Discovery of a Novel, Potent Spirocyclic Series of γ-Secretase Inhibitors
摘要:
In the present paper, we described the design, synthesis, SAR, and biological profile of a novel spirocyclic sulfone series of gamma-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) related to MRK-560. We utilized an additional spirocyclic ring system to stabilize the active chair conformation of the parent ?-secretase inhibitors. The resulting series is devoid of the CYP2C9 inhibition liability of MRK-560. A few representative analogs were assessed in a nontransgenic animal model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), demonstrating reduction of amyloid-? (A beta) in the CNS after acute oral dosing. A spirocyclic phosphonate was identified as the optimal ring system for both potency and pharmacokinetics. Compared to GSIs studied in the clinic, representative spirocyclic phosphonate 18a(-) features improved selectivity for the inhibition of the PS-1 isoform of ?-secretase (33-fold vs PS-2), which may alleviate the adverse effect profile of the clinical GSIs.
Discovery of a Novel, Potent Spirocyclic Series of γ-Secretase Inhibitors
作者:Zhiqiang Zhao、Dmitri A. Pissarnitski、Hubert B. Josien、Wen-Lian Wu、Ruo Xu、Hongmei Li、John W. Clader、Duane A. Burnett、Giuseppe Terracina、Lynn Hyde、Julie Lee、Lixin Song、Lili Zhang、Eric M. Parker
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00774
日期:2015.11.25
In the present paper, we described the design, synthesis, SAR, and biological profile of a novel spirocyclic sulfone series of gamma-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) related to MRK-560. We utilized an additional spirocyclic ring system to stabilize the active chair conformation of the parent ?-secretase inhibitors. The resulting series is devoid of the CYP2C9 inhibition liability of MRK-560. A few representative analogs were assessed in a nontransgenic animal model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), demonstrating reduction of amyloid-? (A beta) in the CNS after acute oral dosing. A spirocyclic phosphonate was identified as the optimal ring system for both potency and pharmacokinetics. Compared to GSIs studied in the clinic, representative spirocyclic phosphonate 18a(-) features improved selectivity for the inhibition of the PS-1 isoform of ?-secretase (33-fold vs PS-2), which may alleviate the adverse effect profile of the clinical GSIs.