-(S)-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]-5-azacytosine (HPMP-5-azaC), (S)-9-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]-3-deazaadenine (3-deaza-HPMPA), and their cyclic derivatives have emerged as highly potent antigammaherpesvirus agents. Interestingly, cyclic prodrugs of ANPs exhibited reduced activities against EBV strain P3HR-1, but not against EBV strain Akata. Cell culture metabolism studies with HPMPC and cyclic HPMPC revealed that these differences were attributable to an altered drug metabolism in P3HR-1 cells after EBV reactivation and, more specifically, to a reduced hydrolysis of cyclic HPMPC by cyclic CMP phosphodiesterase. We did not correlate this effect with phosphodiesterase downregulation, or to functional mutations. Instead, altered cyclic AMP levels in P3HR-1 cells indicated a competitive inhibition of the phosphodiesterase by this cyclic nucleotide. Finally, both HPMPC and HPMP-5-azaC emerged as highly effective inhibitors in vivo through significant inhibition of murine gammaherpesvirus replication and dissemination. With the current need for potent antigammaherpesvirus agents, our findings underline the requirement of appropriate surrogate viruses for antiviral susceptibility testing and highlight HPMP-5-azaC as a promising compound for future clinical development. 相似文献
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Marcela Krečmerová Milena Masojídková Antonín Holý 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2010,18(1):387-395
Two methods for preparation of 6-substituted derivatives of anti DNA-viral agent 1-(S)-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]-5-azacytosine (HPMP-5-azaC) were developed: (1) ammonia mediated ring-opening reaction of diisopropyl esters of HPMP-5-azaC (4) to carbamoylguanidine derivatives followed by ring-closure reaction with orthoesters and (2) condensation reaction of 6-substituted 5-azacytosines with diisopropyl (1S)-[2-hydroxy-1-tosyloxymethyl)ethoxy]methylphosphonate (15). Deprotection of diisopropyl esters to free phosphonic acids was performed with bromotrimethylsilane in acetonitrile followed by hydrolysis. In contrast to parent compound HPMP-5-azaC, a substantial decrease of antiviral activity in case of 6-substituted analogues occurred. Surprisingly, N-3 isomer of 6-methyl-HPMP-5-azaC in the form of isopropyl ester revealed activity against RNA viruses (Sindbis virus). 相似文献
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Hydrolytic decomposition of four 5-azacytosine acyclic nucleoside phosphonates was studied. Products of the decomposition are carbamoylguanidine derivatives. Stability and decomposition products of HPMP-5-azaC (a 5-azacytosine derivative with strong antiviral activity) differ from the other derivatives. The reaction pathway of HPMP-5-azaC involves a formyl derivative formed by intramolecular transformylation reaction. 相似文献
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《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2016,24(2):130-139
The N-alkylation of the sulfonamide moiety, in a group of arylsulfonamide derivatives of (aryloxy)ethyl piperidines, may be considered as a strategy for the design of selective 5-HT7 receptor ligands or multifunctional agents to extend a polypharmacological approach to the treatment of complex diseases. The study allowed for the identification of 31 (1-methyl-N-{1-[2-(2-(t-butyl)phenoxy)ethyl]piperidin-4-yl}-N-cyclopropylmethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-sulfonamide), a potent and selective 5-HT7 receptor antagonist and 33 (1-methyl-N-{1-[2-(biphenyl-2-yloxy)ethyl]piperidin-4-yl}-N-cyclopropylmethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-sulfonamide), as multimodal 5-HT/dopamine receptor ligand, as 5-HT2A/5-HT7/D2 receptor antagonists. Both selected compounds were evaluated in vivo in a forced swim test (FST) in mice and in a novel object recognition (NOR) task in rats, demonstrating distinct antidepressant-like and pro-cognitive properties (MED = 1.25 mg/kg and 1 mg/kg, ip, respectively). These findings warrant further studies to explore the therapeutic potential of N-alkylated arylsulfonamides for the treatment of CNS disorders. 相似文献
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Zuo Yang Yang Sheng-Gang Luo Yan-Ping Tan Ying Hao Ge-Fei Wu Qiong-You Xi Zhen Yang Guang-Fu 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2013,21(11):3245-3255
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, E.C. 1.3.3.4) is the action target for several structurally diverse herbicides. A series of novel 4-(difluoromethyl)-1-(6-halo-2-substituted-benzothiazol-5-yl)-3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5(4H)-ones 2a–z were designed and synthesized via the ring-closure of two ortho-substituents. The in vitro bioassay results indicated that the 26 newly synthesized compounds exhibited good PPO inhibition effects with Ki values ranging from 0.06 to 17.79 μM. Compound 2e, ethyl 2-{[5-(4-(difluoromethyl)-3-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-6-fluorobenzo-thiazol-2-yl]thio}acetate, was the most potent inhibitor with Ki value of 0.06 μM against mtPPO, comparable to (Ki = 0.03 μM) sulfentrazone. Further green house assays showed that compound 2f (Ki = 0.24 μM, mtPPO), ethyl 2-{[5-(4-(difluoromethyl)-3-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-6-fluorobenzothiazol-2-yl]thio}propanoate, showed the most promising post-emergence herbicidal activity with broad spectrum even at concentrations as low as 37.5 g ai/ha. Soybean exhibited tolerance to compound 2f at the dosages of 150 g ai/ha, whereas they are susceptible to sulfentrazone even at 75 g ai/ha. Thus, compound 2f might be a potential candidate as a new herbicide for soybean fields. 相似文献
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Barbora Servusová Jana Vobicková Pavla Paterová Vladimír Kubíček Jiří Kuneš Martin Doležal Jan Zitko 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters》2013,23(12):3589-3591
To develop new potential antimycobacterial drugs, a series of pyrazinamide derivatives was designed, synthesized and tested for their ability to inhibit the growth of selected mycobacterial strains (Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, Mycobacterium kansasii and two strains of Mycobacterium avium). This Letter is focused on binuclear pyrazinamide analogues containing the –CONH–CH2– bridge, namely on N-benzyl-5-chloropyrazine-2-carboxamides with various substituents on the phenyl ring and their comparison with some analogously substituted 5-chloro-N-phenylpyrazine-2-carboxamides. Compounds from the N-benzyl series exerted lower antimycobacterial activity against M. tuberculosis H37Rv then corresponding anilides, however comparable with pyrazinamide (12.5–25 μg/mL). Remarkably, 5-chloro-N-(4-methylbenzyl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (8, MIC = 3.13 μg/mL) and 5-chloro-N-(2-chlorobenzyl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (1, MIC = 6.25 μg/mL) were active against M. kansasii, which is naturally unsusceptible to PZA. Basic structure–activity relationships are presented. 相似文献
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Fredrik Lehmann Erika A. Currier Bryan Clemons Lars K. Hansen Roger Olsson Uli Hacksell Kristina Luthman 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2009,17(13):4657-4665
A series of analogs of the non-peptidic urotensin II receptor agonist N-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-4-phenylbenzamide (FL104) has been synthesized and evaluated pharmacologically. The enantiomers of the two most potent racemic analogues were obtained from the corresponding diastereomeric mandelic amides. In agreement with previously observed SAR, most of the agonist potency resided in the (S) enantiomers. The most potent UII receptor agonist in the new series was (S)-N-[3-dimethylamino-1-(2-naphthyl)propyl]-4-(4-chlorophenyl)benzamide (EC50 = 23 nM at the urotensin II receptor). 相似文献
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Euna Yoo Juhee Yoon Ae Nim Pae Hyewhon Rhim Woo-Kyu Park Jae Yang Kong Hea-Young Park Choo 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2010,18(4):1665-1675
A novel series of 5-HT2A ligands that contain a (phenylpiperazinyl-propyl)arylsulfonamides skeleton was synthesized. Thirty-seven N-(cycloalkylmethyl)-4-methoxy-N-(3-(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl)-arylsulfonamide and N-(4-(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)butan-2-yl)-arylsulfonamide compounds were obtained. The binding of these compounds to the 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, and 5-HT7 receptors was evaluated. Most of the compounds showed IC50 values of less than 100 nM and exhibited high selectivity for the 5-HT2A receptor. Among the synthesized compounds, 16a and 16d showed good affinity at 5-HT2A (IC50 = 0.7 nM and 0.5 nM) and good selectivity over 5-HT2C (50–100 times) and 5-HT7 (1500–3000 times). 相似文献
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Fanny Palace-Berl Salomão Dória Jorge Kerly Fernanda Mesquita Pasqualoto Adilson Kleber Ferreira Durvanei Augusto Maria Rodrigo Rocha Zorzi Leandro de Sá Bortolozzo José Ângelo Lauletta Lindoso Leoberto Costa Tavares 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2013,21(17):5395-5406
The anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of 5-nitro-2-furfuriliden derivatives as well as the cytotoxicity of these compounds on J774 macrophages cell line and FN1 human fibroblast cells were investigated in this study. The most active compounds of series I and II were 4-butyl-[N′-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl) methylene] benzidrazide (3g; IC50 = 1.05 μM ± 0.07) and 3-acetyl-5-(4-butylphenyl)-2-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)-2,3-dihydro,1,3,4-oxadiazole (4g; IC50 = 8.27 μM ± 0.42), respectively. Also, compound 3g was more active than the standard drugs, benznidazole (IC50 = 22.69 μM ± 1.96) and nifurtimox (IC50 = 3.78 μM ± 0.10). Regarding the cytotoxicity assay, the 3g compound presented IC50 value of 28.05 μM (SI = 26.71) against J774 cells. For the FN1 fibroblast assay, 3g showed IC50 value of 98 μM (SI = 93.33). On the other hand, compound 4g presented a cytotoxicity value on J774 cells higher than 400 μM (SI >48), and for the FN1 cells its IC50 value was 186 μM (SI = 22.49). Moreover, an exploratory data analysis, which comprises hierarchical cluster (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA), was carried out and the findings were complementary. The molecular properties that most influenced the compounds’ grouping were C log P and total dipole moment, pointing out the need of a lipophilic/hydrophilic balance in the designing of novel potential anti-T. cruzi molecules. 相似文献
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Cindy A. Baumann Linjing Mu Nicole Wertli Stefanie D. Krämer Michael Honer Pius A. Schubiger Simon M. Ametamey 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2010,18(16):6044-6054
Four novel thiazole containing ABP688 derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their binding affinity towards the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5). (E)-3-((2-(Fluoromethyl)thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl)cyclohex-2-enone O-methyl oxime (FTECMO), the ligand with the highest binding affinity (Ki = 5.5 ± 1.1 nM), was labeled with fluorine-18. [18F]-FTECMO displayed optimal lipophilicity (log DpH7.4 = 1.6 ± 0.2) and high stability in rat and human plasma as well as sufficient stability in rat liver microsomes. In vitro autoradiography with [18F]-FTECMO revealed a heterogeneous and displaceable binding in mGluR5-rich brain regions. PET imaging with [18F]-FTECMO in Wistar rats, however, showed low brain uptake. Uptake of radioactivity into the skull was observed suggesting in vivo defluorination. Thus, although [18F]-FTECMO is an excellent ligand for the detection of mGluR5 in vitro, its in vivo characteristics are not optimal for the imaging of mGluR5 in rats in vivo. 相似文献
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Ryan M. Phelan Marc Ostermeier Craig A. Townsend 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters》2009,19(4):1261-1263
An efficient synthesis of a 5-fluorouracil-cephalosporin prodrug is described for use against colorectal and other cancers in antibody and gene-directed therapies. The compound shows stability in aqueous media until specifically activated by β-lactamase (βL). The kinetic parameters of the 5-fluorouracil-cephalosporin conjugate were determined in the presence of Enterobacter cloacae P99 βL (ECl βL) revealing a Km = 95.4 μM and Vmax = 3.21 μMol min?1 mg?1. The data compare favorably to related systems that have been reported and enable testing of this prodrug against cancer cell lines in vitro and in vivo. 相似文献
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Khaled R.A. Abdellatif Morshed Alam Chowdhury Ying Dong Dipankar Das Gang Yu Carlos Velázquez Mavanur R. Suresh Edward E. Knaus 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2009,17(14):5182-5188
A new class of hybrid nitric oxide-releasing anti-inflammatory (AI) ester prodrugs (NONO-coxibs) wherein an O2-acetoxymethyl-1-(N-ethyl-N-methylamino)diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate (13a–b), or O2-acetoxymethyl-1-(2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate (16a–b), NO-donor moiety was covalently coupled to the COOH group of 5-(4-carboxymethylphenyl)-1-(4-methane(amino)sulfonylphenyl)-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole (11a–b) was synthesized. The percentage of NO released from these diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolates was significantly higher (59.6–74.6% of the theoretical maximal release of 2 molecules of NO/molecule of the parent hybrid ester prodrug) upon incubation in the presence of rat serum, relative to incubation with phosphate buffer (PBS) at pH 7.4 (5.0–7.2% range). These incubation studies suggest that both NO and the AI compound would be released from the parent NONO-coxib upon in vivo cleavage by non-specific serum esterases. All compounds were weak inhibitors of the COX-1 isozyme (IC50 = 8.1–65.2 μM range) and modest inhibitors of the COX-2 isozyme (IC50 = 0.9–4.6 μM range). The most potent parent aminosulfonyl compound 11b exhibited AI activity that was about sixfold greater than that for aspirin and threefold greater than that for ibuprofen. The ester prodrugs 13b, 16b exhibited similar AI activity to that exhibited by the more potent parent acid 11b when the same oral μmol/kg dose was administered. These studies indicate hybrid ester AI/NO donor prodrugs of this type (NONO-coxibs) constitute a plausible drug design concept targeted toward the development of selective COX-2 inhibitory AI drugs that are devoid of adverse cardiovascular effects. 相似文献
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Vattoly J. Majo Matthew S. Milak Jaya Prabhakaran Pratap Mali Lyudmila Savenkova Norman R. Simpson J. John Mann Ramin V. Parsey J. S. Dileep Kumar 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2013,21(17):5598-5604
The 5-HT1AR partial agonist PET radiotracer, [11C]CUMI-101, has advantages over an antagonist radiotracer as it binds preferentially to the high affinity state of the receptor and thereby provides more functionally meaningful information. The major drawback of C-11 tracers is the lack of cyclotron facility in many health care centers thereby limiting widespread clinical or research use. We identified the fluoroethyl derivative, 2-(4-(4-(2-(2-fluoroethoxy)phenyl)piperazin-1-yl)butyl)-4-methyl-1,2,4-triazine-3,5(2H,4H)dione (FECUMI-101) (Ki = 0.1 nM; Emax = 77%; EC50 = 0.65 nM) as a partial agonist 5-HT1AR ligand of the parent ligand CUMI-101. FECUMI-101 is radiolabeled with F-18 by O-fluoroethylation of the corresponding desmethyl analogue (1) with [18F]fluoroethyltosylate in DMSO in the presence of 1.6 equiv of K2CO3 in 45 ± 5% yield (EOS). PET shows [18F]FECUMI-101 binds specifically to 5-HT1AR enriched brain regions of baboon. The specificity of [18F]FECUMI-101 binding to 5-HT1AR was confirmed by challenge studies with the known 5-HT1AR ligand WAY100635. These findings indicate that [18F]FECUMI-101 can be a viable agonist ligand for the in vivo quantification of high affinity 5-HT1AR with PET. 相似文献
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Yun-Yun Xu Si-Ning Li Gao-Jian Yu Qing-Hua Hu Huan-Qiu Li 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2013,21(19):6084-6091
Two new series of new compounds containing a 6-amino-substituted group or 6-acrylamide-substituted group linked to a 4-anilinoquinazoline nucleus have been discovered as potential EGFR inhibitors. These compounds proved efficient effects on antiproliferative activity and EGFR–TK inhibitory activity. Especially, N6-((5-bromothiophen-2-yl)methyl)-N4-(3-chlorophenyl)quinazoline-4,6-diamine (5e), showed the most potent inhibitory activity (IC50 = 3.11 μM for Hep G2, IC50 = 0.82 μM for A549). The EGFR molecular docking model suggested that the new compound is nicely bound to the region of EGFR, and cell morphology by Hoechst stain experiment suggested that these compounds efficiently induced apoptosis of A549 cells. 相似文献
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Morshed A. Chowdhury Khaled R.A. Abdellatif Ying Dong Dipankar Das Gang Yu Carlos A. Velázquez Mavanur R. Suresh Edward E. Knaus 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters》2009,19(24):6855-6861
A novel class of salicylic acid and N-acetyl-2-carboxybenzenesulfonamide regioisomers possessing a N-difluoromethyl-1,2-dihydropyrid-2-one pharmacophore attached to its C-4 or C-5 position was designed for evaluation as anti-inflammatory (AI) agents. Replacement of the 2,4-difluorophenyl ring in diflunisal by the N-difluoromethyl-1,2-dihydropyrid-2-one moiety provided compounds showing dual selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)/5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) inhibitory activities. AI structure–activity studies showed that the C-4 (14a) and C-5 (14b) salicylate regioisomers were 1.4- and 1.6-fold more potent than aspirin, and the C-5 N-acetyl-2-carboxybenzenesulfonamide regioisomer (22b) was 1.3- and 2.8-fold more potent than ibuprofen and aspirin, respectively. In vivo ulcer index (UI) studies showed that the 4- and 5-(N-difluoromethyl-1,2-dihydropyrid-2-one-4-yl)salicylic acids (14a and 14b) were completely non-ulcerogenic since no gastric lesions were present (UI = 0) relative to aspirin (UI = 57) at an equivalent μmol/kg oral dose. The N-difluoromethyl-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one moiety provides a novel 5-LOX pharmacophore for the design of cyclic hydroxamic mimetics for exploitation in the development of dual COX-2/5-LOX inhibitory AI drugs. 相似文献
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Abdol R. Hajipour Dominique Fontanilla Uyen B. Chu Marty Arbabian Arnold E. Ruoho 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2010,18(12):4397-4404
The sigma-1 receptor is a unique non-opioid, non-PCP binding site that has been implicated in many different pathophysiological conditions including psychosis, drug addiction, retinal degeneration and cancer. Based on the structure of fenpropimorph, a high affinity (Ki = 0.005 nM)1 sigma-1 receptor ligand and strong inhibitor of the yeast sterol isomerase (ERG2), we previously deduced a basic sigma-1 receptor pharmacophore or chemical backbone composed of a phenyl ring attached to a di-substituted nitrogen atom via an alkyl chain.2 Here, we report the design and synthesis of various N,N-dialkyl or N-alkyl-N-aralkyl derivatives based on this pharmacophore as well as their binding affinities to the sigma-1 receptor. We introduce three high affinity sigma-1 receptor compounds, N,N-dibutyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propylamine (9), N,N-dibutyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)propylamine (3), and N-propyl-N′-4-aminophenylethyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)propylamine (20) with Ki values of 17.7 nM, 0.36 nM, and 6 nM, respectively. In addition to sigma receptor affinity, we show through cytotoxicity assays that growth inhibition of various tumor cell lines occurs with our high affinity N,N-dialkyl or N-alkyl-N-aralkyl derivatives. 相似文献
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Ji-Yong Liu Hai-Ling Yu Zhe-Shan Quan Xun Cui Hu-Ri Piao 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters》2009,19(9):2392-2395
A series of 1-substituted-N-(4,5-dihydro-1-methyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinolin-7-yl) piperidine-4-carboxamides has been synthesized and evaluated for positive inotropic activity by measuring left atrium stroke volume in isolated rabbit-heart preparations. Some of these derivatives exhibited favorable activity compared with the standard drug, milrinone, among which 1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4,5-dihydro-1-methyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinolin-7-yl)piperidine-4-carboxamide 6a was the most potent, increasing stroke volume by 11.92 ± 0.35% (milrinone: 6.36 ± 0.13%) at 1 × 10?4 M. 相似文献
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《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2014,22(7):2294-2302
The design, synthesis, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of 5-nitro benzimidazole with 1,4-disubsituted or 1,5-disubsituted indole derivatives as novel angiotensin II receptor antagonist is outlined. Radioligand binding assays showed that 2-(4-((2-butyl-5-nitro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-indol-1-yl)benzoic acid, compound 3, displayed a high affinity for the angiotensin II type 1 receptor with IC50 value of 1.03 ± 0.26 nM. The biological evaluation on spontaneously hypertensive rats and renal hypertensive rats showed that 3 could cause significant decrease on MBP in a dose dependent manner, whose maximal response lowered 30 mmHg of MBP at 5 mg/kg and 41 mmHg of MBP at 10 mg/kg after oral administration, and the significant antihypertensive effect lasted beyond 24 h, which is better than Losartan. Taken together 3 could be considered as an effective and durable anti-hypertension drug candidate. These encouraging results are deserved of further investigation towards its use for therapeutic benefit. 相似文献
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《Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences》1997,692(1):95-100
A method for the quantitation of midazolam and its metabolites 1-hydroxymidazolam and 4-hydroxymidazolam from human serum capable of monitoring concentrations achieved under therapeutic conditions is presented. The substances were extracted under basic conditions with toluene and the hydroxy metabolites transformed to their tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives with N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide. The samples were measured by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The limits of detection are 0.2 ng ml−1 for midazolam and 0.1 ng ml−1 for 1-hydroxy- and 4-hydroxymidazolam. The coefficients of variation are 3.9% at 5 ng ml−1 for midazolam, 6.7% at 2 ng ml−1 for 1-hydroxymidazolam and 8.8% (22.2%) at 0.5 (0.2) ng ml−1 for 4-hydroxymidazolam. 相似文献
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《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2014,22(21):6026-6038
A series of 9-disubstituted N-(9H-fluorene-2-carbonyl)guanidine derivatives have been discovered as potent and orally active dual 5-HT2B and 5-HT7 receptor antagonists. Upon screening several compounds, N-(diaminomethylene)-4′,5′-dihydro-3′H-spiro[fluorene-9,2′-furan]-2-carboxamide (17) exhibited potent affinity for both 5-HT2B (Ki = 5.1 nM) and 5-HT7 (Ki = 1.7 nM) receptors with high selectivity over 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, α1, D2 and M1 receptors. Optical resolution of the intermediate carboxylic acid 16 via the formation of diastereomeric salts using chiral alkaloids gave the optically pure compounds (R)-17 and (S)-17. Both enantiomers suppressed 5-HT-induced dural protein extravasation in guinea pigs in a dose-dependent manner and the amount of leaked protein was suppressed to near normal levels when orally administrated at 10 mg/kg. (R)-17 and (S)-17 were therefore selected as candidates for human clinical trials. 相似文献