Discovery of a Potent and Orally Available Acyl-CoA: Cholesterol Acyltransferase Inhibitor as an Anti-atherosclerotic Agent: (4-Phenylcoumarin)acetanilide Derivatives
作者:Masaki Ogino、Seiji Fukui、Yoshihisa Nakada、Ryosuke Tokunoh、Shigekazu Itokawa、Yuichi Kakoi、Satoshi Nishimura、Tsukasa Sanada、Hiromitsu Fuse、Kazuki Kubo、Takeo Wada、Shogo Marui
DOI:10.1248/cpb.59.1268
日期:——
Acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) is an intracellular enzyme that catalyzes cholesterol esterification. ACAT inhibitors are expected to be potent therapeutic agents for the treatment of atherosclerosis. A series of potent ACAT inhibitors based on an (4-phenylcoumarin)acetanilide scaffold was identified. Evaluation of the structure-activity relationships of a substituent on this scaffold
酰基辅酶A:胆固醇酰基转移酶(ACAT)是一种细胞内酶,可催化胆固醇酯化。预期ACAT抑制剂是用于治疗动脉粥样硬化的有效治疗剂。鉴定了一系列基于(4-苯基香豆素)乙酰苯胺支架的有效ACAT抑制剂。评价该支架上取代基的结构-活性关系,重点是改善药代动力学,导致发现2- [7-氯-4-(3-氯苯基)-6-甲基-2-氧代- 2H-chromen-3-yl] -N- [4-氯-2-(三氟甲基)苯基]乙酰胺(23),在小鼠中表现出强大的ACAT抑制活性(IC50 = 12 nM)和良好的药代动力学特征。化合物23还对载脂蛋白(apo)E基因敲除(KO)小鼠的动脉粥样硬化斑块以0.3 mg / kg / os(po)的剂量表现出消退作用。