文摘
Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is involved in the regulation of feeding, water balance, energymetabolism, general arousal and attention state, memory, cognitive functions, and psychiatric disorders.Herein, two new chemical series exemplified by N-[5-(1-{3-[2,2-bis-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-acetylamino]-propyl}-piperidin-4-yl)-2,4-difluoro-phenyl]-isobutyramide (SNAP 102739, 5m) and N-[3-(1-{3-[(S)-2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-propionylamino]-propyl}-piperidin-4-yl)-4-methylphenyl]-isobutyramide ((S)-6b) are reported. Thesecompounds were designed to improve the pharmacokinetic properties of the high-throughput screening leadcompound 1 (SNAP 7941). The MCH1 receptor antagonists 5m and (S)-6b show reasonable pharmacokineticprofiles (rat bioavailability = 48 and 81%, respectively). Compounds 5m and (S)-6b demonstrated theinhibition of a centrally administered MCH-evoked drinking effect, and compound 5m exhibited oral invivo efficacy in the rat social interaction model of anxiety, with a minimum effective dose = 0.3 mg/kg.