Search Results - "Schepmann, Dirk"
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Deconstruction - Reconstruction: Analysis of the Crucial Structural Elements of GluN2B-Selective, Negative Allosteric NMDA Receptor Modulators with 3-Benzazepine Scaffold
Published in Cellular physiology and biochemistry (03-03-2021)“…The NMDA receptor plays a key role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease, as well as depression and…”
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Relationships between the structure of spiro[[2]benzopyran-1,1′-cyclohexan]-4′-amines and their σ1 receptor affinity and selectivity
Published in Results in Chemistry (01-12-2023)“…A set of 31 secondary and tertiary amines of type 5 was synthesized by reductive amination of ketones 6 and 22–24 with amines and NaBH(OAc)3. Usually,…”
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Improvement of σ1 receptor affinity by late-stage C–H-bond arylation of spirocyclic lactones
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (01-04-2013)“…Selective α- and β-arylation of complex thiophene annulated lactones with iodoarenes in the last step of the synthesis allows fine tuning of σ1 receptor…”
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Natural Product Derived Antiprotozoal Agents: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Structure–Activity Relationships of Novel Chromene and Chromane Derivatives
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (26-09-2013)“…Various natural products with the chromane and chromene scaffold exhibit high antiprotozoal activity. The natural product encecalin (7) served as key…”
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Synthesis, GluN2B affinity and selectivity of benzo[7]annulen-7-amines
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (01-12-2014)“…[Display omitted] Due to their beneficial side effect profile, NMDA receptor antagonists interacting selectively with the allosteric ifenprodil binding site of…”
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Enantiomerically Pure 1,3-Dioxanes as Highly Selective NMDA and σ1 Receptor Ligands
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (25-10-2012)“…We synthesized and investigated the NMDA and σ1 receptor affinity of enantiomerically pure 2-(2-phenyl-1,3-dioxan-4-yl)ethanamines 17–26. The primary amines…”
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Propellanes as Rigid Scaffolds for the Stereodefined Attachment of σ-Pharmacophoric Structural Elements to Achieve σ Affinity
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (26-05-2021)“…Following the concept of conformationally restriction of ligands to achieve high receptor affinity, we exploited the propellane system as rigid scaffold…”
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Setup and Validation of a Reliable Docking Protocol for the Development of Neuroprotective Agents by Targeting the Sigma-1 Receptor (S1R)
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (18-10-2020)“…Sigma-1 receptor (S1R) is a promising molecular target for the development of novel effective therapies against neurodegenerative diseases. To speed up the…”
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Design, Radiosynthesis and Preliminary Biological Evaluation in Mice of a Brain-Penetrant 18F-Labelled σ2 Receptor Ligand
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (21-05-2021)“…The σ2 receptor (transmembrane protein 97), which is involved in cholesterol homeostasis, is of high relevance for neoplastic processes. The upregulated…”
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A common mechanism allows selective targeting of GluN2B subunit-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors
Published in Communications biology (15-11-2019)“…N -methyl- D -aspartate receptors (NMDARs), especially GluN2B-containing NMDARs, are associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson, Alzheimer and…”
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Computer-assisted design, synthesis, binding and cytotoxicity assessments of new 1-(4-(aryl(methyl)amino)butyl)-heterocyclic sigma 1 ligands
Published in European journal of medicinal chemistry (04-10-2016)“…In this work we applied a blend of computational and synthetic techniques with the aim to design, synthesize, and characterize new σ1 receptor (σ1R) ligands…”
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Development of a selective competitive receptor binding assay for the determination of the affinity to NR2B containing NMDA receptors
Published in Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis (02-11-2010)“…A selective, rapid and efficient competitive binding assay for the determination of the affinity of compounds towards the ifenprodil binding site of NR2B…”
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Asymmetric Synthesis of 1-Substituted Tetrahydro-3-benzazepines as NMDA Receptor Antagonists
Published in European Journal of Organic Chemistry (01-01-2007)“…A novel asymmetric synthesis of 1‐substituted tetrahydro‐3‐benzazepines (R)‐15 and (S)‐15 has been performed. Starting with o‐phenylenediacetic acid (1) and…”
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Conformationally constrained NR2B selective NMDA receptor antagonists derived from ifenprodil: Synthesis and biological evaluation of tetrahydro-3-benzazepine-1,7-diols
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (15-11-2010)“…NR2B selective NMDA receptor antagonists with tetrahydro-3-benzazepine-1,7-diol scaffold have been designed by formal cleavage and reconstitution of the…”
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Discovery of RC-752, a Novel Sigma-1 Receptor Antagonist with Antinociceptive Activity: A Promising Tool for Fighting Neuropathic Pain
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (01-07-2023)“…Neuropathic pain (NP) is a chronic condition resulting from damaged pain-signaling pathways. It is a debilitating disorder that affects up to 10% of the…”
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Thiazole‐Based σ1 Receptor Ligands: Diversity by Late‐Stage C−H Arylation of Thiazoles, Structure–Affinity and Selectivity Relationships, and Molecular Interactions
Published in ChemMedChem (06-07-2017)“…Spirocyclic thiophene derivatives represent promising σ1 ligands with high σ1 affinity and selectivity over the σ2 subtype. To increase ligand efficiency, the…”
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The Action of Reproductive Fluids and Contained Steroids, Prostaglandins, and Zn2+ on CatSper Ca2+ Channels in Human Sperm
Published in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology (26-07-2021)“…The sperm-specific Ca 2+ channel CatSper registers chemical cues that assist human sperm to fertilize the egg. Prime examples are progesterone and…”
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Identification, pharmacological evaluation and binding mode analysis of novel chromene and chromane based σ1 receptor ligands
Published in European journal of medicinal chemistry (18-08-2014)“…A set of aminoethyl substituted chromenes 3 and chromanes 4, originally developed as antiprotozoal drugs was evaluated as novel types of σ1 receptor ligands…”
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Do GluN2B subunit containing NMDA receptors tolerate a fluorine atom in the phenylalkyl side chain?
Published in MedChemComm (01-05-2017)“…The influence of an F-atom in the side chain of benzo[7]annulen-7-amines on the affinity towards GluN2B subunit containing NMDA receptors and the selectivity…”
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Chemical, Pharmacological, and in vitro Metabolic Stability Studies on Enantiomerically Pure RC-33 Compounds: Promising Neuroprotective Agents Acting as σ1 Receptor Agonists
Published in ChemMedChem (01-09-2013)“…Our recent research efforts identified racemic RC‐33 as a potent and metabolically stable σ1 receptor agonist. Herein we describe the isolation of pure RC‐33…”
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