Rational Design, Pharmacomodulation, and Synthesis of Dual 5-Hydroxytryptamine 7 (5-HT7)/5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A (5-HT2A) Receptor Antagonists and Evaluation by [(18)F]-PET Imaging in a Primate Brain

J Med Chem. 2015 Oct 22;58(20):8066-96. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00874. Epub 2015 Oct 5.

Abstract

We report the synthesis of 46 tertiary amine-bearing N-alkylated benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-ones, imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2(3H)-ones, imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2(3H)-ones, benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-ones, oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2(3H)-ones and N,N'-dialkylated benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-ones. These compounds were evaluated against 5-HT7R, 5-HT2AR, 5-HT1AR, and 5-HT6R as potent dual 5-HT7/5-HT2A serotonin receptors ligands. A thorough study of the structure-activity relationship of the aromatic rings and their substituents, the alkyl chain length and the tertiary amine was conducted. 1-(4-(4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)piperidin-1-yl)butyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one (79) and 1-(6-(4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)piperidin-1-yl)hexyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one (81) were identified as full antagonist ligands on cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP, KB = 4.9 and 5.9 nM, respectively) and inositol monophosphate (IP1, KB = 0.6 and 16 nM, respectively) signaling pathways of 5-HT7R and 5-HT2AR. Both antagonists crossed the blood-brain barrier as evaluated with [(18)F] radiolabeled compounds [(18)F]79 and [(18)F]81 in a primate's central nervous system using positron emission tomography. Both radioligands showed standard uptake values ranging from 0.8 to 1.1, a good plasmatic stability, and a distribution consistent with 5-HT7R and 5-HT2AR in the CNS.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood-Brain Barrier
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging*
  • Drug Design*
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Ligands
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / chemical synthesis
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacology
  • Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A / drug effects*
  • Receptors, Serotonin / drug effects*
  • Serotonin Antagonists / chemical synthesis*
  • Serotonin Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Ligands
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • Serotonin Antagonists
  • serotonin 7 receptor