1,4-Dioxane, a suitable scaffold for the development of novel M3 muscarinic receptor antagonists

  • Fabio Del Bello
  • , Elisabetta Barocelli
  • , Simona Bertoni
  • , Alessandro Bonifazi
  • , Mercedes Camalli
  • , Gaetano Campi
  • , Mario Giannella
  • , Rosanna Matucci
  • , Marta Nesi
  • , Maria Pigini
  • , Wilma Quaglia
  • , Alessandro Piergentili

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Abstract

In this study the modulation of the pharmacological profile from agonist to antagonist was successfully obtained by replacing the methyl group in position 6 of the 1,4-dioxane scaffold of the potent M2/M3 muscarinic agonist 1 with bulkier groups. In particular, the 6,6-diphenyl substitution provided the potent M3 preferring antagonist (±)-17, which in in vivo study proved to be effective in reducing the volume-induced contractions of rat urinary bladder and was devoid of cardiovascular effects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1783-1787
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of medicinal chemistry
Volume55
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 23 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Drug Discovery

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