Series of (([1,1′-Biphenyl]-2-yl)methyl)sulfinylalkyl Alicyclic Amines as Novel and High Affinity Atypical Dopamine Transporter Inhibitors with Reduced hERG Activity

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Currently, there are no FDA-approved medications for the treatment of psychostimulant use disorders (PSUD). We have previously discovered “atypical” dopamine transporter (DAT) inhibitors that do not display psychostimulant-like behaviors and may be useful as medications to treat PSUD. Lead candidates (e.g., JJC8-091, 1) have shown promising in vivo profiles in rodents; however, reducing hERG (human ether-à-go-go-related gene) activity, a predictor of cardiotoxicity, has remained a challenge. Herein, a series of 30 (([1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)methyl)sulfinylalkyl alicyclic amines was synthesized and evaluated for DAT and serotonin transporter (SERT) binding affinities. A subset of analogues was tested for hERG activity, and the IC50 values were compared to those predicted by our hERG QSAR models, which showed robust predictive power. Multiparameter optimization scores (MPO > 3) indicated central nervous system (CNS) penetrability. Finally, comparison of affinities in human DAT and its Y156F and Y335A mutants suggested that several compounds prefer an inward facing conformation indicating an atypical DAT inhibitor profile.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftACS Pharmacology and Translational Science
Vol/bind7
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)515-532
Antal sider18
ISSN2575-9108
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

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Funding Information:
We thank Lone Rosenquist for excellent technical assistance. We thank James Paule for obtaining RLM data at Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery, Johns Hopkins University. Support for this research was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse-Intramural Research Program [Z1A DA000389 (AHN) and Z1A DA000606 (LS)] and the Medications Development Program. CJL is supported by the Lundbeck Foundation (R344-2020-1020) and Danish Council for Independent Research (3101-00381B).

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