| Literature DB >> 28337332 |
Dalton King1, Christiana Iwuagwu1, Jim Cook1, Ivar M McDonald1, Robert Mate1, F Christopher Zusi1, Matthew D Hill1, Haiquan Fang1, Rulin Zhao1, Bei Wang1, Amy E Easton1, Regina Miller1, Debra Post-Munson1, Ronald J Knox1, Lizbeth Gallagher1, Ryan Westphal1, Thaddeus Molski1, Jingsong Fan1, Wendy Clarke1, Yulia Benitex1, Kimberley A Lentz1, Rex Denton1, Daniel Morgan1, Robert Zaczek1, Nicholas J Lodge1, Linda J Bristow1, John E Macor1, Richard E Olson1.
Abstract
The therapeutic treatment of negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunction associated with schizophrenia is a significant unmet medical need. Preclinical literature indicates that α7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine (nACh) receptor agonists may provide an effective approach to treating cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. We report herein the discovery and evaluation of 1c (BMS-933043), a novel and potent α7 nACh receptor partial agonist with high selectivity against other nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes (>100-fold) and the 5-HT3A receptor (>300-fold). In vivo activity was demonstrated in a preclinical model of cognitive impairment, mouse novel object recognition. BMS-933043 has completed Phase I clinical trials.Entities:
Keywords: Schizophrenia; clinical candidate; quinuclidine; α7 nAChR partial agonist; α7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Year: 2017 PMID: 28337332 PMCID: PMC5346989 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345