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Politanskaya LV, Selivanova GA, Panteleeva EV, Tretyakov EV, Platonov VE, Nikul’shin PV, Vinogradov AS, Zonov YV, Karpov VM, Mezhenkova TV, Vasilyev AV, Koldobskii AB, Shilova OS, Morozova SM, Burgart YV, Shchegolkov EV, Saloutin VI, Sokolov VB, Aksinenko AY, Nenajdenko VG, Moskalik MY, Astakhova VV, Shainyan BA, Tabolin AA, Ioffe SL, Muzalevskiy VM, Balenkova ES, Shastin AV, Tyutyunov AA, Boiko VE, Igumnov SM, Dilman AD, Adonin NY, Bardin VV, Masoud SM, Vorobyeva DV, Osipov SN, Nosova EV, Lipunova GN, Charushin VN, Prima DO, Makarov AG, Zibarev AV, Trofimov BA, Sobenina LN, Belyaeva KV, Sosnovskikh VY, Obydennov DL, Usachev SA. Organofluorine chemistry: promising growth areas and challenges. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Liu Y, Qian M, Ma X, Zhu L, Martin JW. Nontarget Mass Spectrometry Reveals New Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Fish from the Yangtze River and Tangxun Lake, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:5830-5840. [PMID: 29659273 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Nontarget high-resolution mass spectrometry (Nt-HRMS) has been proven useful for the identification of unknown poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in commercial products and water, but applications to biological samples are limited. China is the major PFAS-manufacturing nation; thus, here, we adapted our Nt-HRMS methods to fish collected from the Yangtze River and Tangxun Lake to discover potentially bioaccumulative PFASs in aquatic organisms destined for human consumption. In addition to traditional PFASs, over 330 other fluorinated analytes belonging to 10 classes of PFASs were detected among the pooled fish livers, including 6 sulfonate classes, 2 amine classes, 1 carboxylate class, and 1 N-heterocycle class. One class was detected in samples from both locations, 8 classes were detected exclusively in Tangxun Lake fish, and 1 class was detected exclusively in Yangtze River fish, 10 km downstream of a fluorochemical manufacturing site where we first reported these substances in wastewater 3 years ago. Overall, 4 of the PFAS classes (>165 analytes) are reported for the first time here. Wider monitoring and toxicological testing should be a priority for understanding the health risks posed to people and wildlife exposed to these substances.
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- Yanna Liu
- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicity, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta Canada , T6G 2G3
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- Analytical Chemistry Laboratory , Wuxi AppTec , Suzhou , China , 215104
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin , China , 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin , China , 300071
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicity, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta Canada , T6G 2G3
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry , Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden , 10691
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Tukun FL, Olberg DE, Riss PJ, Haraldsen I, Kaass A, Klaveness J. Recent Development of Non-Peptide GnRH Antagonists. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22122188. [PMID: 29232843 PMCID: PMC6149776 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22122188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The decapeptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone, also referred to as luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone with the sequence (pGlu-His-Trp-Ser-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Arg-Pro-Gly-NH2) plays an important role in regulating the reproductive system. It stimulates differential release of the gonadotropins FSH and LH from pituitary tissue. To date, treatment of hormone-dependent diseases targeting the GnRH receptor, including peptide GnRH agonist and antagonists are now available on the market. The inherited issues associate with peptide agonists and antagonists have however, led to significant interest in developing orally active, small molecule, non-peptide antagonists. In this review, we will summarize all developed small molecule GnRH antagonists along with the most recent clinical data and therapeutic applications.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
- Norsk Medisinsk Syklotronsenter AS, Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
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- Norsk Medisinsk Syklotronsenter AS, Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
- Realomics SFI, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
- Department of neuropsychiatry and psychosomatic medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 4950 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of neuropsychiatry and psychosomatic medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 4950 Oslo, Norway.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
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Yang J, Zhou X, Zeng Y, Huang C, Xiao Y, Zhang J. Synthesis of 2-fluoro-2-pyrrolines via tandem reaction of α-trifluoromethyl-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with N-tosylated 2-aminomalonates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:4922-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc00831c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple base-mediated synthesis of synthetically valuable 2-fluoro-2-pyrrolines from α-trifluoromethyl-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and N-tosylated 2-aminomalonates was developed.
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- Jieru Yang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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Yang TP, Lin JH, Chen QY, Xiao JC. A novel reaction of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones with nitriles leading to 2-fluoropyrroles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:9833-5. [PMID: 24030730 DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45456h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Tang-Po Yang
- Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Miwa K, Hitaka T, Imada T, Sasaki S, Yoshimatsu M, Kusaka M, Tanaka A, Nakata D, Furuya S, Endo S, Hamamura K, Kitazaki T. Discovery of 1-{4-[1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-5-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-3-(6-methoxypyridazin-3-yl)-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl]phenyl}-3-methoxyurea (TAK-385) as a potent, orally active, non-peptide antagonist of the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor. J Med Chem 2011; 54:4998-5012. [PMID: 21657270 DOI: 10.1021/jm200216q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We previously discovered an orally active human gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist, thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione derivative 1 (sufugolix). To reduce the cytochrome P450 (CYP) inhibitory activity and improve in vivo GnRH antagonistic activity, further optimization of this scaffold was carried out. We focused our synthetic efforts on chemical modification at the 5 and 3 positions of the thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione ring based on computational modeling, which resulted in the discovery of 1-{4-[1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-5-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-3-(6-methoxypyridazin-3-yl)-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl]phenyl}-3-methoxyurea (16b) as a highly potent and orally active GnRH antagonist. Compound 16b showed potent in vitro GnRH antagonistic activity in the presence of fetal bovine serum (FBS) without CYP inhibition. Oral administration of 16b maintained the suppressive effect of the plasma luteinizing hormone levels in castrated cynomolgus monkeys at a 3 mg/kg dose for more than 24 h. Compound 16b is currently under clinical development with the code name of TAK-385.
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- Kazuhiro Miwa
- CMC Center, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., 17-85, Jusohonmachi 2-chome, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-8686, Japan.
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Synthesis of uracil derivatives and their alkylation: an approach to peptide non-nucleic acid monomers. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-010-0280-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Birari DR, Ghagare MG, Kazi MA, Bagul SM, Ghotekar BK, Toche RB, Jachak MN. Synthesis of Cytosine Derivatives and Study of their Alkylation under Mild Conditions. ORG PREP PROCED INT 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/00304940903324390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Dilip R. Birari
- a Organic Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry , KTHM College , Nashik, 422002, M. S., India
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- a Organic Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry , KTHM College , Nashik, 422002, M. S., India
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- a Organic Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry , KTHM College , Nashik, 422002, M. S., India
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- a Organic Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry , KTHM College , Nashik, 422002, M. S., India
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- a Organic Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry , KTHM College , Nashik, 422002, M. S., India
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- a Organic Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry , KTHM College , Nashik, 422002, M. S., India
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- a Organic Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry , KTHM College , Nashik, 422002, M. S., India
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Heitman LH, Ijzerman AP. G protein-coupled receptors of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis: a case for Gnrh, LH, FSH, and GPR54 receptor ligands. Med Res Rev 2008; 28:975-1011. [PMID: 18561294 DOI: 10.1002/med.20129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, important in reproduction and sex hormone-dependent diseases, is regulated by a number of G protein-coupled receptors. The recently "deorphanized" GPR54 receptor activated by the peptide metastin is thought to be the key regulator of the axis, mainly by releasing gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus. The latter decapeptide, through the activation of the GnRH receptor in the anterior pituitary, causes the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which subsequently activate their respective receptors on the gonadotrope cells. In this review we will discuss the small molecule agonists and antagonists that are currently being developed to intervene with the action of these four receptors. For GnRH receptors, 14 different chemical classes of non-peptidic antagonists have been reported, while for the LH receptor three classes of agonists have been described. Both agonists and antagonists have been introduced for the FSH receptor. Recently, the first non-peptidic agonist for GPR54 was reported.
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- Laura H Heitman
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Ketene S,S-acetals in the synthesis of some new fused pyrimidine derivatives. Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10593-007-0056-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Heise CE, Sullivan SK, Crowe PD. Scintillation proximity assay as a high-throughput method to identify slowly dissociating nonpeptide ligand binding to the GnRH receptor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 12:235-9. [PMID: 17208923 DOI: 10.1177/1087057106297362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Many nonpeptide antagonists of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor, as well as other drug targets, possess a broad range of dissociation kinetic rate constants. Current methods to accurately define kinetic rate parameters such as K(on) and K(off) are time and labor intensive, prompting the development of a screening assay to identify slowly dissociating compounds for follow-up rate constant determination. The authors measured inhibition binding constants (K(i)) for GnRH receptor antagonists after 30 min and 10 h of incubation and observed several compounds with markedly decreased K(i) values over time (Ki(30 min)/Ki(10 h) > 6). They used scintillation proximity assay technology to perform these binding experiments because this homogeneous assay does not have a fixed termination end point as does filtration binding, permitting successive readings to be taken from the same assay plate over an extended period of time. They also used a quantitative method of kinetic rate analysis to confirm that a large disparity between a compound's K(i) value at 30 min and 10 h could identify compounds that dissociate slowly. Thus, the K(i) ratio can be used to screen for and select compounds to test using more quantitative, albeit lower throughput methods to accurately define kinetic rate constants.
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- Christopher E Heise
- Neurocrine Biosciences Inc, Department of Pharmacology, San Diego, CA 92130, USA.
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Sullivan SK, Hoare SRJ, Fleck BA, Zhu YF, Heise CE, Struthers RS, Crowe PD. Kinetics of nonpeptide antagonist binding to the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor: Implications for structure–activity relationships and insurmountable antagonism. Biochem Pharmacol 2006; 72:838-49. [PMID: 16930559 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2006] [Revised: 06/28/2006] [Accepted: 07/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Numerous nonpeptide ligands have been developed for the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor as potential agents for treatment of disorders of the reproductive-endocrine axis. While the equilibrium binding of these ligands has been studied in detail, little is known of the kinetics of their receptor interaction. In this study we evaluated the kinetic structure-activity relationships (SAR) of uracil-series antagonists by measuring their association and dissociation rate constants. These constants were measured directly using a novel radioligand, [3H] NBI 42902, and indirectly for unlabeled ligands. Receptor association and dissociation of [3H] NBI 42902 was monophasic, with an association rate constant of 93+/-10 microM(-1) min(-1) and a dissociation rate constant of 0.16+/-0.02 h(-1) (t(1/2) of 4.3 h). Four unlabeled compounds were tested with varying substituents at the 2-position of the benzyl group at position 1 of the uracil (-F, -SO(CH3), -SO2(CH3) and -CF3). The nature of the substituent did not appreciably affect the association rate constant but varied the dissociation rate constant >50-fold (t(1/2) ranging from 52 min for -SO(CH3) to >43 h for -CF3). This SAR was poorly resolved in standard competition assays due to lack of equilibration. The functional consequences of the varying dissociation rate were investigated by measuring antagonism of GnRH-stimulated [3H] inositol phosphates accumulation. Slowly dissociating ligands displayed insurmountable antagonism (decrease of the GnRH E(max)) while antagonism by more rapidly dissociating ligands was surmountable (without effect on the GnRH E(max)). Therefore, evaluating the receptor binding kinetics of nonpeptide antagonists revealed SAR, not evident in standard competition assays, that defined at least in part the mode of functional antagonism by the ligands. These findings are of importance for the future definition of nonpeptide ligand SAR and for the identification of potentially useful slowly dissociating antagonists for the GnRH receptor.
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- Susan K Sullivan
- Department of Pharmacology and Lead Discovery, Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., 12790 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130, USA
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Sarma PKS, Tiwari A, Kondaskar A, Cliffe IA. Peptidomimetic GnRH receptor antagonists for the treatment of reproductive and proliferative diseases. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2006. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.16.6.733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Li H, Anderes KL, Kraynov EA, Luthin DR, Do QQ, Hong Y, Tompkins E, Sun ET, Rajapakse R, Pathak VP, Christie LC, Feng J, Vazir H, Castillo R, Gregory ML, Castro M, Nared-Hood K, Paderes G, Anderson MB. Discovery of a Novel, Orally Active, Small Molecule Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Receptor Antagonist. J Med Chem 2006; 49:3362-7. [PMID: 16722655 DOI: 10.1021/jm060012g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) plays an important role in the biology of reproduction. The use of GnRH receptor antagonists has been reported in the literature for the treatment of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers. In this article, we report the synthesis, in vitro characterization, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of an orally bioavailable, potent, small molecule GnRH receptor antagonist N-{4,6-dimethoxy-2-[(3-morpholin-4-ylpropyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl}-5-[3,3,6-trimthyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yl)oxy]-2-furamide (compound 1).
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- Haitao Li
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Research Pharmacology, and Pharmacokenetics, Dynamics & Metabolism, Pfizer Global Research & Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, USA.
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Černuchová P, Vo-Thanh G, Milata V, Loupy A, Jantová S, Theiszová M. Utilization of 2-ethoxymethylene-3-oxobutanenitrile in the synthesis of heterocycles possessing biological activity. Tetrahedron 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2005.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Pontillo J, Chen C. Efficient synthesis of bicyclic oxazolino- and thiazolino[3,2-c]pyrimidine-5,7-diones and its application to the synthesis of GnRH antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:1407-11. [PMID: 15713397 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2004] [Revised: 12/29/2004] [Accepted: 01/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Treatment of various 2-methyl oxazolines or thiazolines with chlorocarbonyl isocyanate gives the corresponding bicyclic oxazolino- or thiazolino[3,2-c]pyrimidin-5,7-dione derivatives in very good yield. This reaction has been applied to the rapid syntheses of human gonadotropin-releasing hormone (hGnRH) receptor antagonists for SAR study, resulting in 13e with binding affinity in the low nanomolar range (4.5 nM).
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- Joseph Pontillo
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., 12790 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130, USA.
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Tucci FC, Zhu YF, Struthers RS, Guo Z, Gross TD, Rowbottom MW, Acevedo O, Gao Y, Saunders J, Xie Q, Reinhart GJ, Liu XJ, Ling N, Bonneville AKL, Chen T, Bozigian H, Chen C. 3-[(2R)-Amino-2-phenylethyl]-1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-5-(2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)- 6-methylpyrimidin-2,4-dione (NBI 42902) as a Potent and Orally Active Antagonist of the Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor. Design, Synthesis, and in Vitro and in Vivo Characterization. J Med Chem 2005; 48:1169-78. [PMID: 15715483 DOI: 10.1021/jm049218c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Further structure-activity relationship studies of a series of substituted uracils at the 1, 3, and 5 positions resulted in the discovery of several potent antagonists of the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor. Uracils bearing a side chain derived from phenylglycinol at the 3-position were shown to be orally bioavailable in monkeys. 3-[(2R)-Amino-2-phenylethyl]-1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-5-(2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-6-methylpyrimidin-2,4-dione (R-13b, NBI 42902) displayed subnanomolar binding affinity (K(i) = 0.56 nM) and was a potent functional antagonist (IC(50) = 3.0 nM in Ca(2+) flux assay) at the human GnRH receptor. It also bound to the monkey GnRH receptor with high affinity (K(i) = 3.9 nM). In addition, R-13bhad good plasma exposure in cynomolgus monkeys after oral administration, with a C(max) of 737 ng/mL and an AUC of 2392 ng/mL.h at a 10 mg/kg dose. Moreover, oral administration of R-13b to castrated male cynomolgus monkeys resulted in a significant decrease in serum levels of luteinizing hormone. These results demonstrate that compounds from this series of uracils are potent GnRH antagonists with good oral bioavailability and efficacy in nonhuman primates.
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- Fabio C Tucci
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., 12790 El Camino Real, San Diego, California 92130, USA
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Rowbottom MW, Tucci FC, Connors PJ, Gross TD, Zhu YF, Guo Z, Moorjani M, Acevedo O, Carter L, Sullivan SK, Xie Q, Fisher A, Struthers RS, Saunders J, Chen C. Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of uracil derived human GnRH receptor antagonists: (R)-3-[2-(2-amino)phenethyl]-1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-6-methyluracils containing a substituted thiophene or thiazole at C-5. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:4967-73. [PMID: 15341961 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2004] [Accepted: 07/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The synthesis of a series of (R)-3-[2-(2-amino)phenethyl]-1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-6-methyluracils containing a substituted thiophene or thiazole at C-5 is described. SAR around C-5 of the uracil led to the discovery that a 2-thienyl or (2-phenyl)thiazol-4-yl group is required for optimal receptor binding. The best compound from the series had a binding affinity of 2 nM (K(i)) for the human GnRH receptor. A novel and convenient preparation of N-1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-6-methyluracil is also described.
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- Martin W Rowbottom
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., 12790 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130, USA.
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Tucci FC, Zhu YF, Guo Z, Gross TD, Connors PJ, Gao Y, Rowbottom MW, Struthers RS, Reinhart GJ, Xie Q, Chen TK, Bozigian H, Killam Bonneville AL, Fisher A, Jin L, Saunders J, Chen C. 3-(2-Aminoalkyl)-1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-5- (2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-6-methyl- uracils as Orally Bioavailable Antagonists of the Human Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor. J Med Chem 2004; 47:3483-6. [PMID: 15214774 DOI: 10.1021/jm049791w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Uracils possessing N-3 side chains derived from various amino alcohols were designed and synthesized as potent human gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor antagonists. The compounds herein presented displayed superior metabolic stability than their predecessor molecules. Selected compounds from this series featured good oral bioavailability in mice and cynomolgus monkeys.
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- Fabio C Tucci
- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Endocrinology, and Preclinical Development, Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., 10555 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Rowbottom MW, Tucci FC, Zhu YF, Guo Z, Gross TD, Reinhart GJ, Xie Q, Struthers RS, Saunders J, Chen C. Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of ( R )-1-alkyl-3-[2-(2-amino)phenethyl]-5-(2-fluorophenyl)-6-methyluracils as human GnRH receptor antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:2269-74. [PMID: 15081023 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2003] [Accepted: 02/02/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The synthesis of a series of (R)-1-alkyl-3-[2-(2-amino)phenethyl]-5-(2-fluorophenyl)-6-methyluracils is discussed. SAR around N-1 of the uracil was explored, which led to the discovery that an electron-deficient 2,6-disubstituted benzyl group is required for optimal receptor binding. The best compound from the series had binding affinity of 0.7 nM (K(i) for the human GnRH receptor, which was 8-fold better than the 2,6-difluorobenzyl analog.
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- Martin W Rowbottom
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc, 10555 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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GnRH and its analogs are used extensively for the treatment of hormone-dependent diseases and assisted reproductive techniques. They also have potential as novel contraceptives in men and women. A thorough delineation of the molecular mechanisms involved in ligand binding, receptor activation, and intracellular signal transduction is kernel to understanding disease processes and the development of specific interventions. Twenty-three structural variants of GnRH have been identified in protochordates and vertebrates. In many vertebrates, three GnRHs and three cognate receptors have been identified with distinct distributions and functions. In man, the hypothalamic GnRH regulates gonadotropin secretion through the pituitary GnRH type I receptor via activation of G(q). In-depth studies have identified amino acid residues in both the ligand and receptor involved in binding, receptor activation, and translation into intracellular signal transduction. Although the predominant coupling of the type I GnRH receptor in the gonadotrope is through productive G(q) stimulation, signal transduction can occur via other G proteins and potentially by G protein-independent means. The eventual selection of intracellular signaling may be specifically directed by variations in ligand structure. A second form of GnRH, GnRH II, conserved in all higher vertebrates, including man, is present in extrahypothalamic brain and many reproductive tissues. Its cognate receptor has been cloned from various vertebrate species, including New and Old World primates. The human gene homolog of this receptor, however, has a frame-shift and stop codon, and it appears that GnRH II signaling occurs through the type I GnRH receptor. There has been considerable plasticity in the use of different GnRHs, receptors, and signaling pathways for diverse functions. Delineation of the structural elements in GnRH and the receptor, which facilitate differential signaling, will contribute to the development of novel interventive GnRH analogs.
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- Robert P Millar
- Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Nonpeptide Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Antagonists. ANNUAL REPORTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-7743(04)39008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Tucci FC, Zhu YF, Guo Z, Gross TD, Connors PJ, Struthers RS, Reinhart GJ, Saunders J, Chen C. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of 1-arylmethyl-3-(1-methyl-2-amino)ethyl-5-aryl-6-methyluracils as antagonists of the human GnRH Receptor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2003; 13:3317-22. [PMID: 12951117 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(03)00619-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A new class of small molecule GnRH antagonists, the 1-arylmethyl-3-(1-methyl-2-amino)ethyl-5-aryl-6-methyluracils, was designed and a novel stereoselective synthesis for these compounds was developed. The stereochemical integrities of key intermediates (S)-6 and (R)-6 were confirmed by a combination of X-ray crystallography and chiral HPLC determinations. SAR studies were performed, which allowed the identification of derivatives (R)-9f, (R)-9h and (R)-12 as potent hGnRH antagonists (K(i)=20 nM).
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- Fabio C Tucci
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., 10555 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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