[EN] PYRAZOLYLPYRIDINE ANTIVIRAL AGENTS<br/>[FR] AGENTS ANTIVIRAUX DE PYRAZOLYLPYRIDINE
申请人:GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC
公开号:WO2011050284A1
公开(公告)日:2011-04-28
Provided are compounds of Formula (I) and/or Formula (II) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their pharmaceutical compositions, their methods of preparation, and their use for treating viral infections mediated by a member of the Flaviviridae family of viruses such as hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Hepatitis C Replication Inhibitors That Target the Viral NS4B Protein
作者:John F. Miller、Pek Y. Chong、J. Brad Shotwell、John G. Catalano、Vincent W.-F. Tai、Jing Fang、Anna L. Banka、Christopher D. Roberts、Michael Youngman、Huichang Zhang、Zhiping Xiong、Amanda Mathis、Jeffery J. Pouliot、Robert K. Hamatake、Daniel J. Price、John W. Seal、Lisa L. Stroup、Katrina L. Creech、Luz H. Carballo、Dan Todd、Andrew Spaltenstein、Sylvia Furst、Zhi Hong、Andrew J. Peat
DOI:10.1021/jm400125h
日期:2014.3.13
We describe the preclinical development and in vivo efficacy of a novel chemical series that inhibits hepatitis C virus replication via direct interaction with the viral nonstructural protein 4B (NS4B). Significant potency improvements were realized through isosteric modifications to our initial lead la. The temptation to improve antiviral activity while compromising physicochemical properties was tempered by the judicial use of ligand efficiency indices during lead optimization. In this manner, compound la was transformed into (+)-28a which possessed an improved antiviral profile with no increase in molecular weight and only a modest elevation in lipophilicity. Additionally, we employed a chimeric "humanized" mouse model of HCV infection to demonstrate for the first time that a small molecule with high in vitro affinity for NS4B can inhibit viral replication in vivo. This successful proof-of-concept study suggests that drugs targeting NS4B may represent a viable treatment option for curing HCV infection.