In the search of a potent cognitive enhancer, a series of 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxides have been synthesized and evaluated as positive allosteric modulators of the AMPA receptors. In the present work, we focused our efforts on the insertion of mono- or polyfluoro-substituted alkyl chains at the 4-position of the thiadiazine ring in an attempt to enhance the pharmacokinetic behavior of previously described compounds. Among all the described compounds, 7-chloro-4-(2-fluoroethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide, 12b, was shown to exert a strong activity on AMPA receptors in vitro and a marked cognitive-enhancing effect in vivo after oral administration to Wistar rats. Considering its in vivo activity, the metabolic degradation of 12b was studied and compared to that of its nonfluorinated analogue 9b. Taken together, results of this study clearly validated the positive impact of the fluorine atom on the alkyl chain at the 4-position of benzothiadiazine dioxides on activity and metabolic stability.

A NACE method was developed for the separation of fenbendazole (FBZ), a prochiral drug giving rise to chiral (oxfendazole or OFZ) and nonchiral (FBZ sulphone or FBZSO(2)) metabolites. First, the effect of the nature and the concentration of CD as well as that of the acidic BGE on the enantiomeric separation of OFZ were studied. OFZ enantiomers were completely resolved using a BGE made up of 10 mM ammonium formate and 0.5 M TFA in methanol containing 10 mM heptakis(2,3-di-O-acetyl-6-O-sulfo)-beta-CD and 10 mM heptakis(2,3-di-O-methyl-6-O-sulfo)-beta-CD. Moreover, the NACE method was found to be particularly well suited to the simultaneous determination of FBZ, OFZ enantiomers, and FBZSO(2). Thiabendazole was selected as an internal standard. The CD-NACE potential was then evaluated for in vitro metabolism studies using FBZ as a model case. The OFZ enantiomers and FBZSO(2) could be detected after incubation of FBZ in the phenobarbital-induced male rat liver microsomes systems.

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Diversely substituted 3-isopropylamino-4H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxides are known to be potent KATP channel openers, with several drugs being selective for the SUR1/Kir6.2 channel subtype. This work examined the biological activity, tissue selectivity, and in vitro metabolic stability of hydroxylated analogues of 3-isopropylaminobenzothiadiazine dioxides. Because of the presence of a chiral center, the R and S isomers were prepared separately and characterized. R isomers were systematically found to be more potent and more selective than S isomers on pancreatic tissue (compared to vascular smooth muscle tissue), leading to compounds with an improved sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) selectivity. An in vitro metabolic study revealed that 7-chloro-3-isopropylamino-4H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide (1a) was rapidly biotransformed and led in part to a mixture of the corresponding (R)- and (S)-3-(1-hydroxy-2-propyl)amino-substituted derivatives. Radioisotopic experiments characterized one of the most potent and SUR1-selective enantiomers, (R)-7-chloro-3-(1-hydroxy-2-propyl)amino-4H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide 13a, as being a KATP channel opener. Moreover, 13a exhibited an enhanced metabolic stability. Such a compound can be considered as a new lead candidate displaying improved physicochemical (hydrosolubility) and pharmacological (tissue selectivity) properties as well as improved metabolic stability compared to its nonhydroxylated counterpart, 1a.