Discovery of 1<i>H</i>-Imidazo[4,5-<i>b</i>]pyridine Derivatives as Potent and Selective BET Inhibitors for the Management of Neuropathic Pain
作者:Xuetao Chen、Danyan Cao、Chihong Liu、Fanying Meng、Zijian Zhang、Rujun Xu、Yuanyuan Tong、Yabing Xin、Weikun Zhang、Wenjing Kang、Qichao Bao、Jingkang Shen、Bing Xiong、Qidong You、Zhengyu Jiang
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00372
日期:2023.7.13
compound library, iterative optimization resulted in the potent BET inhibitor DDO-8926 with a unique binding mode and a novel chemical structure. DDO-8926 exhibits excellent BET selectivity and favorable drug-like properties. In mice with spared nerve injury, DDO-8926 significantly alleviated mechanical hypersensitivity by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and reducing excitability. Collectively
神经性疼痛(NP)是一种难以忍受的疼痛综合征,由神经损伤后持续的炎症和兴奋性引起。目前只有少数 NP 疗法可用,并且所有这些疗法都不能提供足够的疼痛缓解。在此,我们报告发现了一种选择性有效的溴结构域和额外末端 (BET) 蛋白抑制剂,可减少神经炎症和治疗 NP 的兴奋性。从内部化合物库中的筛选命中1开始,迭代优化产生了具有独特结合模式和新颖化学结构的有效 BET 抑制剂DDO-8926 。DDO-8926表现出优异的 BET 选择性和良好的药物样特性。在神经未受损伤的小鼠中,DDO-8926通过抑制促炎细胞因子的表达和降低兴奋性,显着减轻机械超敏反应。总的来说,这些结果表明DDO-8926是一种有前途的 NP 治疗药物。