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  2. Potent, orally bioavailable delta opioid receptor agonists for the treatment of pain: discovery of N,N-diethyl-4-(5-hydroxyspiro[chromene-2,4'-piperidine]-4-yl)benzamide (ADL5859)

Potent, orally bioavailable delta opioid receptor agonists for the treatment of pain: discovery of N,N-diethyl-4-(5-hydroxyspiro[chromene-2,4'-piperidine]-4-yl)benzamide (ADL5859)

  • J Med Chem. 2008 Oct 9;51(19):5893-6. doi: 10.1021/jm8008986.
Bertrand Le Bourdonnec 1 Rolf T Windh Christopher W Ajello Lara K Leister Minghua Gu Guo-Hua Chu Paul A Tuthill William M Barker Michael Koblish Daniel D Wiant Thomas M Graczyk Serge Belanger Joel A Cassel Marina S Feschenko Bernice L Brogdon Steven A Smith David D Christ Michael J Derelanko Steve Kutz Patrick J Little Robert N DeHaven Diane L DeHaven-Hudkins Roland E Dolle
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Adolor Corporation, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA. blebourdonnec@adolor.com
Abstract

Selective delta Opioid Receptor agonists are promising potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of various types of pain conditions. A spirocyclic derivative was identified as a promising hit through screening. Subsequent lead optimization identified compound 20 (ADL5859) as a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable delta agonist. Compound 20 was selected as a clinical candidate for the treatment of pain.

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