title: Pyrazoles and pyrazolines as neural and inducible nitric oxide synthase (nNOS and iNOS) potential inhibitors (III).
abstract: We have previously described a series of 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole as moderately potent nNOS inhibitors. As a follow up of these studies, we report here the preparation and the preliminary evaluation of a series of 1-alkyl-3-benzoyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole and 1-alkyl-3-benzoyl-1H-pyrazole as potential inhibitors of both neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthases (nNOS and iNOS). None of the reported compounds exhibited significant iNOS or nNOS inhibition, although the 1-benzyl-3-(2-amino-5-chlorobenzoyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester derivative (10l), which shows an inhibition of 50% versus iNOS at a 1mM final concentration and no activity against nNOS, is potentially amenable of further optimization. The reasons for the inactivity of the reported series are discussed on the basis of docking studies.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Farmacéutica y Orgánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: M Dora
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Carrión
authors.forename: Luisa C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: López Cara
authors.forename: M Encarnación
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tapias
authors.forename: Germaine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Escames
authors.forename: Darío
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acuña-Castroviejo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Entrena
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D000818:Animals; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011720:Pyrazoles; C031280:pyrazole; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II