title: A new class of NO-donor H3-antagonists.
abstract: Synthesis and pharmacological characterisation of a series of compounds obtained by joining, through appropriate spacers, NO-donor furoxan and nitrooxy moieties to the imidazole ring, as well as their structurally related analogues devoid of NO-donating properties are described. All the products were studied for their capacity to interact with H3-receptors present on the guinea-pig ileum and with H2-receptors present on guinea-pig right atrium. The whole series of products displayed reversible H3-antagonistic activity. No activity on H2-receptors was observed when the products were tested at 10 microM concentration. Many of the products were also able to induce partial relaxation when added to the bath after electrical contraction of the guinea-pig ileum during the study of their H3-antagonism. This phenomenon seems to be dependent on various factors; for some compounds it proved to be dependent on NO-mediated sGC activation, for other products it could be due to their weak M3-antagonism. The investigation of the lipophilic-hydrophilic balance of all the products indicates, for many of them, an ideal value to cross the blood-brain barrier.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tosco
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertinaria
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Stilo
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marini
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rolando
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sorba
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fruttero
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D043587:Receptor, Muscarinic M3 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011970:Receptors, Histamine H2 / Q000378:metabolism; D018100:Receptors, Histamine H3 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D007093:Imidazoles; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D043587:Receptor, Muscarinic M3; D011970:Receptors, Histamine H2; D018100:Receptors, Histamine H3; C010166:furoxans; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase