Azepines and piperidines with dual norepinephrine dopamine uptake inhibition and antidepressant activity.

Herein, we describe the discovery of inhibitors of norepinephrine (NET) and dopamine (DAT) transporters with reduced activity relative to serotonin transporters (SERT). Two compounds, 8b and 21a, along with nomifensine were tested in a rodent receptor occupancy study and demonstrated dose-dependent displacement of radiolabeled NET and DAT ligands. These compounds were efficacious in a rat forced swim assay (model of depression) and also had activity in rat spontaneous locomotion assay.

Synthesis and SAR of aminothiazole fused benzazepines as selective dopamine D2 partial agonists.

Dopamine (D(2)) partial agonists (D2PAs) have been regarded as a potential treatment for schizophrenia patients with expected better side effect profiles than currently marketed antipsychotics. Herein we report the synthesis and SAR of a series of aminothiazole fused benzazepines as selective D(2) partial agonists. These compounds have good selectivity, CNS drug-like properties and tunable D(2) partial agonism.

Pyridazinoquinolinetriones as NMDA glycine-site antagonists with oral antinociceptive activity in a model of neuropathic pain.

A series of 7-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2-[1-(pyridinyl)alkyl]-pyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4,10(5H)-triones were synthesized and found to have potent activity at the glycine site of the NMDA receptor. In some cases, these compounds possessed poor aqueous solubility that may have contributed to poor rat oral bioavailability. Subsequently, compounds have been identified with improved aqueous solubility and oral bioavailability.

Synthesis of 7-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2-[1-(pyridinyl)alkyl]-pyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4,10(5H)-triones as NMDA glycine-site antagonists.

Several members of the 7-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2-[1-(pyridinyl)alkyl]-pyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4,10(5H)-triones (2) have been identified as being potent and selective NMDA glycine-site antagonists. Increasing size of the alkyl substituent on the alpha-carbon led to a progressive decrease in binding affinity. Some of these analogues possess improved drug-like properties such as cellular permeability, solubility and oral absorption.