Isomeric acetoxy analogs of celecoxib and their evaluation as cyclooxygenase inhibitors
作者:M. Abdur Rahim、P.N. Praveen Rao、Atul Bhardwaj、Jatinder Kaur、Zhangjian Huang、Edward E. Knaus
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.08.053
日期:2011.10
A group of celecoxib analogs having a SO2NH2 (9a-f), or SO2Me (12a-f), COX-2 pharmacophore at the para-position of the N-1 phenyl ring in conjunction with a C-5 phenyl ring having a variety of substituents (4-, 3-, 2-OAc; 4-Me, 2-OAc, 4-Me, 3-OAc, 4-F,2-OAc) was synthesized for evaluation as cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors of the COX-1/COX-2 isozymes. Within this group of compounds, 1-(4-aminosulfonylphenyl)-3-trifluoromethyl-5-(2-acetoxy-4-fluorophenyl)pyrazole (9f) emerged as the most potent (COX-1 IC50 = 0.7 mu M; COX-2 IC50 = 0.015 mu M) and selective (COX-2 selectivity index = 47) inhibitor agent that exhibited good anti-inflammatory activity (ED50 = 42.3 mg/kg) which was lower than the reference drug celecoxib (ED50 = 10.8 mg/kg), but greater than ibuprofen (ED50 = 67.4 mg/kg) and aspirin (ED50 = 128.7 mg/kg). Molecular modeling studies for 9f showed that the SO2NH2 group assumes a position within the secondary pocket of the COX-2 active site wherein the SO2NH2 oxygen atom is hydrogen bonded to the H90 residue (2.90 angstrom), the SO2NH2 nitrogen atom forms a hydrogen bond with L352 (N center dot center dot center dot O = 2.80 angstrom ), and the acetyl group is positioned in the vicinity of the S530 residue where the acetyl oxygen atom undergoes hydrogen bonding to L531 (2.99 angstrom). (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.