1. Subnanomolar Affinity and Selective Antagonism at alpha 7 Nicotinic Receptor by Combined Modifications of 2-Triethylammonium Ethyl Ether of 4-Stilbenol (MG624)
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Bavo, Francesco, Pallavicini, Marco, Pucci, Susanna, Appiani, Rebecca, Giraudo, Alessandro, Oh, Hyoungil, Kneisley, Dana L., Eaton, Brek, Lucero, Linda, Gotti, Cecilia, Clementi, Francesco, Whiteaker, Paul, Bolchi, Cristiano, Bavo, Francesco, Pallavicini, Marco, Pucci, Susanna, Appiani, Rebecca, Giraudo, Alessandro, Oh, Hyoungil, Kneisley, Dana L., Eaton, Brek, Lucero, Linda, Gotti, Cecilia, Clementi, Francesco, Whiteaker, Paul, and Bolchi, Cristiano
- Abstract
Modifications of the cationic head and the ethylene linker of 2(triethylammonium)ethyl ether of 4-stilbenol (MG624) have been proved to produce selective alpha 9*-nAChR antagonism devoid of any effect on the alpha 7-subtype. Here, single structural changes at the styryl portion of MG624 lead to prevailing alpha 7-nAChR antagonism without abolishing alpha 9*-nAChR antagonism. Nevertheless, rigidification of the styryl into an aromatic bicycle, better if including a H-bond donor NH, such as 5-indolyl (31), resulted in higher and more selective alpha 7-nAChR affinity. Hybridization of this modification with the constraint of the 2-triethylammoniumethyloxy portion into (R)-N,N-dimethyl-3-pyrrolidiniumoxy substructure, previously reported as the best modification for the alpha 7-nAChR affinity of MG624 (2), was a winning strategy. The resulting hybrid 33 had a subnanomolar alpha 7-nAChR affinity and was a potent and selective alpha 7-nAChR antagonist, producing at the alpha 7-, but not at the alpha 9*-nAChR, a profound loss of subsequent ACh function.
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- 2023