Discovery of Potent and Selective Adamantane-Based Small-Molecule P2X<sub>7</sub>Receptor Antagonists/Interleukin-1β Inhibitors

Mark Furber, Lilian Alcaraz, Janice Bent, Armin Beyerbach, Keith Bowers, Martin Braddock, Moya Caffrey, David E. Cladingboel, John Collington, David K. Donald,

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 2007 · 59 citations · 11 references

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A novel series of antagonists of the human P2X7 receptor is described. Modification of substituents enabled identification of compounds selective for the rat P2X7 receptor and provides useful pharmacological tools for evaluation of the role of P2X7 in disease.

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