1. Academic Validation
  2. N-[5-(5-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-4-piperidin-1-ylbutyramide (SEN78702, WYE-308775): a medicinal chemistry effort toward an α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist preclinical candidate

N-[5-(5-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-4-piperidin-1-ylbutyramide (SEN78702, WYE-308775): a medicinal chemistry effort toward an α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist preclinical candidate

  • J Med Chem. 2012 Nov 26;55(22):10277-81. doi: 10.1021/jm3013568.
Riccardo Zanaletti 1 Laura Bettinetti Cristiana Castaldo Ilaria Ceccarelli Giuseppe Cocconcelli Thomas A Comery John Dunlop Eva Genesio Chiara Ghiron Simon N Haydar Flora Jow Laura Maccari Iolanda Micco Arianna Nencini Carmela Pratelli Carla Scali Elisa Turlizzi Michela Valacchi
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Siena Biotech SpA, Strada del Petriccio e Belriguardo 35, 53100 Siena, Italy. riccardozanaletti@hotmail.com
Abstract

α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7 nAChR) represent promising therapeutic candidates for the treatment of cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and schizophrenia. A medicinal chemistry effort around previously reported compound 1 (SEN15924, WAY-361789) led to the identification of 12 (SEN78702, WYE-308775) a potent and selective full agonist of the α7 nAChR that demonstrated improved plasma stability, brain levels, and efficacy in behavioral cognition models.

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