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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
卷 248, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115109
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CB2R; Anti-inflammatory; N -adamantyl-anthranil amide derivatives; CB2R agonism and CB2R antagonism
CB2R, together with CB1R and endogenous cannabinoids, forms the ECS and plays a role in inflammatory diseases. The design of selective CB2R ligands is challenging due to the high sequence homology of CB1R and CB2R. In this study, a new class of N-adamantyl-anthranil amide derivatives as CB2R selective ligands were designed and synthesized, displaying high affinity for CB2R and excellent selectivity over CB1R. The compounds also exhibited modulation of the inflammatory cascade.
Cannabinoid type 2 receptor (CB2R) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that, together with Cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1R), endogenous cannabinoids and enzymes responsible for their synthesis and degradation, forms the EndoCannabinoid System (ECS). In the last decade, several studies have shown that CB2R is overexpressed in activated central nervous system (CNS) microglia cells, in disorders based on an inflammatory state, such as neurodegenerative diseases, neuropathic pain, and cancer. For this reason, the anti-inflammatory and immunemodulatory potentials of CB2R ligands are emerging as a novel therapeutic approach. The design of selective ligands is however hampered by the high sequence homology of transmembrane domains of CB1R and CB2R. Based on a recent three-arm pharmacophore hypothesis and latest CB2R crystal structures, we designed, synthesized, and evaluated a series of new N-adamantyl-anthranil amide derivatives as CB2R selective ligands. Interestingly, this new class of compounds displayed a high affinity for human CB2R along with an excellent selectivity respect to CB1R. In this respect, compounds exhibiting the best pharmacodynamic profile in terms of CB2R affinity were also evaluated for the functional behavior and molecular docking simulations provided a sound rationale by highlighting the relevance of the arm 1 substitution to prompt CB2R action. Moreover, the modulation of the pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines production was also investigated to exert the ability of the best compounds to modulate the inflammatory cascade.
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