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Pyridyl amides as potent inhibitors of T-type calcium channels

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Mar 15;21(6):1692-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.01.089.
Thomas S Reger 1 Zhi-Qiang Yang Kelly-Ann S Schlegel Youheng Shu Christa Mattern Rowena Cube Kenneth E Rittle Georgia B McGaughey George D Hartman Cuyue Tang Jeanine Ballard Yuhsin Kuo Thomayant Prueksaritanont Cindy E Nuss Scott M Doran Steven V Fox Susan L Garson Yuxing Li Richard L Kraus Victor N Uebele John J Renger James C Barrow
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  • 1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA. thomas_reger@merck.com
Abstract

A novel series of amide T-type Calcium Channel antagonists were prepared and evaluated using in vitro and in vivo assays. Optimization of the screening hit 3 led to identification of the potent and selective T-type antagonist 37 that displayed in vivo efficacy in rodent models of epilepsy and sleep.

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