Amine-free melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 antagonists: Novel non-basic 1-(2H-indazole-5-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one derivatives and mitigation of mutagenicity in Ames test
作者:Hideyuki Igawa、Masashi Takahashi、Minoru Ikoma、Hiromi Kaku、Keiko Kakegawa、Asato Kina、Jumpei Aida、Shoki Okuda、Yayoi Kawata、Toshihiro Noguchi、Natsu Hotta、Syunsuke Yamamoto、Masaharu Nakayama、Yasutaka Nagisa、Shizuo Kasai、Tsuyoshi Maekawa
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2016.04.013
日期:2016.6
To develop non-basic melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCHR1) antagonists with a high probability of target selectivity and therapeutic window, we explored neutral bicyclic motifs that could replace the previously reported imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine or 1H-benzimidazole motif. The results indicated that the binding affinity of a chemically neutral 2H-indazole derivative 8a with MCHR1 (hMCHR1: IC50 = 35 nM) was comparable to that of the imidazopyridine and benzimidazole derivatives (1 and 2, respectively) reported so far. However, 8a was positive in the Ames test using TA1537 in S9- condition. Based on a putative intercalation of 8a with DNA, we introduced a sterically-hindering cyclopropyl group on the indazole ring to decrease planarity, which led to the discovery of 1-(2-cyclopropyl-3-methyl-2H-indazol- 5-yl)-4-[5-(trifluoromethyl)thiophen-3-yl]methoxy} pyridin-2(1H)-one 8l without mutagenicity in TA1537. Compound 8l exerted significant antiobesity effects in diet-induced obese F344 rats and exhibited promising safety profile. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.