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Design, anticonvulsive and neurotoxic properties of retrobenzamides / N- (nitrophenyl)benzamides and N-(aminophenyl)benzamides
Bourhim, Mustapha,Poupaert, Jacques H.,Stables, James P.,Vallee, Louis,Vamecq, Joseph
, p. 81 - 87 (2007/10/03)
Design, anticonvulsant properties in maximal electroshock-reduced seizures [MES] and seizures reduced by subcutaneous administration of pentetrazole (scPtz), and neurotoxicity of retrobenzamides (N- (nitrophenyl)benzamides and N-(aminophenyl) benzamides are reported. These data are further compared with those on carbamazepine, phenytoin, ameltolide and other reference compounds. Studies on retrobenzamides in mice dosed intraperitoneally point out a good anticonvulsant potential in the MES test for the amino derivatives (N-(aminophenyl)benzamides) and moderate activity for corresponding 'nitro' derivatives. In rats dosed orally, aminoretrobenzamides were, however, less active in the MES test than in mice dosed intraperitoneally. Differences between experimental animal species and administration routes lead to hypothesize rapid metabolization of compounds, reduced intestinal resorption and increased removal from body. The presence of a methyl substitution on the N-phenyl moiety of aminoretrobenzamides attenuated these discrepancies between mice and rats. Present results indicate that pharmacological values - including the dose offering anticonvulsant protection in 50 % of tested animals (ED50) and protective indices - obtained on some retrobenzamides may compete with phenytoin and carbamazepine values. By contrast with phenytoin, some retrobenzamides further exhibit activity in the scPtz test.
Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of some N-phenylphthalimides
Bailleux,Vallee,Nuyts,Vamecq
, p. 1817 - 1821 (2007/10/02)
The anticonvulsant potential of a series of N-phenylphthalimide derivatives has been screened in subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole seizure (scPTZ) and maximal electroshock seizure (MES) tests. Intraperitoneal 4-amino-N-phenylphthalimides were the most potent agents against MES in mice. Referring to the N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)phthalimide structure, the order of anticonvulsant activity appears to correspond to the phthalimide ring substitution pattern of 4-amino > 4-nitro > 4-methyl; H > 3-nitro; 3-amino. The 4-amino-N-(2-methylphenyl)phthalimide displays an anti-MES ED50 of 47.61 μmol/kg with a protective index (PI) of 4.2. Oral administration to rats of the compounds found to be active in mice showed that the 4-amino-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)phthalimide is the most potent anti-MES agent in rats, exhibiting an ED50 of 25.2 μmol/kg and a PI greater than 75. Regarding the nature of the 2 and 6 substituents of the N-phenyl ring, the anticonvulsant efficiencies may be ordered as follows: 2,6-dimethyl > 2-methyl > 2-ethyl > 2-ethyl-6-methyl > 2,6-diethyl > unsubstituted phenyl ring. N-Phenylphthalimide derivatives seem to have great potential as candidate anticonvulsant drugs.
