title: Synthesis, adenosine receptor binding and 3D-QSAR of 4-substituted 2-(2'-furyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalines.
abstract: A collection of 25 2-(2'-furyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalines incorporating different substitution patterns at position 4 have been synthesized and their binding affinity towards human adenosine receptors (hA(1), hA(2A), hA(2B) and hA(3)) was determined. The biological data show that several potent at hA(1), but lightly selective, adenosine ligands were identified. Moreover, these results confirmed the hypothesis that the structural modifications carried out on the 4-position of the tricyclic system produces a remarkable modification of the adenosine receptorial profile. A 3D-QSAR modelling study (GRIND/ALMOND methodology) performed on the hA(1) data gave further support to the pharmacological results, and it is presented as a useful tool for the future design of ligands with better pharmacological profiles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela E-15782, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-de-Terán
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brea
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raviña
authors.forename: Maria Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Loza
authors.forename: Maria Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Cadavid
authors.forename: Ferran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Bernat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Segarra
authors.forename: Eddy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sotelo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D011485:Protein Binding; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D011810:Quinoxalines; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1