Potent, Selective, and Orally Efficacious Antagonists of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Receptor 1
作者:Francis X. Tavares、Kamal A. Al-Barazanji、Eric C. Bigham、Michael J. Bishop、Christy S. Britt、David L. Carlton、Paul L. Feldman、Aaron S. Goetz、Mary K. Grizzle、Yu C. Guo、Anthony L. Handlon、Donald L. Hertzog、Diane M. Ignar、Daniel G. Lang、Ronda J. Ott、Andrew J. Peat、Hui-Qiang Zhou
DOI:10.1021/jm060572f
日期:2006.11.30
The high expression of MCH in the hypothalamus with the lean hypophagic phenotype coupled with increased resting metabolic rate and resistance to high fat diet-induced obesity of MCH KO mice has spurred considerable efforts to develop small molecule MCHR1 antagonists. Starting from a lead thienopyrimidinone series, structure-activity studies at the 3- and 6-positions of the thienopyrimidinone core afforded potent and selective MCHR1 antagonists with representative examples having suitable pharmacokinetic properties. Based on structure-activity relationships, a structural model for MCHR1 was constructed to explain the binding mode of these antagonists. In general, a good correlation was observed between pK(a)s and activity in the right-hand side of the template, with Asp123 playing an important role in the enhancement of binding affinity. A representative example when evaluated chronically in diet-induced obese mice resulted in good weight loss effects. These antagonists provide a viable lead series in the discovery of new therapies for the treatment of obesity.