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Application of a mathematical topological pattern of antihistaminic activity for the selection of new drug candidates and pharmacology assays

J Med Chem. 2006 Jun 15;49(12):3667-73. doi: 10.1021/jm0580555.

Abstract

Molecular topology was used to achieve a mathematical model capable of classifying compounds according to their antihistaminic activity and low sedative effects. By application of this model of activity to databases containing chemical reagents and drugs exhibiting other pharmacological activity, we selected 30 compounds with possible antihistaminic activity. After those with possible sedative effects were discarded, activity tests were performed with five chemical reagents and three drugs searching for in vivo antihistaminic activity. The obtained results indicate that compounds such as 4-[(E)-2-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)vinyl]-N,N-dimethylaniline (AH2), 2-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene (AH4), and 2,4-bis(alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl)phenol (AH5) showed antihistaminic activity above terfenadine, the reference drug, whereas others, for instance, pergolide, miconazole, trihexyphenidyl, 2-(dibenzylamino-3-phenyl-1-propanol (AH1), and N-benzylquininium chloride (AH3), were less active than terfenadine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry
  • Aniline Compounds / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Anthracenes / chemistry*
  • Anthracenes / pharmacology
  • Benzothiazoles / chemistry
  • Benzothiazoles / pharmacology
  • Databases, Factual
  • Dermatitis / immunology
  • Dermatitis / prevention & control
  • Drug Design*
  • Female
  • Histamine
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists / adverse effects
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists / chemistry*
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists / pharmacology
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / chemical synthesis
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / pharmacology
  • Linear Models
  • Mathematics
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Terfenadine / chemistry
  • Terfenadine / pharmacology

Substances

  • 2,4-bis(alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl)phenol
  • 2-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene
  • 4-(2-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)vinyl)-N,N-dimethylaniline
  • Aniline Compounds
  • Anthracenes
  • Benzothiazoles
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Phenols
  • Terfenadine
  • Histamine