Antiarthritic and supressor cell inducing activity of azaspiranes: structure-function relationships of a novel class of immunomodulatory agents
摘要:
Spirogermanium (1; 8,8-diethyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-aza-8- germaspiro[4.5]decane-2-propanamine dihydrochloride) is a potent cytotoxic agent in vitro which has demonstrated limited activity in experimental animal tumor models. Subsequently, it has been reported that spirogermanium has antiarthritic and suppressor cell-inducing activity. We have synthesized a series of substituted 8-hetero-2-azaspiro[4.5]decane and 9-hetero-3-azaspiro[5.5]undecane analogues of spirogermanium to identify the heteroatom requirements for in vivo antiarthritic and suppressor cell-inducing activity. This structure-activity relationship study has identified that appropriately substituted silicon and carbon analogues of spirogermanium retain both antiarthritic and immunosuppressive activity, with the 8,8-dipropyl (carbon) analogue being among the most active. Following the identification of N,N-dimethyl-8,8-dipropyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]decane-2-propanamine++ + dihydrochloride (9) as a more active analogue than spirogermanium, a series of 8,8-dipropyl analogues with various amine substituents were synthesized. A number of these analogues had activity similar to that of 9. A correlation between activity in the adjuvant arthritic rat and the ability to induce suppressor cells (r = 0.894, p less than 0.001) suggests an association between the two pharmacologic effects. While the precise biochemical mechanism(s) for the pharmacological activity is unclear, these data suggest that compounds within this series, e.g., N,N-dimethyl-8,8-dipropyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]decane-2-propanamine++ + dihydrochloride, may provide effective therapy in diseases of autoimmune origin and/or the prevention of rejection in tissue transplantation.
Small molecule immunopotentiators and assays for their detection
申请人:Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.
公开号:EP2583678A2
公开(公告)日:2013-04-24
The invention provides immunostimulatory compositions comprising a small molecule immuno-potentiator (SMIP) compound and methods of administration thereof. Also provided are methods of administering a SMIP compound in an effective amount to enhance the immune response of a subject to an antigen. Further provided are novel compositions and methods of administering SMIP compounds alone or in combination with another agent for the treatment of cancer, infectious diseases and/or allergies/asthma. In a further aspect, the invention relates generally to methods of screening for small molecule immuno-modulatory compositions.