Identification of a Selective, Non-Prostanoid EP2 Receptor Agonist for the Treatment of Glaucoma: Omidenepag and its Prodrug Omidenepag Isopropyl
作者:Ryo Iwamura、Masayuki Tanaka、Eiji Okanari、Tomoko Kirihara、Noriko Odani-Kawabata、Naveed Shams、Kenji Yoneda
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00808
日期:2018.8.9
receptor agonists are expected to be effective ocular hypotensive agents; however, it has been suggested that agonism to other EP receptor subtypes may lead to undesirable effects. Through medicinal chemistry efforts, we identified a scaffold bearing a (pyridin-2-ylamino)acetic acid moiety as a promising EP2-selective receptor agonist. (6-((4-(Pyrazol-1-yl)benzyl)(pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)aminomethyl)pyri
预期EP2受体激动剂是有效的降眼压药。然而,已经提出对其他EP受体亚型的激动作用可能导致不良作用。通过药物化学的努力,我们确定了带有(吡啶-2-基氨基)乙酸部分的支架是有前途的EP2选择性受体激动剂。(6-((4-(吡唑-1-基)苄基)(吡啶-3-基磺酰基)氨基甲基)吡啶-2-基氨基)乙酸13ax(omidenepag,OMD)对人EP2受体具有有效的选择性活性( h-EP2)。低剂量的奥米地帕异丙(OMDI)(一种13ax的前药)可降低正常眼压性猴子的眼内压(IOP)。OMDI被选为治疗青光眼的临床候选药物。