Design, Synthesis, <i>In Vitro</i> and <i>In Vivo</i> Characterization of Selective NKCC1 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Core Symptoms in Down Syndrome
作者:Marco Borgogno、Annalisa Savardi、Jacopo Manigrasso、Alessandra Turci、Corinne Portioli、Giuliana Ottonello、Sine Mandrup Bertozzi、Andrea Armirotti、Andrea Contestabile、Laura Cancedda、Marco De Vivo
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00603
日期:2021.7.22
Intracellular chloride concentration [Cl–]i is defective in several neurological disorders. In neurons, [Cl–]i is mainly regulated by the action of the Na+–K+–Cl– importer NKCC1 and the K+–Cl– exporter KCC2. Recently, we have reported the discovery of ARN23746 as the lead candidate of a novel class of selective inhibitors of NKCC1. Importantly, ARN23746 is able to rescue core symptoms of Down syndrome
细胞内氯化物浓度 [Cl – ] i在几种神经系统疾病中存在缺陷。在神经元中,[Cl – ] i主要受 Na + –K + –Cl –输入端 NKCC1 和 K + –Cl –输出端 KCC2的作用调节。最近,我们报道了发现ARN23746作为一类新型 NKCC1 选择性抑制剂的主要候选物。重要的是,ARN23746能够在小鼠模型中挽救唐氏综合症 (DS) 和自闭症的核心症状。在这里,我们描述了这类化学选择性 NKCC1 抑制剂的发现和广泛表征,重点是ARN23746和其他有前途的衍生物。特别是,我们提出了化合物40 ( ARN24092 ) 作为在 DS 小鼠模型中具有体内功效的备用/后续先导。这些结果进一步加强了这类新化合物在治疗以 NKCC1/KCC2 表达比率缺陷为特征的脑部疾病的核心症状方面的潜力。