title: Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo activity of (-)-(1R,5R,9R)- and (+)-(1S,5S,9S)-N-alkenyl-, -N-alkynyl-, and -N-cyanoalkyl-5, 9-dimethyl-2'-hydroxy-6,7-benzomorphan homologues.
abstract: Two of the synthesized (-)-(1R,5R,9R)-N-homologues (N-but-3-enyl- and N-but-3-ynyl-5,9-dimethyl-2'-hydroxy-6,7-benzomorphan (9, 13)) were found to be about 20 times more potent than morphine in the mouse tail-flick assay (ED(50) = 0.05 mg/kg), and (-)-(1R,5R, 9R)-N-but-2-ynyl-5,9-dimethyl-2'-hydroxy-6,7-benzomorphan ((-)-(1R, 5R,9R)-N-but-2-ynylnormetazocine, 12) was about as potent as the opioid antagonist N-allylnormetazocine (AD(50) in the tail-flick vs morphine assay = 0.3 mg/kg). All of the homologues examined had higher affinity for the kappa-opioid receptor than the mu-receptor except (-)-N-but-2-ynyl-normetazocine (12), which had a kappa/mu ratio = 7.8 and a delta/mu ratio = 118. The (-)-N-2-cyanoethyl (3), -allyl (8), and -but-3-ynyl (13) analogues had good affinity (<10 nM) for delta-opioid receptors. Two homologues in the (+)-(1S,5S,9S)-normetazocine series, N-pent-4-enyl (24) and N-hex-5-enyl (25), were high-affinity and selective sigma(1)-ligands (K(i) = 2 nM, sigma(2)/sigma(1) = 1250, and 1 nM, sigma(2)/sigma(1) = 750, respectively); in contrast, N-allylnormetazocine (22) had relatively poor affinity at sigma(1), and its sigma(1)/sigma(2) ratio was <100.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0613, USA.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Mattson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Traynor
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Aceto
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001575:Benzomorphans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D051379:Mice; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009021:Morphine Dependence; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D001575:Benzomorphans; D008024:Ligands; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D009020:Morphine