Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of lazabemide derivatives as inhibitors of monoamine oxidase

Bioorg Med Chem. 2018 Sep 15;26(17):4863-4870. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.08.024. Epub 2018 Aug 19.

Abstract

In the studied a series novel of lazabemide derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of monoamine oxidase (MAO-A or MAO-B). These compounds used lazabemide as the lead compound, and the chemistry structures were modified by used the bioisostere and modification of compound with alkyl principle. The two types of inhibitors (inhibition of MAO-A and inhibition of MAO-B) were screened by inhibition activity of MAO. In vitro experiments showed that compounds 3a, 3d and 3f had intensity inhibition the biological activity of MAO-A, while compounds 3i and 3m had intensity inhibition the biological activity of MAO-B. It could be seen from the data of inhibition activity experiments in vitro, that the compound 3d was IC50 = 3.12 ± 0.05 μmol/mL of MAO-A and compound 3m was IC50 = 5.04 ± 0.06 μmol/mL. In vivo inhibition activity experiments were conducted to evaluate the inhibitory activity of compounds 3a, 3d, 3f, 3i and 3m by detecting the contents of 5-HT, NE, DA and activity of MAO-A and MAO-B in plasma and brain tissue. In vivo inhibition activity evaluation results showed that the compounds 3a, 3d, 3f, 3i and 3m had increased the contents of 5-HT, NE and DA in plasma and brain tissues. Meanwhile, the determination results activity of MAO in plasma and brain tissue showed that the compounds 3a, 3d, and 3f had a significant inhibitory effect on the activity of MAO-A, while the compounds 3i and 3m showed inhibitory effect on the activity of MAO-B. This study provided a new inhibitors for inhibiting of MAO activity.

Keywords: Biological activities; Design; Inhibitors; Monoamine oxidase; Synthesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / enzymology
  • Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Dopamine / blood
  • Dopamine / metabolism
  • Drug Design
  • Female
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Male
  • Monoamine Oxidase / blood
  • Monoamine Oxidase / drug effects
  • Monoamine Oxidase / metabolism
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Norepinephrine / blood
  • Norepinephrine / metabolism
  • Picolinic Acids / chemistry*
  • Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Rats
  • Serotonin / blood
  • Serotonin / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
  • Picolinic Acids
  • Serotonin
  • lazabemide
  • Monoamine Oxidase
  • monoamine oxidase A, human
  • Dopamine
  • Norepinephrine