作者:Nancy-Ellen Haynes、Nathan R. Scott、Li C. Chen、Cheryl A. Janson、Jia Kui Li、Christine M. Lukacs、Aruna Railkar、Effie Tozzo、Toni Whittard、Nicholas F. Brown、Adrian Wai-Hing Cheung
DOI:10.1021/ml300175c
日期:2012.9.13
3-[4-((1S,2S,3R,5S,7S)-5-Hydroxyadamantan-2-ylcarbamoyl)benzyl]-4-oxo-1-phenyl-1,4-dihydro-[1,8]naphthyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (4) was identified as a novel, druglike and selective quinolone pan JNK inhibitor. In this communication, some of the structure activity relationship of the azaquinolone analogues leading to 4 is discussed. The focus is on how changes at the amide functionality affected the biochemical potency, cellular potency, metabolic properties, and solubility of this class of JNK inhibitors. Optimization of these properties led to the identification of the adamantyl analogue, 4. 4 achieved proof of mechanism in both rat and mouse TNF-alpha challenge models.