Structure-activity relationships in 1,4-benzodioxan-related compounds. 11.(1) reversed enantioselectivity of 1,4-dioxane derivatives in α1-adrenergic and 5-HT1A receptor binding sites recognition

  • Alessandro Bonifazi
  • , Alessandro Piergentili
  • , Fabio Del Bello
  • , Yogita Farande
  • , Mario Giannella
  • , Maria Pigini
  • , Consuelo Amantini
  • , Massimo Nabissi
  • , Valerio Farfariello
  • , Giorgio Santoni
  • , Elena Poggesi
  • , Amedeo Leonardi
  • , Sergio Menegon
  • , Wilma Quaglia

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Abstract

5-HT1A receptor and α1-adrenoreceptor (α1-AR) binding sites recognized by the 1,4-dioxanes 2-4 display reversed stereochemical requirements. (S)-2 proved to be a potent 5-HT1A receptor agonist highly selective over α1-AR subtypes. Chirality influenced the anticancer activity of 3 and 4 in human prostate cancer cells (PC-3): (R)-4, eutomer at the α1d-AR subtype, was the most potent. The decreased effect of 4 and (R)-4 in α1d-AR silenced PC-3 cells confirmed that their anticancer activity was α1d-AR-dependent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)584-588
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of medicinal chemistry
Volume56
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 24 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Drug Discovery

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