N.sup.1 -propargylhydrazines, N.sup.2 -propargylhydrazines and their analogs for the treatment of depression, anxiety and neurodegeneration

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to N.sup.1 -propargylhydrazines, N.sup.2 -propargylhydrazines and their salts in pharmaceutical compositions. The compounds according to the present invention have at least one of the following activities monoamine oxidase-A inhibiting, monoamine oxidase-B inhibiting, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety and neuroprotectant activities. These compounds are useful as antidepressants, anxiolytics monoamine oxidase inhibitors and for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
RELATED ART
Neither the N.sup.1 -propargylhydrazines nor N.sup.2 -propargylhydrazines listed here have been used as monoamine oxidase-A inhibiting, monoamine oxidase-B inhibiting, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety or neuroprotective compounds.
N-Propargyl-N-methylalkylamines have been used as selective monoamine oxidase-B inhibiting and neuroprotective compounds (Birkmayer et al., Journal of Neurotransmission 64 (1985) pages 113-127; Yu et al., Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Volume 35 (1992), pages 3705-3713; Yu et al., Journal of Neurochemistry 63 (1994) pages 1820-1828). However, the activity of the compounds according to the present invention would not have been predicted from the activity of N-propargyl-N-methylalkylamines.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
N.sup.1 -Propargyl-substituted hydrazine compounds and N.sup.2 -propargyl-substituted hydrazine compounds having the following two general formulae: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of H; alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; alicyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; hydroxylated alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; phenyl; phenylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; ring substituted phenyl preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ; ring substituted phenylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ; aryl; ring substituted aryl preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ; arylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; ring substituted arylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ; arylalkenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; aryl--C.dbd.O--alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; and aryl--O--alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ;
R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of H; alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; arylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; COCH.sub.3 ; COCH.sub.2 R where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8, aryl, and ring substituted aryl preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ;
R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of H; alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; arylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; COCH.sub.3 ; COCH.sub.2 R where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8, aryl, and ring substituted aryl preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ;
and X when present is a salt-forming acid,
wherein all alkyl groups are straight chained or branched, all alkenyl groups are straight chained or branched unsaturated alkyl, and the aryl groups are preferably selected from the group consisting of naphthyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl, indoyl, furyl, pyridyl, pyrrole and various tricyclic rings,
have been found to have useful therapeutic activity as monoamine oxidase inhibiting, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety and/or neuroprotective agents. The compounds are usually but not necessarily isolated in the form of their mono- or di-salt, the salt-forming acids preferably being selected from hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid and oxalic acid.
These compounds have been found to have at least one of the following biological activities: monoamine oxidase inhibiting, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety and neuroprotectant activities.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
N.sup.1 -Propargyl-substituted hydrazine compounds and N.sup.2 -propargyl-substituted hydrazine compounds have been found to have useful therapeutic activity as monoamine oxidase inhibiting, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety and/or neuroprotective agents. The compounds are usually but not necessarily isolated in the form of their mono- or di-salt. The salt-forming acids are preferably selected from hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid and oxalic acid. The compounds have the following two general formulae: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of H; alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; alicyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; hydroxylated alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; phenyl; phenylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; ring substituted phenyl preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ; ring substituted phenylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ; aryl; ring substituted aryl preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ; arylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; ring substituted arylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ; arylalkenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; aryl--C.dbd.O--alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; and aryl--O--alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ;
R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of H; alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; arylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; COCH.sub.3 ; COCH.sub.2 R where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8, aryl, and ring substituted aryl preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ;
R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of H; alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; arylalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 ; COCH.sub.3 ; COCH.sub.2 R where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.8, aryl, and ring substituted aryl preferably substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of OH, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl, Br, F, and CF.sub.3 ;
and X when present is a salt-forming acid,
wherein all alkyl groups are straight chained or branched, all alkenyl groups are straight chained or branched unsaturated alkyl, and the aryl groups are preferably selected from the group consisting of napthyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronapthyl, indoyl, furyl, pyridyl, pyrrole and various tricyclic rings.
The compounds according to the present invention can be prepared by any suitable method including the following method. ##STR3##
N.sup.1 -Propargyl-substituted hydrazines (I) and N.sup.2 -propargyl-substituted hydrazines (II) can be prepared directly from phenelzine [1-(2-phenyl) ethylhydrazine; PLZ] by reaction with propargyl bromide. Phenelzine is reacted with a molar equivalent of propargyl bromide in acetonitrile with excess potassium carbonate at room temperature for 24 hours. A mixture of products (N.sup.1 -substituted; N.sup.2 -substituted and N.sup.1,N.sup.2 -disubstituted) is obtained, though this reaction prefers the production of N.sup.1 -propargylhydrazine. The resulting material is then filtered and dried. Chromatography on silica gel is used to purify the desired product.
N.sup.2 -Propargylpheneizine can be prepared by reacting phenelzine in 1 N aqueous NaOH with (Boc).sub.2 O. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The mixture is extracted with chloroform, dried over sodium sulphate and the solvent removed. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel (ethyl acetate:hexane, 1:2) to provide N.sup.2 -Boc phenelzine (yield 33%) and N.sup.1 -Boc phenelzine (yield 66%). The N.sup.2 -Boc phenelzine is then dissolved in tetrahydrofuran and sodium hydride and propargyl bromide are added to the solution. The mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. The solid precipitate is filtered out and the filtrate evaporated. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel (ethyl acetate:hexane, 1:8) to provide pure N.sup.2 -propargyl-N.sup.2 -Boc phenelzine. The pure N.sup.2 -propargyl-N.sup.2 -Boc phenelzine is mixed with 4N HCl in dioxane at room temperature for 1 hour. The solvent is removed and the residue washed 3 times with chloroform. The final product is chromatographed on silica gel (ethyl acetate:hexane, 1:5) to provide N.sup.2 -propargylphenelzine.
N.sup.1 -Propargyl-N.sup.2 -acetylphenelzine can be prepared by reacting N.sup.1 -propargylphenelzine with 2 molar equivalents acetic anhydride in pyridine. The resulting material is diluted in ethyl acetate, washed with acid, and purified by chromatography on silica gel.
The following three compounds were prepared as described above.
Compound Code# CVT-P039
Chemical Name: N.sup.2 -propargylphenelzine
Formula: C.sub.11 H.sub.14 N.sub.2
Molecular Weight: 174
Structure: ##STR4## Compound Code# CVT-P040 Chemical Name: N.sup.1 -propargylphenelzine
Formula: C.sub.11 H.sub.14 N.sub.2
Molecular Weight: 174
Structure: ##STR5## Compound Code# CVT-P041 Chemical Name: N.sup.1 -propargyl-N.sup.2 -acetylphenelzine
Formula: C.sub.13 H.sub.16 N.sub.2 O
Molecular Weight: 216
Structure: ##STR6##
The biological activity of the compounds can be initially determined in vitro. Suitable doses for testing for the ability to inhibit monoamine oxidase-A and monoamine oxidase-B include concentrations of 1.times.10.sup.-4 and 1.times.10.sup.-5 M. If the substance is active at these doses, a dose response relation is constructed and the effective dose (ED.sub.50) determined. If the compound proves to be a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor in vitro it should be tested ex vivo for monoamine oxidase inhibiting activity, ex vivo for GABA elevating activity, ex vivo for serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline elevating activity, ex vivo for 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid reducing activity, ex vivo for protection against DSP4 induced depletion of noradrenaline and in vitro for serotonin uptake inhibiting activity. If toxicity is encountered with the initial dose, the dose should be reduced until one is reached which is tolerated by the animals being tested.
Compounds of the general formula I and 11 have been found to possess at least one of the following activities: monoamine oxidase inhibiting, amine elevating, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid reducing and neuroprotectant activity and are devoid of GABA elevating activity. These compounds are useful monoamine oxidase inhibitors and may be useful as antidepressants and for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
The route of administration includes but is not limited to oral, intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, and intrathecal. Pharmaceutically acceptable excipients which can be used as a vehicle for the delivery of the compounds will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The dosage of administration is contemplated to be in the range of about 0.001-200 .mu.mol per kg/per day, and preferably about 0.01-10 .mu.mol per kg/per day.
The foregoing embodiments of the present invention are further described in the following Examples. However, the present invention is not limited by the Examples, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

EXAMPLE 1
Monoamine Oxidase-A Inhibiting Activity In Vitro
The compounds were evaluated for in vitro monoamine oxidase-A inhibiting activity using the radiochemical procedure of Lyles, G. A. and Callingham, B. A. (1982), In vitro and in vivo inhibition by benserazide of clorgyline-resistant amine oxidases in rat cardiovascular tissues, Biochem. Pharmacol. 31: 1417-1424. Radiolabelled 5-hydroxytryptamine was used as the substrate for monoamine oxidase-A. Various concentrations of the compounds were incubated in appropriately diluted homogenates of rat brain or liver in a 0.2 M potassium phosphate buffer. Incubations proceeded at 37.degree. C. for 10 minutes. Incubation was terminated by the addition of acid and the radiolabelled product (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid) was extracted and quantified by liquid scintillation counting procedures. Incubations were done in triplicate and incubations containing phenelzine were included for comparison. The percent inhibition of monoamine oxidase-A activity compared to controls without the compounds of the present invention was calculated. Results using rat brain and liver homogenates are summarized in Table 1.
TABLE 1__________________________________________________________________________In vitro inhibition of rat brain monoamine oxidase-A by various concentrations of N-propargylhydrazines. % inhibition of monoamine oxidase ACVT # Tissue 1 .times. 10.sup.-4 M 1 .times. 10.sup.-5 M 1 .times. 10.sup.-6 M 1 .times. 10.sup.-7 M 1 .times. 10.sup.-8 M__________________________________________________________________________phenelzine.H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 brain 100 100 98.9 62.9 6.9 CVT-P039.HCl brain 31.6 -25.8 N.D. N.D. N.D. CVT-P040.HCl brain 99.5 99.1 71.1 20.6 0.7 CVT-P041.HCl brain 79.5 27.7 4.2 1.8 0.3 CVT-P046.HCl brain 100 99.4 49.4 18.5 -5.0 CVT-P047.HCl brain 99.7 78.2 15.9 -3.8 -2.9__________________________________________________________________________
N.D.=not done
CVT-P046 is N.sup.1 -propargylbenzylhydrazine and CVT-P047 is N.sup.1 -propargylphenylhydrazine.
CVT-P039, CVT-P040, and CVT-PO41 are as discussed above.
EXAMPLE 2
Monoamine Oxidase-A Inhibiting Activity Ex Vivo
The compounds were evaluated for ex vivo monoamine oxidase-A inhibiting activity using the radiochemical procedure of Lyles, G. A. and Callingham, B. A. (1982). In vitro and in vivo inhibition by benserazide of clorgyline-resistant amine oxidases in rat cardiovascular tissues. Biochem. Pharmacol. 31: 1417-1424. Radiolabelled 5-hydroxytryptamine was used as a substrate for monoamine oxidase-A. The compounds of interest were either injected intraperitonealy in DMSO or administered by gavage in water for various periods. The animals were killed by decapitation and the brains and livers immediately removed and frozen until assayed for monoamine oxidase-A activity. Tissues were homogenized and appropriately diluted in buffer prior to incubation. Incubations proceeded at 37.degree. C. for 10 minutes. Incubation was terminated by the addition of acid and the radiolabelled product (5-hydroxyindoleacetaldehyde and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid) was extracted and quantified by liquid scintillation counting procedures. Incubations were done in triplicate and incubations containing phenelzine were included for comparison. The percent inhibition of monoamine oxidase-A activity compared to controls containing no drug was calculated. Results using rat brain and liver homogenates are summarized in Table 2.
TABLE 2__________________________________________________________________________Ex vivo inhibition of rat brain and liver monoamine oxidase-A by various treatments with N.sup.1 -propargyl phenelzine (CVT-P040). % Inhibition Monoamine Compound Dose n Route Tissue Oxidase-A__________________________________________________________________________Control 0 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 7 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 0.3 .+-. 2.9 CVT-P040 0.58 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 7.2 .+-. 5.1 CVT-P040 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 8 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 9.1 .+-. 4.9 CVT-P040 57.5 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 86.6 .+-. 6.7** CVT-P040 173 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 4 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 98.4 .+-. 0.1** Phenelzine 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 9.1 .+-. 5.3 Deprenyl 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain -0.6 .+-. 1.1 Control 0 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 2.6 .+-. 8.8 CVT-P040 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 96.7 .+-. 0.6** CVT-P041 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 2 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 98.4 .+-. 0.0** Phenelzine 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 97.2 .+-. 0.6** Control 0 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 7 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver -0.5 .+-. 2.6 CVT-P040 0.58 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver -6.1 .+-. 4.4 CVT-P040 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 8 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 43.7 .+-. 5.4** CVT-P040 57.5 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 91.7 .+-. 2.3** CVT-P040 173 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 4 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 97.7 .+-. 0.3** Phenelzine 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% OMSO liver 36.4 .+-. 5.3** Deprenyl 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 8.0 .+-. 2.2 Control 2 .times. vehicle 5 per os brain 0.0 .+-. 9.5 CVT-P040 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os brain 96.9 .+-. 0.8** CVT-P041 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os brain 92.9 .+-. 1.7** Phenelzine 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os brain 96.5 .+-. 1.2** Control 2 .times. vehicle 5 per os liver 0.1 .+-. 7.2 CVT-P040 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os liver 95.4 .+-. 0.7** CVT-P041 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os liver 98.3 .+-. 0.2** Phenelzine 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os liver 97.7 .+-. 0.3**__________________________________________________________________________ Values are the mean .+-. the standard error based on (n) determinations. Oral doses were administered as 75 .mu.mol/kg on day 1, 75 .mu.mol/kg on day 2 and the animals were killed 5 hours later. *Significantly different from controls, p < 0.05; **Significantly different from controls, p < 0.01.
EXAMPLE 3
Monoamine Oxidase-B Inhibiting Activity In Vitro
The compounds were evaluated for in vitro monoamine oxidase-B inhibiting activity using the radiochemical procedure of Lyles, G. A. and Callingham, B. A. (1982). In vitro and in vivo inhibition by benserazide of clorgyline-resistant amine oxidases in rat cardiovascular tissues. Biochem. Pharmacol. 31: 1417-1424. Radiolabelled .beta.-phenylethylamine was employed as a substrate for monoamine oxidase-B. Various concentrations of the compounds of interest were incubated in appropriately diluted homogenates of rat brain or liver in a 0.2 M potassium phosphate buffer. Incubations proceeded at 37.degree. C. for 10 minutes. Incubation was terminated by the addition of acid and the radiolabelled product (phenylacetaldehyde and phenylacetic acid) was extracted and quantified by liquid scintillation counting procedures. Incubations were done in triplicate and incubations containing phenelzine were included for comparison. The percent inhibition of monoamine oxidase-B activity compared to controls containing no drug was calculated. Results using rat brain and liver homogenates are summarized in Table 3.
TABLE 3__________________________________________________________________________In vitro inhibition of rat brain monoamine oxidase-B by various concentrations of N-propargylhydrazines % inhibition of monoamine oxidase BCVT # Tissue 1 .times. 10.sup.-4 M 1 .times. 10.sup.-5 M 1 .times. 10.sup.-6 M 1 .times. 10.sup.-7 M 1 .times. 10.sup.-8 M__________________________________________________________________________phenelzine.H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 brain 100 100 90.1 18.3 6.9 CVT-P039.HCl brain 20.9 -0.2 N.D. N.D. N.D. CVT-P040.HCl brain 99.7 97.9 88.8 59.8 19.9 CVT-P041.HCl brain 92.7 71.3 28.8 6.2 -2.0 CVT-P046.HCl brain 100 92.3 86.2 64.9 18.6 CVT-P047.HCl brain 100 94.3 65.1 17.9 0.1__________________________________________________________________________ N.D. = not done CVTP046 is N.sup.1propargylbenzylhydrazine and CVTP047 is N.sup.1propargylphenylhydrazine. CVTP039, CVTP040, and CVTP041 are as discussed above.
EXAMPLE 4
Monoamine Oxidase-B Inhibiting Activity Ex Vivo
The compounds were evaluated for ex vivo monoamine oxidase-B inhibiting activity using the radiochemical procedure of Lyles, G. A. and Callingham, B. A. (1982). In vitro and in vivo inhibition by benserazide of clorgyline-resistant amine oxidases in rat cardiovascular tissues. Biochem. Pharmacol. 31: 1417-1424. Radiolabelled .beta.-phenylethylamine was employed as a substrate for monoamine oxidase-B. The compounds of interest were either injected intraperitoneally in DMSO or administered by gavage in water for various periods. The animals were killed by decapitation and the brains and livers immediately removed and frozen until assayed for monoamine oxidase-B activity. Tissues were homogenized and appropriately diluted in buffer prior to incubation. Incubations proceeded at 37.degree. C. for 10 minutes. Incubation was terminated by the addition of acid and the radiolabelled product (phenylacetic acid) was extracted and quantified by liquid scintillation counting procedures. Incubations were done in triplicate and incubations containing phenelzine were included for comparison. The percent inhibition of monoamine oxidase-B activity compared to controls containing no drug was calculated. Results using rat brain and liver homogenates are summarized in Table 4.
TABLE 4__________________________________________________________________________Ex vivo inhibition of rat brain and liver monoamine oxidase-B by varioustreatments with N.sup.1 -propargylphenelzine (CVT-P040). % Inhibition Monoamine Compound Dose n Route Tissue Oxidase-A__________________________________________________________________________Control 0 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 7 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 4.0 .+-. 3.7 CVT-P040 0.58 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain -4.7 .+-. 2.0 CVT-P040 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 8 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 11.8 .+-. 5.1 CVT-P040 57.5 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 66.1 .+-. 6.9** CVT-P040 173 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 4 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 93.2 .+-. 0.8** Phenelzine 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain -2.7 .+-. 5.6 Deprenyl 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 42.0 .+-. 9.9** Control 0 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 0.9 .+-. 5.9 CVT-P040 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 85.5 .+-. 1.7** CVT-P041 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 2 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 77.6 .+-. 0.4** Phenelzine 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 i.p. in 10% DMSO brain 83.3 .+-. 2.3** Control 0 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 7 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 1.6 .+-. 2.8 CVT-P040 0.58 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 1.1 .+-. 5.4 CVT-P040 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 8 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 29.3 .+-. 2.8** CVT-P040 57.5 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 64.0 .+-. 5.5** CVT-P040 173 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 4 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 87.9 .+-. 1.0** Phenelzine 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% OMSO liver 18.1 .+-. 5.8** Deprenyl 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 i.p. in 10% DMSO liver 63.7 .+-. 2.0** Control 2 .times. vehicle 5 per os brain 0.0 .+-. 4.6 CVT-P040 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os brain 85.4 .+-. 2.1** CVT-P041 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os brain 73.6 .+-. 2.2** Phenelzine 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os brain 76.4 .+-. 3.4** Control 2 .times. vehicle 5 per os liver 0.0 .+-. 5.2 CVT-P040 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os liver 82.3 .+-. 2.3*** CVT-P041 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os liver 97.4 .+-. 0.2** Phenelzine 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 per os liver 95.6 .+-. 1.0**__________________________________________________________________________ Values are the mean .+-. the standard error based on (n) determinations. Oral doses were administered as 75 .mu.mol/kg on day 1, 75 .mu.mol/kg on day 2 and the animals were killed 5 hours later. *Significantly different from controls p < 0.05; **Significantly differen from controls, p < 0.01 ***Significantiy different from controls and other treatments, p < 0.01.
EXAMPLE 5
Prevention of DSP-4 Neurotoxicity Ex Vivo
Neuroprotectant activity was evaluated by examining the prevention of DSP-4 induced noradrenaline depletion in mouse hippocampus as described in Yu, P. H., Davis, B. A., Fang, J. and Boulton, A. A. (1994), Neuroprotective effect of some monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors against DSP-4 induced noradrenaline depletion in the mouse hippocampus, J. Neurochem. 63: 1820-1828. Briefly, mice were injected (i.p.) with either 20% DMSO or potential neuroprotectants (10 mg/kg in 20% DMSO). One hour later they were injected with either water or DSP-4 (50 mg/kg in water). One week later the mice were killed and the brains removed and the hippocampus dissected out. The hippocampus was frozen and saved for estimation of noradrenaline and other aminergic neurotransmitters and their metabolites as in Sloley, B. D. and Goldberg J. I. (1991), Determination of .gamma.-glutamyl conjugates of monoamines by means of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection and application to gastropod tissues, J. Chromatog. 567: 49-56. The rest of the brain was frozen and retained for estimation of monoamine oxidase activities ex vivo as described earlier. Administration of CVT-P040, like (-)-deprenyl significantly protected against DSP-4 induced noradrenaline depletion (Table 6). Furthermore CVT-P040 demonstrated a strong preference for MAO-A inhibition in these circumstances. CVT-P041 did not exhibit a neuroprotective effect.
TABLE 5__________________________________________________________________________Protection against noradrenaline depletion in mouse hippocampus producedby DSP-4. Second % NA MAO-A % MAO-B % First Treatment Treatment n NA ng/g Restoration Inhibition Inhibition__________________________________________________________________________20% DMSO Saline 5 350 .+-. 17 n/a 0.4 .+-. 1.5 0.0 .+-. 5.6 (-)-deprenyl 10 mg/kg DSP-4 50 mg/kg 5 315 .+-. 34 86.6 18.8 .+-. 6.0* 64.8 .+-. 2.5* CVT-P040 10 mg/kg DSP-4 50 mg/kg 5 235 .+-. 26 55.4 57.9 .+-. 2.9* 20.3 .+-. 2.2* 20% DMSO DSP-4 50 mg/kg 5 93 .+-. 21* n/a -4.0 .+-. 10.7 1.6 .+-. 6.8 Saline Saline 5 493 .+-. 73 n/a 0.0 .+-. 6.6 0.9 .+-. 6.4 (-)-deprenyl 10 mg/kg DSP-4 50 mg/kg 5 432 .+-. 13 73.1 9.9 .+-. 6.0 52.3 .+-. 3.0 CVT-P041.HCl 10 DSP-4 50 mg/kg 5 168 .+-. 31* -43.2 4.3 .+-. 6.2 -3.7 .+-. 9.4 mg/kg Saline DSP-4 50 mg/kg 5 266 .+-. 42* n/a -1.4 .+-. 3.2 -6.1 .+-. 3.0__________________________________________________________________________ Values are the means .+-. the standard errors based on n determinations. n/a not applicable. *Significantly different from vehicle treated animals.
EXAMPLE 6
Dose Response of the Effect of CVT-P040 on Rat Hypothalamus Amine and Amine Metabolite Concentrations and Comparison to Phenelzine and (-)-deprenyl
The effects of various doses of CVT-P040 on the concentrations of hypothalamus amine neurotransmitters and their metabolites were evaluated by examining concentrations of noradrenaline (NA), dopamine (DA), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) in rat hypothalami 5 hours after the injection of the drug. Briefly, rats were injected with CVT-P040 (0.58, 5.75, 57.5 or 150 .mu.mol/kc), vehicle, (-)-deprenyl (5.75 .mu.mol/kg) or phenelzine (5.75 or 150 .mu.mol/kg) and killed 5 hours later. The brains were removed and divided in half. One half of the brain was frozen in isopentane on dry ice and retained for estimates of amino acid neurotransmitter concentrations. The other half had the hypothalamus removed and frozen on dry ice for later estimates of amines and their metabolites according to the method of Sloley, B. D. and Goldberg J. I. (1991), Determination of .gamma.-glutamyl conjugates of monoamines by means of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection and application to gastropod tissues, J. Chromatog. 567: 49-56. The rest of the brain was frozen on dry ice for ex vivo examination of MAO activity as described earlier. CVT-P040 significantly elevated 5-HT and NA concentrations and significantly reduced 5-HIAA and DOPAC concentrations in a dose dependent manner (Table 7). The reduction in 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid concentrations was comparable to that determined with equivalent doses of phenelzine.
TABLE 6__________________________________________________________________________Effects of various intraperitoneal or oral doses of N.sup.1 -propargylphenelzine (CVT-P040). N.sup.1 -propargyl-N.sup.2 -acetylphenelzine (CVT-P041), phenelzine and(-)-deprenyl on brain noradrenaline (NA), dopamine (DA), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), 5-hydroxyindoleaceticacid (5-HIAA) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC)concentrations in rat hypothalamus NA DA 5-HT 5-HIAA DOPAC Compound Dose n ng/g ng/g ng/g ng/g ng/g__________________________________________________________________________ipControl 0 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 7 1240 .+-. 146 733 .+-. 61 759 .+-. 41 468 .+-. 47 90 .+-. 5 CVT-P040 0.58 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 1155 .+-. 81 716 .+-. 82 652 .+-. 69 350 .+-. 28* 77 .+-. 9 CVT-P040 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 8 1332 .+-. 98 717 .+-. 85 634 .+-. 58 327 .+-. 26** 80 .+-. 6 CVT-P040 57.5 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 1672 .+-. 82* 753 .+-. 99 1324 .+-. 102** 294 .+-. 22** 49 .+-. 13* CVT-P040 173 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 4 1867 .+-. 253* 865 .+-. 19 1509 .+-. 146** 148 .+-. 10** 30 .+-. 7** Phenelzine 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 1468 .+-. 119 544 .+-. 66 755 .+-. 53 334 .+-. 23* 89 .+-. 7 Deprenyl 5.75 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 6 1510 .+-. 70 541 .+-. 44 821 .+-. 44 407 .+-. 22 87 .+-. 9 Control 0 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 1462 .+-. 216 358 .+-. 52 665 .+-. 48 338 .+-. 28 72 .+-. 8 CVT-P040 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 2050 .+-. 202* 522 .+-. 28 1497 .+-. 111** 131 .+-. 8** 45 .+-. 4* CVT-P041 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 2141 .+-. 86* 461 .+-. 34 1100 .+-. 39** 179 .+-. 6** 91 .+-. 6 Phenelzine 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr 5 2113 .+-. 102* 385 .+-. 20 1583 .+-. 95** 131 .+-. 16** 51 .+-. 4per osControl 2 .times. vehicle 5 1286 .+-. 87 406 .+-. 59 665 .+-. 32 279 .+-. 29 82 .+-. 8 CVT-P040 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 2230 .+-. 101.sup.++ 487 .+-. 47 1215 .+-. 36.sup.++ 197 .+-. 8.sup.+ 50 .+-. 3.sup.+ CVT-P041 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 1749 .+-. 91.sup.+ 553 .+-. 129 946 .+-. 115.sup.+ 228 .+-. 17 50 .+-. 4.sup.+ Phenelzine 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg 5 2148 .+-. 171.sup.++ 607 .+-. 103 1232 .+-. 87.sup.++ 167 .+-. 26.sup.+ 54 .+-. 4.sup.+__________________________________________________________________________ per os: animals received 75 pmol/kg on day 1, 75 pmol/kg on day 2 and wer killed 5 hours later. Values are the mean .+-. the standard error based o (n) determinations. *Significantly different from controls p < 0.05 **Significantly different from controls p < 0.01 .sup.+ Significantly different from controls p < 0.05 .sup.++ Signiflcantly different from controls and CVTP041 p < 0.05
EXAMPLE 7
Dose Response of the Effect of CVT-P040 and CVT-P041 on Brain Gamma-aminobutyric Acid Concentrations and Comparison to Phenelzine
Effects of various doses of CVT-P040, CVT-P041 and phenelzine on the concentrations of some brain amino acids were evaluated by examining concentrations of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) 5 hours after the injection of the drug. Briefly, rats were injected with CVT-P040 (150 pmol/kg), vehicle, or phenelzine (150 .mu.mol/kg) and killed 3 or 5 hours later. The brains were removed and divided in half. One half of the brain was frozen in isopentane on dry ice and retained for estimates of GABA concentrations. GABA and other amino acid concentrations were estimated using the method of Wong, J. T. F., Baker, G. B. and Coutts, R. T. (1990), A rapid, sensitive assay for .gamma.-aminobutyric acid in brain using electron-capture gas chromatography, Res. Comm. Chem. Path. Pharmacol. 70: 115-122.
CVT-P040 and CVT-P041 did not elevate GABA concentrations at doses as high as 150 .mu.mol/kg (Table 7). In contrast, phenelzine (150 pmol/kg) caused elevations in brain GABA concentrations. In addition, phenelzine elevated alanine levels by about 4 fold. This elevation of alanine was not seen when CVT-P040 or CVT-P041 were administered. Thus CVT-P040 and CVT-P041 lack the GABA and alanine elevating effect known to occur with phenelzine.
TABLE 7______________________________________Effects of various doses of N.sup.1 -propargylphenelzine (CVT-P040).N.sup.1 - propargyl-N.sup.2 -acetylphenelzine (CVT-P041) and phenelzine on brain valine, alanine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentrations in rat brain Com- Valine GABA pound Dose n .mu.g/g .mu.g/g______________________________________Control vehicle, 5 hr, ip 5 22.1 .+-. 0.8 280 .+-. 13 CVT-P040 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr, ip 5 22.9 .+-. 1.4 270 .+-. 23 CVT-P041 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr, ip 2 20.6 .+-. 0.5 253 .+-. 0 Phenelzine 150 .mu.mol/kg, 5 hr, ip 5 22.9 .+-. 0.4 773 .+-. 37* Control 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg, per os 5 27.1 .+-. 2.5 340 .+-. 48 CVT-P040 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg, per os 5 25.4 .+-. 1.8 329 .+-. 43 CVT-P041 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg, per os 5 26.4 .+-. 1.4 300 .+-. 22 Phenelzine 2 .times. 75 .mu.mol/kg, per os 5 24.3 .+-. 0.8 733 .+-.______________________________________ 64* per os: animals received 75 .mu.mol/kg on day 1, 75 .mu.mol/kg on day 2 and were killed 5 hours later. Values are the mean .+-. the standard erro based on (n) determinations. *Significantly different from controls p < 0.01
EXAMPLE 8
Neurotrophic Effects of CVT-P040 on PC12 Cell Growth
The effects of CVT-P040 on neurite outgrowth in cell culture were investigated using an established PC 12 pheochromocytoma cell culture. The effects of CVT-P040 and nerve growth factor on neurite outgrowth were estimated using the method described by Rydel, R. E and Greene, L. A.(1987), Acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors promote stable neurite outgrowth and basic neuronal differentiation in cultures of PC12 cells, J. Neuroscience 7: 3639-3653. Briefly, PC12 cells were seeded and maintained in 100 cm.sup.2 tissue culture dishes at 37.degree. C. in RPMI1640 media containing 1% antibiotics, 10% heat inactivated horse serum and 5% fetal bovine serum in a water saturated atmosphere of 95% air and 5% CO.sub.2. The cells were mechanically dislodged and plated into 35 mm collagen-coated tissue culture dishes containing a total of 2.0 ml complete medium at a density of 1-10.sup.4 cells/ml. The medium was changed 3 times/week. Cellular responses to CVT-P040 and nerve growth factor (NGF) were determined by counting the number of PC12 cells containing processes. Photographs of the cells were taken after seven days treatment. Two cell fields were chosen in each dish and the photographs developed and printed. The cells and neurites were assessed as follows: cells which are circular and demonstrate no neurite outgrowth score 0 (S0); cells which are elongate or possess a single small outgrowth score 1 (S1); cells with two or more small outgrowths score 2 (S2); cells which possess one or two neurites two times the diameter of the cell body score 3 (S3); cells with more than two long neurites score 4 (S4). The neurite index was calculated using the following formula; Neurite Index=total neurite score (.SIGMA.S)/ total cell number (.SIGMA.N); .SIGMA.S=S1.times.N+S2.times.N +S3.times.N+S4.times.N, where N is the number of cells in each cell field.
CVT-P040 (100 .mu.M) and NGF (0.1, 0.3 and 1.0 ng/ml) increased neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells (Table 9). Coadministration of CVT-P040 (100 .mu.M) with either 0.3 or 1.0 ng/ml NGF increased the neurite index above those cultures receiving 0.3 or 1.0 ng/ml NGF alone.
TABLE 8______________________________________Effect of CVT-P040 and nerve growth factor (NGF) on PC12 neurite outgrowth Index of Neurite Treatment n Outgrowth______________________________________Control 6 0.19 .+-. 0.01 CVT-P040 100 .mu.M 6 0.35 .+-. 0.03* NGF 0.1 ng/ml 6 0.58 .+-. 0.03* CVT-P040 100 .mu.M, NGF 0.1 ng/ml 6 0.55 .+-. 0.03* NGF 0.3 ng/ml 6 0.79 .+-. 0.07* CVT-P040 100 .mu.M, NGF 0.3 ng/ml 6 0.97 .+-. 0.06** NGF 1.0 ng/ml 6 1.16 .+-. 0.06* CVT-P040 100 .mu.M, NGF 1.0 ng/ml 6 1.53 .+-. 0.07**______________________________________ Values are the means .+-. the standard errors based on n determinations. *Significantly different frorn controls p < 0.05. **Significantly different from controls and from equal concentrations of NGF p < 0.05
EXAMPLE 9
Effects of CVT-P040 on Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) Uptake in vitro
CVT-P040 was evaluated for the ability to inhibit serotonin uptake in rat striatal prisms using the procedure of Martin, I. L., Baker, G. B. and Mitchell, P. R. (1978), The effect of viloxazine hydrochloride on the transport of noradrenaline, dopamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and .gamma.-aminobutyric acid in rat brain tissue Neuropharmacology 17: 421-423. Briefly, untreated rats were killed by guillotine decapitation, their brains removed, placed on an ice-cooled plate and the striatum was dissected out from the rest of the brain. The striatum was then chopped into 0.1.times.0.1.times.2 mm prisms using a Mcllwain tissue chopper and suspended in 5 volumes incubation medium containing 123 mM sodium chloride, 5 mM potassium chloride, 2.7 mM calcium chloride, 1.2 mM magnesium sulphate, 20 mM TRIS-HCl buffer (pH 7.5), 1 mM ascorbic acid, 10 mM glucose and 12.5 .mu.M nialamide. The suspension was stored out of direct light and buried in ice. Aliquots (1 ml) of the tissue suspension were added to flasks containing 4 ml of incubation medium and this mixture was incubated for 15 min at 37.degree. C. in a shaking water bath. Next, 10 pi of the appropriate chemical was added to each tube except the blanks and controls, followed by the addition of 10 .mu.l of .sup.3 H-5-HT (final concentration 0.1 .mu.M). The mixtures were incubated for 5 min at 37.degree. C., then quickly filtered with a Millipore vacuum filter apparatus and rinsed two times with 5 ml warm (37.degree. C.) incubation medium. Filters were transferred to scintillation vials and 10 ml Ready Safe scintillation cocktail was added to each. Radioactive content per tube was counted using a liquid scintillation spectrophotometer. Percent 5-HT uptake inhibition was calculated by applying the following equation: ##EQU1##
TABLE 9______________________________________Effect of CVT-P040, CVT-P041 and other analogues on serotonin uptake in vitro. Compound Tested % Inhibition______________________________________Fluoxetine (1 .times. 10.sup.4 M) 93.2 .+-. 3.5 CVT-P040 (1 .times. 10.sup.-4 M) 90.1 .+-. 3.3 CVT-P041 (1 .times. 10.sup.-4 M) 22.2 .+-. 4.6 CVT-P046 (1 .times. 10.sup.-4 M) 48.9 .+-. 2.6 CVT-P047 (1 .times. 10.sup.-4 M) 32.5 .+-. 4.5 Fluoxetine (1 .times. 10.sup.-5 M) 79.9 .+-. 8.6 CVT-P040 (1 .times. 10.sup.-5 M) 50.2 .+-. 2.5 Fluoxetine (1 .times. 10.sup.-6 M) 67.7 .+-. 5.4 CVT-P040 (1 .times. 10.sup.-6 M) 49.1 .+-. 4.3______________________________________ CVT-P046 is N.sup.1propargylibenzylhydrazine, CVTP047 is N.sup.1propargylphenylhydrazine

Number	Name	Date	Kind
3213138	Biel et al.	Oct 1965
3359316	Biel et al.	Dec 1967

N.sup.1 -propargylhydrazines, N.sup.2 -propargylhydrazines and their analogs for the treatment of depression, anxiety and neurodegeneration

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