Discovery of 3H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4(5H)-ones as potent and selective dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4) inhibitors: Use of a carboxylate prodrug to improve bioavailability
作者:Yohei Ikuma、Hitoshi Hochigai、Hidenori Kimura、Noriko Nunami、Tomonori Kobayashi、Katsuya Uchiyama、Takashi Umezome、Yasumitsu Sakurai、Naoyuki Sawada、Jun Tadano、Eiji Sugaru、Michiko Ono、Yuko Hirose、Hiroyuki Nakahira
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2014.12.051
日期:2015.2
We have previously reported a novel series of 3H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4(5H)-ones with potent dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4) inhibitory activity. However, these compounds showed poor oral absorption. We attempted in this study esterification of the carboxylic acid moiety to improve the compounds 1–4 plasma concentrations. Our efforts yielded 10h with a 5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxol-4-yl methyl ester
我们以前已经报道了具有有效的二肽基肽酶IV(DPP-4)抑制活性的3 H-咪唑并[4,5 - c ]喹啉-4(5 H)-系列。然而,这些化合物显示不良的口服吸收。我们试图在羧酸部分的本研究酯化以提高化合物1 - 4的血浆浓度。我们的努力用5-甲基-2-氧代-1,3-二氧杂-4-基甲基酯作为S9 /血浆可裂解的官能团产生了10小时。化合物10h在口服葡萄糖耐量试验中显示出明显高的口服吸收和体内有效的DPP-4抑制作用,并降低了Zucker肥胖大鼠的葡萄糖水平。酯部分的优化表明,肝脏S9馏分和血清中快速转化为羧基形式对于口服后在血浆中不被检测到的前药很重要。特别地,发现血清中的不稳定性是重要的特征。通过我们的调查,我们能够开发出一种新颖的合成方法,可利用分子内自由基环化反应构建3 H-咪唑并[4,5- c ]喹啉-4(5 H)-ones。