Synthesis of novel PPARα/γ dual agonists as potential drugs for the treatment of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes type II designed using a new de novo design program<scp>protobuild</scp>
作者:Yushma Bhurruth-Alcor、Therese Røst、Michael R. Jorgensen、Christos Kontogiorgis、Jon Skorve、Robert G. Cooper、Joseph M. Sheridan、William D. O. Hamilton、Jonathan R. Heal、Rolf K. Berge、Andrew D. Miller
DOI:10.1039/c0ob00146e
日期:——
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) have been shown to have critical roles in fatty acid oxidation, triglyceride synthesis, and lipid metabolism - making them an important target in drug discovery. Here we describe the in silico design, synthesis and in vitro characterisation of a novel series of 2,5-disubstituted indoles as PPARα/γ dual agonists. PPAR activation assays are performed with known agonists diazabenzene (WY14.643), aminopyridine (BRL49653) and bisaryl (L165.041), as positive controls. All the indole compounds synthesized are found to be active PPARα and PPARγ agonists, with particular efficacy from those with 2-naphthylmethyl substitution. This is a useful demonstration of a new de novo design methodology implemented by the PROTOBUILD program and its ability to rapidly produce novel modulators for a well characterized drug target.
过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体(PPARs)在脂肪酸氧化、甘油三酯合成和脂质代谢中具有关键作用,使其成为药物发现的重要靶点。本文报道了通过计算设计、合成和体外表征一系列新型2,5-二取代吲哚类化合物作为PPARα/γ双激动剂的方法。使用已知激动剂二氮苯并噻吩(WY14,643)、氨基吡啶(BRL49653)和二芳基(L165,041)作为阳性对照进行PPAR激活试验。所有合成的吲哚化合物均显示出PPARα和PPARγ激动活性,其中2-萘甲基取代的吲哚化合物具有特别高的效能。这一成果展示了通过PROTOBUILD程序实现的新颖从头设计方法的有用性及其快速产生针对已知药物靶点的新型调节剂的能力。