Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolinones as high affinity GABAA-R ligands and potential anxiolytics

Add time:07/24/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

The synthesis, in vitro ligand binding study and in vivo Elevated Plus Maze test (EPM) of a series of pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-ones (PQs) are reported. Multistep synthesis of PQs started from anilines and diethyl 2-(ethoxymethylene)malonate to give the quinolin-4-one nucleus, via the Gould-Jacobs reaction. These quinolinones were transformed to 4-chloroquinolines, which react with aryl-hydrazines affording the final compounds. PQs exhibited different potency in displacing specific [3H]Flunitrazepam binding from the benzodiazepine binding site at the γ-aminobutyric acid receptor (GABAA-R) depending on the substitution of the pyrazoloquinolone nucleus. PCA helped determine how different substituents contributed to the differential behavior of the PQs studied. Compounds with high affinity for the GABAA-R were tested regarding their anxiolytic properties in Wistar adult male rats using the Elevated Plus Maze (EPM). Thus, PQs with a p-methoxy phenyl group at N-1 (7b-ii and 7c-ii) displayed a remarkable anxiolytic activity at low doses (0.5–1.0 mg/kg). Meanwhile, PQs featuring an unsubstituted phenyl (7b-i) or p-fluoro phenyl group (7b-iii) at the N-1 showed anxiogenic effects in the EPM test.

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