Discovery of Benzimidazole CYP11B2 Inhibitors with <i>in Vivo</i> Activity in Rhesus Monkeys
作者:Scott B. Hoyt、Min K. Park、Clare London、Yusheng Xiong、Jim Tata、D. Jonathan Bennett、Andrew Cooke、Jiaqiang Cai、Emma Carswell、John Robinson、John MacLean、Lindsay Brown、Simone Belshaw、Thomas R. Clarkson、Kun Liu、Gui-Bai Liang、Mary Struthers、Doris Cully、Tom Wisniewski、Ning Ren、Charlene Bopp、Andrea Sok、Tian-Quan Cai、Sloan Stribling、Lee-Yuh Pai、Xiuying Ma、Joe Metzger、Andreas Verras、Daniel McMasters、Qing Chen、Elaine Tung、Wei Tang、Gino Salituro、Nicole Buist、Jeff Kuethe、Nelo Rivera、Joe Clemas、Gaochao Zhou、Jack Gibson、Carrie Ann Maxwell、Mike Lassman、Theresa McLaughlin、Jose Castro-Perez、Daphne Szeto、Gail Forrest、Richard Hajdu、Mark Rosenbach、Amjad Ali
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00054
日期:2015.5.14
We report the discovery of a benzimidazole series of CYP11B2 inhibitors. Hit-to-lead and lead optimization studies identified compounds such as 32, which displays potent CYP11B2 inhibition, high selectivity versus related CYP targets, and good pharmacokinetic properties in rat and rhesus. In a rhesus pharmacodynamic model, 32 produces dose-dependent aldosterone lowering efficacy, with no apparent effect on cortisol levels.