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 language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4153-4158 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 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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