Design and synthesis of orally bioavailable serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) inhibitors
作者:Marlys Hammond、David G. Washburn、Tram H. Hoang、Sharada Manns、James S. Frazee、Hiroko Nakamura、Jaclyn R. Patterson、Walter Trizna、Charlene Wu、Leonard M. Azzarano、Rakesh Nagilla、Melanie Nord、Rebecca Trejo、Martha S. Head、Baoguang Zhao、Angela M. Smallwood、Kendra Hightower、Nicholas J. Laping、Christine G. Schnackenberg、Scott K. Thompson
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.05.051
日期:2009.8
The lead serum and glucocorticoid-related kinase 1 (SGK1) inhibitors 4-(5-phenyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)benzoic acid (1) and 4-[5-(2-naphthalenyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b] pyridin-3-yl]phenyl}acetic acid (2) suffer from low DNAUC values in rat, due in part to formation and excretion of glucuronic acid conjugates. These PK/glucuronidation issues were addressed either by incorporating a substituent on the 3-phenyl ring ortho to the key carboxylate functionality of 1 or by substituting on the group in between the carboxylate and phenyl ring of 2. Three of these analogs have been identified as having good SGK1 inhibition potency and have DNAUC values suitable for in vivo testing. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.