Discovery of 2-methylpyridine-based biaryl amides as γ-secretase modulators for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
作者:Jian Jeffrey Chen、Wenyuan Qian、Kaustav Biswas、Chester Yuan、Albert Amegadzie、Qingyian Liu、Thomas Nixey、Joe Zhu、Mqhele Ncube、Robert M. Rzasa、Frank Chavez、Ning Chen、Frenel DeMorin、Shannon Rumfelt、Christopher M. Tegley、Jennifer R. Allen、Stephen Hitchcock、Randy Hungate、Michael D. Bartberger、Leeanne Zalameda、Yichin Liu、John D. McCarter、Jianhua Zhang、Li Zhu、Safura Babu-Khan、Yi Luo、Jodi Bradley、Paul H. Wen、Darren L. Reid、Frank Koegler、Charles Dean、Dean Hickman、Tiffany L. Correll、Toni Williamson、Stephen Wood
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.09.041
日期:2013.12
gamma-Secretase modulators (GSMs) are potentially disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease. They selectively lower pathogenic A beta 42 levels by shifting the enzyme cleavage sites without inhibiting gamma-secretase activity, possibly avoiding known adverse effects observed with complete inhibition of the enzyme complex. A cell-based HTS effort identified the sulfonamide 1 as a GSM lead. Lead optimization studies identified compound 25 with improved cell potency, PKDM properties, and it lowered A beta 42 levels in the cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF) of Sprague-Dawley rats following oral administration. Further optimization of 25 to improve cellular potency is described. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.