Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Indoline and Indole Derivatives as Potent and Selective α1A-Adrenoceptor Antagonists

J Med Chem. 2016 Apr 28;59(8):3826-39. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b02023. Epub 2016 Apr 13.

Abstract

A series of indoline and indole derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as selective α1A-adrenergic receptor (α1A-AR) antagonists for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In this study, two highly selective and potent α1A-AR antagonists, compounds (R)-14r (IC50 = 2.7 nM, α1B/α1A = 640.1, α1D/α1A = 408.2) and (R)-23l (IC50 = 1.9 nM, α1B/α1A = 1506, α1D/α1A = 249.6), which exhibited similar activities and better selectivities in cell-based calcium assays as compared with the marketed drug silodosin (IC50 = 1.9 nM, α1B/α1A = 285.9, α1D/α1A = 14.4), were identified. In the functional assays with isolated rat tissues, compounds (R)-14r and (R)-23l also showed high potency and uroselectivity. Most importantly, (R)-14r and (R)-23l can significantly decrease the micturition frequency and increase the mean voided volume of the BPH rats in a dose-dependent manner, making them worthy of further investigation for the development of anti-BPH agents.

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / chemical synthesis
  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / chemistry*
  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / pharmacokinetics
  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Area Under Curve
  • Drug Design
  • Half-Life
  • Humans
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Indoles / pharmacokinetics
  • Indoles / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia / drug therapy
  • Rats
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
  • Indoles
  • indoline