| Literature DB >> 32945812 |
David R Witty1, Giuseppe Alvaro1, Dominique Derjean1, Gerard M P Giblin1, Kevin Gunn1, Charles Large1, David T Macpherson1, Valerie Morisset1, Davina Owen1, Joanne Palmer1, Francois Rugiero1, Simon Tate1, Christopher A Hinckley2, Himanshu Naik2.
Abstract
Drugs that block voltage-gated sodium channels (NaVs) have utility in treating conditions including pain, epilepsy, and cardiac arrhythmias and as anesthetics (Lancet Neurol.20109413424; Expert Opin. Ther. Pat.201020755779). The identification of compounds with improved efficacy and safety is a key aim for the discovery of improved NaV blocking drugs (Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry III; (Elsevier, 2017; pp 131-175). We report the identification of a novel class of brain penetrant and voltage-gated sodium channel blockers, leading to the discovery of vixotrigine, a use-dependent sodium channel blocker with activity in in vivo models of pain. Vixotrigine has excellent physiocochemical properties for drug development, and both preclinical and clinical data support a safety profile suitable for potential use in neuropathic pain and other conditions. It has shown efficacy in a Phase II study for pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia.Entities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 32945812 PMCID: PMC7488392 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.0c00263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345