3区 · 医学
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作者: Murata, Yoshihisa ; Blackwell, Paul ; Warmus, Joseph S ; Miller, Duncan ; Brown, Bruce ; Stevens, Edward B ; Blakemore, David C ; Bagal, Sharan K ; Klute, Wolfgang ; Malet Sanz, Laia ; Gray, Victoria ; Skerratt, Sarah ; Brown, Alan D ; Kemp, Mark ; Fengas, David ; Fenwick, David R ; Crawforth, James ; Payne, C Elizabeth ; Bungay, Peter J ; Corless, Martin
The voltage gated sodium channel NaV1.8 has been postulated to play a key role in the transmission of pain signals. Core hopping from our previously reported phenylimidazole leads has allowed the identification of a novel series of benzimidazole NaV1.8 blockers. Subsequent optimization allowed the identification of compound 9, PF-06305591, as a potent, highly selective blocker with an excellent preclinical in vitro ADME and safety profile.