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Substituted N -(biphenyl-4′-yl)methyl (R)-2-acetamido-3- methoxypropionamides: Potent anticonvulsants that affect frequency (Use) dependence and slow inactivation of sodium channels
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
supporting information, p. 6165 - 6182 (2014/08/18)
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.