Synthesis and evaluation of antiallodynic and anticonvulsant activity of novel amide and urea derivatives of valproic acid analogues

D Kaufmann, M Bialer, JA Shimshoni…

Index: Kaufmann, Dan; Bialer, Meir; Shimshoni, Jakob Avi; Devor, Marshall; Yagen, Boris Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 52, # 22 p. 7236 - 7248

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Abstract

Valproic acid (VPA, 1) is a major broad spectrum antiepileptic and central nervous system drug widely used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migraine. VPA's clinical use is limited by two severe and life-threatening side effects, teratogenicity and hepatotoxicity. A number of VPA analogues and their amide, N-methylamide and urea derivatives, were synthesized and evaluated in animal models of neuropathic pain and epilepsy. Among ...