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Substituted N-(biphenyl-4'-yl)methyl (R)-2-acetamido-3-methoxypropionamides: potent anticonvulsants that affect frequency (use) dependence and slow inactivation of sodium channels.

Journal of medicinal chemistry | 2014

We prepared 13 derivatives of N-(biphenyl-4'-yl)methyl (R)-2-acetamido-3-methoxypropionamide that differed in type and placement of a R-substituent in the terminal aryl unit. We demonstrated that the R-substituent impacted the compound's whole animal and cellular pharmacological activities. In rodents, select compounds exhibited excellent anticonvulsant activities and protective indices (PI=TD50/ED50) that compared favorably with clinical antiseizure drugs. Compounds with a polar, aprotic R-substituent potently promoted Na+ channel slow inactivation and displayed frequency (use) inhibition of Na+ currents at low micromolar concentrations. The possible advantage of affecting these two pathways to decrease neurological hyperexcitability is discussed.

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  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R56 NS053422
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R41 NS080278
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 NS053422
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: 1 R41 NS080278
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: NS053422

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