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Structure--activity relationships among novel phenoxybenzamine-related beta-chloroethylamines.
Giardina, Dario,Crucianelli, Mauro,Angeli, Piero,Buccioni, Michela,Gulini, Ugo,Marucci, Gabriella,Sagratini, Gianni,Melchiorre, Carlo
, p. 1291 - 1303 (2007/10/03)
A series of beta-chloroethylamines 5--18, structurally related to the irreversible alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist phenoxybenzamine [PB, N-benzyl-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-(1-methyl-2-phenoxyethyl)amine hydrochloride, 1] and the competitive antagonist WB4101 [N-(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-ylmethyl)-N-[2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)ethyl]amine hydrochloride, 2], were synthesized and evaluated for their activity at alpha-adrenoceptors of the epididymal and the prostatic portion of young CD rat vas deferens. All compounds displayed irreversible antagonist activity. Most of them showed similar antagonism at both alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-adrenoceptors, whereas compounds 13 and 18, lacking substituents on both the phenoxy group and the oxyamino carbon chain, displayed a moderate alpha(1)-adrenoceptor selectivity (10--35 times), which was comparable to that of PB. Compounds 14 and 15, belonging to the benzyl series and bearing, respectively, a 2-ethoxyphenoxy and a 2-i-propoxyphenoxy moiety, were the most potent alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonists with an affinity value similar to that of PB (pIC(50) values of 7.17 and 7.06 versus 7.27). Interestingly, several compounds were able to distinguish two alpha(1)-adrenoceptor subtypes in the epididymal tissue, as revealed by the discontinuity of their inhibition curves. A mean ratio of 24:76 for these alpha(1)-adrenoceptors was determined from compounds 8--10, 12, and 15--17. Furthermore, compounds 9, 10, 12, 16a, and 16b showed higher affinity towards the minor population of receptors, whereas compounds 8, 15, and 17 preferentially inhibited the major population of alpha(1)-adrenoceptors. In addition, selected pharmacological experiments demonstrated the complementary antagonism of the two series of compounds and their different, preferential affinity for one of the two alpha(1)-adrenoceptor subtypes. In conclusion, we found beta-chloroethylamines that demonstrate a multiplicity of alpha(1)-adrenoceptors in the epididymal portion of young CD rat vas deferens and, as a consequence, they are possible useful tools for alpha(1)-adrenoceptor characterization.
Method of treating cardiac disorders with N-(aryloxyalkyl)-N'-(aminoalkyl)ureas
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, (2008/06/13)
N-(Aryloxyalkyl)-N'-(aminoalkyl)ureas and thioureas having the formula: STR1 wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, loweralkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl or phenyllower alkyl, and R3 and R4 are hydrogen, loweralkyl, phenyl and phenylalkyl or R3 and R4 taken together with the adjacent nitrogen form a heterocyclic residue are disclosed in a method of suppressing cardiac arrhythmias.
