Structure-activity relationships of trimethoxybenzyl piperazine N-type calcium channel inhibitors

  • Hassan Pajouhesh
  • , Zhong Ping Feng
  • , Lingyun Zhang
  • , Hossein Pajouhesh
  • , Xinpo Jiang
  • , Adam Hendricson
  • , Haiheng Dong
  • , Elizabeth Tringham
  • , Yanbing Ding
  • , Todd W. Vanderah
  • , Frank Porreca
  • , Francesco Belardetti
  • , Gerald W. Zamponi
  • , Lester A. Mitscher
  • , Terrance P. Snutch

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Abstract

We previously reported the small organic N-type calcium channel blocker NP078585 that while efficacious in animal models for pain, exhibited modest L-type calcium channel selectivity and substantial off-target inhibition against the hERG potassium channel. Structure-activity studies to optimize NP078585 preclinical properties resulted in compound 16, which maintained high potency for N-type calcium channel blockade, and possessed excellent selectivity over the hERG (∼120-fold) and L-type (∼3600-fold) channels. Compound 16 shows significant anti-hyperalgesic activity in the spinal nerve ligation model of neuropathic pain and is also efficacious in the rat formalin model of inflammatory pain.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4153-4158
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume22
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 15 2012

Keywords

  • L-Type calcium channel
  • N-Type calcium channel
  • Pain
  • Trimethoxybenzyl piperazine
  • hERG potassium channel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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