Synthesis, biological evaluation, and docking analysis of a novel family of 1-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-diones as highly potent and selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors
作者:Kyung Ju Kim、Min Ji Choi、Ji-Sun Shin、Minju Kim、Hye-Eun Choi、Seoung Mook Kang、Jae Ho Jin、Kyung-Tae Lee、Jae Yeol Lee
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.02.074
日期:2014.4
As a continuous research for discovery of new COX-2 inhibitors, we present the simple chemical synthesis, in vitro biological screening, and molecular docking study of 1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione derivatives. New synthetic compounds were evaluated for the inhibitory activities on LPS-induced PGE(2) production in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells as well as the COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitory potency. Among them, compound 9d (MPO-0029) was identified as more potent and selective COX-2 inhibitor [PGE(2) IC50 = 8.7 nM, COX-2 IC50 = 6.0 nM; COX-2 selectivity index (SI) = > 168] than celecoxib. Molecular docking experiments were further performed against COX-2 and COX-1 isozymes to determine their probable binding models. Results of molecular docking studies revealed that compound 9d (MPO-0029) has stronger binding interaction with COX-2 than with COX-1 isozyme, and provided successfully complementary theoretical support for the obtained experimental biological data. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.