| Literature DB >> 33642954 |
Kamal P Pandey1, Zubair Ahmed Khan1, Lalit K Golani1, Prithu Mondal1, Yeunus Mian1, Farjana Rashid1, V V N Phani Babu Tiruveedhula1, Daniel E Knutson1, Dishary Sharmin1, Taukir Ahmed1, Sepideh Rezvanian1, Nicolas M Zahn1, Leggy A Arnold1, Jeffrey M Witkin1, James M Cook1.
Abstract
Antinociceptive ligand HZ-166 is a GABAA α2/α3 receptor subtype-selective potentiator. It has been shown to exhibit anxiolytic-like effects in rodent and rhesus monkeys, as well as reduced sedative/ataxic liabilities. In order to improve the metabolic stability of HZ-166, the ethyl ester moiety was bioisosterically replaced with 2,4-disubstituted oxazoles and oxazolines. The new analogs of HZ-166 were synthesized, characterized, and evalutated for their biological activity and docked in the human full-length heteromeric α1β3γ2L GABAA receptor subtype CyroEM structure (6HUO). Importantly no sedation nor ataxia was observed on the rotorod for LKG-I-70 (6) or KPP-III-51 (6c) at 100 and 120 mg/kg, respectively. These was also no loss of righting response for either ligand.Entities:
Keywords: GABAA receptor; bioisosteres; docking; metabolism; subtype selectivity
Year: 2020 PMID: 33642954 PMCID: PMC7909486 DOI: 10.24820/ark.5550190.p011.398
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ARKIVOC ISSN: 1551-7004 Impact factor: 1.140