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  2. Synthesis, structure-activity relationship, and pharmacological profile of analogs of the ASIC-3 inhibitor A-317567

Synthesis, structure-activity relationship, and pharmacological profile of analogs of the ASIC-3 inhibitor A-317567

  • ACS Chem Neurosci. 2010 Jan 20;1(1):19-24. doi: 10.1021/cn9000186.
Scott D Kuduk 1 Christina N Di Marco Vera Bodmer-Narkevitch Sean P Cook Matthew J Cato Aneta Jovanovska Mark O Urban Michael Leitl Nova Sain Annie Liang Robert H Spencer Stefanie A Kane George D Hartman Mark T Bilodeau
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Sumneytown Pike, P.O. Box 4, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA. [email protected]
Abstract

The synthesis, structure-activity relationship (SAR), and pharmacological evaluation of analogs of the acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) inhibitor A-317567 are reported. It was found that the compound with an acetylenic linkage was the most potent ASIC-3 channel blocker. This compound reversed mechanical hypersensitivity in the rat iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain, although sedation was noted. Sedation was also observed in ASIC-3 knockout mice, questioning whether sedation and antinociception are mediated via a non-ASIC-3 specific mechanism.

Keywords

ASIC-3; Pain; acid-sensing; degenerin; ion channel.

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