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Title: Structure-affinity studies for a novel series of homochiral naphtho and tetrahydronaphtho analogues of alpha 1 antagonist WB-4101. Author: Bolchi C, Catalano P, Fumagalli L, Gobbi M, Pallavicini M, Pedretti A, Villa L, Vistoli G, Valoti E. Journal: Bioorg Med Chem; 2004 Sep 15; 12(18):4937-51. PubMed ID: 15336273. Abstract: A number of enantiomeric pairs of naphthodioxane, tetrahydronaphthodioxane and naphthoxy analogues of WB-4101 (1) were designed and synthesized in order to improve the selectivity profile of the parent compound, hopefully in favour of the alpha(1a)-AR with respect to the other two alpha(1) subtypes and the 5-HT(1A) receptor. The new compounds 2-8 and, in addition, the two enantiomers of 1 were tested in binding assays on the alpha(1a)-AR, alpha(1b)-AR, alpha(1d)-AR, and the 5-HT(1A) receptor. Two of them, namely the naphtho- and tetrahydronaphthodioxane derivatives (S)-2 and (S)-3, showed lower, but significantly more specific alpha(1a) affinity than (S)-1, while the two enantiomers of the 2-methoxy-1-naphthoxy analogue 6 maintained most of the very high alpha(1a) affinity of (S)-1 and its alpha(1a) versus alpha(1b) selectivity slightly increasing the alpha(1a)/alpha(1d) and alpha(1a)/5HT(1A) affinity ratios. The SAR data were evaluated in the light of known alpha(1) subtype pharmacophores and of the alpha(1a)-AR binding mode of WB-4101 resultant from literature mutagenesis studies disclosing some interesting consonances with these models.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]