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Laykea Tafesse1, Qun Sun, Lori Schmid
1Discovery Research, Purdue Pharma L.P., 6 Cedar, Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ 08512, USA. laykea.tafesse@pharma.com
Abstract:
A structurally biased chemical library of pyridazinylpiperazine analogs was prepared in an effort to improve the pharmaceutical and pharmacological profile of the lead compound N-(4-tertiarybutylphenyl)-4-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)tetrahydropyrazine-1(2H)-carboxamide (BCTC). The library was evaluated for VR1 antagonist activity in capsaicin-induced (CAP) and pH5.5-induced (pH) FLIPR assays in a human VR1-expressing HEK293 cell line. The most potent VR1 antagonists were found to have IC(50) values in the range of 9-200nM with improved pharmaceutical and pharmacological profiles versus the lead BCTC. These compounds represent possible second-generation BCTC analogs.
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