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Hou FC, Zhang JL, Wang ZR, Li ZY. Rhodium-catalyzed three-component C(sp 3)/C(sp 2)-H activation enabled by a two-fold directing group strategy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:5634-5637. [PMID: 38716634 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00827h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Rh-catalyzed three-component C(sp3)/C(sp2)-H activation has been achieved through a two-directing group strategy. This protocol provides a convenient and efficient pathway for the construction of diverse 8-alkyl quinoline derivatives in one-pot. Furthermore, mechanistic studies revealed that the first C-H amidation was significantly faster than the sequential C-H alkylation.
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- Fu-Cheng Hou
- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China.
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Jiang M, Lu S, Telu S, Pike VW. An Empirical Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Equation Assists the Discovery of High-Affinity Phosphodiesterase 4D Inhibitors as Leads to PET Radioligands. J Med Chem 2023; 66:1543-1561. [PMID: 36608175 PMCID: PMC10433104 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand for imaging phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) would benefit drug discovery and the investigation of neuropsychiatric disorders. The most promising radioligand to date, namely, [11C]T1650, has shown unstable quantification in humans. Structural elaboration of [11C]T1650 was therefore deemed necessary. High target affinity in the low nM range is usually required for successful PET radioligands. In our PDE4D PET radioligand development, we formulated and optimized an empirical equation (log[IC50 (nM)] = P1 + P2 + P3 + P4) that well described the relationship between binding affinity and empirically derived values (P1-P4) for the individual fragments in four subregions commonly composing each inhibitor (R2 = 0.988, n = 62). This equation was used to predict compounds that would have high inhibitory potency. Fourteen new compounds were obtained with IC50 of 0.3-10 nM. Finally, eight compounds were judged to be worthy of future radiolabeling and evaluation as PDE4D PET radioligands.
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- Meijuan Jiang
- Molecular Imaging Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1003, United States
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- Molecular Imaging Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1003, United States
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- Molecular Imaging Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1003, United States
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- Molecular Imaging Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1003, United States
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Maurya NK, Yadav S, Chaudhary D, Kumar D, Ishu K, Kuram MR. Palladium-Catalyzed C(sp 3)-H Biarylation of 8-Methyl Quinolines with Cyclic Diaryliodonium Salts to Access Functionalized Biaryls and Fluorene Derivatives. J Org Chem 2022; 87:13744-13749. [PMID: 36198197 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Herein, we have developed the cyclic diaryliodonium salts as biarylating agents in the C(sp3)-H functionalization using 8-methyl quinoline as the intrinsic directing group. The oxidant-free reaction produces a vast array of the biarylated products with iodo functionality that can be further functionalized. Additionally, intramolecular C(sp3)-H functionalization in a stepwise manner under palladium-catalyzed conditions produced the fluorene derivatives in excellent yields.
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- Naveen Kumar Maurya
- Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Novel quinoline-based derivatives: A new class of PDE4B inhibitors for adjuvant-induced arthritis. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 238:114497. [PMID: 35660249 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A total of 31 quinoline-based derivatives were designed and synthesized to develop novel anti-inflammatory drugs. After the toxicity of synthetic compounds to RAW264.7 cells were evaluated in vitro, their anti-inflammatory activity was assessed by inhibiting lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NO production levels in the RAW264.7 cells. Among the derivatives, compound f4 had the best anti-inflammatory activity, which could reduce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines NO, IL-1β, and TNF-α with corresponding IC50 values of 20.40 ± 0.94, 18.98 ± 0.21 and 23.48 ± 0.46 μM. Western blot showed that f4 could inhibit the expression of LPS-induced inflammatory mediators iNOS and COX-2. Molecular docking showed that f4 could also enter the PDE4B receptor binding pocket, and the cellular thermal shift assay method indicated that the PDE4B protein bound to f4 had increased stability. Meanwhile, the inhibitory effect of this compound on the PDE4B enzyme (IC50 = 0.94 ± 0.36 μM) was comparable to that of the positive drug rolipram (IC50 = 1.04 ± 0.28 μM). Finally, in vivo studies showed that f4 could improve the degree of foot swelling and knee joint pathology in adjuvant-induced arthritic rats and decrease the levels of serum inflammatory factors TNF-α and IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner. Therefore, the development and design of quinoline-based derivatives for anti-inflammatory applications could be considered opportunities and challenges.
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Hui TX, Le LJ, Gaurav A. Pharmacophore Modelling and Virtual Screening Studies for the Discovery of Natural Product-Based PDE 3/4 Dual Inhibitors for COPD. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180819666220209150035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) is a chronic and progressive lung disease with a steady increase in prevalence over the recent years. Current treatment options of COPD are aimed at symptomatic relief without the ability to cure COPD, and certain corticosteroid treatments cause patients to be susceptible to infections. Newer studies have hinted that PDE3/4 dual inhibitors may produce a higher efficacy and better safety profile compared to current alternatives. These novel inhibitors may potentially improve the control of COPD exacerbation without increasing the risk of infections. Thus, our study aims to identify and refine natural compounds with PDE3/4 dual inhibitory activities through molecular modelling techniques.
Method:
A two-sided approach through ligand-based and structure-based pharmacophore modelling was employed, followed by virtual screening and molecular docking to identify lead compounds with PDE3/4 dual inhibition activity.
Results:
Pharmacophore based screening of Universal Natural Products Database (UNPD) resulted in identification of one compound for each pharmacophore model, namely UNPD1558 and UNPD139455, with high binding affinities towards both PDE3B and PDE4B. The two compounds were subsequently docked with PDE3B and PDE4B to study their interactions with the active site residues. Structural modifications of the compounds were proposed based on the docking results, to optimise their binding affinity and physicochemical properties.
Conclusion:
Compound 25a4 and compound 28, which were designed based on the structures of UNPD1558 and UNPD139455, respectively, showed improved binding affinity for both PDE3B and PDE4B. These lead compounds showed promising results as drug candidates and their PDE3/4 dual inhibitory properties should be further investigated through in vivo and in vivo studies.
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- Tan Xuan Hui
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Darwish KM, Abdelwaly A, Atta AM, Helal MA. Discovery of tetrahydro-β-carboline- and indole-based derivatives as promising phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors: Synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modeling studies. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nadur NF, de Azevedo LL, Caruso L, Graebin CS, Lacerda RB, Kümmerle AE. The long and winding road of designing phosphodiesterase inhibitors for the treatment of heart failure. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 212:113123. [PMID: 33412421 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.113123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are a superfamily of enzymes known to play a critical role in the indirect regulation of several intracellular metabolism pathways through the selective hydrolysis of the phosphodiester bonds of specific second messenger substrates such as cAMP (3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate) and cGMP (3',5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate), influencing the hypertrophy, contractility, apoptosis and fibroses in the cardiovascular system. The expression and/or activity of multiple PDEs is altered during heart failure (HF), which leads to changes in levels of cyclic nucleotides and function of cardiac muscle. Within the cardiovascular system, PDEs 1-5, 8 and 9 are expressed and are interesting targets for the HF treatment. In this comprehensive review we will present a briefly description of the biochemical importance of each cardiovascular related PDE to the HF, and cover almost all the "long and winding road" of designing and discovering ligands, hits, lead compounds, clinical candidates and drugs as PDE inhibitors in the last decade.
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- Nathalia Fonseca Nadur
- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal (LaDMol-QM, Molecular Diversity and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory), Chemistry Institute, Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Gradução em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal (LaDMol-QM, Molecular Diversity and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory), Chemistry Institute, Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Gradução em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal (LaDMol-QM, Molecular Diversity and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory), Chemistry Institute, Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Gradução em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal (LaDMol-QM, Molecular Diversity and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory), Chemistry Institute, Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Gradução em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Gradução em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal (LaDMol-QM, Molecular Diversity and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory), Chemistry Institute, Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Gradução em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil.
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Jiang X, Zhao Z, Shen Z, Chen K, Fang L, Yu C. Flavin/I2
-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative C-H Sulfenylation of Aryl-Fused Cyclic Amines. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Xinpeng Jiang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P.R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P.R. China
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Liao Y, Jia X, Tang Y, Li S, Zang Y, Wang L, Cui ZN, Song G. Discovery of novel inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4 with 1-phenyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline scaffold: Structure-based drug design and fragment identification. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2019; 29:126720. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.126720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Tan Z, Liang Y, Yang J, Cao L, Jiang H, Zhang M. Site-Specific Oxidative C–H Chalcogenation of (Hetero)Aryl-Fused Cyclic Amines Enabled by Nanocobalt Oxides. Org Lett 2018; 20:6554-6558. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zhenda Tan
- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou 510641, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou 510641, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou 510641, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou 510641, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou 510641, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou 510641, People’s Republic of China
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Roberts RS, Sevilla S, Ferrer M, Taltavull J, Hernández B, Segarra V, Gràcia J, Lehner MD, Gavaldà A, Andrés M, Cabedo J, Vilella D, Eichhorn P, Calama E, Carcasona C, Miralpeix M. 4-Amino-7,8-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridin-5(6 H)-ones as Inhaled Phosphodiesterase Type 4 (PDE4) Inhibitors: Structural Biology and Structure-Activity Relationships. J Med Chem 2018; 61:2472-2489. [PMID: 29502405 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Rational design of a novel template of naphthyridinones rapidly led to PDE4 inhibitors with subnanomolar enzymatic potencies. X-ray crystallography confirmed the binding mode of this novel template. We achieved compounds with double-digit picomolar enzymatic potencies through further structure-based design by targeting both the PDE4 enzyme metal-binding pocket and occupying the solvent-filled pocket. A strategy for lung retention and long duration of action based on low aqueous solubility was followed. In vivo efficacies were measured in a rat lung neutrophilia model by suspension microspray and dry powder administration. Suspension microspray of potent compounds showed in vivo efficacy with a clear dose-response. Despite sustained lung levels, dry powder administration performed much less well and without proper dose-response, highlighting clear differences between the two formulations. This indicates a deficiency in the low aqueous solubility strategy for long duration lung efficacy.
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- Richard S Roberts
- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Bionorica SE , Kerschensteinerstraße 11-15 , 92318 Neumarkt , Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Screening , ‡Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism , and §Experimental Dermatology , Almirall S.A., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410 , Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona , Spain
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Cp*Rh(III)-Catalyzed Directed C−H Methylation and Arylation of Quinoline N
-Oxides at the C-8 Position. Adv Synth Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Can Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Be Drugs for Parkinson's Disease? Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:822-834. [PMID: 28062949 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-0355-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) has no known cure; available therapies are only capable of offering temporary, symptomatic relief to the patients. Varied therapeutic strategies that are clinically used for PD are pharmacological therapies including dopamine replacement therapies (with or without adjuvant), postsynaptic dopamine receptor stimulation, dopamine catabolism inhibitors and also anticholinergics. Surgical therapies like deep brain stimulation and ablative surgical techniques are also employed. Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are enzymes that degrade the phosphodiester bond in the second messenger molecules, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). A number of PDE families are highly expressed in the striatum including PDE1-4, PDE7, PDE9 and PDE10. There are growing evidences to suggest that these enzymes play a critical role in modulating cAMP-mediated dopamine signalling at the postsynaptic region. Therefore, it is clear that PDEs, given the broad range of subtypes and their varied tissue- and region-specific distributions, will be able to provide a range of possibilities as drug targets. There is no phosphodiesterase inhibitor currently approved for use against PD. The development of small molecule inhibitors against cyclic nucleotide PDE is a particularly hot area of investigation, and a lot of research and development is geared in this direction with major players in the pharmaceutical industry investing heavily in developing such potential drug entities. This review, while critically assessing the existing body of literature on brain PDEs with particular interest in the striatum in the context of motor function regulation, indicates it is certainly likely that PDE inhibitors could be developed as therapeutic agents against PD.
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Joshi T, Yan D, Hamed O, Tannheimer SL, Phillips GB, Wright CD, Kim M, Salmon M, Newton R, Giembycz MA. GS-5759, a Bifunctional β2-Adrenoceptor Agonist and Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with a Unique Mode of Action: Effects on Gene Expression in Human Airway Epithelial Cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2016; 360:324-340. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.116.237743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Gràcia J, Buil MA, Castro J, Eichhorn P, Ferrer M, Gavaldà A, Hernández B, Segarra V, Lehner MD, Moreno I, Pagès L, Roberts RS, Serrat J, Sevilla S, Taltavull J, Andrés M, Cabedo J, Vilella D, Calama E, Carcasona C, Miralpeix M. Biphenyl Pyridazinone Derivatives as Inhaled PDE4 Inhibitors: Structural Biology and Structure-Activity Relationships. J Med Chem 2016; 59:10479-10497. [PMID: 27933955 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Cyclic nucleotide cAMP is a ubiquitous secondary messenger involved in a plethora of cellular responses to biological agents involving activation of adenylyl cyclase. Its intracellular levels are tightly controlled by a family of cyclic nucleotide degrading enzymes, the PDEs. In recent years, cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) has aroused scientific attention as a suitable target for anti-inflammatory therapy in respiratory diseases, particularly in the management of asthma and COPD. Here we describe our efforts to discover novel, highly potent inhaled inhibitors of PDE4. Through structure based design, with the inclusion of a variety of functional groups and physicochemical profiles in order to occupy the solvent-filled pocket of the PDE4 enzyme, we modified the structure of our oral PDE4 inhibitors to reach compounds down to picomolar enzymatic potencies while at the same time tackling successfully an uncovered selectivity issue with the adenosine receptors. In vitro potencies were demonstrated in a rat lung neutrophilia model by administration of a suspension with a Penn-Century MicroSprayer Aerosolizer.
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- Jordi Gràcia
- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Screening, ‡Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, §Experimental Dermatology, and ∥Licensing and Corporate Development, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Almirall S.A. , Crta. Laureà Miró 408-410, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 08980 Barcelona, Spain
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Yu S, Pearson AD, Lim RK, Rodgers DT, Li S, Parker HB, Weglarz M, Hampton EN, Bollong MJ, Shen J, Zambaldo C, Wang D, Woods AK, Wright TM, Schultz PG, Kazane SA, Young TS, Tremblay MS. Targeted Delivery of an Anti-inflammatory PDE4 Inhibitor to Immune Cells via an Antibody-drug Conjugate. Mol Ther 2016; 24:2078-2089. [PMID: 27731313 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2016.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors are approved for the treatment of some moderate to severe inflammatory conditions. However, dose-limiting side effects in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, including nausea, emesis, headache, and diarrhea, have impeded the broader therapeutic application of PDE4 inhibitors. We sought to exploit the wealth of validation surrounding PDE4 inhibition by improving the therapeutic index through generation of an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that selectively targets immune cells through the CD11a antigen. The resulting ADC consisted of a human αCD11a antibody (based on efalizumab clone hu1124) conjugated to an analog of the highly potent PDE4 inhibitor GSK256066. Both the human αCD11a ADC and a mouse surrogate αCD11a ADC (based on the M17 clone) rapidly internalized into immune cells and suppressed lipololysaccharide (LPS)-induced TNFα secretion in primary human monocytes and mouse peritoneal cells, respectively. In a carrageenan-induced air pouch inflammation mouse model, treatment with the ADC significantly reduced inflammatory cytokine production in the air pouch exudate. Overall, these results provide compelling evidence for the feasibility of delivering drugs with anti-inflammatory activity selectively to the immune compartment via CD11a and the development of tissue-targeted PDE4 inhibitors as a promising therapeutic modality for treating inflammatory diseases.
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- Shan Yu
- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA.,Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research, La Jolla, California, USA
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Jansen C, Kooistra AJ, Kanev GK, Leurs R, de Esch IJP, de Graaf C. PDEStrIAn: A Phosphodiesterase Structure and Ligand Interaction Annotated Database As a Tool for Structure-Based Drug Design. J Med Chem 2016; 59:7029-65. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Chimed Jansen
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sharma V, Kumar H, Wakode S. Pharmacophore generation and atom based 3D-QSAR of quinoline derivatives as selective phosphodiesterase 4B inhibitors. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra11210b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Reported PDE4B inhibitors were used to design QSAR based pharmacophore model. Using developed pharmacophore model, virtual screening was performed followed by cross-docking to identify novel PDE4B specific inhibitors.
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- Vidushi Sharma
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR)
- University of Delhi
- New Delhi – 110017
- India
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- Parasitology – Center for Infectious Diseases
- University of Heidelberg Medical School
- 69120 Heidelberg
- Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR)
- University of Delhi
- New Delhi – 110017
- India
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Cichero E, Brullo C, Bruno O, Fossa P. Exhaustive 3D-QSAR analyses as a computational tool to explore the potency and selectivity profiles of thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives as PDE7 inhibitors. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra12624c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In the development of selective ligands binding to specific PDE isoforms, the ligand-based approach proved to be a useful tool to better investigate the potency and selectivity profiles of PDE7 inhibitors.
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- Elena Cichero
- Department of Pharmacy
- Section of Medicinal Chemistry
- School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Genoa
- Genoa
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- Department of Pharmacy
- Section of Medicinal Chemistry
- School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Genoa
- Genoa
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- Department of Pharmacy
- Section of Medicinal Chemistry
- School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Genoa
- Genoa
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- Department of Pharmacy
- Section of Medicinal Chemistry
- School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Genoa
- Genoa
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Le Roux J, Leriche C, Chamiot-Clerc P, Feutrill J, Halley F, Papin D, Derimay N, Mugler C, Grépin C, Schio L. Preparation and optimization of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines as new potent PDE4 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 26:454-459. [PMID: 26681511 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.11.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A new series of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines exemplified by compound 1, has been identified with moderate activity (IC50=165nM), following GSK256066 rescaffolding. Compound 1 optimization at positions 2, 3, 6 and 7 gave compound 10 with high in vitro activity (IC50=0.7nM). Modeling studies based on the PDB structure 3GWT with compound 5 showed the expected overlay with the carboxamide, the aryl moiety and the sulfone. Cyclisation of the primary amide to the 5 position of the pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines scaffold afforded compounds 15 and 16 with 200-fold enhancement in activity and cellular potency.
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- Jacques Le Roux
- Sanofi Research Center, 13 Quai Jules Guesde, 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine, France
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- SYN
- thesis Med Chem, 399 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Sanofi Research Center, 13 Quai Jules Guesde, 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine, France.
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- Sanofi Research Center, 13 Quai Jules Guesde, 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi Open innovation Access Plateform, 16 Rue d'Ankara, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Sanofi Open innovation Access Plateform, 16 Rue d'Ankara, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Sanofi Research Center, 13 Quai Jules Guesde, 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine, France
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Serya RAT, Abbas AH, Ismail NSM, Esmat A, Abou El Ella DA. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Quinazoline-Based Anti-inflammatory Agents Acting as PDE4B Inhibitors. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2015; 63:102-16. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c14-00737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University
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Ochiana SO, Bland ND, Settimo L, Campbell RK, Pollastri MP. Repurposing human PDE4 inhibitors for neglected tropical diseases. Evaluation of analogs of the human PDE4 inhibitor GSK-256066 as inhibitors of PDEB1 of Trypanosoma brucei. Chem Biol Drug Des 2014; 85:549-64. [PMID: 25283372 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) have been identified as important enzyme targets for drug development in both humans and Trypanosoma brucei, the causative agent of human African trypanosomiasis. With this in mind, we recently reported the profiling of a range of human phosphodiesterase inhibitors, showing that human PDE4 inhibitors tend to display the best potency against the trypanosomal phosphodiesterase TbrPDEB1. Among these was GSK-256066, a potent inhibitor of human PDE4 and a weak inhibitor of TbrPDEB1. In this report, we describe the results of a structure-activity relationship study of this chemotype, leading to the discovery of analogs with improved potency against TbrPDEB1 and micromolar inhibition of T. brucei cellular growth. We rationalize the potency trends via molecular docking of the new inhibitors into a recently reported apo structure of TbrPDEB1. The studies in this article will inform future efforts in repurposing human PDE inhibitors as antitrypanosomal agents.
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- Stefan O Ochiana
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 417 Egan Research Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Darout E, Menhaji‐Klotz E, Chappie TA. PDE4: Recent Medicinal Chemistry Strategies to Mitigate Adverse Effects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527682348.ch04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Boland S, Alen J, Bourin A, Castermans K, Boumans N, Panitti L, Vanormelingen J, Leysen D, Defert O. Novel Roflumilast analogs as soft PDE4 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:4594-4597. [PMID: 25149511 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 07/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PDE4 inhibitors are of high interest for treatment of a wide range of inflammatory or autoimmune diseases. Their potential however has not yet been realized due to target-associated side effects, resulting in a low therapeutic window. We herein report the design, synthesis and evaluation of novel PDE4 inhibitors containing a γ-lactone structure. Such molecules are designed to undergo metabolic inactivation when entering circulation, thereby limiting systemic exposure and reducing the risk for side effects. The resulting inhibitors were highly active on both PDE4B1 and PDE4D2 and underwent rapid degradation in human plasma by paraoxonase 1. In contrast, their metabolites displayed markedly reduced permeability and/or on-target activity.
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- Sandro Boland
- Amakem N.V. Agoralaan A bis, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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- Amakem N.V. Agoralaan A bis, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Amakem N.V. Agoralaan A bis, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Amakem N.V. Agoralaan A bis, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Amakem N.V. Agoralaan A bis, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Amakem N.V. Agoralaan A bis, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Pharmacophore modeling, 3DQSAR, and docking-based design of polysubstituted quinolines derivatives as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4, and preliminary evaluation of their anti-asthmatic potential. Med Chem Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-014-1048-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Azam MA, Tripuraneni NS. Selective Phosphodiesterase 4B Inhibitors: A Review. Sci Pharm 2014; 82:453-81. [PMID: 25853062 PMCID: PMC4318138 DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.1404-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) is a member of the phosphodiesterase family of proteins that plays a critical role in regulating intracellular levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) by controlling its rate of degradation. It has been demonstrated that this isoform is involved in the orchestra of events which includes inflammation, schizophrenia, cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, contractility of the myocardium, and psoriatic arthritis. Phosphodiesterase 4B has constituted an interesting target for drug development. In recent years, a number of PDE4B inhibitors have been developed for their use as therapeutic agents. In this review, an up-to-date status of the inhibitors investigated for the inhibition of PDE4B has been given so that this rich source of structural information of presently known PDE4B inhibitors could be helpful in generating a selective and potent inhibitor of PDE4B.
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- Mohammed Afzal Azam
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, J. S. S. College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund-643001, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, J. S. S. College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund-643001, Tamil Nadu, India
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De Savi C, Cox RJ, Warner DJ, Cook AR, Dickinson MR, McDonough A, Morrill LC, Parker B, Andrews G, Young SS, Gilmour PS, Riley R, Dearman MS. Efficacious inhaled PDE4 inhibitors with low emetic potential and long duration of action for the treatment of COPD. J Med Chem 2014; 57:4661-76. [PMID: 24785301 DOI: 10.1021/jm5001216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Oral phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors, such as cilomilast and roflumilast, have been shown to be efficacious against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, these drugs have been hampered by mechanism-related side effects such as nausea and emesis at high doses. Compounds administered by inhalation are delivered directly to the site of action and may improve the therapeutic index required to overcome side effects. This paper describes systematic and rational lead optimization to deliver highly potent, long-acting, and efficacious preclinical inhaled PDE4 inhibitors with low emetic potential.
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- Chris De Savi
- AstraZeneca R&D Charnwood , Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5RH, U.K
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Beghè B, Rabe KF, Fabbri LM. Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor therapy for lung diseases. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013; 188:271-8. [PMID: 23656508 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201301-0021pp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are a superfamily of enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of cAMP and/or cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP) to their inactive form. PDE4 is the main selective cAMP-metabolizing enzyme in inflammatory and immune cells. Because PDE4 is highly expressed in leukocytes and other inflammatory cells involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory lung diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inhibition of PDE4 has been predicted to have an antiinflammatory effect and thus therapeutic efficacy. The limited and inconsistent efficacy and side effects of the early compounds made their further development less desirable in asthma, given the excellent efficacy/tolerability ratio of inhaled steroids. The lack of effective antiinflammatory drug treatment for COPD has thus shifted the interest in development toward COPD. Roflumilast, the only PDE4 inhibitor that has reached the market because of the good efficacy/tolerability ratio, is recommended for patients with COPD with severe airflow limitation, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and a history of exacerbations, whose disease is not adequately controlled by long-acting bronchodilators. Albeit safe, it maintains significant side effects (diarrhea, nausea, weight loss) that make it intolerable in some patients. Future developments of PDE4 inhibitors include extended indications of roflumilast (1) in patients with COPD, and (2) in other respiratory (e.g., asthma) and nonrespiratory chronic inflammatory/metabolic conditions (e.g., diabetes), as well as (3) the development of new molecules with PDE4 inhibitory properties with an improved efficacy/tolerability profile.
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- Bianca Beghè
- Section of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Oncology, Haematology, and Respiratory Diseases, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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Safety and tolerability of the inhaled phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor GSK256066 in moderate COPD. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2013; 26:588-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2013.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ferrer M, Roberts RS, Sevilla S. A modular synthesis of novel 4-amino-7,8-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridin-5(6H)-ones as PDE4 inhibitors. Tetrahedron Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ting PC, Lee JF, Kuang R, Cao J, Gu D, Huang Y, Liu Z, Aslanian RG, Feng KI, Prelusky D, Lamca J, House A, Phillips JE, Wang P, Wu P, Lundell D, Chapman RW, Celly CS. Discovery of oral and inhaled PDE4 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:5528-32. [PMID: 24018187 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The optimization of oxazole-based PDE4 inhibitor 1 has led to the identification of both oral (compound 16) and inhaled (compound 34) PDE4 inhibitors. Selectivity against PDE10/PDE11, off target screening, and in vivo activity in the rat are discussed.
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- Pauline C Ting
- Department of Chemical Research, Merck Research Laboratories, 126 E. Lincoln Ave., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Gavaldà A, Roberts RS. Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors: a review of current developments (2010 – 2012). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2013; 23:997-1016. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2013.794789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mukherjee S, Pal M. Quinolines: a new hope against inflammation. Drug Discov Today 2013; 18:389-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2012.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2012] [Revised: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hussain H, Green IR, Ahmed I. Journey describing applications of oxone in synthetic chemistry. Chem Rev 2013; 113:3329-71. [PMID: 23451713 DOI: 10.1021/cr3004373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Hidayat Hussain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn, Warburger Strasse 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany.
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Paul N, Murugavel M, Muthusubramanian S, Sriram D. Camphorsulfonic acid catalysed facile tandem double Friedlander annulation protocol for the synthesis of phenoxy linked bisquinoline derivatives and discovery of antitubercular agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:1643-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.12.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Quantitative structure–activity relationship and design of polysubstituted quinoline derivatives as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4. Med Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-011-9831-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Francis SH, Blount MA, Corbin JD. Mammalian Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases: Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Functions. Physiol Rev 2011; 91:651-90. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00030.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 451] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The superfamily of cyclic nucleotide (cN) phosphodiesterases (PDEs) is comprised of 11 families of enzymes. PDEs break down cAMP and/or cGMP and are major determinants of cellular cN levels and, consequently, the actions of cN-signaling pathways. PDEs exhibit a range of catalytic efficiencies for breakdown of cAMP and/or cGMP and are regulated by myriad processes including phosphorylation, cN binding to allosteric GAF domains, changes in expression levels, interaction with regulatory or anchoring proteins, and reversible translocation among subcellular compartments. Selective PDE inhibitors are currently in clinical use for treatment of erectile dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, intermittent claudication, and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease; many new inhibitors are being developed for treatment of these and other maladies. Recently reported x-ray crystallographic structures have defined features that provide for specificity for cAMP or cGMP in PDE catalytic sites or their GAF domains, as well as mechanisms involved in catalysis, oligomerization, autoinhibition, and interactions with inhibitors. In addition, major advances have been made in understanding the physiological impact and the biochemical basis for selective localization and/or recruitment of specific PDE isoenzymes to particular subcellular compartments. The many recent advances in understanding PDE structures, functions, and physiological actions are discussed in this review.
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- Sharron H. Francis
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and Department of Medicine-Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and Department of Medicine-Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and Department of Medicine-Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Tralau-Stewart CJ, Williamson RA, Nials AT, Gascoigne M, Dawson J, Hart GJ, Angell ADR, Solanke YE, Lucas FS, Wiseman J, Ward P, Ranshaw LE, Knowles RG. GSK256066, an exceptionally high-affinity and selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 suitable for administration by inhalation: in vitro, kinetic, and in vivo characterization. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2011; 337:145-54. [PMID: 21205923 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.110.173690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Oral phosphodiesterase (PDE) 4 inhibitors such as roflumilast have established the potential of PDE4 inhibition for the treatment of respiratory diseases. However, PDE4 inhibitor efficacy is limited by mechanism-related side effects such as emesis and nausea. Delivering the inhibitor by the inhaled route may improve therapeutic index, and we describe 6-({3-[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]phenyl}sulfonyl)-8-methyl-4-{[3-methyloxy) phenyl]amino}-3-quinolinecarboxamide (GSK256066), an exceptionally high-affinity inhibitor of PDE4 designed for inhaled administration. GSK256066 is a slow and tight binding inhibitor of PDE4B (apparent IC(50) 3.2 pM; steady-state IC(50) <0.5 pM), which is more potent than any previously documented compound, for example, roflumilast (IC(50) 390 pM), tofimilast (IC(50) 1.6 nM), and cilomilast (IC(50) 74 nM). Consistent with this, GSK256066 inhibited tumor necrosis factor α production by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated human peripheral blood monocytes with 0.01 nM IC(50) (compared with IC(50) values of 5, 22, and 389 nM for roflumilast, tofimilast, and cilomilast, respectively) and by LPS-stimulated whole blood with 126 pM IC(50). GSK256066 was highly selective for PDE4 (>380,000-fold versus PDE1, PDE2, PDE3, PDE5, and PDE6 and >2500-fold against PDE7), inhibited PDE4 isoforms A-D with equal affinity, and had a substantial high-affinity rolipram binding site ratio (>17). When administered intratracheally to rats, GSK256066 inhibited LPS-induced pulmonary neutrophilia with ED(50) values of 1.1 μg/kg (aqueous suspension) and 2.9 μg/kg (dry powder formulation) and was more potent than an aqueous suspension of the corticosteroid fluticasone propionate (ED(50) 9.3 μg/kg). Thus, GSK256066 has been demonstrated to have exceptional potency in vitro and in vivo and is being clinically investigated as a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Cathy J Tralau-Stewart
- Drug Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Nials AT, Tralau-Stewart CJ, Gascoigne MH, Ball DI, Ranshaw LE, Knowles RG. In vivo characterization of GSK256066, a high-affinity inhaled phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2011; 337:137-44. [PMID: 21205924 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.110.173641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Oral phosphodiesterase (PDE) 4 inhibitors have demonstrated clinical efficacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Preclinical and clinical investigation of inhaled PDE4 inhibitors is ongoing. 6-({3-[(Dimethylamino)carbonyl]phenyl}sulfonyl)-8-methyl-4-{[3-methyloxy)phenyl]amino}-3-quinolinecarboxamide (GSK256066) is an exceptionally high-affinity and selective inhibitor of PDE4 designed for inhaled delivery. The aim of these studies was to investigate the potency, duration of action, and therapeutic index of GSK256066 in animal models of pulmonary inflammation. The effects of intratracheally administered GSK256066 were investigated in rat lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and ovalbumin (OVA)-induced models of acute pulmonary inflammation. In some studies, fluticasone propionate (FP) was included as a comparator. The therapeutic index (anti-inflammatory effect versus emesis) of GSK256066 was studied in ferrets where acute pulmonary inflammation was induced with inhaled LPS. In rats, GSK256066 and FP caused significant (p < 0.05) inhibition of LPS-induced pulmonary neutrophilia. The duration of action of GSK256066 at 10 × ED(50) dose (10 μg/kg) was 12 h. GSK256066 and FP also inhibited LPS-induced increases in exhaled nitric oxide (ED(50) 35 and 92 μg/kg, respectively). In addition, GSK256066 inhibited pulmonary eosinophilia in rats exposed to OVA (ED(50) 0.4 μg/kg). In ferrets, inhaled GSK256066 inhibited LPS-induced pulmonary neutrophilia (ED(50) 18 μg/kg), and no emetic episodes were observed. Thus, GSK256066 may have an improved therapeutic index compared with oral PDE4 inhibitors, e.g., cilomilast and roflumilast. In summary, GSK256066 demonstrates potent and long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects in animal models of pulmonary inflammation and does not induce emetic episodes in ferrets. GSK256066 has potential as an inhaled therapeutic for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Anthony T Nials
- UK Discovery Biology, Respiratory Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Ltd, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom SG1 2NY.
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Giembycz MA, Newton R. Harnessing the clinical efficacy of phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors in inflammatory lung diseases: dual-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors and novel combination therapies. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2011:415-446. [PMID: 21695651 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17969-3_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Phosphodiesterase (PDE) 4 inhibitors have been in development as a novel anti-inflammatory therapy for more than 20 years, with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) being primary indications. Despite initial optimism, only one selective PDE4 inhibitor, roflumilast (Daxas (®)), has been approved for use in humans and available in Canada and the European Union in 2011 for the treatment of a specific population of patients with severe COPD. In many other cases, the development of PDE4 inhibitors of various structural classes has been discontinued due to lack of efficacy and/or dose-limiting adverse events. Indeed, for many of these compounds, it is likely that the maximum tolerated dose is either subtherapeutic or at the very bottom of the efficacy dose-response curve. Thus, a significant ongoing challenge that faces the pharmaceutical industry is to synthesize compounds with therapeutic ratios that are superior to roflumilast. Several strategies are being considered, but clinically effective compounds with an optimal pharmacophore have not, thus far, been reported. In this chapter, alternative means of harnessing the clinical efficacy of PDE4 inhibitors are described. These concepts are based on the assumption that additive or synergistic anti-inflammatory effects can be produced with inhibitors that target either two or more PDE families or with a PDE4 inhibitor in combination with other anti-inflammatory drugs such as a glucocorticoid.
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- Mark A Giembycz
- Airways Inflammation Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Tenor H, Hatzelmann A, Beume R, Lahu G, Zech K, Bethke TD. Pharmacology, clinical efficacy, and tolerability of phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors: impact of human pharmacokinetics. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2011:85-119. [PMID: 21695636 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17969-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Since more than two decades anti-inflammatory effects of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase-4 have been described in numerous cellular and animal studies and were finally confirmed in clinical trials. The path from an early, pioneering study with Ro20-1724 showing reduction of psoriatric plaque size in 1979 to modern PDE4 inhibitors such as oral apremilast in development for psoriasis, the inhaled PDE4 inhibitor GSK256066 in development for asthma and COPD and finally roflumilast, the first PDE4 inhibitor approved and currently marketed as an oral, once-daily remedy for severe COPD was marked by large progress in chemical optimization based on improved understanding of PDE4 biology and drug-like properties determining the appropriate pharmacokinetic profile. In this chapter aspects of the pharmacology and clinical efficacy of PDE4 inhibitors, which have been in clinical development over the years are summarized with specific emphasis on their clinical pharmacokinetic properties.
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- Hermann Tenor
- Nycomed GmbH, Byk Gulden Strasse 2, 78467 Konstanz, Germany,
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Hubbard RE. Structure-based drug discovery and protein targets in the CNS. Neuropharmacology 2010; 60:7-23. [PMID: 20673774 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2010.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Structure-based methods are having an increasing role and impact in drug discovery. The crystal structures of an increasing number of therapeutic targets are becoming available. These structures can transform our understanding of how these proteins perform their biological function and often provide insights into the molecular basis of disease. In addition, the structures can help the discovery process. Methods such as virtual screening and experimental fragment screening can provide starting hit compounds for a discovery project. Crystal structures of compounds bound to the protein can direct or guide the medicinal chemistry optimisation to improve drug-like properties - not only providing ideas on how to improve binding affinity or selectivity, but also showing where the compound can be modified in attempting to modulate physico-chemical properties and biological efficacy. The majority of drug discovery projects against globular protein targets now use these methods at some stage. This review provides a summary of the range of structure-based drug discovery methods that are in use and surveys the suitability of the methods for targets currently identified for CNS drugs. Until recently, structure-based discovery was difficult or unknown for these targets. The recent determination of the structures of a number of GPCR proteins, together with the steady increase in structures for other membrane proteins, is opening up the possibility for these structure-based methods to find increased use in drug discovery for CNS diseases and conditions.
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Chapman RW, House A, Richard J, Prelusky D, Lamca J, Wang P, Lundell D, Wu P, Ting PC, Lee JF, Aslanian R, Phillips JE. Pharmacology of a potent and selective inhibitor of PDE4 for inhaled administration. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 643:274-81. [PMID: 20621091 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2010] [Revised: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A strategy to overcome the side effect liabilities of oral PDE4 inhibitors has been to deliver the drugs by inhalation. In this report, we identify 1-[[5-(1(S)-aminoethly)-2-[8-methoxy-2-(triflurormethyl)-5-quinolinyl]-4-oxazolyl] carbonyl]-4(R)-[(cyclopropylcarbonyl)amino]-L-proline, ethyl ester xinafoate salt, (COMPOUND 1) as a potent and selective inhibitor of PDE4 with biological and pharmacokinetic properties suitable for delivery by the inhaled route. COMPOUND 1 potently inhibits human PDE4 (IC(50)=70pM) with little or no activity against other PDEs. It is highly potent against PDE4B and PDE4D which are important isoforms of PDE4 controlling inflammation and airway functions. In an allergen-challenged Brown Norway rat model of asthma, COMPOUND 1 inhibited the late phase influx of inflammatory cells and reductions in lung function following its administration by the intratracheal or nose-only routes of administration. Important differences were seen between intratracheal COMPOUND 1 and our previously published results with the oral PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast (Celly et al., 2005), as COMPOUND 1 rapidly (within 1h) reversed the decline in lung function when it was given therapeutically to rats already challenged with antigen. COMPOUND 1 was weakly active by the oral route which is a finding consistent with results showing this compound has poor oral bioavailability in animals. Positive interactions between COMPOUND 1 and albuterol, and COMPOUND 1 and mometasone furoate were seen on the improvement in lung functions in allergen-challenged rats. These results identify COMPOUND 1 as a potent and selective inhibitor of PDE4 with properties suitable for delivery by inhalation.
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- Richard W Chapman
- Department of Bone, Respiratory, Immunology and Dermatology, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, USA.
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