Discovery of BMS-986235/LAR-1219: A Potent Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 (FPR2) Selective Agonist for the Prevention of Heart Failure
作者:Yoshikazu Asahina、Nicholas R. Wurtz、Kazuto Arakawa、Nancy Carson、Kiyoshi Fujii、Kazunori Fukuchi、Ricardo Garcia、Mei-Yin Hsu、Junichi Ishiyama、Bruce Ito、Ellen Kick、John Lupisella、Shingo Matsushima、Kohei Ohata、Jacek Ostrowski、Yoshifumi Saito、Kosuke Tsuda、Francisco Villarreal、Hitomi Yamada、Toshikazu Yamaoka、Ruth Wexler、David Gordon、Yasushi Kohno
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b02101
日期:2020.9.10
Formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2) agonists can stimulate resolution of inflammation and may have utility for treatment of diseases caused by chronic inflammation, including heart failure. We report the discovery of a potent and selective FPR2 agonist and its evaluation in a mouse heart failure model. A simple linear urea with moderate agonist activity served as the starting point for optimization. Introduction of a pyrrolidinone core accessed a rigid conformation that produced potent FPR2 and FPR1 agonists. Optimization of lactam substituents led to the discovery of the FPR2 selective agonist 13c, BMS-986235/LAR-1219. In cellular assays 13c inhibited neutrophil chemotaxis and stimulated macrophage phagocytosis, key end points to promote resolution of inflammation. Cardiac structure and functional improvements were observed in a mouse heart failure model following treatment with BMS-986235/LAR-1219.