Abstract
The discovery of new drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, has become an attractive field of research. Due to the regulation of D 2 receptor activity by A 2 A adenosine receptor, potent and selective ligands of A 2 A subtype could be useful tools to study neurodegenerative disorders. A series of 2,8-disubstituted-9-ethyladenine derivatives was synthesized and tested in binding affinity assay at human adenosine receptors. New compounds showed good affinity and selectivity at A 2 A receptor versus the other subtypes. The introduction of a bromine atom in 8-position increased the affinity of these compounds, leading to ligands with K i in the nanomolar range.
This work was supported by Fondo di Ricerca di Ateneo (University of Camerino) and by grants from the Italian Ministry of Research: FIRB 2001, FIRB 2003, and PRIN 2005.
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a 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.