1,2-Diarylimidazoles as Potent, Cyclooxygenase-2 Selective, and Orally Active Antiinflammatory Agents
作者:Ish K. Khanna、Richard M. Weier、Yi Yu、Xiang D. Xu、Francis J. Koszyk、Paul W. Collins、Carol M. Koboldt、Amy W. Veenhuizen、William E. Perkins、Jacquelen J. Casler、Jaime L. Masferrer、Yan Y. Zhang、Susan A. Gregory、Karen Seibert、Peter C. Isakson
DOI:10.1021/jm9700225
日期:1997.5.1
Series of 1,2-diarylimidazoles has been synthesized and found to contain highly potent and selective inhibitors of the human COX-2 enzyme. The paper describes a short synthesis of the target 1,2-diarylimidazoles starting with aryl nitriles. Different portions of the diarylimidazole (I) were modified to establish SAR. Systematic variations of the substituents in the aryl ring B have yielded very potent (IC50 = 10-100 nm) and selective (1000-12500) inhibitors of the COX-2 enzyme. The study on the influence of substituents in the imidazole ring established that a CF3 group at position 4 gives the optimum oral activity. A number of the diarylimidazoles showed excellent inhibition in the adjuvant induced arthritis model (e.g., ED50 = 0.02 mph for 22 and 34). The diarylimidazoles are also potent inhibitors of carrageenan-induced edema (ED50 = 9-30 mph) sind hyperalgesia (ED50 = 11-40 mpk). Several orally active diarylimidazoles show no GI toxicity in the rat and mouse up to 200 mpk.