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  2. Novel benzothiophene H1-antihistamines for the treatment of insomnia

Novel benzothiophene H1-antihistamines for the treatment of insomnia

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Apr 1;20(7):2316-20. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.01.134.
Wilna J Moree 1 Florence Jovic Timothy Coon Jinghua Yu Bin-Feng Li Fabio C Tucci Dragan Marinkovic Raymond S Gross Siobhan Malany Margaret J Bradbury Lisa M Hernandez Zhihong O'Brien Jianyun Wen Hua Wang Samuel R J Hoare Robert E Petroski Aida Sacaan Ajay Madan Paul D Crowe Graham Beaton
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Affiliation

  • 1 Neurocrine Biosciences, 12780 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130, USA. wilna.moree@gmail.com
Abstract

SAR of lead benzothiophene H(1)-antihistamine 2 was explored to identify backup candidates with suitable pharmacokinetic profiles for an insomnia program. Several potent and selective H(1)-antihistamines with a range of projected half-lives in humans were identified. Compound 16d had a suitable human half-life as demonstrated in a human microdose study, but variability in pharmacokinetic profile, attributed to metabolic clearance, prevented further development of this compound. Compound 28b demonstrated lower predicted clearance in preclinical studies, and may represent a more suitable backup compound.

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