Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of new series of naphthalenic analogues as melatoninergic (MT1/MT2) and serotoninergic 5-HT2C dual ligands (I).

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Ettaoussi M, Sabaouni A, Rami M, Boutin JA, Delagrange P, Renard P, Spedding M, Caignard DH, Berthelot P, Yous S

Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of new series of naphthalenic analogues as melatoninergic (MT1/MT2) and serotoninergic 5-HT2C dual ligands (I).

Eur J Med Chem. 2012 Mar;49:310-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.01.027. Epub 2012 Jan 20.

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Abstract

As part of our ongoing interest in developing new melatoninergic ligands bearing the same pharmacological profile as agomelatine, we focused our attention on this compound as a lead. Several chemical modifications have been performed on positions C-3 and 8 of the naphthalene ring determined as primary targets for the agomelatine metabolism. Herein we report the modulation of the positions C-3 and 7 in addition of the amide side chain because of this later prominent role in the affinity profile of such ligands. Synthesized compounds were then biologically evaluated at human cloned melatoninergic and serotoninergic receptors and showed different binding affinity and intrinsic activity profiles. Compounds bearing fluoroacetamide group (compounds 4 and 5) showed a high melatoninergic binding affinity particularly towards MT(1) receptor subtype. Thus, the fluoroacetamide 4 exhibited a good melatoninergic (MT(1)/MT(2)) binding affinity (70 pM) higher than the lead. Moreover, other compounds (10a, 10e, 16, 17 and 18) issued from these modulations behaved as MT(1) and MT(2) agonists and exhibited a sub-nanomolar binding affinity towards these receptors. However, only compounds 10e, 17 and 18 showed a sub-nanomolar binding affinity at 5-HT(2C) higher than the agomelatine.

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Drug	Target	Property	Measurement	pH	Temperature (°C)
Agomelatine	5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C	Ki (nM)	708	N/A	N/A	Details