Discovery of 2-[5-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-4-ethyl-1<i>H</i>-pyrazol-3-yl]-1,5,5-trimethyl-1,5-dihydro-imidazol-4-thione (BPR-890) via an Active Metabolite. A Novel, Potent and Selective Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Inverse Agonist with High Antiobesity Efficacy in DIO Mice
作者:Chien-Huang Wu、Ming-Shiu Hung、Jen-Shin Song、Teng-Kuang Yeh、Ming-Chen Chou、Cheng-Ming Chu、Jiing-Jyh Jan、Min-Tsang Hsieh、Shi-Liang Tseng、Chun-Ping Chang、Wan-Ping Hsieh、Yinchiu Lin、Yen-Nan Yeh、Wan-Ling Chung、Chun-Wei Kuo、Chin-Yu Lin、Horng-Shing Shy、Yu-Sheng Chao、Kak-Shan Shia
DOI:10.1021/jm900471u
日期:2009.7.23
By using the active metabolite 5 as an initial template, further structural modifications led to the identification of the titled compound 24 (BPR-890) as a highly potent CB I inverse agonist possessing an excellent CB2/1 selectivity and remarkable in vivo efficacy in diet-induced obese mice with a minimum effective dose as low as 0.03 mg/kg (po qd) at the end of the 30-day chronic study. Current SAR studies along with those of many existing rimonabant-mimicking molecules imply that around the pyrazole C3-position, a rigid and deep binding pocket should exist for CB1 receptor. In addition, relative to the conventional carboxamide carbonyl, serving as a key hydrogen-bond acceptor during ligand-CB1 receptor interaction, the corresponding polarizable thione carbonyl might play a more critical role in stabilizing the Asp366-Lys192 salt bridge in the proposed CB1-receptor homology model and inducing significant selectivity for CB1R over CB2R.