Identification of an Orally Efficacious Matrix Metalloprotease 12 Inhibitor for Potential Treatment of Asthma
作者:Wei Li、Jianchang Li、Yuchuan Wu、Fabio Rancati、Stefania Vallese、Luca Raveglia、Junjun Wu、Rajeev Hotchandani、Nathan Fuller、Kristina Cunningham、Paul Morgan、Susan Fish、Rustem Krykbaev、Xin Xu、Steve Tam、Samuel J. Goldman、William Abraham、Cara Williams、Joseph Sypek、Tarek S. Mansour
DOI:10.1021/jm900809r
日期:2009.9.10
MMP-12 plays a significant role in airway inflammation and remodeling. Increased expression and production of MMP-12 have been observed in the lungs of asthmatic patients. Compound 27 was identified as a potent and selective MMP-12 inhibitor possessing good physicochemical properties. In pharmacological studies, the compound was orally efficacious in an MMP-12 induced ear-swelling inflammation model in the mouse with a good dose response. This compound also exhibited oral efficacy in a naturally Ascaris-sensitized sheep asthma model showing significant inhibition of the late phase response to allergen challenge. This compound has been considered for further development as a treatment therapy for asthma.