1. Cyclic benzamidines as orally efficacious NR2B-selective NMDA receptor antagonists
- Author
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Rodney A. Bednar, Cindra L. Condra, Brian E. Libby, Bohumil Bednar, Kenneth S. Koblan, Nigel J. Liverton, Stanley L. Gaul, Scott D. Mosser, Joseph J. Lynch, Gary L. Stump, David A. Claremon, Kevin Nguyen, Thomas M. Connolly, Christopher F. Claiborne, and John A. McCauley
- Subjects
Stereochemistry ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Analgesic ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Administration, Oral ,Pain ,Pharmacology ,Biochemistry ,Models, Biological ,Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate ,Oral administration ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Animals ,Molecular Biology ,Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Glutamate receptor ,Antagonist ,Benzamidines ,Rats ,nervous system ,Hyperalgesia ,Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists ,Molecular Medicine ,NMDA receptor ,medicine.symptom - Abstract
A novel series of cyclic benzamidines was synthesized and shown to exhibit NR2B-subtype selective NMDA antagonist activity. Compound 29 is orally active in a carrageenan-induced rat hyperalgesia model of pain.
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- 2007