4-Aminopiperidine derivatives as a new class of potent cognition enhancing drugs

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2003 Jul 21;13(14):2303-6. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(03)00437-2.

Abstract

Extrusion of one of the nitrogens of the piperazine ring of potent nootropic drugs previously described gave 4-aminopiperidine analogues that maintained high cognition enhancing activity in the mouse passive avoidance test. One of the new compounds (9, active at 0.01 mg/kg ip) may represent a new lead for the development of cognition enhancers useful to treat the cognitive deficit produced by neurodegenerative pathologies like Alzheimer's disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amnesia / chemically induced
  • Amnesia / drug therapy
  • Animals
  • Avoidance Learning / drug effects
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry, Physical
  • Cognition / drug effects*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Mice
  • Muscarinic Antagonists
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / drug therapy
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / pathology
  • Nootropic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Nootropic Agents / pharmacology
  • Piperidines / chemical synthesis*
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Receptors, AMPA / drug effects
  • Scopolamine
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • 4-aminopiperidine
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Muscarinic Antagonists
  • Nootropic Agents
  • Piperidines
  • Receptors, AMPA
  • Scopolamine