Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of 5-phenylthiophenecarboxylic acid derivatives as antirheumatic agents
作者:Toshiya Noguchi、Masahiro Hasegawa、Kazuyuki Tomisawa、Morihiro Mitsukuchi
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2003.08.009
日期:2003.11
5-(Phenylthiophene)-3-carboxylic acid (2a), a metabolite of esonarimod (1), which was developed as a new antirheumatic drug, was considered as a lead compound for new antirheumatic drugs. A new series of 2a derivatives were synthesized and their characteristic pharmacological effects, that is their antagonistic effect toward interleukin (IL)-1 in mice and the suppressive effect against adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) in rats, were evaluated and compared with those of 1. The structure-activity relationships indicated that [5-(4-bromophenyl)- thiophen-3-yl]acetic acid (5d), methyl [5-(4-chlorophenyl)-thiophen-3-yl]acetate acid (5d), and methyl [5-(4-bromophenyl)-thiophen-3-yl]acetate (5i) suppressed AIA more potently than 1 and all of the other synthesized compounds. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.