“…It is necessary to take into account that pain is a very complex process in which many different neuromodulators are involved, such as glutamate, acetylcholine, GABA, adrenaline, and so on. 8,[10][11][12] Our experience in the pyridazine field, [13][14][15][16] together with the observation that some pyridazine derivatives such as emorfazone (A, Chart 1), 17 on the market in Japan, and compound B, 18 bearing an alkylpiperazinyl alkyl moiety, show interesting antinociceptive activity not related to effects on prostaglandins or opioid system, led us to design and synthesize a series of pyridazinone derivatives as potential analgesic drugs. In this study we identified compound C 14 as a promising lead, showing good antinociceptive activity in mouse abdominal constrictions model with an ED 50 of 14.9 mg kg -1 , sc (quantal protection of 100% at 100 mg kg -1 ), resulting in 7-fold more potent with respect to emorfazone.…”