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Discovery of Potent and Selective A<sub>2A</sub> Antagonists with Efficacy in Animal Models of Parkinson’s Disease and Depression
Adenosine A<sub>2A</sub> receptor
(A<sub>2A</sub>AdoR) antagonism is a nondopaminergic approach to Parkinson’s
disease treatment that is under development. Earlier we had reported
the therapeutic potential of 7-methoxy-4-morpholino-benzothiazole
derivatives as A<sub>2A</sub>AdoR antagonists. We herein described
a novel series of [1,2,4]triazolo[5,1-<i>f</i>]purin-2-one
derivatives that displays functional antagonism of the A<sub>2A</sub> receptor with a high degree of selectivity over A<sub>1</sub>, A<sub>2B</sub>, and A<sub>3</sub> receptors. Compounds from this new scaffold
resulted in the discovery of highly potent, selective, stable, and
moderate brain penetrating compound <b>33</b>. Compound <b>33</b> endowed with satisfactory <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> pharmacokinetics properties. Compound <b>33</b> demonstrated robust oral efficacies in two commonly used models
of Parkinson’s disease (haloperidol-induced catalepsy and 6-OHDA
lesioned rat models) and depression (TST and FST mice models)