Discovery of benzodihydroisofurans as novel, potent, bioavailable and brain-penetrant prolylcarboxypeptidase inhibitors
作者:Hong C. Shen、Fa-Xiang Ding、Jinlong Jiang、Andreas Verras、Renee M. Chabin、Suoyu Xu、Xinchun Tong、Qing Chen、Dan Xie、Mike E. Lassman、Urmi R. Bhatt、Margarita M. Garcia-Calvo、Wayne Geissler、Zhu Shen、Beth Ann Murphy、Judith N. Gorski、Judyann Wiltsie、Ranabir SinhaRoy、Jeffrey J. Hale、Shirly Pinto、Dong-Ming Shen
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.01.002
日期:2012.2
A series of benzodihydroisofurans were discovered as novel, potent, bioavailable and brain-penetrant prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP) inhibitors. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) is focused on improving PrCP activity and metabolic stability, and reducing plasma protein binding. In the established dietinduced obese (eDIO) mouse model, compound ent-3a displayed target engagement both in plasma and in brain. However, this compound failed to induce significant body weight loss in eDIO mice in a five-day study. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.