RESUMO
T-type calcium channel antagonists were designed using a protocol involving the program SPROUT and constrained by a ComFA-based pharmacophore model. Scaffolds generated by SPROUT were evaluated based on their ability to be translated into structures that were synthetically tractable. From this exercise, a novel series of potent and selective T-type channel antagonists containing a biaryl sulfonamide core were discovered.
Assuntos
Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio/química , Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio/farmacologia , Canais de Cálcio Tipo T/efeitos dos fármacos , Sulfonamidas/química , Sulfonamidas/farmacologia , Animais , Cristalografia por Raios X , Desenho de Fármacos , Técnicas In Vitro , Técnicas de Patch-Clamp , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Class III anti-arrhythmic drugs (e.g., dofetilide) prolong cardiac action potential duration (APD) by blocking the fast component of the delayed rectifier potassium current (I(Kr)). The block of I(Kr) can result in life threatening ventricular arrhythmias (i.e., torsades de pointes). Unlike I(Kr), the role of the slow component of the delayed rectifier potassium current (I(Ks)) becomes significant only at faster heart rate. Therefore selective blockers of I(Ks) could prolong APD with a reduced propensity to cause pro-arrhythmic side effects. This report describes structure-activity relationships (SARs) of a series of I(Ks) inhibitors derived from 6-alkoxytetralones with good in vitro activity (IC(50) > or =30 nM) and up to 40-fold I(Ks)/I(Kr) selectivity.
