Substituted N -(biphenyl-4′-yl)methyl (R)-2-acetamido-3- methoxypropionamides: Potent anticonvulsants that affect frequency (Use) dependence and slow inactivation of sodium channels
We prepared 13 derivatives of N-(biphenyl-4′-yl)methyl (R)-2-acetamido-3-methoxypropionamide that differed in type and placement of a R-substituent in the terminal aryl unit. We demonstrated that the R-substituent impacted the compound's whole animal and cellular pharmacological activities. In rodents, select compounds exhibited excellent anticonvulsant activities and protective indices (PI = TD50/ED50) that compared favorably with clinical antiseizure drugs. Compounds with a polar, aprotic R-substituent potently promoted Na+ channel slow inactivation and displayed frequency (use) inhibition of Na+ currents at low micromolar concentrations. The possible advantage of affecting these two pathways to decrease neurological hyperexcitability is discussed.
Lee, Hyosung,Park, Ki Duk,Torregrosa, Robert,Yang, Xiao-Fang,Dustrude, Erik T.,Wang, Yuying,Wilson, Sarah M.,Barbosa, Cindy,Xiao, Yucheng,Cummins, Theodore R.,Khanna, Rajesh,Kohn, Harold
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p. 6165 - 6182
(2014/08/18)
(Biphenyl-4-yl)methylammonium chlorides: Potent anticonvulsants that modulate Na+ currents
We have reported that compounds containing a biaryl linked unit (Ar-X-Ar′) modulated Na+ currents by promoting slow inactivation and fast inactivation processes and by inducing frequency (use)-dependent inhibition of Na+ currents. These electrophysiological properties have been associated with the mode of action of several antiepileptic drugs. In this study, we demonstrate that the readily accessible (biphenyl-4-yl)methylammonium chlorides (compound class B) exhibited a broad range of anticonvulsant activities in animal models, and in the maximal electroshock seizure test the activity of (3′-trifluoromethoxybiphenyl-4- yl)methylammonium chloride (8) exceeded that of phenobarbital and phenytoin upon oral administration to rats. Electrophysiological studies of 8 using mouse catecholamine A-differentiated cells and rat embryonic cortical neurons confirmed that 8 promoted slow and fast inactivation in both cell types but did not affect the frequency (use)-dependent block of Na+ currents.
Lee, Hyosung,Park, Ki Duk,Yang, Xiao-Fang,Dustrude, Erik T.,Wilson, Sarah M.,Khanna, Rajesh,Kohn, Harold
p. 5931 - 5939
(2013/08/23)
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