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Gadais C, Ballet S. The Neurokinins: Peptidomimetic Ligand Design and Therapeutic Applications. Curr Med Chem 2018; 27:1515-1561. [PMID: 30209994 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180913095918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The neurokinins are indisputably essential neurotransmitters in numerous pathoand physiological events. Being widely distributed in the Central Nervous System (CNS) and peripheral tissues, their discovery rapidly promoted them to drugs targets. As a necessity for molecular tools to understand the biological role of this class, endogenous peptides and their receptors prompted the scientific community to design ligands displaying either agonist and antagonist activity at the three main neurokinin receptors, called NK1, NK2 and NK3. Several strategies were implemented for this purpose. With a preference to small non-peptidic ligands, many research groups invested efforts in synthesizing and evaluating a wide range of scaffolds, but only the NK1 antagonist Aprepitant (EMENDT) and its prodrug Fosaprepitant (IVEMENDT) have been approved by the Food Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced and Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (CINV and PONV, respectively). While non-peptidic drugs showed limitations, especially in side effect control, peptidic and pseudopeptidic compounds progressively regained attention. Various strategies were implemented to modulate affinity, selectivity and activity of the newly designed ligands. Replacement of canonical amino acids, incorporation of conformational constraints, and fusion with non-peptidic moieties gave rise to families of ligands displaying individual or dual NK1, NK2 and NK3 antagonism, that ultimately were combined with non-neurokinin ligands (such as opioids) to target enhanced biological impact.
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- Charlène Gadais
- Research Group of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Group of Organic Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Zhou Y, Wang J, Gu Z, Wang S, Zhu W, Aceña JL, Soloshonok VA, Izawa K, Liu H. Next Generation of Fluorine-Containing Pharmaceuticals, Compounds Currently in Phase II-III Clinical Trials of Major Pharmaceutical Companies: New Structural Trends and Therapeutic Areas. Chem Rev 2016; 116:422-518. [PMID: 26756377 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1797] [Impact Index Per Article: 224.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Yu Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU , Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Autónoma University of Madrid , Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU , Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Hamari Chemicals Ltd., 1-4-29 Kunijima, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan 533-0024
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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Mapping the binding pocket of a novel, high-affinity, slow dissociating tachykinin NK3 receptor antagonist: biochemical and electrophysiological characterization. Neuropharmacology 2014; 86:259-72. [PMID: 25107588 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The NK3 receptor is a GPCR that is prominently expressed in limbic areas of the brain, many of which have been implicated in schizophrenia. Phase II clinical trials in schizophrenia with two selective NK3 antagonists (osanetant and talnetant) have demonstrated significant improvement in positive symptoms. The objective of this study was to characterize the properties of a novel dual NK2/NK3 antagonist, RO5328673. [(3)H]RO5328673 bound to a single saturable site on hNK2, hNK3 and gpNK3 with high-affinity. RO5328673 acted as an insurmountable antagonist at both human and guinea-pig NK3 receptors in the [(3)H]IP accumulation assay. In binding kinetic analyses, [(3)H]RO5328673 had fast association and dissociation rates at hNK2 while it had a fast association rate and a remarkably slow dissociation rate at gp and hNK3. In electrophysiological recordings of gp SNpc, RO5328673 inhibited the senktide-induced potentiation of spontaneous activity of dopaminergic neurons with an insurmountable mechanism of action. RO5328673 exhibited in-vivo activity in gerbils, robustly reversing the senktide-induced locomotor activity. The TM2 residue gpNK3-A114(2.58) (threonine in all other species) was identified as the critical residue for the RO5328673's slower dissociation kinetics and stronger insurmountable mode of antagonism in the guinea-pig as compared to hNK3-T139(2.58). Using site-directed mutagenesis, [(3)H]RO5328673 binding and rhodopsin-based modeling, the important molecular determinants of the RO5328673-binding pocket of hNK3 were determined. A comparison of the RO5328673-binding pocket with that of osanetant showed that two antagonists have similar contact sides on hNK3 binding crevice except for three mutations V95L(1.42), Y247W(5.38), V255I(5.46), which behaved differently between interacting modes of two antagonists in hNK3.
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Hanessian S, Babonneau V, Boyer N, Mannoury la Cour C, Millan MJ, De Nanteuil G. Design and synthesis of potential dual NK(1)/NK(3) receptor antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 24:510-4. [PMID: 24374277 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The tachykinin NK1 and NK3 receptors are a novel drug target for schizophrenia in order to treat not only the positive and cognitive symptoms, but also the associated co-morbid depression and sleep disturbances associated with the disease. A novel class of peptidomimetic derivatives based on a versatile phenylglycine central core was synthesized and tested in vitro as dual NK1/NK3 receptor antagonists. From this series emerged compounds with good NK1 receptor affinity, although only modest dual NK1/NK3 receptor affinity was observed with one of these analogs.
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- Stephen Hanessian
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Que. H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Que. H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Que. H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Psychopharmacology, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 Chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy/Seine, France
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- Department of Psychopharmacology, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 Chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy/Seine, France
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- Neuroscience Chemistry Research Unit, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 Chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy-sur-Seine, France
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Xiao D, Wang C, Tsui HC, Palani A, Aslanian R, Buevich AV. Conformation of gem-disubstituted alkylarylpiperidines and their implication in design and synthesis of a conformationally-rigidified NK1 antagonist. Tetrahedron Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.08.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Altamura M. Tachykinin NK2 receptor antagonists. A patent review (2006 – 2010). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2011; 22:57-77. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2012.645537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ganjiwale AD, Rao GS, Cowsik SM. Molecular Modeling of Neurokinin B and Tachykinin NK3 Receptor Complex. J Chem Inf Model 2011; 51:2932-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ci2000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Anjali D. Ganjiwale
- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi − 110 067, India
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- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi − 110 067, India
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Di Fabio R, Alvaro G, Griffante C, Pizzi DA, Donati D, Mattioli M, Cimarosti Z, Guercio G, Marchioro C, Provera S, Zonzini L, Montanari D, Melotto S, Gerrard PA, Trist DG, Ratti E, Corsi M. Discovery and biological characterization of (2R,4S)-1'-acetyl-N-{(1R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}-2-(4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)-N-methyl-4,4'-bipiperidine-1-carboxamide as a new potent and selective neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor antagonist clinical candidate. J Med Chem 2011; 54:1071-9. [PMID: 21229983 DOI: 10.1021/jm1013264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A large body of compelling preclinical evidence supports the clinical use of neurokinin (NK) receptor antagonists in a plethora of CNS and non-CNS therapeutic areas. The significant investment made in this area over the past 2 decades culminated with the observation that NK(1) receptor antagonists elicited clinical efficacy in major depression disorders. In addition, aprepitant (Merck) was launched as a new drug able to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). After the discovery by GlaxoSmithKline of vestipitant, a wide drug discovery program was launched aimed at identifying additional clinical candidates. New compounds were designed to maximize affinity at the NK(1) receptor binding site while retaining suitable physicochemical characteristics to ensure excellent pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties in vivo. Herein we describe the discovery process of a new NK(1) receptor antagonist (casopitant) selected as clinical candidate and progressed into clinical studies to treat major depression disorders.
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- Romano Di Fabio
- GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre, Via A. Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy.
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Xiao D, Wang C, Palani A, Tsui HC, Reichard G, Paliwal S, Shih NY, Aslanian R, Duffy R, Lachowicz J, Varty G, Morgan C, Liu F, Nomeir A. Discovery of a series of potent, orally active α,α-disubstituted piperidine NK1 antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:6313-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.08.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2010] [Revised: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 08/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Quartara L, Altamura M, Evangelista S, Maggi CA. Tachykinin receptor antagonists in clinical trials. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2009; 18:1843-64. [DOI: 10.1517/13543780903379530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Malherbe P, Kratzeisen C, Marcuz A, Zenner MT, Nettekoven MH, Ratni H, Wettstein JG, Bissantz C. Identification of a Critical Residue in the Transmembrane Domain 2 of Tachykinin Neurokinin 3 Receptor Affecting the Dissociation Kinetics and Antagonism Mode of Osanetant (SR 142801) and Piperidine-Based Structures. J Med Chem 2009; 52:7103-12. [DOI: 10.1021/jm900948q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shishido Y, Wakabayashi H, Koike H, Ueno N, Nukui S, Yamagishi T, Murata Y, Naganeo F, Mizutani M, Shimada K, Fujiwara Y, Sakakibara A, Suga O, Kusano R, Ueda S, Kanai Y, Tsuchiya M, Satake K. Discovery and stereoselective synthesis of the novel isochroman neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist 'CJ-17,493'. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:7193-205. [PMID: 18640044 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2008] [Revised: 06/23/2008] [Accepted: 06/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A novel central nervous system (CNS) selective neurokinin-1 (NK(1)) receptor antagonist, (2S,3S)-3-[(1R)-6-methoxy-1-methyl-1-trifluoromethylisochroman-7-yl]-methylamino-2-phenylpiperidine 'CJ-17,493' (compound (+)-1), was synthesized stereoselectively using a kinetic resolution by lipase-PS as a key step. Compound (+)-1 displayed high and selective affinity (K(i)=0.2 nM) for the human NK(1) receptor in IM-9 cells, potent activity in the [Sar(9), Met(O(2))(11)]SP-induced gerbil tapping model (ED(50)=0.04 mg/kg, s.c.) and in the ferret cisplatin (10mg/kg, i.p.)-induced anti-emetic activity model (vomiting: ED(90)=0.07 mg/kg, s.c.), all levels of activity comparable with those of CP-122,721. In addition, compound (+)-1 exhibited linear pharmacokinetics rather than the super dose-proportionality of CP-122,721 and this result provides a potential solution for the clinical issue observed with CP-122,721.
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- Yuji Shishido
- Pfizer Global Research & Development, Nagoya Laboratories, 5-2 Taketoyo, Aichi 470-2394, Japan.
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Malherbe P, Bissantz C, Marcuz A, Kratzeisen C, Zenner MT, Wettstein JG, Ratni H, Riemer C, Spooren W. Me-Talnetant and Osanetant Interact within Overlapping but Not Identical Binding Pockets in the Human Tachykinin Neurokinin 3 Receptor Transmembrane Domains. Mol Pharmacol 2008; 73:1736-50. [DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.042754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Shishido Y, Ito F, Morita H, Ikunaka M. Stereoselective synthesis of a novel 2-aza-7-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane as neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:6887-90. [PMID: 17967540 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2007] [Revised: 09/28/2007] [Accepted: 10/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A novel neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist, (+/-)-(1R( *),3S( *),4S( *),5S( *))-4-[(N-(2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethoxybenzyl)amino]-3-phenyl-2-aza-7-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane (1), was synthesized stereoselectively using Padwa's intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition methodology as the key step. Compound (+/-)-1 showed high affinity for the NK-1 receptors in human IM-9 cells with an IC(50) value of 0.22 nM. This new structural scaffold demonstrated significant in vivo antagonistic activity in the guinea pig ureter capsaicin-induced plasma extravasation model with an ED(50) value of 1-10mg/kg, po.
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- Yuji Shishido
- Pfizer Global Research & Development, Nagoya Laboratories, 5-2 Taketoyo, Aichi 470-2394, Japan
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Tian G, Wilkins D, Scott CW. Neurokinin-3 Receptor-Specific Antagonists Talnetant and Osanetant Show Distinct Mode of Action in Cellular Ca2+ Mobilization but Display Similar Binding Kinetics and Identical Mechanism of Binding in Ligand Cross-Competition. Mol Pharmacol 2006; 71:902-11. [PMID: 17172464 DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.029868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Talnetant and osanetant, two structurally diverse antagonists of neurokinin-3 receptor (NK3), displayed distinct modes of action in Ca2+ mobilization. Although talnetant showed a normal Schild plot with a slope close to unity and a Kb similar to its Ki value in binding, osanetant presented an aberrant Schild with a steep slope (3.3 +/- 0.5) and a Kb value (12 nM) significantly elevated compared with its Ki value (0.8 nM) in binding. Kinetic binding experiments indicated a simple one-step binding mechanism with relatively fast on- and off-rates for both antagonists, arguing against slow onset of antagonism as the reason for abnormal Schild. This conclusion was supported by prolonged preincubation of antagonist that failed to improve the observed aberrant Schild. In ligand cross-competition binding, both talnetant and osanetant displayed linear reciprocal plots of identical slope when [MePhe7]neurokinin B (NKB) was used as the other competition partner with 125I-[MePhe7]NKB as the radioligand, indicating competitive binding of either antagonist with regard to [MePhe7]NKB. Similar patterns were obtained when talnetant was tested against osanetant, indicating competitive binding between the two antagonists as well. These results were reproduced when [3H]4-quinolinecarboxamide (SB222200), a close derivative of talnetant, was used as the radioligand. Taken together, these data strongly suggest binding of both talnetant and osanetant at the orthosteric binding site with similar kinetic properties and do not support the hypothesis that the aberrant Schild observed in functional assays for osanetant is derived from differences in the mechanism of binding for these NK3 antagonists.
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- Gaochao Tian
- Department of Lead Generation, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, 1800 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA.
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Harrington PJ, Johnston D, Moorlag H, Wong JW, Hodges LM, Harris L, McEwen GK, Smallwood B. Research and Development of an Efficient Process for the Construction of the 2,4,5-Substituted Pyridines of NK-1 Receptor Antagonists. Org Process Res Dev 2006. [DOI: 10.1021/op060128m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Peter J. Harrington
- Roche Colorado Corporation-Boulder Technology Center, 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A
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- Roche Colorado Corporation-Boulder Technology Center, 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A
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- Roche Colorado Corporation-Boulder Technology Center, 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A
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- Roche Colorado Corporation-Boulder Technology Center, 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A
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- Roche Colorado Corporation-Boulder Technology Center, 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A
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- Roche Colorado Corporation-Boulder Technology Center, 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A
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- Roche Colorado Corporation-Boulder Technology Center, 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A
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- Roche Colorado Corporation-Boulder Technology Center, 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A
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Elliott JM, Carlson EJ, Chicchi GG, Dirat O, Dominguez M, Gerhard U, Jelley R, Jones AB, Kurtz MM, Tsao KL, Wheeldon A. NK1 antagonists based on seven membered lactam scaffolds. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:2929-32. [PMID: 16574413 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.02.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Revised: 02/28/2006] [Accepted: 02/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A new class of high affinity hNK1R antagonists based on seven-membered ring cores has been identified. This series, with relatively simple, compact structures, includes compounds with high affinity, good selectivity, and promising in vivo properties.
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- Jason M Elliott
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, The Neuroscience Research Centre, Terlings Park, Eastwick Road, Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR, UK.
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Hoffmann T, Bös M, Stadler H, Schnider P, Hunkeler W, Godel T, Galley G, Ballard TM, Higgins GA, Poli SM, Sleight AJ. Design and synthesis of a novel, achiral class of highly potent and selective, orally active neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:1362-5. [PMID: 16332435 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2005] [Revised: 11/14/2005] [Accepted: 11/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The discovery of a novel, achiral pyridine class of potent and orally active neurokinin-1 (NK(1)) receptor antagonists is described. The evaluation of this class is briefly outlined, leading to the identification of netupitant 21 and befetupitant 29, two new proprietary chemical entities with high affinity and excellent CNS penetration.
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- Torsten Hoffmann
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Pharma Research, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland.
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Hoffmann-Emery F, Hilpert H, Scalone M, Waldmeier P. Efficient Synthesis of Novel NK1Receptor Antagonists: Selective 1,4-Addition of Grignard Reagents to 6-Chloronicotinic Acid Derivatives. J Org Chem 2006; 71:2000-8. [PMID: 16496986 DOI: 10.1021/jo0523666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new efficient synthesis of two novel classes of NK1 receptor antagonists, among them befetupitant and netupitant, starting from 6-chloronicotinic acid is described. The introduction of the o-tolyl substituent at C4 of the pyridine ring was achieved by a one-pot selective 1,4-Grignard addition/oxidation sequence to 6-chloronicotinic acid or a derivative of it. The scope of this addition/oxidation sequence was examined. It was also shown that the carboxylic function can be converted to a methyl amino group by a Hofmann rearrangement followed by reduction. Furthermore, a new high-yielding synthesis of 2-(3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl)-2-methyl propionic acid based on the carbonylation of the tertiary alcohol obtained by Grignard addition of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)bromobenzene to acetone was established.
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- Fabienne Hoffmann-Emery
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Pharmaceuticals Division, Safety & Technical Sciences, Synthesis & Process Research, Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland.
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Spooren W, Riemer C, Meltzer H. Opinion: NK3 receptor antagonists: the next generation of antipsychotics? Nat Rev Drug Discov 2006; 4:967-75. [PMID: 16341062 DOI: 10.1038/nrd1905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Although current antipsychotic drugs are effective at treating the psychotic (positive) symptoms of schizophrenia, they have one or more serious side effects, including extrapyramidal symptoms, weight gain, cardiovascular liabilities and type II diabetes. However, recent data from clinical trials of selective neurokinin 3 (NK(3)) receptor antagonists in schizophrenia - osanetant and talnetant - have shown significant improvement in positive symptoms, with no major side-effects reported as yet. Here we discuss the preclinical and clinical evidence that indicates that NK(3) receptor antagonists might represent a new approach to the treatment of schizophrenia and possibly other neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Will Spooren
- Will Spooren and Claus Riemer are at F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Pharmaceuticals Division, Psychiatry-Disease Area, Building 72-148, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.
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