title: Synthesis of 2-imidazolidinylidene propanedinitrile derivatives as stimulators of gastrointestinal motility--II.
abstract: In a previous paper, we reported that a novel ranitidine derivative 2 (fumarate: KW-5092), which had a 2-imidazolidinylidene propanedinitrile moiety (A), showed potent gastrointestinal motility enhancing activity. In order to obtain more potent gastrointestinal motility enhancing agents than compound 2 and to examine the effects of various substituents both at a nitrogen atom (B) in the 2-imidazolidinylidene propanedinitrile moiety and a basic nitrogen atom (C), compounds 5-29 were synthesized and evaluated for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity and potentiating action on electrically stimulated contractions of guinea pig ileum. Introduction of alkyl, benzyl, aryl or acyl groups to the nitrogen (B) or (C), remarkably influenced both activities. Among these, compounds 14 and 15 showed more potent AChE inhibitory activity (IC50 = 6.7, 6.8 nM, respectively) than compound 2 and were active in potentiating action on the ileal contraction (EC30 = 9.5, 11 nM, respectively) together with a negligible histamine H2-receptor blocking property. Furthermore, these compounds were found to be more effective in the enhancement of gastrointestinal motility in anesthetized rabbits than compound 2.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Shizuoka-ken, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasho
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Obase
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harakawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitazawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kishibayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yoshizaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishii
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D007093:Imidazoles; D009570:Nitriles; D011899:Ranitidine