Insight into 2-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl acetamides as peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligands: synthesis, biological evaluation and 3D-QSAR investigation

Bioorg Med Chem. 2005 Aug 15;13(16):4821-34. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.05.015.

Abstract

The present paper reports the synthesis and binding studies of new 2-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl acetamides as selective Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor (PBR) ligands. The variability of substituents at the 3-position was investigated and a 3D-QSAR model was proposed to evaluate the effect of different substitutions on the acetamide moiety. In addition, a subset of the novel compounds showing high affinity for PBR was tested for their ability to modulate the steroid biosynthesis in C6 glioma cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / chemical synthesis
  • Acetamides / chemistry*
  • Acetamides / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cells, Cultured
  • GABA-A Receptor Antagonists
  • Glioma / metabolism
  • Kidney / cytology
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Ligands
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Probes
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyrimidines / chemical synthesis
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Receptors, GABA-A / chemistry*
  • Receptors, GABA-A / metabolism*
  • Steroids / biosynthesis

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • GABA-A Receptor Antagonists
  • Ligands
  • Molecular Probes
  • Pyrimidines
  • Receptors, GABA-A
  • Steroids