Discovery of 1,7-cyclized indoles as a new class of potent and highly selective human beta3-adrenergic receptor agonists with high cell permeability

Bioorg Med Chem. 2005 Feb 1;13(3):855-68. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2004.10.032.

Abstract

The synthesis and evaluation of a novel series of 1,7-cyclized indole-based human adrenergic receptor (beta3-AR) agonists are reported. The synthesis of a variety of 1,7-cyclized indole part was accomplished by the Mitsunobu reaction or a ring closing metathesis (RCM) reaction. SAR studies revealed that expansion of the ring size resulted in considerable selectivity against the beta1- and beta2-ARs. Compound 26, an eight-membered ring analogue with a double bond on its 1,7-linker portion, was found to be a potent beta3-AR agonist (EC50 = 0.75 nM, IA = 90%) with extremely high selectivity for the beta3-AR over the beta1- and beta2-ARs.

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-3 Receptor Agonists*
  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / chemistry
  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / metabolism
  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / pharmacology*
  • Caco-2 Cells
  • Cell Membrane Permeability*
  • Humans
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Indoles / metabolism
  • Indoles / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Radioligand Assay
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-3 Receptor Agonists
  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists
  • Indoles