Identification of Less Lipophilic Riminophenazine Derivatives for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
摘要:
Clofazimine (CFZ), a member of the riminophenazine class, has been studied in clinical trials for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). CFZ has several side effects which can be attributed to its extremely high lipophilicity. A series of novel riminophenazine analogues bearing a C-2 pyridyl substituent was designed and synthesized with the goal of maintaining potent activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) while improving upon its safety profile by lowering the lipophilicity. All compounds were evaluated for their in vitro activity and cytotoxicity. The results demonstrated that many new compounds had potent activity against M. tuberculosis with MICs of less than 0.03 mu g/mL and low cytotoxicity with IC50 values greater than 64 mu g/mL. Some compounds were tested for in vivo efficacy against MDR-TB in an experimental mouse infection model. Two compounds demonstrated equivalent or better efficacy than CFZ in this model with significantly reduced skin discoloration potential.
Discovery of novel, orally available benzimidazoles as melanin concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCHR1) antagonists
作者:Pradip K. Sasmal、Sanjita Sasmal、P. Tirumala Rao、B. Venkatesham、M. Roshaiah、Chandrasekhar Abbineni、Ish Khanna、Vikram P. Jadhav、J. Suresh、Rashmi Talwar、Syed Muzeeb、Jean-Marie Receveur、Thomas M. Frimurer、Øystein Rist、Lisbeth Elster、Thomas Högberg
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.07.086
日期:2010.9
Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) is an important mediator of energy homeostasis and plays role in several disorders such as obesity, stress, depression and anxiety. The synthesis and biological evaluation of novel benzimidazole derivatives as MCHR1 antagonists are described. The in vivo proof of principle for weight loss with a lead compound from this series is exemplified. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Benzimidazole compounds
申请人:PFIZER INC.
公开号:EP0846689B1
公开(公告)日:2004-01-14
Biomimetic alloxan-catalyzed intramolecular redox reaction with O2: One-pot atom-economic synthesis of sulfinyl-functionalized benzimidazoles
Given the necessity of sacrificial reductants in various biomimetic aerobic oxygenations, alloxan-catalyzed aerobic redox system for one-pot atom-economic synthesis of sulfinyl-functionalized benzimidazoles was developed by ingeniously binding both the substrate sulfide and sacrificial reductant. This mild and transition-metal-free protocol undergoes two oxidations without additional sacrificial reagents
Clofazimine (CFZ), a member of the riminophenazine class, has been studied in clinical trials for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). CFZ has several side effects which can be attributed to its extremely high lipophilicity. A series of novel riminophenazine analogues bearing a C-2 pyridyl substituent was designed and synthesized with the goal of maintaining potent activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) while improving upon its safety profile by lowering the lipophilicity. All compounds were evaluated for their in vitro activity and cytotoxicity. The results demonstrated that many new compounds had potent activity against M. tuberculosis with MICs of less than 0.03 mu g/mL and low cytotoxicity with IC50 values greater than 64 mu g/mL. Some compounds were tested for in vivo efficacy against MDR-TB in an experimental mouse infection model. Two compounds demonstrated equivalent or better efficacy than CFZ in this model with significantly reduced skin discoloration potential.