Potent, Orally Active Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor-1 Antagonists Containing a Tricyclic Pyrrolopyridine or Pyrazolopyridine Core
作者:Brian Dyck、Dimitri E. Grigoriadis、Raymond S. Gross、Zhiqiang Guo、Mustapha Haddach、Dragan Marinkovic、James R. McCarthy、Manisha Moorjani、Collin F. Regan、John Saunders、Michael K. Schwaebe、Tomas Szabo、John P. Williams、Xiaohu Zhang、Haig Bozigian、Ta Kung Chen
DOI:10.1021/jm050070m
日期:2005.6.1
Two new classes of tricyclic-based corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF1) receptor-1 antagonists were designed by constraining known 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine and 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine ligands. Pyrrole- and pyrazole-based molecules 19g and 22a, respectively, were discovered that potently bind the recombinant CRF1 receptor (K-i = 3.5, 2.9 nM) and inhibit adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) release from rat pituitary cell culture (IC50 = 14, 6.8 nM). These compounds show good oral bioavailabity (F = 24%, 7.0%) and serum half-lives in rats (t(1/2) = 6.3, 12 h) and penetrate the rat brain ([brain]/[plasma] = 0.27, 0.52) but tend toward large volumes of distribution (V-D = 38, 44 L kg(-1)) and rapid clearances (CL = 70, 43 mL min(-1) kg(-1)). When given orally, both the pyrazole and the pyrrole leads dose-dependently inhibit stress-induced ACTH release in vivo. ACTH reductions of 84-86% were observed for 30 mg kg(-1) doses.