title: New 5-HT3 (serotonin-3) receptor antagonists. IV. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of azabicycloalkaneacetamide derivatives.
abstract: The synthesis and structure-activity relationships of a series of new azabicycloalkanes as 5-HT3 (serotonin-3) receptor antagonists are described. Our study on the azabicycloalkaneacetamide derivatives showed that 2,3-dihydroindole as the aromatic ring moiety afforded potent 5-HT3 receptor antagonist activity, as judged by blockade of bradycardia induced by i.v. injection of 2-methylserotonin in anesthetized rats. 7-Azaindole as the aromatic moiety afforded weak 5-HT3 receptor antagonists activity. The best 5-HT3 antagonists in this study were endo-3,3-diethyl- (9k) and 3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-[(8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl) acetyl-1H-indole (9d), being approximately 10-fold more potent than ondansetron (1). This study shows that the azabicycloalkaneacetyl group is a new pharmacophoric element as a basic nitrogen and a linking carbonyl moiety.
authors.affiliation: New Drug Research Laboratories, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamakuni
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takasugi
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000473:Alkanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012018:Reflex / Q000187:drug effects; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000473:Alkanes; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists