3区 · 医学
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作者: Payne, C Elizabeth ; Crawforth, James ; Blakemore, David C ; Stevens, Edward B ; Gray, Victoria ; Warmus, Joseph S ; Bagal, Sharan K ; Brown, Alan D ; Blackwell, Paul ; Murata, Yoshihisa ; Corless, Martin ; Skerratt, Sarah ; Fenwick, David R ; Bungay, Peter J ; Klute, Wolfgang ; Miller, Duncan ; Kemp, Mark ; Brown, Bruce ; Malet Sanz, Laia ; Fengas, David
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.