PMID- 15994087 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20051028 LR - 20181201 IS - 0968-0896 (Print) IS - 0968-0896 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 18 DP - 2005 Sep 15 TI - Synthesis of long-chain amide analogs of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist N-(piperidinyl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide (SR141716) with unique binding selectivities and pharmacological activities. PG - 5463-74 AB - An extended series of alkyl carboxamide analogs of N-(piperidinyl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl- 1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide (SR141716; 5) was synthesized. Each compound was tested for its ability to displace the prototypical cannabinoid ligands ([3H]CP-55,940, [3H]2; [3H]SR141716, [3H]5; and [3H]WIN55212-2, [3H]3), and selected compounds were further characterized by determining their ability to affect guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP)-gamma-[35S] binding and their effects in the mouse vas deferens assay. This systematic evaluation has resulted in the discovery of novel compounds with unique binding properties at the central cannabinoid receptor (CB1) and distinctive pharmacological activities in CB1 receptor tissue preparations. Specifically, compounds with nanomolar affinity which are able to fully displace [3H]5 and [3H]2, but unable to displace [3H]3 at similar concentrations, have been synthesized. This selectivity in ligand displacement is unprecedented, in that previously, compounds in every structural class of cannabinoid ligands had always been shown to displace each of these radioligands in a competitive fashion. Furthermore, the selectivity of these compounds appears to impart unique pharmacological properties when tested in a mouse vas deferens assay for CB1 receptor antagonism. FAU - Thomas, Brian F AU - Thomas BF AD - Science and Engineering Group, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. FAU - Francisco, Maria Elena Y AU - Francisco ME FAU - Seltzman, Herbert H AU - Seltzman HH FAU - Thomas, James B AU - Thomas JB FAU - Fix, Scott E AU - Fix SE FAU - Schulz, Anne-Kathrin AU - Schulz AK FAU - Gilliam, Anne F AU - Gilliam AF FAU - Pertwee, Roger G AU - Pertwee RG FAU - Stevenson, Leslie A AU - Stevenson LA LA - eng GR - DA-09789/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA-19217/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - England TA - Bioorg Med Chem JT - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry JID - 9413298 RN - 0 (Amides) RN - 0 (Cyclohexanols) RN - 0 (Piperidines) RN - 0 (Pyrazoles) RN - 0 (Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1) RN - 83003-12-7 (3-(2-hydroxy-4-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)phenyl)-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclohexanol) RN - RML78EN3XE (Rimonabant) SB - IM MH - Amides/chemical synthesis/*chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Binding Sites MH - Brain/cytology MH - Cell Membrane/chemistry MH - Cyclohexanols/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - *Piperidines/chemical synthesis/chemistry/pharmacology MH - *Pyrazoles/chemical synthesis/chemistry/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Rimonabant EDAT- 2005/07/05 09:00 MHDA- 2005/10/29 09:00 CRDT- 2005/07/05 09:00 PHST- 2004/11/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/05/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2005/06/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/07/05 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/10/29 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/07/05 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0968-0896(05)00512-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.06.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioorg Med Chem. 2005 Sep 15;13(18):5463-74. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.06.005.