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The development of renin inhibitors with favorable oral pharmacokinetic profiles has been a longstanding challenge for the pharmaceutical industry. As part of our work to identify inhibitors of BACE1, we have previously developed iminopyrimidinones as a novel pharmacophore for aspartyl protease inhibition. In this letter we describe how we modified substitution around this pharmacophore to develop a potent, selective and orally active renin inhibitor.
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Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Iminas/farmacología , Pirimidinonas/farmacología , Renina/antagonistas & inhibidores , Administración Oral , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/administración & dosificación , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/química , Iminas/síntesis química , Iminas/química , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Molecular , Pirimidinonas/síntesis química , Pirimidinonas/química , Renina/metabolismo , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
Inhibition of BACE1 to prevent brain Aß peptide formation is a potential disease-modifying approach to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Despite over a decade of drug discovery efforts, the identification of brain-penetrant BACE1 inhibitors that substantially lower CNS Aß levels following systemic administration remains challenging. In this report we describe structure-based optimization of a series of brain-penetrant BACE1 inhibitors derived from an iminopyrimidinone scaffold. Application of structure-based design in tandem with control of physicochemical properties culminated in the discovery of compound 16, which potently reduced cortex and CSF Aß40 levels when administered orally to rats.
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A series of 2-piperidinopiperidine-5-arylthiadiazoles was synthesized and subjected to a structure-activity relationship (SAR) investigation. The potency of this series was improved to the single digit nanomolar range. The key analogs were shown to be free of P450 issues, and they also maintained good ex vivo activity and brain penetration.
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Antagonistas de los Receptores Histamínicos/química , Antagonistas de los Receptores Histamínicos/farmacología , Receptores Histamínicos H3/metabolismo , Tiadiazoles/química , Tiadiazoles/farmacología , Animales , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Antagonistas de los Receptores Histamínicos/farmacocinética , Humanos , Ratones , Ratas , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Tiadiazoles/farmacocinéticaRESUMEN
A novel series of TNF-alpha convertase (TACE) inhibitors which are non-hydroxamate have been discovered. These compounds are bis-amides of L-tartaric acid (tartrate) and coordinate to the active site zinc in a tridentate manner. They are selective for TACE over other MMP's. We report the first X-ray crystal structure for a tartrate-based TACE inhibitor.
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Proteínas ADAM/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas ADAM/metabolismo , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Inhibidores de Proteasas/química , Tartratos/química , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Proteína ADAM17 , Sitios de Unión , Técnicas Químicas Combinatorias , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Descubrimiento de Drogas/métodos , Humanos , Inhibidores de Proteasas/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Proteasas/farmacología , Tartratos/metabolismo , Tartratos/farmacologíaRESUMEN
Vasopressin 1b (V1b) antagonists have been postulated as possible treatments for depression and anxiety. A novel series of potent and selective V1b antagonists has been identified starting from an in-house screen hit. The incorporation of a sulfonamide linker between a tetrahydroisoquinoline core and amino piperidine lead to the identification of a V1b antagonist with similar affinity for human and rat receptors. Further optimization of the right hand portion afforded potent V1b antagonists that possessed moderate to high selectivity over other receptors.
