Dual angiotensin II and endothelin A receptor antagonists: synthesis of 2'-substituted N-3-isoxazolyl biphenylsulfonamides with improved potency and pharmacokinetics.

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Murugesan N, Gu Z, Fadnis L, Tellew JE, Baska RA, Yang Y, Beyer SM, Monshizadegan H, Dickinson KE, Valentine MT, Humphreys WG, Lan SJ, Ewing WR, Carlson KE, Kowala MC, Zahler R, Macor JE

Dual angiotensin II and endothelin A receptor antagonists: synthesis of 2'-substituted N-3-isoxazolyl biphenylsulfonamides with improved potency and pharmacokinetics.

J Med Chem. 2005 Jan 13;48(1):171-9. doi: 10.1021/jm049548x.

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Abstract

In a previous report we demonstrated that merging together key structural elements present in an AT(1) receptor antagonist (1, irbesartan) with key structural elements in a biphenylsulfonamide ET(A) receptor antagonist (2) followed by additional optimization provided compound 3 as a dual-action receptor antagonist (DARA), which potently blocked both AT(1) and ET(A) receptors. Described herein are our efforts directed toward improving both the pharmacokinetic profile as well as the AT(1) and ET(A) receptor potency of 3. Our efforts centered on modifying the 2'-side chain of 3 and examining the isoxazolylsulfonamide moiety in 3. This effort resulted in the discovery of 7 as a highly potent second-generation DARA. Compound 7 also showed substantially improved pharmacokinetic properties compared to 3. In rats, DARA 7 reduced blood pressure elevations caused by intravenous infusion of Ang II or big ET-1 to a greater extent and with longer duration than DARA 3 or AT(1) or ET(A) receptor antagonists alone. Compound 7 clearly demonstrated superiority over irbesartan (an AT(1) receptor antagonist) in the normal SHR model of hypertension in a dose-dependent manner, demonstrating the synergy of AT(1) and ET(A) receptor blockade in a single molecule.

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DrugTargetKindOrganismPharmacological ActionActions
SparsentanEndothelin-1 receptorProteinHumans
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