Design and synthesis of highly selective, orally active Polo-like kinase-2 (Plk-2) inhibitors
摘要:
Polo-like kinase-2 (Plk-2) is a potential therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease and this Letter describes the SAR of a series of dihydropteridinone based Plk-2 inhibitors. By optimizing both the N-8 substituent and the biaryl region of the inhibitors we obtained single digit nanomolar compounds such as 37 with excellent selectivity for Plk-2 over Plk-1. When dosed orally in rats, compound 37 demonstrated a 41-45% reduction of pS129-alpha-synuclein levels in the cerebral cortex. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Selective and Brain-Permeable Polo-like Kinase-2 (Plk-2) Inhibitors That Reduce α-Synuclein Phosphorylation in Rat Brain
作者:Danielle L. Aubele、Roy K. Hom、Marc Adler、Robert A. Galemmo、Simeon Bowers、Anh P. Truong、Hu Pan、Paul Beroza、R. Jeffrey Neitz、Nanhua Yao、May Lin、George Tonn、Heather Zhang、Michael P. Bova、Zhao Ren、Danny Tam、Lany Ruslim、Jeanne Baker、Linnea Diep、Kent Fitzgerald、Jennifer Hoffman、Ruth Motter、Donald Fauss、Pearl Tanaka、Michael Dappen、Jacek Jagodzinski、Wayman Chan、Andrei W. Konradi、Lee Latimer、Yong L. Zhu、Hing L. Sham、John P. Anderson、Marcelle Bergeron、Dean R. Artis
DOI:10.1002/cmdc.201300166
日期:2013.8
involved in the phosphorylation of α‐synuclein in Lewy bodies, which are one of the hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease neuropathology. Potent, selective, brain‐penetrant inhibitors of Plk‐2 were obtained from a structure‐guided drug discovery approach driven by the first reported Plk‐2–inhibitor complexes. The best of these compounds showed excellent isoform and kinome‐wide selectivity, with physicochemical