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Novel biguanide-based derivatives scouted as TAAR1 agonists : Synthesis, biological evaluation, ADME prediction and molecular docking studies. / Tonelli, Michele; Espinoza, Stefano; Gainetdinov, Raul R.; Cichero, Elena.
In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 127, 01.01.2017, p. 781-792.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Novel biguanide-based derivatives scouted as TAAR1 agonists
T2 - Synthesis, biological evaluation, ADME prediction and molecular docking studies
AU - Tonelli, Michele
AU - Espinoza, Stefano
AU - Gainetdinov, Raul R.
AU - Cichero, Elena
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Trace amines (TAs) are endogenous neuromodulators that play a functional role in the synaptic transmission within central nervous system (CNS), targeting trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs). Starting from our previous computational studies on TAAR1 and TAAR5 interactions with the unselective ligand 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM), we investigated the functional activity at murine and human TAAR1 and murine TAAR5 receptors of twenty-seven biguanide-based derivatives, including six newly synthesized compounds. Phenyl (BIG2, BIG4, BIG8 and BIG22) or benzyl (BIG10-BIG16) biguanides were found to be selective murine and human TAAR1 agonists with potencies in nanomolar or low micromolar range, respectively. In particular, compounds BIG2 and BIG12-BIG14 were the most promising and they could be considered valuable lead compounds worthy of further investigations. In addition to the interest for developing more effective human TAAR1 ligands, the disclosed here potent murine TAAR1 agonists could offer suitable tools for studying the pharmacology of TAAR1 receptor.
AB - Trace amines (TAs) are endogenous neuromodulators that play a functional role in the synaptic transmission within central nervous system (CNS), targeting trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs). Starting from our previous computational studies on TAAR1 and TAAR5 interactions with the unselective ligand 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM), we investigated the functional activity at murine and human TAAR1 and murine TAAR5 receptors of twenty-seven biguanide-based derivatives, including six newly synthesized compounds. Phenyl (BIG2, BIG4, BIG8 and BIG22) or benzyl (BIG10-BIG16) biguanides were found to be selective murine and human TAAR1 agonists with potencies in nanomolar or low micromolar range, respectively. In particular, compounds BIG2 and BIG12-BIG14 were the most promising and they could be considered valuable lead compounds worthy of further investigations. In addition to the interest for developing more effective human TAAR1 ligands, the disclosed here potent murine TAAR1 agonists could offer suitable tools for studying the pharmacology of TAAR1 receptor.
KW - Benzyl biguanide derivatives
KW - Murine and human TAAR1 agonists
KW - Phenyl biguanide derivatives
KW - Trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85006136302&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.10.058
DO - 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.10.058
M3 - Article
C2 - 27823885
AN - SCOPUS:85006136302
VL - 127
SP - 781
EP - 792
JO - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
JF - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
SN - 0223-5234
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