Discovery of IWP-051, a Novel Orally Bioavailable sGC Stimulator with Once-Daily Dosing Potential in Humans
作者:Takashi Nakai、Nicholas R. Perl、Timothy C. Barden、Andrew Carvalho、Angelika Fretzen、Peter Germano、G-Yoon J. Im、Hong Jin、Charles Kim、Thomas W.-H. Lee、Kimberly Long、Joel Moore、Jason M. Rohde、Renee Sarno、Chrissie Segal、Erik O. Solberg、Jenny Tobin、Daniel P. Zimmer、Mark G. Currie
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00479
日期:2016.5.12
In recent years, soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC, EC 4.6.1.2) has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target for treating cardiovascular diseases and diseases associated with fibrosis and end-organ failure. Herein, we describe our design and synthesis of a series of 4-hydroxypyrimidine sGC stimulators starting with an internally discovered lead. Our efforts have led to the discovery of IWP-051, a molecule that achieves good alignment of potency, stability, selectivity, and pharmacodynamic effects while maintaining favorable pharmacokinetic properties with once-daily dosing potential in humans.