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De Strooper B, Karran E. New precision medicine avenues to the prevention of Alzheimer's disease from insights into the structure and function of γ-secretases. EMBO J 2024; 43:887-903. [PMID: 38396302 PMCID: PMC10943082 DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00057-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Two phase-III clinical trials with anti-amyloid peptide antibodies have met their primary goal, i.e. slowing of Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. However, antibody therapy may not be the optimal therapeutic modality for AD prevention, as we will discuss in the context of the earlier small molecules described as "γ-secretase modulators" (GSM). We review here the structure, function, and pathobiology of γ-secretases, with a focus on how mutations in presenilin genes result in early-onset AD. Significant progress has been made in generating compounds that act in a manner opposite to pathogenic presenilin mutations: they stabilize the proteinase-substrate complex, thereby increasing the processivity of substrate cleavage and altering the size spectrum of Aβ peptides produced. We propose the term "γ-secretase allosteric stabilizers" (GSAS) to distinguish these compounds from the rather heterogenous class of GSM. The GSAS represent, in theory, a precision medicine approach to the prevention of amyloid deposition, as they specifically target a discrete aspect in a complex cell biological signalling mechanism that initiates the pathological processes leading to Alzheimer's disease.
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- Bart De Strooper
- Dementia Research Institute, Institute of Neurology, University College London, at the Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 AT, UK.
- Laboratory for the Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases, VIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, and Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
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- Cambridge Research Center, AbbVie, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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Narlawar R, Serneels L, Gaffric C, Gijsen HJM, De Strooper B, Bischoff F. Discovery of brain permeable 2-Azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane sulfonamides as a novel class of presenilin-1 selective γ-secretase inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 260:115725. [PMID: 37657269 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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This paper describes the rational design, synthesis, structure-activity relationship (SAR), and biological profile of presenilin-1 (PSEN-1) complex selective γ-secretase inhibitors, assessed for selectivity using a unique set of four γ-secretase subtype complexes. A set of known PSEN-1 selective γ-Secretase inhibitors (GSIs) was analyzed to understand the pharmacophoric features required for selective inhibition. Conformational modeling suggests that a characteristic 'U' shape orientation between aromatic sulfone/sulfonamide and aryl ring is crucial for PSEN-1 selectivity and potency. Using these insights, a series of brain-penetrant 2-azabicyclo[2,2,2]octane sulfonamides was devised and synthesized as a new class of PSEN-1 selective inhibitors. Compounds 13c and 13k displayed high potency towards PSEN1-APH1B complex but moderate selectivity towards PSEN2 complexes. However, compound (+)-13b displayed low nanomolar potency towards the PSEN1-APH1B complex, little (∼4-fold) selectivity towards PSEN1-APH1A, and high selectivity (>350-fold) versus PSEN2 complexes. Excellent brain penetration, no significant CYP inhibition, or cardiotoxicity, good solubility, and permeability make (+)-13b an excellent candidate for further lead optimization.
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- Rajeshwar Narlawar
- Discovery Chemistry, Therapeutics Discovery, Janssen Research & Development, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340, Beerse, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Institute for Neuroscience and Disease, (LIND), Leuven, Belgium.
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- Discovery Chemistry, Therapeutics Discovery, Janssen Research & Development, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340, Beerse, Belgium
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- Discovery Chemistry, Therapeutics Discovery, Janssen Research & Development, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340, Beerse, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Institute for Neuroscience and Disease, (LIND), Leuven, Belgium; VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium; Dementia Research Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- Discovery Chemistry, Therapeutics Discovery, Janssen Research & Development, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340, Beerse, Belgium.
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Ding R, Li L, Yu YT, Zhang B, Wang PL. Photoredox-Catalyzed Synthesis of 3-Sulfonylated Pyrrolin-2-ones via a Regioselective Tandem Sulfonylation Cyclization of 1,5-Dienes. Molecules 2023; 28:5473. [PMID: 37513345 PMCID: PMC10386375 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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A mild, visible-light-induced, regioselective cascade sulfonylation-cyclization of 1,5-dienes with sulfonyl chlorides through the intermolecular radical addition/cyclization of alkenes C(sp2)-H was developed. This procedure proceeds well and affords a mild and efficient route to a range of monosulfonylated pyrrolin-2-ones at room temperatures.
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- Ran Ding
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu 233100, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu 233100, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu 233100, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu 233100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
- Information College, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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Liu F, Huang J, Wu X, Du F, Zeng L, Wu J, Chen Z. Regioselective Radical-Relay Sulfonylation/Cyclization Protocol to Sulfonylated Pyrrolidones under Transition-Metal-Free Conditions. J Org Chem 2022; 87:6137-6145. [PMID: 35437015 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A simple and low-cost tandem sulfonylation/cyclization of 1,5-diene, aryldiazonium salt, and DABCO·(SO2)2 is disclosed. This base-promoted multicomponent reaction can provide a "green" and economic synthesis of sulfonylated pyrrolidones under transition-metal-free and moisture/oxygen-insensitive reaction conditions, thus delivering a wide range of sulfonylated pyrrolidones in moderate to high yields with excellent functional group compatibility. A plausible mechanism involving a radical process is proposed, which demonstrates highly chemoselective trapping of the aryl radical with "SO2" species, and a regioselective sulfonylation/cyclization protocol in this reaction.
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- Fei Liu
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, P. R. China.,Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, 1139 Shifu Avenue, Taizhou, Zhejiang 318000, China
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- Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, 1139 Shifu Avenue, Taizhou, Zhejiang 318000, China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, 1139 Shifu Avenue, Taizhou, Zhejiang 318000, China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, P. R. China.,School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou 310015, China
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Small molecules targeting γ-secretase and their potential biological applications. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 232:114169. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cu-catalyzed coupling of unactivated tertiary alkyl alcohols with thiols via C–O bond cleavage. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Santiago Á, Guzmán-Ocampo DC, Aguayo-Ortiz R, Dominguez L. Characterizing the Chemical Space of γ-Secretase Inhibitors and Modulators. ACS Chem Neurosci 2021; 12:2765-2775. [PMID: 34291906 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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γ-Secretase (GS) is one of the most attractive molecular targets for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Its key role in the final step of amyloid-β peptides generation and its relationship in the cascade of events for disease development have caught the attention of many pharmaceutical groups. Over the past years, different inhibitors and modulators have been evaluated as promising therapeutics against AD. However, despite the great chemical diversity of the reported compounds, a global classification and visual representation of the chemical space for GS inhibitors and modulators remain unavailable. In the present work, we carried out a two-dimensional (2D) chemical space analysis from different classes and subclasses of GS inhibitors and modulators based on their structural similarity. Along with the novel structural information available for GS complexes, our analysis opens the possibility to identify compounds with high molecular similarity, critical to finding new chemical structures through the optimization of existing compounds and relating them with a potential binding site.
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- Ángel Santiago
- Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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Hügel HM, de Silva NH, Siddiqui A, Blanch E, Lingham A. Natural spirocyclic alkaloids and polyphenols as multi target dementia leads. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 43:116270. [PMID: 34153839 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The U rhynchophylla, U tomentosa, Isatis indigotica Fortune, Voacanga Africana, herbal constituents, fungal extracts from Aspergillus duricaulis culture media, include spirooxindoles, polyphenols or bridged spirocyclic alkaloids. Their constituents exhibit specific and synergistic multiple neuroprotective properties including inhibiting of Aβ fibril induced cytotoxicity, NMDA receptor inhibition in mice models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The pioneering research from Woodward to Waldmann has advanced the synthesis of spirocyclic alkaloids. Furthermore, the elucidation of the genetic analysis, biochemical pathways that links strictosidine to the alkaloids akuammicine, stemmadenine, tabersonine, catharanthine, will now enable the biotechnological generation, also stimulate synthesis of related bridged spirocyclic alkaloids for medicinal investigations. From the value of spirocyclic structures as multi target dementia leads, we hypothesise that simpler Lipinski-like natural/synthetic alkaloid analogues may likewise be discovered that provide neurocognitive enhancing activities against dementia and AD.
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- Helmut M Hügel
- Applied Chemistry & Environmental Science, School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.
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- Applied Chemistry & Environmental Science, School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Applied Chemistry & Environmental Science, School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Applied Chemistry & Environmental Science, School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Applied Chemistry & Environmental Science, School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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Gong Y, Zhu Z, Qian Q, Tong W, Gong H. Zn- and Cu-Catalyzed Coupling of Tertiary Alkyl Bromides and Oxalates to Forge Challenging C–O, C–S, and C–N Bonds. Org Lett 2021; 23:1005-1010. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c04206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yuxin Gong
- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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Spirocyclic scaffolds are incorporated in various approved drugs and drug candidates. The increasing interest in less planar bioactive compounds has given rise to the development of synthetic methodologies for the preparation of spirocyclic scaffolds. In this Perspective, we summarize the diverse synthetic routes to obtain spirocyclic systems. The impact of spirocycles on potency and selectivity, including the aspect of stereochemistry, is discussed. Furthermore, we examine the changes in physicochemical properties as well as in in vitro and in vivo ADME using selected studies that compare spirocyclic compounds to their nonspirocyclic counterparts. In conclusion, the value of spirocyclic scaffolds in medicinal chemistry is discussed.
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- Kerstin Hiesinger
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue Straße 9, D-60348 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue Straße 9, D-60348 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Mandal M, Buevich A, Caldwell JP, Hyde L, Huang X, Liu X, McKittrick B, Mazzola RD, Pissarnitski D, Palani A, Zhang L, Parker E, Xiao L, Rindgen D, Zhu Z. Generation of Leads for γ-Secretase Modulation. J Med Chem 2020; 63:8216-8230. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mihirbaran Mandal
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of NMR Structure Elucidation, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Modeling and Informatics, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Metabolism, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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Sun H, Jiang Y, Yang YS, Li YY, Li L, Wang WX, Feng T, Li ZH, Liu JK. Synthesis of difluoromethylated 2-oxindoles and quinoline-2,4-diones via visible light-induced tandem radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:6629-6638. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01213c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Visible light-induced difluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides to afford difluoromethylated 2-oxindoles and quinoline-2,4-diones with difluoromethyl 2-pyridyl sulfones as radical precursors has been disclosed.
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- Huan Sun
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan
- P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Ethnopharmacology Education
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan
- P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Ethnopharmacology Education
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Guo YJ, Lu S, Tian LL, Huang EL, Hao XQ, Zhu X, Shao T, Song MP. Iodine-Mediated Difunctionalization of Imidazopyridines with Sodium Sulfinates: Synthesis of Sulfones and Sulfides. J Org Chem 2017; 83:338-349. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Yu-Jing Guo
- College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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Gu K, Li Q, Lin H, Zhu J, Mo J, He S, Lu X, Jiang X, Sun H. Gamma secretase inhibitors: a patent review (2013 - 2015). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2017; 27:851-866. [PMID: 28350212 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2017.1313231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Gamma secretase (GS) is an intricate and multi-subunits complex, and it can cut various transmembrane proteins. Now it is a therapeutic target for a number of diseases. However, due to some side effects, the clinical development of GSI is not successful. Therefore, searching for effective GSIs has become a key point in drug discovery. Areas covered: This review discusses the structure and function of GS and various types of GSIs. And this article seeks to give an overview of the patents or applications published from 2013 to 2015 in which novel chemical classes are claimed to inhibit the GS. Expert opinion: Firstly, further understanding the structure and function of GS to elucidate the disease mechanism and develop AD therapies is urgent. Secondly, if the bioequivalence, pharmacokinetics and selectivity can be improved greatly, some failed clinical inhibitors still can become the promising compounds for clinical trials. Thirdly, some weaknesses are exposed during the development of GSI, especially the insufficient potency, low brain penetration and poor selectivity. Finally, to find potent and selective GSI is the major direction in future. Moreover, to find new indications and dosing regimens in a trial of GSIs also can be seen as new ways.
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- Kai Gu
- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- b Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Science , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , China
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Substituted 4-morpholine N-arylsulfonamides as γ-secretase inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 124:36-48. [PMID: 27560281 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The design, synthesis, SAR, and biological profile of a substituted 4-morpholine sulfonamide series of γ-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) were described. In several cases, the resulting series of GSIs reduced CYP liabilities and improved γ-secretase inhibition activity compared to our previous research series. Selected compounds demonstrated significant reduction of amyloid-β (Aβ) after acute oral dosing in a transgenic animal model of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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Matralis AN, Tsantrizos YS. Synthesis of Benzothiophene-Containing 10- and 11-Membered Cyclic Phostones. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Alexios N. Matralis
- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke Street West H3A 0B8 Montreal QC Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke Street West H3A 0B8 Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Biochemistry; McGill University; 3649 Promenade Sir William Osler H3G 0B1 Montreal QC Canada
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Zhang MZ, Ji PY, Liu YF, Xu JW, Guo CC. Disulfides as Sulfonylating Precursors for the Synthesis of Sulfone-Containing Oxindoles. Adv Synth Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201600200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Ming-Zhong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics; Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hunan University; Changsha 410082 People's Republic of China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Yangtze Normal University; Chongqing 408100 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics; Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hunan University; Changsha 410082 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics; Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hunan University; Changsha 410082 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics; Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hunan University; Changsha 410082 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics; Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hunan University; Changsha 410082 People's Republic of China
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Lord TM, Casino SL, Hartzell SE, Garcia KJ, Pike RD, Stockland RA. Convenient Access to Arylated Spirocyclic Bisphosphonates. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201600479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Taylor M. Lord
- Department of Chemistry; Bucknell University; Lewisburg PA 17837
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- Department of Chemistry; Bucknell University; Lewisburg PA 17837
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- Department of Chemistry; The College of William and Mary; Williamsburg, VA 23185
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