Dual Piperidine-Based Histamine H3 and Sigma-1 Receptor Ligands in the Treatment of Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain

J Med Chem. 2023 Jul 27;66(14):9658-9683. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00430. Epub 2023 Jul 7.

Abstract

In search of new dual-acting histamine H3/sigma-1 receptor ligands, we designed a series of compounds structurally based on highly active in vivo ligands previously studied and described by our team. However, we kept in mind that within the previous series, a pair of closely related compounds, KSK67 and KSK68, differing only in the piperazine/piperidine moiety in the structural core showed a significantly different affinity at sigma-1 receptors (σ1Rs). Therefore, we first focused on an in-depth analysis of the protonation states of piperazine and piperidine derivatives in the studied compounds. In a series of 16 new ligands, mainly based on the piperidine core, we selected three lead structures (3, 7, and 12) for further biological evaluation. Compound 12 showed a broad spectrum of analgesic activity in both nociceptive and neuropathic pain models based on the novel molecular mechanism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Histamine
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Neuralgia* / drug therapy
  • Nociception
  • Piperazine
  • Piperidines / chemistry
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use
  • Receptors, Histamine H3* / chemistry
  • Receptors, sigma*
  • Sigma-1 Receptor
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Histamine
  • Receptors, Histamine H3
  • Ligands
  • Receptors, sigma
  • Piperazine
  • Piperidines