title: Synthesis and antihypertensive activity of N-(alkyl/alkenyl/aryl)-N-heterocyclic ureas and thioureas.
abstract: A variety of N-(alkyl/alkenyl/aryl-N-heterocyclic ureas and thioureas were synthesized as potential antihypertensives. The selected heterocyclic nuclei were the 6-substituted quinoline and the pyridine. Eleven synthesized compounds and seven related compounds in the series were evaluated orally at a dose of 100 mg/kg in conscious deoxycorticosterone acetate/saline-treated hypertensive rats by the tail-cuff method. Seventeen out of the eighteen tested compounds possessed significant antihypertensive activity (p < 0.05). 1-n-Propyl-3-[2'-(6-methoxy)quinolyl]urea (9), showing 29.1% reduction in systolic blood pressure, was the most active compound in the series. Two other compounds producing a fall in systolic blood pressure of the same magnitude were 1-allyl-3-[2'-(6-methyl)quinolyl]thiourea (4) and 1-n-propyl-3-[(2'-pyridyl)methyl]urea (17). Compound 17 with rapid onset caused significant relaxation (p < 0.01) of isolated rabbit femoral artery and guinea pig atrium but had no effect on heart rate. However, none of these exhibited higher potency than prazosin (5 mg/kg). The potency, onset, and duration of action improved when the heterocyclic nucleus was pyridine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vajragupta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathomsakul
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matayatsuk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruangreangyingyod
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wongkrajang
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Foye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013890:Thiourea / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014508:Urea / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D014508:Urea; D013890:Thiourea