Design, synthesis and in vitro activity of 1,4-disubstituted piperazines and piperidines as triple reuptake inhibitors.

Suresh Paudel, Srijan Acharya, Goo Yoon, Kyeong-Man Kim, Seung Hoon Cheon

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry 2017 Apr 01

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Monoamine transporters regulate the concentration of monoamine neurotransmitters, which are essential for vital physiological processes, and their dysfunction can cause several central nervous system diseases. Monoamine transporters currently appear to be the potential target in the management of these disorders. In this study, homologation and bioisosterism techniques have been used in the designing of new 1,4-disubstituted piperazines and piperidines. These derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as potential triple reuptake inhibitors for studying the structure-activity relationships. The most advanced compound, 1-(4-(5-benzhydryl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)butyl)-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazine (2i), was able to inhibit monoamine neurotransmitter reuptake in an in vitro test (IC50=158.7nM for 5-HT, 99nM for NE and 97.5nM for DA). These novel potent triple reuptake inhibitor-based 1,4-disubstituted piperazine and piperidine scaffolds deserve further systematic optimization and pharmacological evaluation. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Suresh Paudel, Srijan Acharya, Goo Yoon, Kyeong-Man Kim, Seung Hoon Cheon. Design, synthesis and in vitro activity of 1,4-disubstituted piperazines and piperidines as triple reuptake inhibitors. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry. 2017 Apr 01;25(7):2266-2276