38857-66-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Identification of novel ligands for the Gabapentin binding site on the α2δ subunit of a calcium channel and their evaluation as anticonvulsant agents
Bryans, Justin S.,Davies, Natasha,Gee, Nicolas S.,Dissanayake, Visaka U. K.,Ratcliffe, Giles S.,Horwell, David C.,Kneen, Clare O.,Morrell, Andrew I.,Oles, Ryszard J.,O'Toole, John C.,Perkins, Gemma M.,Singh, Lakhbir,Suman-Chauhan, Nirmala,O'Neill, Jacqueline A.
, p. 1838 - 1845 (2007/10/03)
As part of a program to investigate the structure-activity relationships of Gabapentin (Neurontin), a number of alkylated analogues were synthesized and evaluated in vitro for binding to the Gabapentin binding site located on the α2δ subunit of
Antiarthritic and suppressor cell inducing activity of azaspiranes: Structure-function relationships of a novel class of immunomodulatory agents
Badger,Schwartz,Picker,Dorman,Bradley,Cheeseman,DiMartino,Hanna,Mirabelli
, p. 2963 - 2970 (2007/10/02)
Spirogermanium (1;8,8-diethyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-aza-8-germaspiro[4.5]decane-2-propanamin e dihydrochloride) is a potent cytotoxic agent in vitro which has demonstrated limited activity in experimental animal tumor models. Subsequently, it has been reported that spirogermanium has antiarthritic and suppressor cell-inducing activity. We have synthesized a series of substituted 8-hetero-2-azaspiro[4.5]decane and 9-hetero-3-azaspiro[5.5]undecane analogues of spirogermanium to identify the heteroatom requirements for in vivo antiarthritic and suppressor cell-inducing activity. This structure-activity relationship study has identified that appropriately substituted silicon and carbon analogues of spirogermanium retain both antiarthritic and immunosuppressive activity, with the 8,8-dipropyl (carbon) analogue being among the most active. Following the identification of N,N-dimethyl-8,8-dipropyl-2-azaspiro[4,5]decane-2-propanamine dihydrochloride (9) as more active analogue than spirogermanium, a series of 8,8-dipropyl analogues with various amine substituents were synthesized. A number of these analogues had activity similar to that of 9. A correlation between activity in the adjuvant arthritic rat and the ability to induce suppressor cells (r = 0.894, p0.001) suggests an association between the two pharmacologic effects. While the precise biochemical mechanism(s) for the pharmacological activity is unclear, these data suggest that compounds within this series, e.g., N,N-dimethyl-8,8-dipropyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]decane-2-propanamine dihydrochloride, may provide effective therapy in diseases of autoimmune origin and/or the prevention of rejection in tissue transplantation.
