AL-34662

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AL-34662
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  • 1-((S)-2-Aminopropyl)-1H-indazol-6-ol
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Formula C10H13N3O
Molar mass 191.234 g·mol−1
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Melting point 170 to 172 °C (338 to 342 °F)
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  • InChI=1S/C10H13N3O/c1-7(11)6-13-10-4-9(14)3-2-8(10)5-12-13/h2-5,7,14H,6,11H2,1H3/t7-/m0/s1 Yes check.svgY
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AL-34662 is an indazole derivative drug that is being developed for the treatment of glaucoma. It acts as a selective serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist, the same target as that of psychedelic drugs like psilocin, but unlike these drugs, AL-34662 was designed specifically as a peripherally selective drug, which does not cross the blood–brain barrier. This means that AL-34662 can exploit a useful side effect of the hallucinogenic 5-HT2A receptor agonists, namely reduction in intra-ocular pressure and hence relief from the symptoms of glaucoma, but without causing the psychedelic effects that make centrally active serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists unsuitable for clinical use. [1] In animal studies, AL-34662 has been shown to be potent and effective in the treatment of symptoms of glaucoma, with minimal side effects. [2]

Peripherally acting 5-HT2A agonists have been a rich field of research in recent years, with potential glaucoma treatments being the main proposed application for serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists at present, as centrally acting agonists for this receptor tend to be hallucinogenic and thus their medical usefulness is currently limited to the treatment of psychiatric disorders. While many novel, potent, and selective serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists have been developed for this application, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] retaining peripheral selectivity can be a problem, and several of the more lipophilic compounds closely related to AL-34662 such as those shown below, did cross the blood–brain barrier and produced hallucinogen-appropriate responding in animals. [11]

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References

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  2. Sharif NA, McLaughlin MA, Kelly CR (February 2007). "AL-34662: a potent, selective, and efficacious ocular hypotensive serotonin-2 receptor agonist". Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 23 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1089/jop.2006.0093. PMID   17341144.
  3. May JA, Chen HH, Rusinko A, Lynch VM, Sharif NA, McLaughlin MA (September 2003). "A novel and selective 5-HT2 receptor agonist with ocular hypotensive activity: (S)-(+)-1-(2-aminopropyl)-8,9-dihydropyrano[3,2-e]indole". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46 (19): 4188–95. doi:10.1021/jm030205t. PMID   12954071.
  4. USgranted 6806285,May JA, Zinke PW,"6-Hydroxyl indole derivatives for treating glaucoma",issued 19 October 2004, assigned to Alcon Inc.
  5. USgranted 6956036,May JA, Feng X, Dantanarayana AP,"6-Hydroxy-indazole derivatives for treating glaucoma",issued 18 October 2005, assigned to Alcon Inc.
  6. USapplication 6960608,May JA, Dantanarayana AP,"Fused indazoles and indoles and their use for the treatment of glaucoma", assigned to Alcon Inc.
  7. USgranted 7005443,May JA, Feng Z,"5-Hydroxy indazole derivatives for treating glaucoma",issued 28 February 2006, assigned to Alcon Inc.
  8. USgranted 7208512,Feng Z, Mark R. Hellberg,"Benzodifuranimidazoline and benzofuranimidazoline derivatives and their use for the treatment of glaucoma", assigned to Alcon Inc.
  9. USgranted 7268131,Dantanarayana AP, May JA,"Substituted (1,4)oxazino(2,3-g)indazoles for the treatment of glaucoma"
  10. USgranted 7338972,Dantanarayana AP, May JA,"Substituted 1-alkylamino-1H-indazoles for the treatment of glaucoma", assigned to Alcon Inc.
  11. May JA, Dantanarayana AP, Zinke PW, McLaughlin MA, Sharif NA (January 2006). "1-((S)-2-aminopropyl)-1H-indazol-6-ol: a potent peripherally acting 5-HT2 receptor agonist with ocular hypotensive activity". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 49 (1): 318–28. doi:10.1021/jm050663x. PMID   16392816.