Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationship of Novel, Highly Potent Metharyl and Methcycloalkyl Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Selective Inhibitors
作者:Subhash P. Khanapure、David S. Garvey、Delano V. Young、Maiko Ezawa、Richard A. Earl、Rick D. Gaston、Xinqin Fang、Madhavi Murty、Allison Martino、Matthew Shumway、Mark Trocha、Przemyslaw Marek、S. William Tam、David R. Janero、L. Gordon Letts
DOI:10.1021/jm030268b
日期:2003.12.1
A novel series of benzo-1,3-dioxolane metharyl derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inhibition in human whole blood (HWB). In the present study, structure-activity relationships (SAR) in the metharyl analogues were investigated. The spacer group and substitutions in the spacer group were found to be quite important for potent COX-2 inhibition. Compounds in which a methylene group (8a-c), carbonyl group (12a-c), or methylidene group (7a-c) connected cycloalkyl groups to the central benzo-1,3-dioxolane template were found to be potent and selective COX-2 inhibitors. Aryl-substituted compounds linked to the central ring by either a methylene or a carbonyl spacer resulted in potent, highly selective COX-2 inhibitors. In this series of substituted-(2H-benzo-[3,4-d] 1,3-dioxolan-5-yl)-1-(methylsulfonyl)benzene compounds, SAR studies demonstrated that substitution at the 3-position of the aryl group optimized COX-2 selectivity and potency, whereas substitution at the 4-position attenuated COX-2 inhibition. Mono- or difluoro substitution at meta position(s), as in 22c and 22h, was advantageous for both in vitro COX-2 potency and selectivity (e.g., COX-2 IC50 for 22c = 1 muM and COX-1 IC50 for 22c = 20 muM in HWB assay). Several novel compounds in the (2H-benzo[3,4-d]1,3-dioxolan-5-yl)-1-(methylsulfonyl)benzene series, as shown in structures 7c, 8a, 12a, 21c, 22c, 22e, and 22h, selectively inhibited COX-2 activity by 40-50% at a test concentration of 1 muM in an in vitro HWB assay.