Discovery and Preclinical Characterization of 6-Chloro-5-[4-(1-hydroxycyclobutyl)phenyl]-1<i>H</i>-indole-3-carboxylic Acid (PF-06409577), a Direct Activator of Adenosine Monophosphate-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK), for the Potential Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy
作者:Kimberly O. Cameron、Daniel W. Kung、Amit S. Kalgutkar、Ravi G. Kurumbail、Russell Miller、Christopher T. Salatto、Jessica Ward、Jane M. Withka、Samit K. Bhattacharya、Markus Boehm、Kris A. Borzilleri、Janice A. Brown、Matthew Calabrese、Nicole L. Caspers、Emily Cokorinos、Edward L. Conn、Matthew S. Dowling、David J. Edmonds、Heather Eng、Dilinie P. Fernando、Richard Frisbie、David Hepworth、James Landro、Yuxia Mao、Francis Rajamohan、Allan R. Reyes、Colin R. Rose、Tim Ryder、Andre Shavnya、Aaron C. Smith、Meihua Tu、Angela C. Wolford、Jun Xiao
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00866
日期:2016.9.8
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a protein kinase involved in maintaining energy homeostasis within cells. Oh the basis of human genetic association data, AMPK activators were pursued for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. Identification of an indazole amide high throughput screening (HTS) hit followed by truncation to its minimal pharmacophore provided an indazole acid lead compound. Optimization of the core and aryl appendage improved oral absorption and culminated in the identification of indole acid, PF-06409577 (7). Compound 7 was advanced to first-in-human trial for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.