Discovery and SAR of a novel series of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 positive allosteric modulators with high ligand efficiency
作者:Mark Turlington、Meredith J. Noetzel、Thomas M. Bridges、Paige N. Vinson、Thomas Steckler、Hilde Lavreysen、Claire Mackie、José M. Bartolomé-Nebreda、Susana Conde-Ceide、Han Min Tong、Gregor J. Macdonald、J. Scott Daniels、Carrie K. Jones、Colleen M. Niswender、P. Jeffrey Conn、Craig W. Lindsley、Shaun R. Stauffer
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.04.087
日期:2014.8
We report the optimization of a series of novel metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu(5)) positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) from a 5,6-bicyclic class of dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-4(5H)-ones containing a phenoxymethyl linker. Studies focused on a survey of non-amide containing hydrogen bond accepting (HBA) pharmacophore replacements. A highly potent and selective PAM, 2-(phenoxymethyl)6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-4(5H)-one (11, VU0462054), bearing a simple ketone moiety, was identified (LE = 0.52, LELP = 3.2). In addition, hydroxyl, difluoro, ether, and amino variations were examined. Despite promising lead properties and exploration of alternative core heterocycles, linkers, and ketone replacements, oxidative metabolism and in vivo clearance remained problematic for the series. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.