Synthesis and pharmacological studies of 4,4-disubstituted piperidines: a new class of compounds with potent analgesic properties

J Med Chem. 1983 Jan;26(1):42-50. doi: 10.1021/jm00355a010.

Abstract

A series of 4,4-disubstituted piperidines has been synthesized and evaluated for analgesic activity. Several of these analogues show analgesic potency comparable to morphine in the mouse writhing and tail-flick tests. A number of compounds exhibit high affinity for [3H]naloxone binding sites in rat brain membranes. Among the most potent derivatives are compounds 15 and 48. Although opiate-like, attempts to modify this activity with various substituents have failed to produce antagonistic properties. A few of these analogues also show marked long-lasting serotonin antagonism in the guinea pig serotonin toxicity test and the DL-5-hydroxytryptophan induced head-twitch model in the mouse.

MeSH terms

  • 5-Hydroxytryptophan / pharmacology
  • Analgesics / chemical synthesis*
  • Animals
  • Binding, Competitive
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Guinea Pigs
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Membranes / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Naloxone / metabolism
  • Piperidines / chemical synthesis*
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Reaction Time / drug effects
  • Serotonin Antagonists / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Piperidines
  • Serotonin Antagonists
  • Naloxone
  • 5-Hydroxytryptophan