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The discovery of 4-(3-pentylamino)-2,7-dimethyl-8-(2-methyl-4- methoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo-[1,5-a]-pyrimidine: A corticotropin-releasing factor (hCRF1) antagonist
Gilligan, Paul J.,Baldauf, Caryn,Cocuzza, Anthony,Chidester, Dennis,Zaczek, Robert,Fitzgerald, Lawrence W.,McElroy, John,Smith, Mark A.,Shen,Saye, Jo Anne,Christ, David,Trainor, George,Robertson, David W.,Hartig, Paul
, p. 181 - 189 (2000)
Structure-activity relationship studies led to the discovery of 4-(3- pentylamino)-2,7-dimethyl-8-(2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo-[1,5-a]- pyrimidine 11-31 (DMP904), whose pharmacological profile strongly supports the hypothesis that hCRF1 antagonists may be potent anxiolytic drugs. Compound 11-31 (hCRF1 K(i) = 1.0 ± 0.2 nM (n = 8)) was a potent antagonist of hCRF1-coupled adenylate cyclase activity in HEK293 cells (IC50 = 10.0 ± 0.01 nM versus 10 nM r/hCRF, n = 8); α-helical CRF(9-41) had weaker potency (IC50 = 286 ± 63 nM, n = 3). Analogue 11-31 had good oral activity in the rat situational anxiety test; the minimum effective dose for 11-31 was 0.3 mg/kg (po). Maximal efficacy (approximately 57% reduction in latency time in the dark compartment) was observed at this dose. Chlordiazepoxide caused a 72% reduction in latency at 20 mg/kg (po). The literature compound 1 (CP154526-1, 30 mg/kg (po)) was inactive in this test. Compound 11-31 did not inhibit open-field locomotor activity at 10, 30, and 100 mg/kg (po) in rats. In beagle dogs, this compound (5 mg/kg, iv, po) afforded good plasma levels. The key iv pharmacokinetic parameters were t(1/2), CL and V(d,ss) values equal to 46.4 ± 7.6 h, 0.49 ± 0.08 L/kg/h and 23.0 ± 4.2 L/kg, respectively. After oral dosing, the mean C(max), T(max), t(1/2) and bioavailability values were equal to 1260 ± 290 nM, 0.75 ± 0.25 h, 45.1 ± 10.2 h and 33.1%, respectively. The overall rat behavioral profile of this compound suggests that it may be an anxiolytic drug with a low motor side effect liability. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
