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Tangallapally R, Subramanian C, Yun MK, Edwards A, Sharma LK, Yang L, Creed K, Wang J, Jackowski S, Rock CO, White SW, Lee RE. Development of Brain Penetrant Pyridazine Pantothenate Kinase Activators. J Med Chem 2024; 67:14432-14442. [PMID: 39136313 PMCID: PMC11345825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01211] [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] [Received: 05/26/2024] [Revised: 08/05/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
Abstract
Conversion of pantothenate to phosphopantothenate in humans is the first dedicated step in the coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthesis pathway and is mediated by four isoforms of pantothenate kinase. These enzymes are allosterically regulated by acyl-CoA levels, which control the rate of CoA biosynthesis. Small molecule activators of the PANK enzymes that overcome feedback suppression increase CoA levels in cultured cells and animals and have shown great potential for the treatment of pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration and propionic acidemias. In this study, we detail the further optimization of PANK pyridazine activators using structure-guided design and focus on the cellular CoA activation potential, metabolic stability, and solubility as the primary drivers of the structure-activity relationship. These studies led to the prioritization of three late-stage preclinical lead PANK modulators with improved pharmacokinetic profiles and the ability to substantially increase brain CoA levels. Compound 22 (BBP-671) eventually advanced into clinical testing for the treatment of PKAN and propionic acidemia.
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- Rajendra Tangallapally
- Department
of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Host Microbe Interactions, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 262
Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 262
Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
- Department
of Host Microbe Interactions, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 262
Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Host Microbe Interactions, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 262
Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Host Microbe Interactions, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 262
Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Host Microbe Interactions, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 262
Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Host Microbe Interactions, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 262
Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 262
Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
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Ahmad G, Sohail M, Bilal M, Rasool N, Qamar MU, Ciurea C, Marceanu LG, Misarca C. N-Heterocycles as Promising Antiviral Agents: A Comprehensive Overview. Molecules 2024; 29:2232. [PMID: 38792094 PMCID: PMC11123935 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29102232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Viruses are a real threat to every organism at any stage of life leading to extensive infections and casualties. N-heterocycles can affect the viral life cycle at many points, including viral entrance into host cells, viral genome replication, and the production of novel viral species. Certain N-heterocycles can also stimulate the host's immune system, producing antiviral cytokines and chemokines that can stop the reproduction of viruses. This review focused on recent five- or six-membered synthetic N-heterocyclic molecules showing antiviral activity through SAR analyses. The review will assist in identifying robust scaffolds that might be utilized to create effective antiviral drugs with either no or few side effects.
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- Gulraiz Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China;
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania; (L.G.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania; (L.G.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania; (L.G.M.)
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Abimbola Salubi C, Abbo HS, Jahed N, Titinchi S. Medicinal chemistry perspectives on the development of piperazine-containing HIV-1 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2024; 99:117605. [PMID: 38246116 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
The Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), one of the most perilous diseases known to humankind. A 2023 estimate put the number of people living with HIV around 40 million worldwide, with the majority benefiting from various antiretroviral therapies. Consequently, the urgent need for the development of effective drugs to combat this virus cannot be overstated. In the realm of medicinal and organic chemistry, the synthesis and identification of novel compounds capable of inhibiting HIV enzymes at different stages of their life cycle are of paramount importance. Notably, the spotlight is on the progress made in enhancing the potency of HIV inhibitors through the use of piperazine-based compounds. Multiple studies have revealed that the incorporation of a piperazine moiety results in a noteworthy enhancement of anti-HIV activity. The piperazine ring assumes a pivotal role in shaping the pharmacophore responsible for inhibiting HIV-1 at critical stage, including attachment, reverse transcription, integration, and protease activity. This review also sheds light on the various opportunities that can be exploited to develop effective antiretroviral targets and eliminate latent HIV reservoirs. The advancement of highly potent analogues in HIV inhibitor research has been greatly facilitated by contemporary medicinal strategies, including molecular/fragment hybridization, structure-based drug design, and bioisosterism. These techniques have opened up new avenues for the development of compounds with enhanced efficacy in combating the virus.
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- Christiana Abimbola Salubi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Pospelov EV, Sukhorukov AY. Building Up a Piperazine Ring from a Primary Amino Group via Catalytic Reductive Cyclization of Dioximes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11794. [PMID: 37511552 PMCID: PMC10380651 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Piperazine is one of the most frequently found scaffolds in small-molecule FDA-approved drugs. In this study, a general approach to the synthesis of piperazines bearing substituents at carbon and nitrogen atoms utilizing primary amines and nitrosoalkenes as synthons was developed. The method relies on sequential double Michael addition of nitrosoalkenes to amines to give bis(oximinoalkyl)amines, followed by stereoselective catalytic reductive cyclization of the oxime groups. The method that we developed allows a straightforward structural modification of bioactive molecules (e.g., α-amino acids) by the conversion of a primary amino group into a piperazine ring.
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- Evgeny V Pospelov
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leninsky Prospect, 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leninsky Prospect, 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Barresi E, Robello M, Baglini E, Poggetti V, Viviano M, Salerno S, Da Settimo F, Taliani S. Indol-3-ylglyoxylamide as Privileged Scaffold in Medicinal Chemistry. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:997. [PMID: 37513909 PMCID: PMC10386336 DOI: 10.3390/ph16070997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
In recent years, indolylglyoxylamide-based derivatives have received much attention due to their application in drug design and discovery, leading to the development of a wide array of compounds that have shown a variety of pharmacological activities. Combining the indole nucleus, already validated as a "privileged structure," with the glyoxylamide function allowed for an excellent template to be obtained that is suitable to a great number of structural modifications aimed at permitting interaction with specific molecular targets and producing desirable therapeutic effects. The present review provides insight into how medicinal chemists have elegantly exploited the indolylglyoxylamide moiety to obtain potentially useful drugs, with a particular focus on compounds exhibiting activity in in vivo models or reaching clinical trials. All in all, this information provides exciting new perspectives on existing data that can be useful in further design of indolylglyoxylamide-based molecules with interesting pharmacological profiles. The aim of this report is to present an update of collection data dealing with the employment of this moiety in the rational design of compounds that are able to interact with a specific target, referring to the last 20 years.
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- Elisabetta Barresi
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Bhargavi D, Konduri S, Prashanth J, Sireesha M, Prabhakara Rao K. Piperazine‐ and Pyrazole‐Based Heterocyclic Scaffold Derivatives Connected with Urea and Thiourea for Anti‐Inflammatory Activity. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202300238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Aigbogun OP, Phenix CP, Krol ES, Price EW. The Chemistry of Creating Chemically Programmed Antibodies (cPAbs): Site-Specific Bioconjugation of Small Molecules. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:853-874. [PMID: 36696533 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Small-molecule drugs have been employed for years as therapeutics in the pharmaceutical industry. However, small-molecule drugs typically have short in vivo half-lives which is one of the largest impediments to the success of many potentially valuable pharmacologically active small molecules. The undesirable pharmacokinetics and pharmacology associated with some small molecules have led to the development of a new class of bioconjugates known as chemically programmed antibodies (cPAbs). cPAbs are bioconjugates in which antibodies are used to augment small molecules with effector functions and prolonged pharmacokinetic profiles, where the pharmacophore of the small molecule is harnessed for target binding and therefore biological targeting. Many different small molecules can be conjugated to large proteins such as full monoclonal antibodies (IgG), fragment crystallizable regions (Fc), or fragment antigen binding regions (Fab). In order to successfully and site-specifically conjugate small molecules to any class of antibodies (IgG, Fc, or Fab), the molecules must be derivatized with a functional group for ease of conjugation without altering the pharmacology of the small molecules. In this Review, we summarize the different synthetic or biological methods that have been employed to produce cPAbs. These unique chemistries have potential to be applied to other fields of antibody modification such as antibody drug conjugates, radioimmunoconjugates, and fluorophore-tagged antibodies.
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- Omozojie P Aigbogun
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, S7N-5C9 Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, S7N-5C9 Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Drug Discovery and Development Research Group, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, S7N-5E5 Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, S7N-5C9 Saskatchewan, Canada
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A Review on Recent Approaches on Molecular Docking Studies of Novel Compounds Targeting Acetylcholinesterase in Alzheimer Disease. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031084. [PMID: 36770750 PMCID: PMC9921523 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, is characterized by memory loss and cognitive decline. Low levels of acetylcholine and abnormal levels of beta-amyloid, T protein aggregation, inflammation, and oxidative stress, have been associated with AD, and therefore, research has been oriented towards the cholinergic system and primarily on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors. In this review, we are focusing on the discovery of AChE inhibitors using computer-based modeling and simulation techniques, covering the recent literature from 2018-2022. More specifically, the review discusses the structures of novel, potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and their binding mode to AChE, as well as the physicochemical requirements for the design of potential AChE inhibitors.
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Meanwell NA, Loiseleur O. Applications of Isosteres of Piperazine in the Design of Biologically Active Compounds: Part 2. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:10972-11004. [PMID: 35675052 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Applications of piperazine and homopiperazine in drug design are well-established, and these heterocycles have found use as both scaffolding and terminal elements and also as a means of introducing a water-solubilizing element into a molecule. In the accompanying review (10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00726), we summarized applications of piperazine and homopiperazine and their fused ring homologues in bioactive compound design along with illustrations of the use of 4-substituted piperidines and a sulfoximine-based mimetic. In this review, we discuss applications of pyrrolidine- and fused-pyrrolidine-based mimetics of piperazine and homopiperazine and illustrate derivatives of azetidine that include stretched and spirocyclic motifs, along with applications of a series of diaminocycloalkanes.
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- Nicholas A Meanwell
- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Early Development, Post Office Box 4000, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, United States
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- Syngenta Crop Protection Research, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
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Zaongo SD, Wang Y, Ma P, Song FZ, Chen YK. Selective elimination of host cells harboring replication-competent human immunodeficiency virus reservoirs: a promising therapeutic strategy for HIV cure. Chin Med J (Engl) 2021; 134:2776-2787. [PMID: 34620750 PMCID: PMC8667983 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
Abstract
ABSTRACT Many seminal advances have been made in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS research over the past four decades. Treatment strategies, such as gene therapy and immunotherapy, are yielding promising results to effectively control HIV infection. Despite this, a cure for HIV/AIDS is not envisioned in the near future. A recently published academic study has raised awareness regarding a promising alternative therapeutic option for HIV/AIDS, referred to as "selective elimination of host cells capable of producing HIV" (SECH). Similar to the "shock and kill strategy," the SECH approach requires the simultaneous administration of drugs targeting key mechanisms in specific cells to efficiently eliminate HIV replication-competent cellular reservoirs. Herein, we comprehensively review the specific mechanisms targeted by the SECH strategy. Briefly, the suggested cocktail of drugs should contain (i) latency reversal agents to promote the latency reversal process in replication-competent reservoir cells, (ii) pro-apoptotic and anti-autophagy drugs to induce death of infected cells through various pathways, and finally (iii) drugs that eliminate new cycles of infection by prevention of HIV attachment to host cells, and by HIV integrase inhibitor drugs. Finally, we discuss three major challenges that are likely to restrict the application of the SECH strategy in HIV/AIDS patients.
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- Silvere D. Zaongo
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing 400036, China
- College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Institute for Medical Device Standardization Administration; National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing 400036, China
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Wang T, Kadow JF, Meanwell NA. Innovation in the discovery of the HIV-1 attachment inhibitor temsavir and its phosphonooxymethyl prodrug fostemsavir. Med Chem Res 2021; 30:1955-1980. [PMID: 34602806 PMCID: PMC8476988 DOI: 10.1007/s00044-021-02787-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The discovery and development of fostemsavir (2), the tromethamine salt of the phosphonooxymethyl prodrug of temsavir (1), encountered significant challenges at many points in the preclinical and clinical development program that, in many cases, stimulated the implementation of innovative solutions in order to enable further progression. In the preclinical program, a range of novel chemistry methodologies were developed during the course of the discovery effort that enabled a thorough examination and definition of the HIV-1 attachment inhibitor (AI) pharmacophore. These discoveries helped to address the challenges associated with realizing a molecule with all of the properties necessary to successfully advance through development and this aspect of the program is the major focus of this retrospective. Although challenges and innovation are not unusual in drug discovery and development programs, the HIV-1 AI program is noteworthy not only because of the serial nature of the challenges encountered along the development path, but also because it resulted in a compound that remains the first and only example of a mechanistically novel class of HIV-1 inhibitor that is proving to be very beneficial for controlling virus levels in highly treatment-experienced HIV-1 infected patients. ![]()
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- Tao Wang
- Beijing Kawin Technology Share-Holdiing Co., 6 Rongjing East Street, BDA, Beijing, PR China
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- ViiV Healthcare, 36 East Industrial Road, Branford, CT 06405 USA
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- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Early Development, P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000 USA
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Robello M, Barresi E, Baglini E, Salerno S, Taliani S, Settimo FD. The Alpha Keto Amide Moiety as a Privileged Motif in Medicinal Chemistry: Current Insights and Emerging Opportunities. J Med Chem 2021; 64:3508-3545. [PMID: 33764065 PMCID: PMC8154582 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Over the years, researchers in drug discovery have taken advantage of the use of privileged structures to design innovative hit/lead molecules. The α-ketoamide motif is found in many natural products, and it has been widely exploited by medicinal chemists to develop compounds tailored to a vast range of biological targets, thus presenting clinical potential for a plethora of pathological conditions. The purpose of this perspective is to provide insights into the versatility of this chemical moiety as a privileged structure in drug discovery. After a brief analysis of its physical-chemical features and synthetic procedures to obtain it, α-ketoamide-based classes of compounds are reported according to the application of this motif as either a nonreactive or reactive moiety. The goal is to highlight those aspects that may be useful to understanding the perspectives of employing the α-ketoamide moiety in the rational design of compounds able to interact with a specific target.
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- Marco Robello
- Synthetic Bioactive Molecules Section, LBC, NIDDK, NIH, 8 Center Drive, Room 404, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Sari S, Yilmaz M. Synthesis and characterization of piperazine-substituted dihydrofuran derivatives viaMn(OAc) 3 mediated radical cyclizations. Turk J Chem 2021; 44:1303-1313. [PMID: 33488231 PMCID: PMC7751941 DOI: 10.3906/kim-2003-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to synthesize novel piperazine-containing dihydrofuran compounds (3a-n)from radical additions and cyclizations of diacyl and alkyl-acyl piperazine derivatives (1a-h) with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds (2a-c) mediated by Mn(OAc)
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for the first time. From the reactions of 1a-c with dimedone (2a);1a, 1c, and 1d with acetylacetone (2b); and 1a with ethylacetoacetate(2c) ,the dihydrofuran-piperazine compounds 3a-c, 3d-f, and 3g were obtained in medium to high yields (31%–81%), respectively. In addition, dihydrofuran-piperazine compounds 3h-j and 3k-n were prepared at low to medium yields (20%–40%) from the reactions of
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- Sait Sari
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kocaeli University, 41380 Umuttepe, Kocaeli Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kocaeli University, 41380 Umuttepe, Kocaeli Turkey
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Sari S, Yilmaz M. Synthesis, characterization, acetylcholinesterase inhibition, and molecular docking studies of new piperazine substituted dihydrofuran compounds. Med Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02599-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Rolfe A, Yao S, Nguyen TV, Omoto K, Colombo F, Virrankoski M, Vaillancourt FH, Yu L, Cook A, Reynolds D, Ioannidis S, Zhu P, Larsen NA, Bolduc DM. Discovery of 2,6-Dimethylpiperazines as Allosteric Inhibitors of CPS1. ACS Med Chem Lett 2020; 11:1305-1309. [PMID: 32551016 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.0c00145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) is a potential synthetic lethal target in LKB1-deficient nonsmall cell lung cancer, where its overexpression supports the production of pyrimidine synthesis. In other cancer types, CPS1 overexpression and activity may prevent the accumulation of toxic levels of intratumoral ammonia to support tumor growth. Herein we report the discovery of a novel series of potent and selective small-molecule inhibitors of CPS1. Piperazine 2 was initially identified as a promising CPS1 inhibitor through a high-throughput screening effort. Subsequent structure-activity relationship optimization and structure-based drug design led to the discovery of piperazine H3B-616 (25), a potent allosteric inhibitor of CPS1 (IC50 = 66 nM).
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- Alan Rolfe
- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- H3 Biomedicine Inc., 300 Technology Square, Fifth Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Hosny A, Ashton M, Gong Y, McGarry K. The development of a predictive model to identify potential HIV-1 attachment inhibitors. Comput Biol Med 2020; 120:103743. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.103743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Vangala R, Sivan SK, Peddi SR, Manga V. Computational design, synthesis and evaluation of new sulphonamide derivatives targeting HIV-1 gp120. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2019; 34:39-54. [PMID: 31792886 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-019-00258-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Attachment of envelope glycoprotein gp120 to the host cell receptor CD4 is the first step during the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) entry into the host cells that makes it a promising target for drug design. To elucidate the crucial three dimensional (3D) structural features of reported HIV-1 gp120 CD4 binding inhibitors, 3D pharmacophores were generated and receptor based approach was employed to quantify these structural features. A four-partial least square factor model with good statistics and predictive ability was generated for the dataset of 100 molecules. To further ascertain the structural requirement for gp120-CD4 binding inhibition, molecular interaction studies of inhibitors with gp120 was carried out by performing molecular docking using Glide 5.6. Based on these studies, structural requirements were drawn and new molecules were designed accordingly to yield new sulphonamides derivatives. A water based green synthetic approach was adopted to obtain these compounds which were evaluated for their HIV-1 gp120 CD4 binding inhibition. The newly synthesized compounds exhibited remarkable activity (10-fold increase) when compared with the standard BMS 806. Further the stability of newly synthesized derivatives with HIV-1 gp120 was also investigated through molecular dynamics simulation studies. This provides a proof of concept for molecular modeling based design of new inhibitors for inhibition of HIV-1 gp120 CD4 interaction.
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- Radhika Vangala
- Molecular Modeling and Medicinal Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Nizam College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500 001, India
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- Molecular Modeling and Medicinal Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India
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- Molecular Modeling and Medicinal Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India.
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An insight into the medicinal perspective of synthetic analogs of indole: A review. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 180:562-612. [PMID: 31344615 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Heterocycles occupy a salient place in chemistry due to their wide range of activity in the fields of drug design, photochemistry, agrochemicals, dyes, and so on. Amongst all, indole scaffold is considered as one of the most promising heterocycles found in natural and synthetic sources and has been shown to possess various biological activity, including anti-inflammatory, anti-HIV, antitubercular, antimalarial, anticonvulsant, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, analgesics, antidepressant, anticancer, antioxidant, antifungal, and antimicrobial, etc. All the reported indole molecules bind to multiple receptors with high affinity, thus expedite the research on the development of novel biologically active compounds through the various approach. In this review, we aimed to highlight synthetic and medicinal perspective on the development of indole-based analogs. In addition, structural activity relationship (SAR) study to correlate for their biological activity also discussed.
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A survey of core replacements in indole-based HIV-1 attachment inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2019; 29:1423-1429. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wang T, Ueda Y, Zhang Z, Yin Z, Matiskella J, Pearce BC, Yang Z, Zheng M, Parker DD, Yamanaka GA, Gong YF, Ho HT, Colonno RJ, Langley DR, Lin PF, Meanwell NA, Kadow JF. Discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Attachment Inhibitor Temsavir and Its Phosphonooxymethyl Prodrug Fostemsavir. J Med Chem 2018; 61:6308-6327. [PMID: 29920093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The optimization of the 4-methoxy-6-azaindole series of HIV-1 attachment inhibitors (AIs) that originated with 1 to deliver temsavir (3, BMS-626529) is described. The most beneficial increases in potency and pharmacokinetic (PK) properties were attained by incorporating N-linked, sp2-hybridized heteroaryl rings at the 7-position of the heterocyclic nucleus. Compounds that adhered to a coplanarity model afforded targeted antiviral potency, leading to the identification of 3 with characteristics that provided for targeted exposure and PK properties in three preclinical species. However, the physical properties of 3 limited plasma exposure at higher doses, both in preclinical studies and in clinical trials as the result of dissolution- and/or solubility-limited absorption, a deficiency addressed by the preparation of the phosphonooxymethyl prodrug 4 (BMS-663068, fostemsavir). An extended-release formulation of 4 is currently in phase III clinical trials where it has shown promise as part of a drug combination therapy in highly treatment-experienced HIV-1 infected patients.
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Meanwell NA, Krystal MR, Nowicka-Sans B, Langley DR, Conlon DA, Eastgate MD, Grasela DM, Timmins P, Wang T, Kadow JF. Inhibitors of HIV-1 Attachment: The Discovery and Development of Temsavir and its Prodrug Fostemsavir. J Med Chem 2017; 61:62-80. [PMID: 29271653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection currently requires lifelong therapy with drugs that are used in combination to control viremia. The indole-3-glyoxamide 6 was discovered as an inhibitor of HIV-1 infectivity using a phenotypic screen and derivatives of this compound were found to interfere with the HIV-1 entry process by stabilizing a conformation of the virus gp120 protein not recognized by the host cell CD4 receptor. An extensive optimization program led to the identification of temsavir (31), which exhibited an improved antiviral and pharmacokinetic profile compared to 6 and was explored in phase 3 clinical trials as the phosphonooxymethyl derivative fostemsavir (35), a prodrug designed to address dissolution- and solubility-limited absorption issues. In this drug annotation, we summarize the structure-activity and structure-liability studies leading to the discovery of 31 and the clinical studies conducted with 35 that entailed the development of an extended release formulation suitable for phase 3 clinical trials.
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- Chemical and Synthetic Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development , 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Chemical and Synthetic Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development , 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Innovative Medicines Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development , PO Box 4000, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Drug Product Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb , Reeds Lane, Moreton, Merseyside CH46 1QW, United Kingdom
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Sánchez-Céspedes J, Martínez-Aguado P, Vega-Holm M, Serna-Gallego A, Candela JI, Marrugal-Lorenzo JA, Pachón J, Iglesias-Guerra F, Vega-Pérez JM. New 4-Acyl-1-phenylaminocarbonyl-2-phenylpiperazine Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors of Adenovirus Infection. Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Structure-activity Relationships. J Med Chem 2016; 59:5432-48. [PMID: 27195951 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The search for human adenovirus (HAdV)-specific antiviral drugs for the treatment of HAdV infections in immunocompromised patients continues to be a challenging goal for medicinal chemistry. Here, we report the synthesis, biological evaluation, and structure-activity relationships of a small molecules library. We have identified six phenylpiperazine derivatives that significantly inhibited HAdV infection. These six compounds showed the capacity to block HAdV and, in addition, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replications at low micromolar concentration, with little or no cytotoxicity. On the basis of our biological studies, these molecules block HAdV and HCMV infections in different phases of their life cycle, providing potential candidates for the development of a new family of antiviral drugs for the treatment of infections by DNA viruses.
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- Javier Sánchez-Céspedes
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville , E41013 Seville, Spain
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville , E41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville , Profesor García González 2, E-41071 Seville, Spain
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville , E41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville , Profesor García González 2, E-41071 Seville, Spain
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville , E41013 Seville, Spain
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/University of Seville , E41013 Seville, Spain.,Department of Medicine, University of Seville , E-41009 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville , Profesor García González 2, E-41071 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville , Profesor García González 2, E-41071 Seville, Spain
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Inhibitors of HIV-1 attachment: The discovery and structure-activity relationships of tetrahydroisoquinolines as replacements for the piperazine benzamide in the 3-glyoxylyl 6-azaindole pharmacophore. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 26:160-7. [PMID: 26584882 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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6,6-Fused ring systems including tetrahydroisoquinolines and tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidines have been explored as possible replacements for the piperazine benzamide portion of the HIV-1 attachment inhibitor BMS-663068. In initial studies, the tetrahydroisoquinoline compounds demonstrate sub-nanomolar activity in a HIV-1 pseudotype viral infection assay used as the initial screen for inhibitory activity. Analysis of SARs and approaches to optimization for an improved drug-like profile are examined herein.
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Piperazine scaffold: A remarkable tool in generation of diverse pharmacological agents. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 102:487-529. [PMID: 26310894 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Piperazine is one of the most sought heterocyclics for the development of new drug candidates. This ring can be traced in a number of well established, commercially available drugs. Wide array of pharmacological activities exhibited by piperazine derivatives have made them indispensable anchors for the development of novel therapeutic agents. The review herein highlights the therapeutic significance of piperazine derivatives. Various therapeutically active piperazine derivatives developed by several chemists are reported here.
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Wang J, Li Y, Yang Y, Zhang J, Du J, Zhang S, Yang L. Profiling the interaction mechanism of indole-based derivatives targeting the HIV-1 gp120 receptor. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra04299b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A glycoprotein exposed on a viral surface, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp120 is essential for virus entry into cells as it plays a vital role in seeking out specific cell surface receptors for entry.
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- Jinghui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE)
- Department of Materials Sciences and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE)
- Department of Materials Sciences and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE)
- Department of Materials Sciences and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE)
- Department of Materials Sciences and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- Institute of Chemical Process Systems Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE)
- Department of Materials Sciences and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Resource Discovery
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian
- China
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Langley DR, Kimura SR, Sivaprakasam P, Zhou N, Dicker I, McAuliffe B, Wang T, Kadow JF, Meanwell NA, Krystal M. Homology models of the HIV-1 attachment inhibitor BMS-626529 bound to gp120 suggest a unique mechanism of action. Proteins 2014; 83:331-50. [PMID: 25401969 PMCID: PMC4681349 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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HIV-1 gp120 undergoes multiple conformational changes both before and after binding to the host CD4 receptor. BMS-626529 is an attachment inhibitor (AI) in clinical development (administered as prodrug BMS-663068) that binds to HIV-1 gp120. To investigate the mechanism of action of this new class of antiretroviral compounds, we constructed homology models of unliganded HIV-1 gp120 (UNLIG), a pre-CD4 binding-intermediate conformation (pCD4), a CD4 bound-intermediate conformation (bCD4), and a CD4/co-receptor-bound gp120 (LIG) from a series of partial structures. We also describe a simple pathway illustrating the transition between these four states. Guided by the positions of BMS-626529 resistance substitutions and structure-activity relationship data for the AI series, putative binding sites for BMS-626529 were identified, supported by biochemical and biophysical data. BMS-626529 was docked into the UNLIG model and molecular dynamics simulations were used to demonstrate the thermodynamic stability of the different gp120 UNLIG/BMS-626529 models. We propose that BMS-626529 binds to the UNLIG conformation of gp120 within the structurally conserved outer domain, under the antiparallel β20-β21 sheet, and adjacent to the CD4 binding loop. Through this binding mode, BMS-626529 can inhibit both CD4-induced and CD4-independent formation of the "open state" four-stranded gp120 bridging sheet, and the subsequent formation and exposure of the chemokine co-receptor binding site. This unique mechanism of action prevents the initial interaction of HIV-1 with the host CD4+ T cell, and subsequent HIV-1 binding and entry. Our findings clarify the novel mechanism of BMS-626529, supporting its ongoing clinical development.
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- David R Langley
- Computer Assisted Drug Design, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Research and Development, Wallingford, Connecticut
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Liu T, Huang B, Zhan P, De Clercq E, Liu X. Discovery of small molecular inhibitors targeting HIV-1 gp120-CD4 interaction drived from BMS-378806. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 86:481-90. [PMID: 25203778 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Revised: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The HIV-1 entry into host cells is a complex, multi-factors involved, and multi-step process. Especially, the attachment of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp120 to the host cell receptor CD4 is the first key step during entry process, representing a promising antiviral therapeutic target. Among the HIV-1 attachment inhibitors blocking the interaction between gp120 and CD4 cells, BMS-378806 and NBD-556 are two representative small molecular chemical entities. Particularly, BMS-378806 and its derivatives are newly identified class of orally bioavailable HIV-1 inhibitors that interfere gp120-CD4 interaction. In this review, we focused on describing the structure-activity relationships (SARs), structural modifications, in vitro or even in vivo pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of BMS-378806 and its analogues as HIV-1 gp120 attachment inhibitors. In addition, the brief SARs, structural modifications of NBD-556 and its derivatives targeting the "Phe-43 cavity" as CD4 mimics were also described.
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- Tao Liu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44, West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44, West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44, West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, K.U. Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44, West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
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Parker CG, Dahlgren MK, Tao RN, Li DT, Douglass EF, Shoda T, Jawanda N, Spasov KA, Lee S, Zhou N, Domaoal RA, Sutton RE, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL, Krystal M, Spiegel DA. Illuminating HIV gp120-Ligand Recognition through Computationally-Driven Optimization of Antibody-Recruiting Molecules. Chem Sci 2014; 5:2311-2317. [PMID: 25379167 PMCID: PMC4217211 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc00484a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Here we report on the structure-based optimization of antibody-recruiting molecules targeting HIV gp120 (ARM-H). These studies have leveraged a combination of medicinal chemistry, biochemical and cellular assay analysis, and computation. Our findings have afforded an optimized analog of ARM-H, which is ~1000 fold more potent in gp120-binding and MT-2 antiviral assays than our previously reported derivative. Furthermore, computational analysis, taken together with experimental data, provides evidence that azaindole- and indole-based attachment inhibitors bind gp120 at an accessory hydrophobic pocket beneath the CD4-binding site and can also adopt multiple unique binding modes in interacting with gp120. These results are likely to prove highly enabling in the development of novel HIV attachment inhibitors, and more broadly, they suggest novel applications for ARMs as probes of conformationally flexible systems.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Research and Development, Wallingford, CT 06492
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Research and Development, Wallingford, CT 06492
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510 ; Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Research and Development, Wallingford, CT 06492
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 ; Department of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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Sato S, Inokuma T, Otsubo N, Burton DR, Barbas CF. Chemically Programmed Antibodies AS HIV-1 Attachment Inhibitors. ACS Med Chem Lett 2013; 4:460-465. [PMID: 23750312 DOI: 10.1021/ml400097z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Herein we describe the design and application of two small-molecule anti-HIV compounds for the creation of chemically programmed antibodies. N-acyl-β-lactam derivatives of two previously described molecules BMS-378806 and BMS-488043 that inhibit the interaction between HIV-1 gp120 and T-cells were synthesized and used to program the binding activity of aldolase antibody 38C2. Discovery of a successful linkage site to BMS-488043 allowed for the synthesis of chemically programmed antibodies with affinity for HIV-1 gp120 and potent HIV-1 neutralization activity. Derivation of a successful conjugation strategy for this family of HIV-1 entry inhibitors enables its application in chemically programmed antibodies and vaccines and may facilitate the development of novel bispecific antibodies and topical microbicides.
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- Shinichi Sato
- Department
of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and the
Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Immunology
and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United
States
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- Department
of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and the
Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Immunology
and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United
States
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- Department
of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and the
Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Immunology
and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United
States
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- Department
of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and the
Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Immunology
and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United
States
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- Department
of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and the
Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Immunology
and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United
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Regueiro-Ren A, Xue QM, Swidorski JJ, Gong YF, Mathew M, Parker DD, Yang Z, Eggers B, D'Arienzo C, Sun Y, Malinowski J, Gao Q, Wu D, Langley DR, Colonno RJ, Chien C, Grasela DM, Zheng M, Lin PF, Meanwell NA, Kadow JF. Inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) attachment. 12. Structure-activity relationships associated with 4-fluoro-6-azaindole derivatives leading to the identification of 1-(4-benzoylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-(4-fluoro-7-[1,2,3]triazol-1-yl-1h-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (BMS-585248). J Med Chem 2013; 56:1656-69. [PMID: 23360431 DOI: 10.1021/jm3016377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of highly potent HIV-1 attachment inhibitors with 4-fluoro-6-azaindole core heterocycles that target the viral envelope protein gp120 has been prepared. Substitution in the 7-position of the azaindole core with amides (12a,b), C-linked heterocycles (12c-l), and N-linked heterocycles (12m-u) provided compounds with subnanomolar potency in a pseudotype infectivity assay and good pharmacokinetic profiles in vivo. A predictive model was developed from the initial SAR in which the potency of the analogues correlated with the ability of the substituent in the 7-position of the azaindole to adopt a coplanar conformation by either forming internal hydrogen bonds or avoiding repulsive substitution patterns. 1-(4-Benzoylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-(4-fluoro-7-[1,2,3]triazol-1-yl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (BMS-585248, 12m) exhibited much improved in vitro potency and pharmacokinetic properties than the previous clinical candidate BMS-488043 (1). The predicted low clearance in humans, modest protein binding, and good potency in the presence of 40% human serum for 12m led to its selection for human clinical studies.
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- Alicia Regueiro-Ren
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development, 5 Research Parkway, Wallingford, Connecticut 06492, United States.
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Yeung KS, Qiu Z, Xue Q, Fang H, Yang Z, Zadjura L, D’Arienzo CJ, Eggers BJ, Riccardi K, Shi PY, Gong YF, Browning MR, Gao Q, Hansel S, Santone K, Lin PF, Meanwell NA, Kadow JF. Inhibitors of HIV-1 attachment. Part 7: Indole-7-carboxamides as potent and orally bioavailable antiviral agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yeung KS, Qiu Z, Yin Z, Trehan A, Fang H, Pearce B, Yang Z, Zadjura L, D’Arienzo CJ, Riccardi K, Shi PY, Spicer TP, Gong YF, Browning MR, Hansel S, Santone K, Barker J, Coulter T, Lin PF, Meanwell NA, Kadow JF. Inhibitors of HIV-1 attachment. Part 8: The effect of C7-heteroaryl substitution on the potency, and in vitro and in vivo profiles of indole-based inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yeung KS, Qiu Z, Yang Z, Zadjura L, D'Arienzo CJ, Browning MR, Hansel S, Huang XS, Eggers BJ, Riccardi K, Lin PF, Meanwell NA, Kadow JF. Inhibitors of HIV-1 attachment. Part 9: an assessment of oral prodrug approaches to improve the plasma exposure of a tetrazole-containing derivative. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012. [PMID: 23200244 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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7-(2H-Tetrazol-5-yl)-1H-indole 3 was found to be a potent inhibitor of HIV-1 attachment but the compound lacked oral bioavailability in rats. The cause of the low exposure was believed to be poor absorption attributed to the acidic nature of the tetrazole moiety and, in an effort to address this liability, three more lipohilic tetrazole analogs, N-acetoxymethyl 4, N-pivaloyloxymethyl 5, and N-methyl 6, were evaluated as potential oral prodrugs in rats. Prodrug 5 was ineffective in improving the plasma concentration of 3 in vivo but compound 4 provided a 15-fold enhancement of the plasma concentration of 3. Most interestingly, oral dosing of analog 6 afforded a substantial increase in the plasma concentration of the parent in rats when compared to dosing of parent. This represents a novel example of a methyl tetrazole that acts as a prodrug for a free NH tetrazole-containing compound.
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- Kap-Sun Yeung
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Research & Development, 5 Research Parkway, PO Box 5100, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA.
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Wang T, Yang Z, Zhang Z, Gong YF, Riccardi KA, Lin PF, Parker DD, Rahematpura S, Mathew M, Zheng M, Meanwell NA, Kadow JF, Bender JA. Inhibitors of HIV-1 attachment. Part 10. The discovery and structure-activity relationships of 4-azaindole cores. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012. [PMID: 23200254 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A series of 4-azaindole oxoacetic acid piperazine benzamides was synthesized and evaluated in an effort to identify an oral HIV-1 attachment inhibitor with the potential to improve upon the pre-clinical profile of BMS-378806 (7), an initial clinical compound. Modifications at the 7-position of the 4-azaindole core modulated potency significantly and SAR showed that certain compounds with a 5-membered ring heteroaryl group at that position were the most potent. Four of the compounds with the best profiles were evaluated in a rat pharmacokinetic model and all had superior oral bioavailability and lower clearance when compared with 7.
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- Tao Wang
- Research and Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 5 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA
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Bender JA, Yang Z, Eggers B, Gong YF, Lin PF, Parker DD, Rahematpura S, Zheng M, Meanwell NA, Kadow JF. Inhibitors of HIV-1 attachment. Part 11: the discovery and structure-activity relationships associated with 4,6-diazaindole cores. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012. [PMID: 23206859 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A series of HIV-1 attachment inhibitors containing a 4,6-diazaindole core were examined in an effort to identify a compound which improved upon the potency and oral exposure of BMS-488043 (2). BMS-488043 (2) is a 6-azaindole-based HIV-1 attachment inhibitor which established proof-of-concept for this mechanism in human clinical studies but required high doses and concomitant administration of a high fat meal to achieve efficacious exposures. Based on previous studies in indole and azaindole scaffolds, SAR investigation was concentrated around the key 7-position in the 4,6-diazaindole series and led to the discovery of molecules with 5- to 20-fold increases in potency and three- to seven-fold increases in exposure over 2 in a rat PK studies.
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- John A Bender
- Research and Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 5 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA.
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Thermodynamics-based drug design: strategies for inhibiting protein-protein interactions. Future Med Chem 2012; 3:1129-37. [PMID: 21806377 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.11.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The inhibition of protein-protein interactions and their ensuing signaling processes play an increasingly important role in modern medicine. Small molecular-weight inhibitors that can be administered orally are the preferred approach but efficient strategies for developing them are not yet generally available. Due to the large size difference between the protein-protein interface and the small molecule, inhibitor interactions are expected to extend to only a small region of the interface. If this is the case, classical competitive inhibition may be hard to achieve. In addition, competitive inhibition wastes binding energy that can be effectively used to inhibit signaling. The best and most energy-efficient approach would be the development of small molecules that bind at the protein-protein interface and inhibit the signaling process without displacing the protein ligand. This approach seems feasible knowing that the binding energy is not evenly distributed within the binding interface but concentrated in discrete hotspots, and that the initiation of signaling may not overlap with those hotspots. We outline a general protein-protein inhibition model that extends from competitive to noncompetitive scenarios and apply it to the development of HIV-1 gp120-CD4 inhibitors. This rigorous model can be easily applied to the analysis of protein-protein inhibition data and used as a tool in the optimization of inhibitor molecules.
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Sundberg RJ. Electrophilic Substitution Reactions of Indoles. TOPICS IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/7081_2010_52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wang T, Yin Z, Zhang Z, Bender JA, Yang Z, Johnson G, Yang Z, Zadjura LM, D’Arienzo CJ, DiGiugno Parker D, Gesenberg C, Yamanaka GA, Gong YF, Ho HT, Fang H, Zhou N, McAuliffe BV, Eggers BJ, Fan L, Nowicka-Sans B, Dicker IB, Gao Q, Colonno RJ, Lin PF, Meanwell NA, Kadow JF. Inhibitors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Attachment. 5. An Evolution from Indole to Azaindoles Leading to the Discovery of 1-(4-Benzoylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-(4,7-dimethoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (BMS-488043), a Drug Candidate That Demonstrates Antiviral Activity in HIV-1-Infected Subjects. J Med Chem 2009; 52:7778-87. [DOI: 10.1021/jm900843g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Preclinical Candidate Optimization
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- Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Preclinical Candidate Optimization
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- Analytical Research and Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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