Chris Allan Veale

The discovery of non-basic atrial natriuretic peptide clearance receptor antagonists. Part 1

The cyclic peptide ANP 4-23 and the linear peptide analogue AP-811 have been shown to be selective ANP-CR antagonists. Via alanine scanning and truncation studies we sought to determine which residues in these molecules were important in their binding to the clearance receptor and the relationship between these two molecules. These studies show that several modifications to these compounds are possible which improve physical properties of these molecules while retaining high affinity for the ANP-CR.

Bicyclo((aryl)methyl)benzamides as inhibitors of GlyT1.

A series of isoquinuclidine benzamides as glycine uptake inhibitors for the treatment of schizophrenia are described. Potency, lipophilicity, and intrinsic human microsomal clearance were parameters for optimization. Potency correlated with the nature of the ortho substituents of the benzamide ring, and reductions in lipophilicity could be achieved through heteroatom incorporation in the benzamide and pendant phenyl moieties. Improvements in human CLint were achieved through changes in ring size and the N-alkyl group of the isoquinuclidine itself, with des-alkyl derivatives (40-41, 44) demonstrating the most robust microsomal stability. Dimethylbenzamide 9 was tested in a mouse MK801 LMA assay and had a statistically significant attenuation of locomotor activity at 3 and 10 μmol/kg compared to control.

The discovery of orally-active pseudopeptide antagonists of the atrial natriuretic peptide clearance receptor

Robert T. Jacobs, David Aharony, Vernon Alford, Russell A. Bialecki, Steven E. Cook, Cathy L. Dantzman, Timothy W. Davenport, Steven T. Dock, Philip D. Edwards, Greg A. Hostetler, Alan Kirschner, Russell C. Mauger, Megan Murphy, William E. Palmer, Kara K. Pine, William L. Rumsey, Gary B. Steelman, Jean M. Surian, Mark Sylvester, Edward P. Vacek, and Chris A. Veale AstraZeneca, a Business Unit of Zeneca Inc., Wilmington, DE 19897, U.S.A.