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      Novel 1-Phenylcycloalkanecarboxylic Acid Derivatives Are Potent and Selective .sigma.1 Ligands

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          Abstract

          Carbetapentane (1, 2-[2-(diethylamino)ethoxy]ethyl 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentanecarboxylate) binds with high affinity to sigma sites and is a potent antitussive, anticonvulsant, and spasmolytic agent. However, carbetapentane interacts at muscarinic binding sites as well, and it is not clear whether either of these receptor systems is involved in the mechanism(s) of action(s) of this drug. In an attempt to determine whether these psychoactivities can be attributed to interaction at sigma sites, a series of carbetapentane analogs were prepared. Phenyl ring substitution; contraction, expansion, and replacement with a methyl group of the cyclopentyl ring; replacement of the carboxylate function with an amide, methyl ether, and methylamine; and replacement of the N,N-diethyl substituent with a morpholino or piperidino moiety were investigated. All of these novel analogs were evaluated for binding to sigma 1 and sigma 2 sites, and comparison of binding at muscarinic m1 and m2 and PCP (1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine) receptors was performed. All of the compounds were selective for sigma 1 over sigma 2 sites, with the three most selective analogs being compounds 34 (65-fold), 35 (78-fold), and 39 (51-fold). None of the compounds were active at PCP sites, and chemical modification including (1) replacing the ester function, (2) replacing the cyclopentyl ring with a smaller ring system (cyclopropyl) or a methyl group, and (3) replacing the diethylamino moiety with a morpholino group resulted in > 220-fold selectivity over muscarinic receptor binding. Therefore, several of these novel compounds are potent, sigma 1-selective ligands which can now be investigated as potential antitussive, anticonvulsant, and antiischemic agents. These studies may reveal whether sigma 1 sites play a role in the pharmacological actions of these drugs.

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          Journal
          Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
          J. Med. Chem.
          American Chemical Society (ACS)
          0022-2623
          1520-4804
          July 1994
          July 1994
          : 37
          : 15
          : 2285-2291
          Article
          10.1021/jm00041a006
          8057277
          8525a1e1-7916-4a21-b485-fbcf96754584
          © 1994
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