- Condensed indoline derivatives and their use as 5HT, in particular 5HT2c, receptor ligands
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A chemical compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R3 is alkyl; R4 and R5 are selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R6 and R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, aryl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfoxyl, nitro, carbonitrile, carbo-alkoxy, carbo-aryloxy and carboxyl; and A is a 5- or 6-membered ring optionally containing one or more heteroatoms wherein the atoms of the ring A, other than the unsaturated carbon atoms of the phenyl ring to which the ring A is fused, are saturated or unsaturated, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, addition compounds and prodrugs thereof; and the use thereof in therapy, particularly as an agonist or antagonist of a 5HT receptor, particularly a 5HT2C receptor, for instance in the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system; damage to the central nervous system; cardiovascular disorders; gastrointestinal disorders; diabetes insipidus, and sleep apnea, and particularly for the treatment of obesity.
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- Potent and selective non-benzodioxole-containing endothelin-A receptor antagonists
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The benzodioxole ((methylenedioxy)benzene) group is present in a number of endothelin (ET) receptor antagonists thus far reported. As part of our own endothelin antagonist program we have developed (2R*,3R*,4S*)-1-(N,N- dibutylacetamido)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolidine-3- carboxylic acid (A-127722). This is a potent antagonist, binding to the ET(A) and ET(B) receptor subtypes with affinities (IC50) of 0.4 and 520 nM, respectively, and also contains the aforementioned benzodioxole. While this compound was seemingly optimized at its N-terminus, no effort had been directed toward understanding the contributions to binding affinity or receptor subtype selectivity conferred by the benzodioxole. Substitution by 1- or 2-naphthyl yielded weak antagonists. Oxygenated benzenes, such as p- anisyl, were potent compounds with IC50s in the low-nanomolar range. Simple deletion of either of the two oxygen atoms (dihydrobenzofurans) yielded extremely potent agents, possessing subnanomolar affinity for the ET(A) receptor. Additionally, the compounds showed enhanced selectivity, binding to the ET(B) receptor subtype in the micromolar range. This paper describes the development of this novel class of compounds.
- Tasker, Andrew S.,Sorensen, Bryan K.,Jae, Hwan-Soo,Winn, Martin,Von Geldern, Thomas W.,Dixon, Douglas B.,Chiou, William J.,Dayton, Brian D.,Calzadila, Samuel,Hernandez, Lisa,Marsh, Kennan C.,WuWong, J. Ruth,Opgenorth, Terry J.
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