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Rizvi SFA, Zhang H, Fang Q. Engineering peptide drug therapeutics through chemical conjugation and implication in clinics. Med Res Rev 2024. [PMID: 38704826 DOI: 10.1002/med.22046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
Abstract
The development of peptide drugs has made tremendous progress in the past few decades because of the advancements in modification chemistry and analytical technologies. The novel-designed peptide drugs have been modified through various biochemical methods with improved diagnostic, therapeutic, and drug-delivery strategies. Researchers found it a helping hand to overcome the inherent limitations of peptides and bring continued advancements in their applications. Furthermore, the emergence of peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs)-utilizes target-oriented peptide moieties as a vehicle for cytotoxic payloads via conjugation with cleavable chemical agents, resulting in the key foundation of the new era of targeted peptide drugs. This review summarizes the various classifications of peptide drugs, suitable chemical modification strategies to improve the ADME (adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) features of peptide drugs, and recent (2015-early 2024) progress/achievements in peptide-based drug delivery systems as well as their fruitful implication in preclinical and clinical studies. Furthermore, we also summarized the brief description of other types of PDCs, including peptide-MOF conjugates and peptide-UCNP conjugates. The principal aim is to provide scattered and diversified knowledge in one place and to help researchers understand the pinching knots in the science of PDC development and progress toward a bright future of novel peptide drugs.
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- Syed Faheem Askari Rizvi
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Gervasoni S, Öztürk I, Guccione C, Bosin A, Ruggerone P, Malloci G. Interaction of Radiopharmaceuticals with Somatostatin Receptor 2 Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:4924-4933. [PMID: 37466559 PMCID: PMC10428218 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00712] [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: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
Abstract
The development of drugs targeting somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2), generally overexpressed in neuroendocrine tumors, is focus of intense research. A few molecules in conjugation with radionuclides are in clinical use for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. These radiopharmaceuticals are composed of a somatostatin analogue biovector conjugated to a chelator moiety bearing the radionuclide. To date, despite valuable efforts, a detailed molecular-level description of the interaction of radiopharmaceuticals in complex with SSTR2 has not yet been accomplished. Therefore, in this work, we carefully analyzed the key dynamical features and detailed molecular interactions of SSTR2 in complex with six radiopharmaceutical compounds selected among the few already in use (64Cu/68Ga-DOTATATE, 68Ga-DOTATOC, 64Cu-SARTATE) and some in clinical development (68Ga-DOTANOC, 64Cu-TETATATE). Through molecular dynamics simulations and exploiting recently available structures of SSTR2, we explored the influence of the different portions of the compounds (peptide, radionuclide, and chelator) in the interaction with the receptor. We identified the most stable binding modes and found distinct interaction patterns characterizing the six compounds. We thus unveiled detailed molecular interactions crucial for the recognition of this class of radiopharmaceuticals. The microscopically well-founded analysis presented in this study provides guidelines for the design of new potent ligands targeting SSTR2.
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- Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Monserrato
(Cagliari) I-09042, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Monserrato
(Cagliari) I-09042, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Monserrato
(Cagliari) I-09042, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Monserrato
(Cagliari) I-09042, Italy
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Zhao J, Fu H, Yu J, Hong W, Tian X, Qi J, Sun S, Zhao C, Wu C, Xu Z, Cheng L, Chai R, Yan W, Wei X, Shao Z. Prospect of acromegaly therapy: molecular mechanism of clinical drugs octreotide and paltusotine. Nat Commun 2023; 14:962. [PMID: 36810324 PMCID: PMC9944328 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36673-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2) is highly expressed in neuroendocrine tumors and represents as a therapeutic target. Several peptide analogs mimicking the endogenous ligand somatostatin are available for clinical use, but poor therapeutic effects occur in a subset of patients, which may be correlated with subtype selectivity or cell surface expression. Here, we clarify the signal bias profiles of the first-generation peptide drug octreotide and a new-generation small molecule paltusotine by evaluating their pharmacological characteristics. We then perform cryo-electron microscopy analysis of SSTR2-Gi complexes to determine how the drugs activate SSTR2 in a selective manner. In this work, we decipher the mechanism of ligand recognition, subtype selectivity and signal bias property of SSTR2 sensing octreotide and paltusotine, which may aid in designing therapeutic drugs with specific pharmacological profiles against neuroendocrine tumors.
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- Jie Zhao
- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China. .,Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. .,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. .,Department of Nephrology, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, China.
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Zhao J, Wang S, Markison S, Kim SH, Han S, Chen M, Kusnetzow AK, Rico-Bautista E, Johns M, Luo R, Struthers RS, Madan A, Zhu Y, Betz SF. Discovery of Paltusotine (CRN00808), a Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable Non-peptide SST2 Agonist. ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 14:66-74. [PMID: 36655128 PMCID: PMC9841592 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The discovery of a novel 4-(4-aminopiperidinyl)-3,6-diarylquinoline series of potent SST2 agonists is described. This class of molecules exhibit excellent selectivity over SST1, SST3, SST4, and SST5 receptors. The compound 3-[4-(4-aminopiperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxybenzonitrile (22, paltusotine, formerly known as CRN00808) showed no direct inhibition of major cytochrome P450 enzymes or the hERG ion channel and had sufficient exposure in rats and excellent exposure in dogs upon oral dosing. In pharmacodynamic studies, compound 22 dose-dependently suppressed growth hormone (GH) secretion induced by an exogenous growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) challenge in both male and female rats following a single oral dose and suppressed IGF-1 levels with repeated oral administration in both rats and dogs. To the best of our knowledge, compound 22 is the first non-peptide SST2 agonist to advance to human clinical trials and is currently in Phase 3 trials in acromegaly patients and a Phase 2 trial in neuroendocrine tumor patients suffering from carcinoid syndrome.
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Mind the Gap—Deciphering GPCR Pharmacology Using 3D Pharmacophores and Artificial Intelligence. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15111304. [DOI: 10.3390/ph15111304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are amongst the most pharmaceutically relevant and well-studied protein targets, yet unanswered questions in the field leave significant gaps in our understanding of their nuanced structure and function. Three-dimensional pharmacophore models are powerful computational tools in in silico drug discovery, presenting myriad opportunities for the integration of GPCR structural biology and cheminformatics. This review highlights success stories in the application of 3D pharmacophore modeling to de novo drug design, the discovery of biased and allosteric ligands, scaffold hopping, QSAR analysis, hit-to-lead optimization, GPCR de-orphanization, mechanistic understanding of GPCR pharmacology and the elucidation of ligand–receptor interactions. Furthermore, advances in the incorporation of dynamics and machine learning are highlighted. The review will analyze challenges in the field of GPCR drug discovery, detailing how 3D pharmacophore modeling can be used to address them. Finally, we will present opportunities afforded by 3D pharmacophore modeling in the advancement of our understanding and targeting of GPCRs.
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Zhao J, Wang S, Hee Kim S, Han S, Rico-Bautista E, Sturchler E, Nguyen J, Tan H, Staley C, Karin Kusnetzow A, Betz SF, Johns M, Goulet L, Luo R, Fowler M, Athanacio J, Markison S, Scott Struthers R, Zhu Y. Discovery of 4-(3-aminopyrrolidinyl)-3-aryl-5-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-pyridines as potent and selective SST5 agonists for the treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2022; 71:128807. [PMID: 35605837 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
SST5 receptor activation potently inhibits insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells, and an orally available nonpeptide selective SST5 agonist may be used to effectively manage the blood glucose levels of congenital HI patients to avoid severe hypoglycemia. Our medicinal chemistry efforts have led to the discovery of 4-(3-aminopyrrolidinyl)-3-aryl-5-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-pyridine analogs as potent SST5 agonists. This class of molecules exhibits excellent human SST5 potency and selectivity against SST1, SST2, SST3 and SST4 receptors. Leading compound 3-{4-[(3S)-3-aminopyrrolidin-1-yl]-5-(4-methyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl-5-fluorobenzonitrile (28, CRN02481) showed limited off-target activity and good pharmacokinetic profiles in both male Sprague Dawley rats and Beagle dogs to advance into further preclinical evaluations.
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- Jian Zhao
- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States.
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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Ishida A, Okabe Y, Matsushita T, Sekiguchi T, Nishio T, Komagata T, Iwaki M, Miyata H, Katagi J, Naganawa A, Maruyama T, Imagawa A. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel somatostatin receptor subtype-2 agonists: Optimization for potency and risk mitigation of hERG and phospholipidosis. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 49:116424. [PMID: 34626901 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Somatostatin receptors are members of G-protein coupled receptor superfamily. Receptors can be classified into five subtypes, SSTR1 to 5. The highly potent and orally active SSTR2 agonist 7, which had been identified by our group, was found out to have toxicological liabilities such as hERG inhibition and phospholipidosis (PLD). We investigated the relationship between in silico physicochemical properties and hERG and PLD, and explored well-balanced agonists to identify amide 19 and benzimidazole 30. As a result of this exploration, we found out that the value of (cLogP) [2] + (pKa) [2] needs to be less than 110 to mitigate the liabilities.
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- Akiharu Ishida
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Safety Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Safety Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-1-1 Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka 618-8585, Japan
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Zhao J, Chen Z, Kusnetzow AK, Nguyen J, Rico-Bautista E, Tan H, Betz SF, Struthers RS, Zhu Y. Discovery of substituted 3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones as potent, biased, and orally bioavailable sst2 agonist. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127496. [PMID: 32805408 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
The discovery of a novel 3H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one series as potent and biased sst2 agonists is described. This class of molecules exhibits excellent sst2 potency and selectivity against sst1, sst3, and sst5 receptors, and they are significantly more potent at inhibiting cAMP production than inducing internalization. The orally bioavailable 6-(3-chloro-5-methylphenyl)-3-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-5-({methyl[(2S)-pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl]amino}methyl)-3H,4H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one (36) also suppresses GH secretion in GHRH-challenged rats in a dose-dependent manner.
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- Jian Zhao
- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States.
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10222 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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Discovery of nonpeptide 3,4-dihydroquinazoline-4-carboxamides as potent and selective sst2 agonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127391. [PMID: 32738999 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Nonpeptide sst2 agonists can provide a new treatment option for patients with acromegaly, carcinoid tumors, and neuroendocrine tumors. Our medicinal chemistry efforts have led to the discovery of novel 3,4-dihydroquinazoline-4-carboxamides as sst2 agonists. This class of molecules exhibits excellent human sst2 potency and selectivity against sst1, sst3, sst4 and sst5 receptors. Leading compound 3-(3-chloro-5-methylphenyl)-6-(3-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-N,7-dimethyl-N-{[(2S)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methyl}-3,4-dihydroquinazoline-4-carboxamide (28) showed no inhibition of major CYP450 enzymes (2C9, 2C19, 2D6 and 3A4) and weak inhibition of the hERG channel.
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