Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of new 1,8-naphthyridin-4(1H)-on-3-carboxamide and quinolin-4(1H)-on-3-carboxamide derivatives as CB2 selective agonists

J Med Chem. 2006 Oct 5;49(20):5947-57. doi: 10.1021/jm0603466.

Abstract

On the basis of docking studies carried out using the recently published cannabinoid receptor models,35 new 1,8-naphthyridin-4(1H)-on-3-carboxamide and quinolin-4(1H)-on-3-carboxamide derivatives were designed, synthesized, and tested for their affinities toward the cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors. Compound 10, which presented p-fluorobenzyl and carboxycycloheptylamide substituents bound in the 1 and 3 positions of the 1,8-naphthyiridine-4-one nucleus, showed a high CB2 affinity with a Ki of 1.0 nM. The substitution of the naphthyridine-4-one nucleus with the quinoline-4-one system determined a general increase in CB2 affinity. In particular, the N-cyclohexyl-7-chloro-1-(2-morpholin-4-ylethyl)quinolin-4(1H)-on-3-carboxamide (40) possessed a remarkable affinity, with Ki of 3.3 nM, which was also accompanied by a high selectivity for the CB2 receptor (Ki(CB1)/Ki(CB2) ratio greater than 303). Moreover, the [35S]GTPgamma binding assay and functional studies on human basophils indicated that the 1,8-naphthyridin-4(1H)-on-3-carboxamide derivatives behaved as CB1 and CB2 receptor agonists.

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemical synthesis*
  • Amides / chemistry
  • Amides / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Basophils / drug effects
  • Basophils / immunology
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Drug Design
  • Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / metabolism
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Ligands
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred DBA
  • Models, Molecular
  • Naphthyridines / chemical synthesis*
  • Naphthyridines / chemistry
  • Naphthyridines / pharmacology
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / biosynthesis
  • Pyrophosphatases / biosynthesis
  • Quinolines / chemical synthesis*
  • Quinolines / chemistry
  • Quinolines / pharmacology
  • Radioligand Assay
  • Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2 / agonists*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Amides
  • ENPP3 protein, human
  • Ligands
  • Naphthyridines
  • Quinolines
  • Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2
  • Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases
  • Pyrophosphatases