Design, Synthesis, and Structure-Activity Relationship Studies for a New Imidazole Series of J774 Macrophage Specific Acyl-CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase (ACAT) Inhibitors
作者:Thomas P. Maduskuie、Richard G. Wilde、Jeffrey T. Billheimer、Debra A. Cromley、Sandra Germain、Peter J. Gillies、C. Anne Higley、Alex L. Johnson、Penio Pennev、Edward J. Shimshick、Ruth R. Wexler
DOI:10.1021/jm00007a004
日期:1995.3
Acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) is the primary enzyme involved in intracellular cholesterol esterification. Arterial wall infiltration by macrophages and subsequent uncontrolled esterification of cholesterol leading to foam cell formation is believed to be an important process which leads to the development of fatty streaks. Inhibitors of the ACAT enzyme may retard this atherogenic process
酰基辅酶A:胆固醇酰基转移酶(ACAT)是参与细胞内胆固醇酯化的主要酶。巨噬细胞的动脉壁浸润和随后的胆固醇不受控制的酯化导致泡沫细胞形成被认为是导致脂肪条纹发展的重要过程。ACAT酶的抑制剂可能会延迟该动脉粥样硬化过程。我们最近发现了一系列咪唑,它们在J774巨噬细胞细胞培养测定中是有效的体外ACAT抑制剂。本文将描述这一系列非常有效的化合物的设计,合成和结构-活性关系。