A new series of 7-aminopyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives (1–31) were synthesized to evaluate some structural modifications at the 2- and 5-positions aimed at shifting affinity towards the human (h) A2A adenosine receptor (AR) or both hA2A and hA1 ARs. The most active compounds were those featured by a 2-furyl or 5-methylfuran-2-yl moiety at position 5, combined with a benzyl or a substituted-benzyl group at position 2. Several of these derivatives (22–31) displayed nanomolar affinity for the hA2A AR (Ki = 3.62–57 nM) and slightly lower for the hA1 ARs, thus showing different degrees (3–22 fold) of hA2A versus hA1 selectivity. In particular, the 2-(2-methoxybenzyl)-5-(5-methylfuran-2-yl) derivative 25 possessed the highest hA2A and hA1 AR affinities (Ki = 3.62 nM and 18 nM, respectively) and behaved as potent antagonist at both these receptors (cAMP assays). Its 2-(2-hydroxybenzyl) analog 26 also showed a high affinity for the hA2A AR (Ki = 5.26 nM) and was 22-fold selective versus the hA1 subtype. Molecular docking investigations performed at the hA2A AR crystal structure and at a homology model of the hA1 AR allowed us to represent the hypothetical binding mode of our derivatives and to rationalize the observed SARs.

Exploring the 2- and 5-positions of the pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-7-amino scaffold to target human A1 and A2A adenosine receptors / Lucia Squarcialupi; Matteo Falsini; Daniela Catarzi; Flavia Varano; Marco Betti; Katia Varani; Fabrizio Vincenzi; Diego Dal Ben; Catia Lambertucci; Rosaria Volpini; Vittoria Colotta. - In: BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1464-3391. - STAMPA. - 24:(2016), pp. 2794-2808.

Exploring the 2- and 5-positions of the pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-7-amino scaffold to target human A1 and A2A adenosine receptors

FALSINI, MATTEO;CATARZI, DANIELA;VARANO, FLAVIA;BETTI, MARCO;COLOTTA, VITTORIA
2016

Abstract

A new series of 7-aminopyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives (1–31) were synthesized to evaluate some structural modifications at the 2- and 5-positions aimed at shifting affinity towards the human (h) A2A adenosine receptor (AR) or both hA2A and hA1 ARs. The most active compounds were those featured by a 2-furyl or 5-methylfuran-2-yl moiety at position 5, combined with a benzyl or a substituted-benzyl group at position 2. Several of these derivatives (22–31) displayed nanomolar affinity for the hA2A AR (Ki = 3.62–57 nM) and slightly lower for the hA1 ARs, thus showing different degrees (3–22 fold) of hA2A versus hA1 selectivity. In particular, the 2-(2-methoxybenzyl)-5-(5-methylfuran-2-yl) derivative 25 possessed the highest hA2A and hA1 AR affinities (Ki = 3.62 nM and 18 nM, respectively) and behaved as potent antagonist at both these receptors (cAMP assays). Its 2-(2-hydroxybenzyl) analog 26 also showed a high affinity for the hA2A AR (Ki = 5.26 nM) and was 22-fold selective versus the hA1 subtype. Molecular docking investigations performed at the hA2A AR crystal structure and at a homology model of the hA1 AR allowed us to represent the hypothetical binding mode of our derivatives and to rationalize the observed SARs.
2016
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Lucia Squarcialupi; Matteo Falsini; Daniela Catarzi; Flavia Varano; Marco Betti; Katia Varani; Fabrizio Vincenzi; Diego Dal Ben; Catia Lambertucci; Rosaria Volpini; Vittoria Colotta
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