Abstract
A series of 5'-carbamoyl and 5'-thionocarbamoyl derivatives of 2'-C-methyl
analogues of the A(1) adenosine receptor (A(1)AR) full agonists N(6)-cyclopentyladenosine
(CPA), 2-chloro-N(6)-cyclopentyladenosine (CCPA), N(6)-3-(R)-tetrahydrofuranyladenosine
(tecadenoson), and 2-chloro analogue (2-Cl-tecadenoson) was synthesized
and evaluated for their affinity for adenosine receptor subtypes
from bovine, porcine, and human species. In the N(6)-cyclopentylamino
series, the 5'-substituted derivatives showed a reduced affinity
at the bovine A(1)AR compared to the parent compounds; however, the
selectivity for A(1) versus A(2A) receptor was retained or increased.
The corresponding N(6)-3-(R)-tetrahydrofuranylamino analogues displayed
a very low affinity toward the bovine A(1)AR. The 5'-methylthionocarbamoyl
derivative of 2'-Me-CCPA showed the best affinity at porcine A(1)AR
with a K(i) value of 13 nM. At human AR subtypes tecadenoson derivatives
showed 2.3- to 5-fold lower affinity at A(1)AR and very low affinity
at the other subtypes (A(2A), A(2B), and A(3)) compared to the corresponding
N(6)-cyclopentyl analogues. The 5'-carbamoyl and 5'-thionocarbamoyl
derivatives of 2'-Me-CCPA 3, 4, 7 and tecadenoson derivative 12 were
found to be partial A(1) agonists at the porcine receptor. Docking
studies explained the lower affinity of N(6)-3-(R)-tetrahydrofuranyl-substituted
compounds at bovine A(1)AR compared to that of N(6)-cyclopentyl analogues,
showing that the oxygen of the tetrahydrofuranyl ring establishes
unfavorable electrostatic interactions with the CO oxygen of Asn254.
The low binding affinity of the 2'-C-methyl-N(6)-3-(R)-tetrahydrofuranyl
adenosine analogues at human A(1)AR may be ascribed to the presence
of unfavorable interactions between the hydrophilic tetrahydrofuranyl
ring and the surrounding hydrophobic residues Leu250 (TM6) and Ile274
(TM7).
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