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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 24(8): 1934-40, 2014 Apr 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24656565

ABSTRACT

Synthesis and structure-activity relationship (SAR) of a series of alkyl and cycloalkyl containing non-steroidal dissociated glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonists is reported. This series of compounds was identified as part of an effort to replace the CF3 group in a scaffold represented by 1a. The study culminated in the identification of compound 14, a t-butyl containing derivative, which has shown potent activity for GR, selectivity against the progesterone receptor (PR) and the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), in vitro anti-inflammatory activity in an IL-6 transrepression assay, and dissociation in a MMTV transactivation counter-screen. In a collagen-induced arthritis mouse model, 14 displayed prednisolone-like efficacy, and lower impact on body fat and free fatty acids than prednisolone at an equivalent anti-inflammatory dose.


Subject(s)
Drug Discovery , Glucocorticoids/chemical synthesis , Methanol/chemistry , Receptors, Glucocorticoid/agonists , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/chemical synthesis , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/chemistry , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Arthritis/drug therapy , Binding Sites , Disease Models, Animal , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Glucocorticoids/chemistry , Glucocorticoids/pharmacology , Humans , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Methanol/chemical synthesis , Methanol/pharmacology , Mice , Models, Molecular , Molecular Structure , Prednisolone/chemistry , Prednisolone/pharmacology , Protein Binding/drug effects , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley
2.
J Pharmacol Exp Ther ; 348(3): 421-31, 2014 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24399854

ABSTRACT

Bile acids (BAs) and BA receptors, including G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (GPBAR1), represent novel targets for the treatment of metabolic and inflammatory disorders. However, BAs elicit myriad effects on cardiovascular function, although this has not been specifically ascribed to GPBAR1. This study was designed to test whether stimulation of GPBAR1 elicits effects on cardiovascular function that are mechanism based that can be identified in acute ex vivo and in vivo cardiovascular models, to delineate whether effects were due to pathways known to be modulated by BAs, and to establish whether a therapeutic window between in vivo cardiovascular liabilities and on-target efficacy could be defined. The results demonstrated that the infusion of three structurally diverse and selective GPBAR1 agonists produced marked reductions in vascular tone and blood pressure in dog, but not in rat, as well as reflex tachycardia and a positive inotropic response, effects that manifested in an enhanced cardiac output. Changes in cardiovascular function were unrelated to modulation of the levothyroxine/thyroxine axis and were nitric oxide independent. A direct effect on vascular tone was confirmed in dog isolated vascular rings, whereby concentration-dependent decreases in tension that were tightly correlated with reductions in vascular tone observed in vivo and were blocked by iberiotoxin. Compound concentrations in which cardiovascular effects occurred, both ex vivo and in vivo, could not be separated from those necessary for modulation of GPBAR1-mediated efficacy, resulting in project termination. These results are the first to clearly demonstrate direct and potent peripheral arterial vasodilation due to GPBAR1 stimulation in vivo through activation of large conductance Ca(2+) activated potassium channel K(Ca)1.1.


Subject(s)
Arteries/drug effects , Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/agonists , Vasodilation/drug effects , Animals , Arteries/physiology , Atrial Natriuretic Factor/blood , CHO Cells , Colitis/chemically induced , Colitis/drug therapy , Colitis/pathology , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Cyclic AMP/metabolism , Cytokines/blood , Dinitrofluorobenzene/analogs & derivatives , Dogs , Endothelin-1/blood , Humans , Imidazoles/pharmacology , In Vitro Techniques , Male , Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis , Pyrimidines/pharmacology , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Rats, Wistar , Thyroxine/blood , Triazoles/pharmacology
3.
PLoS One ; 7(12): e52985, 2012.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23285242

ABSTRACT

Sphingosine-1-phospate (S1P) and S1P receptor agonists elicit mechanism-based effects on cardiovascular function in vivo. Indeed, FTY720 (non-selective S1P(X) receptor agonist) produces modest hypertension in patients (2-3 mmHg in 1-yr trial) as well as acute bradycardia independent of changes in blood pressure. However, the precise receptor subtypes responsible is controversial, likely dependent upon the cardiovascular response in question (e.g. bradycardia, hypertension), and perhaps even species-dependent since functional differences in rodent, rabbit, and human have been suggested. Thus, we characterized the S1P receptor subtype specificity for each compound in vitro and, in vivo, the cardiovascular effects of FTY720 and the more selective S1P1,5 agonist, BAF312, were tested during acute i.v. infusion in anesthetized rats and after oral administration for 10 days in telemetry-instrumented conscious rats. Acute i.v. infusion of FTY720 (0.1, 0.3, 1.0 mg/kg/20 min) or BAF312 (0.5, 1.5, 5.0 mg/kg/20 min) elicited acute bradycardia in anesthetized rats demonstrating an S1P1 mediated mechanism-of-action. However, while FTY720 (0.5, 1.5, 5.0 mg/kg/d) elicited dose-dependent hypertension after multiple days of oral administration in rat at clinically relevant plasma concentrations (24-hr mean blood pressure = 8.4, 12.8, 16.2 mmHg above baseline vs. 3 mmHg in vehicle controls), BAF312 (0.3, 3.0, 30.0 mg/kg/d) had no significant effect on blood pressure at any dose tested suggesting that hypertension produced by FTY720 is mediated S1P3 receptors. In summary, in vitro selectivity results in combination with studies performed in anesthetized and conscious rats administered two clinically tested S1P agonists, FTY720 or BAF312, suggest that S1P1 receptors mediate bradycardia while hypertension is mediated by S1P3 receptor activation.


Subject(s)
Azetidines/adverse effects , Benzyl Compounds/adverse effects , Bradycardia/chemically induced , Hypertension/chemically induced , Propylene Glycols/adverse effects , Receptors, Lysosphingolipid/agonists , Sphingosine/analogs & derivatives , Animals , Azetidines/pharmacology , Benzyl Compounds/pharmacology , Bradycardia/pathology , Cells, Cultured , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , Fingolimod Hydrochloride , Humans , Hypertension/pathology , Immunosuppressive Agents/adverse effects , Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology , Male , Propylene Glycols/pharmacology , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Receptors, Lysosphingolipid/classification , Sphingosine/adverse effects , Sphingosine/pharmacology , Substrate Specificity
4.
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol ; 59(4): 369-76, 2012 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22179024

ABSTRACT

The strategic integration of in vivo cardiovascular models is important during lead optimization to enable a wide therapeutic index for cardiovascular safety. However, under what conditions (eg, species, route of administration, anesthesia) studies should be performed to drive go/no-go is open to interpretation. Two compounds, torcetrapib and a novel steroid hormone mimetic (SHM-1121X), both with off-target cardiovascular liabilities, were profiled in 4 in vivo cardiovascular models. Overlapping plasma concentrations of torcetrapib were achieved in all models tested; values ranged from therapeutic to supratherapeutic. In anesthetized rats, intravenous torcetrapib elicited dose-dependent increases in mean arterial pressure (MAP; 2-18 mm Hg above vehicle during the low- and high-dose infusion), and in anesthetized dogs, torcetrapib increased MAP from 4 to 22 mm Hg. In conscious rats, a single oral dose of torcetrapib increased MAP from 10 to 18 mm Hg in the low-dose and high-dose groups, respectively, whereas in conscious dogs, MAP increased from 3 to 12 mm Hg. SHM-1121X produced marked hypotension in the same models. Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis demonstrated strong correlation across the models tested for both compounds. Results suggest that equivalency across models allows for flexibility to address key issues and enable go/no-go during lead optimization without concern for discordant results. The predictive value of each model was validated with torcetrapib and, when put into practice, led to a decisive no-go for SHM-1121X.


Subject(s)
Anesthesia/methods , Models, Animal , Quinolines/pharmacology , Administration, Oral , Animals , Anticholesteremic Agents/administration & dosage , Anticholesteremic Agents/pharmacokinetics , Anticholesteremic Agents/pharmacology , Blood Pressure/drug effects , Cardiovascular System/drug effects , Cardiovascular System/metabolism , Dogs , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Infusions, Intravenous , Male , Quinolines/administration & dosage , Quinolines/pharmacokinetics , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Species Specificity
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J Pharmacol Exp Ther ; 340(3): 492-500, 2012 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22128344

ABSTRACT

We previously reported the discovery of a novel ribosomal S6 kinase 2 (RSK2) inhibitor, (R)-5-Methyl-1-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-[1,4]diazepino[1,2-a] indole-8-carboxylic acid [1-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl]-amide (BIX 02565), with high potency (IC(50) = 1.1 nM) targeted for the treatment of heart failure. In the present study, we report that despite nanomolar potency at the target, BIX 02565 elicits off-target binding at multiple adrenergic receptor subtypes that are important in the control of vascular tone and cardiac function. To elucidate in vivo the functional consequence of receptor binding, we characterized the cardiovascular (CV) profile of the compound in an anesthetized rat CV screen and telemetry-instrumented conscious rats. Infusion of BIX 02565 (1, 3, and 10 mg/kg) in the rat CV screen resulted in a precipitous decrease in both mean arterial pressure (MAP; to -65 ± 6 mm Hg below baseline) and heart rate (-93 ± 13 beats/min). In telemetry-instrumented rats, BIX 02565 (30, 100, and 300 mg/kg p.o. QD for 4 days) elicited concentration-dependent decreases in MAP after each dose (to -39 ± 4 mm Hg on day 4 at T(max)); analysis by Demming regression demonstrated strong correlation independent of route of administration and influence of anesthesia. Because of pronounced off-target effects of BIX 02565 on cardiovascular function, a high-throughput selectivity screen at adrenergic α(1A) and α(2A) was performed for 30 additional RSK2 inhibitors in a novel chemical series; a wide range of adrenergic binding was achieved (0-92% inhibition), allowing for differentiation within the series. Eleven lead compounds with differential binding were advanced to the rat CV screen for in vivo profiling. This led to the identification of potent RSK2 inhibitors (cellular IC(50) <0.14 nM) without relevant α(1A) and α(2A) inhibition and no adverse cardiovascular effects in vivo.


Subject(s)
Azepines/pharmacology , Benzimidazoles/pharmacology , Blood Pressure/drug effects , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/metabolism , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/metabolism , Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa/antagonists & inhibitors , Animals , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Discovery , Male , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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