Division of Medicinal Chemistry Abstracts-235th ACS National ...
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MEDI 45<br />
Discovery and SAR <strong>of</strong> highly selective 5-HT 2A receptor subtype inverse-agonists for<br />
inhibition <strong>of</strong> platelet aggregation<br />
Yifeng Xiong, Bradley R. Teegarden, Jin Sun Choi, Sonja Strah-Pleynet, Marc Decaire,<br />
Honnappa Jayakumar, Peter I. Dosa, Martin Casper, Lan Pham, Konrad Feichtinger, Brett<br />
Ullman, John Adams, Juan Ramirez, William Thomsen, Diane Yuskin, Michael Morgan, Abu<br />
Sadeque, Weichao Chen, Hussien Al-Shamma, Graeme Semple, Robert R. Webb, and Daniel<br />
Connolly, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 6166 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA 92121,<br />
yxiong@arenapharm.com<br />
5-HT 2A receptor inverse-agonists have been proposed to be useful for the treatment <strong>of</strong> CNS<br />
disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and insomnia. In addition, peripherally<br />
restricted 5-HT 2A inverse-agonists have potential for the treatment <strong>of</strong> arterial thrombotic disease<br />
by inhibiting platelet aggregation. We have identified a series <strong>of</strong> potent and highly selective<br />
pyrazole derivatives that have potent platelet inhibition properties. The design and SAR <strong>of</strong> these<br />
compounds will be discussed.<br />
MEDI 46<br />
Targeting serotonin transporter channel activity aids in the development <strong>of</strong> therapeutic<br />
drugs for clinical depression<br />
Uyen M. Le 1 , Hideki Iwamoto 1 , Hongping Yuan 1 , Lou DeFelice 2 , and Craig W Lindsley 1 . (1)<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2222 23rd @ Pierce Ave.,<br />
802 Robinson Research Building, Nashville, TN 37232, uyen.m.le@vanderbilt.edu, (2)<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Pharmacology and Center for Molecular Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University<br />
Clinical depression is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a decrease in serotonin levels.<br />
Current antidepressants, such as fluoxetin, act by blocking the serotonin transporter channel<br />
preventing the influx <strong>of</strong> serotonin into the post-synaptic neuron therefore increasing the level <strong>of</strong><br />
serotonin in the synapse alleviating the symptoms <strong>of</strong> depression. This project focuses on the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> compounds that target the channel activity <strong>of</strong> serotonin transporter. This<br />
targeting mechanism increases the resting potential <strong>of</strong> pre-synaptic neuron enhancing the<br />
likelihood <strong>of</strong> action potential to release serotonin by the natural mechanism <strong>of</strong> vesicle diffusion.<br />
MEDI 47<br />
Tetrahydroindolizinone NK1 antagonists: SAR at 7-position<br />
Jianming Bao 1 , Huagang Lu 1 , Gregori J. Morriello 1 , Emma Carlson 2 , Richard Tschirret-Guth 3 ,<br />
Gary G. Chicchi 4 , Marc Kurtz 4 , Kwei-lan Tsao 4 , Song Zheng 3 , Xinchun Tong 3 , Sander Mills 1 , and<br />
Robert DeVita 1 . (1) <strong>Medicinal</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong>, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065,<br />
Fax: 732-594-5350, bao_jianming@merck.com, (2) The Neuroscience Research Centre, Merck<br />
Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Harlow CM20 2QR, United Kingdom, (3) Drug<br />
Metabolism, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, (4) Immunology, Merck<br />
Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065