Lactam sulfonamides as potent inhibitors of the Kv1.5 potassium ion channel

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2014 Mar 1;24(5):1269-73. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.01.067. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

Abstract

A series of lactam sulfonamides has been discovered and optimized as inhibitors of the Kv1.5 potassium ion channel for treatment of atrial fibrillation. In vitro structure-activity relationships from lead structure C to optimized structure 3y are described. Compound 3y was evaluated in a rabbit PD-model and was found to selectively prolong the atrial effective refractory period at submicromolar concentrations.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; IKur; Kv1.5; Lactams; Sulfonamides.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dogs
  • Half-Life
  • Humans
  • Kv1.5 Potassium Channel / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Kv1.5 Potassium Channel / metabolism
  • Lactams / chemistry*
  • Potassium Channel Blockers / chemical synthesis
  • Potassium Channel Blockers / chemistry*
  • Potassium Channel Blockers / pharmacokinetics
  • Pyrrolidinones / chemical synthesis
  • Pyrrolidinones / chemistry*
  • Pyrrolidinones / pharmacokinetics
  • Rabbits
  • Rats
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Sulfonamides / chemical synthesis
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry*
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacokinetics

Substances

  • Kv1.5 Potassium Channel
  • Lactams
  • Potassium Channel Blockers
  • Pyrrolidinones
  • Sulfonamides