Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 27, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238252
Keywords
pyrimidines; SNAr reactions; bis(pyrimidine); bivalent ligand; ionotropic glutamate receptors; AMPA receptor; allosteric modulators; PAM
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Novel bis(pyrimidines) were studied as positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of AMPA receptors, and ten compounds were found to have potentiating properties. Molecular modeling and prediction suggested that this type of compound could serve as potential lead compounds for neuroprotective drugs.
Positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of AMPA receptors represent attractive candidates for the development of drugs for the treatment of cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders. Dimeric molecules have been reported to have an especially potent modulating effect, due to the U-shaped form of the AMPA receptor's allosteric binding site. In the present work, novel bis(pyrimidines) were studied as AMPA receptor modulators. A convenient and flexible preparative approach to bis(pyrimidines) containing a hydroquinone linker was elaborated, and a series of derivatives with varied substituents was obtained. The compounds were examined in the patch clamp experiments for their influence on the kainate-induced currents, and 10 of them were found to have potentiating properties. The best potency was found for 2-methyl-4-(4-((2-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinazolin-4-yl)oxy)phenoxy)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-cyclohepta[d]pyrimidine, which potentiated the kainate-induced currents by up to 77% in all tested concentrations (10(-12)-10(-6) M). The results were rationalized via the modeling of modulator complexes with the dimeric ligand binding domain of the GluA2 AMPA receptor, using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation. The prediction of ADMET, physicochemical, and PAINS properties of the studied bis(pyrimidines) confirmed that PAMs of this type may act as the potential lead compounds for the development of neuroprotective drugs.
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