title: Derivatives of the triazoloquinazoline adenosine antagonist (CGS15943) are selective for the human A3 receptor subtype.
abstract: The adenosine antagonist 9-chloro-2-(2-furanyl)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolin-5-amine (CGS15943) binds to human A3 receptors with high affinity (Ki = 14 nM), while it lacks affinity at rat A3 receptors. Acylated derivatives of the 5-amino group and other modifications were prepared in an effort to provide A3 subtype selectivity. Affinity was determined in radioligand binding assays at rat brain A1 and A2A receptors using [3H]-(R)-PIA ([3H]-(R)-N6-(phenylisopropyl)-adenosine) and [3H]CGS 21680 ([3H]-2-[[4-(2-carboxy ethyl)phenyl]ethylaminol]-5'-(N- ethyl- carbamoyl)adenosine), respectively. Affinity was determined at cloned human A3 receptors using [125I]AB-MECA (N6-(4-amino-3-iodobenzyl)-5'-(N-methylcarbamoyl)adenosine). A series of straight chain alkyl amides demonstrated that the optimal chain length occurs with the 5-N-propionyl derivative, 3, which had a Ki value of 7.7 nM at human A3 receptors, and was 40- and 14-fold selective vs rat A1 and A2A receptors, respectively. The 5-N-benzoyl derivative, 10, displayed Ki values of 680 and 273 nM at rat A1 and A2A receptors, respectively, and 3.0 nM at human A3 receptors. A 5-N-phenylacetyl derivative, 12, was 470-fold selective for human A3 vs rat A1 receptors with a Ki value of 0.65 nM. A conjugate of Boc-gamma-aminobutyric acid was also prepared but was nonselective. Conversion of the 5-amino group of CGS15943 to an oxo function resulted in lower affinity but 15-fold selectivity for human A3 receptors.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Recognition Section, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0810, USA.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: X D
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000345:Affinity Labels / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002460:Cell Line; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011799:Quinazolines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014230:Triazoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D011799:Quinazolines; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1; D014230:Triazoles; C089722:N(6)-(4-amino-3-iodobenzyl)adenosine-5'-N-methyluronamide; D000241:Adenosine; C052410:9-chloro-2-(2-furyl)-(1,2,4)triazolo(1,5-c)quinazolin-5-imine