Compounds having Formula I
are useful for treating inflammation. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of inhibiting/treating inflammatory diseases in a mammal.
On the metalation of phenolic compounds: Ready access to highly substituted phenols.
作者:Antonio Costa、José M. Saá
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(00)96778-9
日期:1987.1
studied. Those substrates possesing an electron-withdrawing group in a 1,3 relationship with the coordinating (-CH2OMe) group underwent regioselective metalation by the action of n-BuLi/THF. Highlysubstituted phenols can thus be readly prepared.
Selective Inhibition of ICAM-1 and E-Selectin Expression in Human Endothelial Cells. 2. Aryl Modifications of 4-(Aryloxy)thieno[2,3-<i>c</i>]pyridines with Fine-Tuning at C-2 Carbamides
作者:Gui-Dong Zhu、David L. Arendsen、Indrani W. Gunawardana、Steven A. Boyd、Andrew O. Stewart、Dennis G. Fry、Barbara L. Cool、Lemma Kifle、Verlyn Schaefer、Joseph Meuth、Kennan C. Marsh、Anita J. Kempf-Grote、Patrick Kilgannon、W. Michael Gallatin、Gregory F. Okasinski
DOI:10.1021/jm0101702
日期:2001.10.1
The elevated expression of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) on the lumenal surface of vascular endothelial cells is a critical early event in the complex inflammatory process. The adhesive interactions of these CAMs that include E-selectin, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 with their counterreceptors on leukocytes, such as integrins of the alpha (L)beta (2) family, result in migration of the leukocytes to the site of inflammation and cause tissue injury. Pharmaceutical agents that could suppress the induced expression of one or more of these cell adhesion molecules would provide a novel mechanism to attenuate the inflammatory responses associated with chronic inflammatory diseases. A-205804 (1), a potent and selective inhibitor of the induced expression of E-selectin and ICAM-1 over VCAM-1, was further modified with emphasis at the C-4 and C-2 positions to identify a more potent drug candidate with a good pharmacokinetic profile and physical properties. Replacement of the C-4 sulfur linkage in I with an oxygen atom eliminated one of the two major metabolites for this lead molecule. The para-position of the 4-phenoxy group of the thieno[2,3-c]pyridine lead is found to be very critical for a higher in vitro potency and selectivity of E-selectin and ICAM-1 over VCAM-1 expression. This position is presumably close to the solvent-accessible region of the target protein-inhibitor complex. An attempt to install a water-solubilizing group at the para-position of the phenoxy group to increase the aqueous solubility of this lead series through various linkages failed to provide an ideal inhibitor. Only small substituents such as fluorine are tolerated at the meta- and ortho-positions of the 4-phenoxy to retain a good in vitro potency. Bromo, trifluoromethyl, pyrazol-1-yl, and imidazol-1-yl are among the better substituents at the para-position. With fine-tuning at the C-2 position we discovered a series of very potent (IC50 < 5 nM for ICAM-1) and selective (> 200-fold vs VCAM-1) inhibitors with a good pharmacokinetic profile. Demonstrated efficacy in a rat rheumatoid arthritis model and in a mice asthma model with selected compounds is also reported.
Metalation of phenols. Synthesis of benzoquinones by the oxidative degradation approach
作者:Jose M. Saa、Antonia Llobera、Angel Garcia-Raso、Antonio Costa、Pedro M. Deya