title: Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of new 1-[3-(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-hydroxypropyl]-pyrrolidin-2-one derivatives with anti-arrhythmic, hypotensive, and alpha-adrenolytic activity.
abstract: A series of novel arylpiperazines bearing a pyrrolidin-2-one fragment was synthesized and evaluated for the binding affinity of the alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-adrenoceptors (AR) and for the antiarrhythmic and hypotensive activities of the compounds. The most potent and selective compound 1-[2-hydroxy-3-[4-[(2-hydroxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl]propyl]pyrrolidin-2-one 8 binds with pK(i) = 6.71 for alpha(1)-AR. Derivative 8 was also the most active in the prophylactic antiarrhythmic test in adrenaline-induced arrhythmia in anaesthetized rats. Its ED(50 )value equals 1.9 mg/kg (i.v.). Compounds with substituents such as a fluorine atom 4, a methyl 5, or a hydroxyl 8 group, or two substituents such as fluorine/chlorine atoms and methoxy groups in the phenyl ring, significantly decreased the systolic and diastolic pressure in normotensive anesthetized rats at a dosages of 5-10 mg/kg (i.v.). It was found that the presence of the piperazine ring and a hydroxy group in the second position of the propyl chain are critical structural features in determining the affinity of the compounds tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physicochemical Drug Analysis, Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kulig
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sapa
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maciag
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Filipek
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malawska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004347:Drug Interactions; D008297:Male; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship