1. Pfizer Global Research and Development, Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA;2. Sandwich Laboratories, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, UK;3. St. Louis Laboratories, 700 Chesterfield Parkway W, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
Abstract:
A series of oxadiazolone bioisosteres of pregabalin 1 and gabapentin 2 were prepared, and several were found to exhibit similar potency for the α2-δ subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels. Oxadiazolone 9 derived from 2 achieved low brain uptake but was nevertheless active in models of osteoarthritis. The high clearance associated with compound 9 was postulated to be a consequence of efflux by OAT and/or OCT, and was attenuated on co-administration with cimetidine or probenecid.