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ArticleChemMedChem2021

Bioisosteric Modification of To042: Synthesis and Evaluation of Promising Use-Dependent Inhibitors of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels.

Gualtiero Milani, Maria Maddalena Cavalluzzi, Concetta Altamura, Antonella Santoro, Mariagrazia Perrone, Marilena Muraglia, Nicola Antonio Colabufo, Filomena Corbo, Elisabetta Casalino, Carlo Franchini and 5 more

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Article in ChemMedChem, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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15 authors.

Gualtiero MilaniDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Maria Maddalena CavalluzziDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3402-8170
Concetta AltamuraDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Antonella SantoroDepartment of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Mariagrazia PerroneDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Marilena MuragliaDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Nicola Antonio ColabufoDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Filomena CorboDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Elisabetta CasalinoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Carlo FranchiniDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Isabella PisanoDepartment of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Jean-François DesaphyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Antonio CarrieriDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Alessia CarocciDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Giovanni LentiniDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.

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Abstract

Three analogues of To042, a tocainide-related lead compound recently reported for the treatment of myotonia, were synthesized and evaluated in vitro as skeletal muscle sodium channel blockers possibly endowed with enhanced use-dependent behavior. Patch-clamp experiments on hNav1.4 expressed in HEK293 cells showed that N-[(naphthalen-1-yl)methyl]-4-[(2,6-dimethyl)phenoxy]butan-2-amine, the aryloxyalkyl bioisostere of To042, exerted a higher use-dependent block than To042 thus being able to preferentially block the channels in over-excited membranes while preserving healthy tissue function. It also showed the lowest active transport across BBB according to the results of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) interacting activity evaluation and the highest cytoprotective effect on HeLa cells. Quantum mechanical calculations and dockings gave insights on the most probable conformation of the aryloxyalkyl bioisostere of To042 in solution and the target residues involved in the binding, respectively. Both approaches indicated the conformations that might be adopted in both the unbound and bound state of the ligand. Overall, N-[(naphthalen-1-yl)methyl]-4-[(2,6-dimethyl)phenoxy]butan-2-amine exhibits an interesting toxico-pharmacological profile and deserves further investigation.

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AntioxidantsButylaminesHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansMexiletineMolecular Docking SimulationNAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelPhenyl EthersProtein BindingReactive Oxygen SpeciesVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel BlockersAntioxidantsButylaminesMexiletineNAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelPhenyl EthersReactive Oxygen SpeciesSCN4A protein, humanVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockersbioisosteric replacementdrug discoverymexiletinemolecular modelingsodium channel blockers

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PMID34519427
PMCPMC9293070

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