Synthesis, Structure−Activity Relationships, and in Vivo Evaluations of Substituted Di-<i>tert</i>-butylphenols as a Novel Class of Potent, Selective, and Orally Active Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors. 2. 1,3,4- and 1,2,4-Thiadiazole Series
作者:Yuntao Song、David T. Connor、Anthony D. Sercel、Roderick J. Sorenson、Robert Doubleday、Paul C. Unangst、Bruce D. Roth、Vlad G. Beylin、Richard B. Gilbertsen、Kam Chan、Denis J. Schrier、Antonio Guglietta、Dirk A. Bornemeier、Richard D. Dyer
DOI:10.1021/jm980570y
日期:1999.4.1
Two isoforms of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme have been identified: COX-1, which is expressed constitutively, and COX-2, which is induced in inflammation. Recently, it has been shown that selective COX-2 inhibitors have antiinflammatory activity and lack the GI side effects typically associated with NSAIDs. Initial mass screening and subsequent SAR studies have identified 6b (PD164387) as a potent, selective, and orally active COX-2 inhibitor. It had IC50 values of 0.14 and 100 mu M against recombinant human COX-2 and purified ovine COX-1, respectively. It inhibited COX-2 activity in the J774A.1 cell line with an IC50 Of 0.18 mu M and inhibited COX-1 activity in platelets with an IC50 of 3.1 mu M. The choline salt of compound 6b was also orally active in vivo with an ED40 Of 7.1 mg/kg in the carrageenan footpad edema (CFE) assay. In vivo studies in rats at a dose of 100 mg/kg showed that this compound inhibited gastric prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)) production in gastric mucosa by 77% but caused minimal GI damage. SAR studies of this chemical series revealed that the potency and selectivity are very sensitive to minor structural changes.