- A practical synthesis of the pseudotripeptide RC-1291
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The rapid process development of a scaleable synthesis of the pseudotripeptide RC-1291 for preclinical and clinical evaluation is described. By employing a nontraditional N-to-C coupling strategy, the peptide chain of RC-1291 was assembled in high yield, with minimal racemization and in an economical manner by introducing the most expensive component last. A one-pot deprotection/crystallization procedure was developed for the isolation of RC-1291 free base, which afforded the target compound in excellent yield and with a purity of >99.5% without chromatographic purification.
- Paul, Bernhard J.,Littler, Benjamin J.,Jos, Frederic,Vogt, Paul F.,Pines, Seemon H.
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p. 339 - 345
(2012/12/22)
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- Treatment of insulin resistance with growth hormone secretagogues
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This invention is directed to methods of treating insulin resistance in a mammal which comprise administering an effective amount of a compound of formula I, where the variables are defined in the specification, or the stereoisomeric mixtures, diastereomerically enriched, diastereomerically pure, enantiomerically enriched or enantiomerically pure isomers, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof to said mammal. The compounds of formula I are growth hormone secretagogues and as such are useful for increasing the level of endogenous growth hormone. In another aspect this invention provides certain intermediates which are useful in the synthesis of the foregoing compounds and certain processes useful for the synthesis of said intermediates and the compounds of formula I. This invention is further directed to methods comprising administering to a human or other animal a combination of a functional somatostatin antagonist such as an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist and a compound of formula I.
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- Heterocyclic compounds
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This invention is directed to compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, where the substituents are as defined in the Specification, which are growth hormone secretogogues and which increase the level of endogenous growth hormone. The compounds of this invention are useful for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, congestive heart failure, frailty associated with aging, obesity; accelerating bone fracture repair, attenuating protein catabolic response after a major operation, reducing cachexia and protein loss due to chronic illness, accelerating wound healing, or accelerating the recovery of burn patients or patients having undergone major surgery; improving muscle strength, mobility, maintanence of skin thickness, metabolic homeostasis or renal homeostasis. The compounds of the present invention are also useful in treating osteoporosis when used in combination with: a bisphosphonate compound such as alendronate; estrogen, premarin, and optionally progesterone; an estrogen agonist or antagonist; or calcitonin, and pharmaceutical compositions useful therefor. Further, the present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions useful for increasing the endogenous production or release of growth hormone in a human or other animal which comprises an effective amount of a compound of the present invention and a growth hormone secretagogue selected from GHRP-6, Hexarelin, GHRP-1, growth hormone releasing factor (GRF), IGF-1, IGF-2 or B-HT920. The invention is also directed to intermediates useful in the preparation of compounds of formula I.
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- Dipeptides which promote release of growth hormone
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Compounds of formula (I) are growth hormone releasing peptide mimetics which are useful for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. STR1
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- Tripeptide growth hormone secretagogues
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A series of C-terminus capped dipeptides and tripeptides was synthesized as growth hormone (GH) sccretagogues. Among them, tripeptide Aib-D-Trp-D-homoPhe-OEt showed low nanomolar activity in the rat pituitary assay. Thus, we have demonstrated that the GH secretagogue activity of the hexa- hepta-GH releasing peptides can be mimicked at the tripeptide level.
- Yang, Lihu,Morriello, Greg,Pan, Yanping,Nargund, Ravi P.,Barakat, Khaled,Prendergast, Kristine,Cheng, Kang,Chan, Wanda W.-S.,Smith, Roy G.,Patchett, Arthur A.
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p. 759 - 764
(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis and biological activities of phenyl piperazine- based peptidomimetic growth hormone secretagogues
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A new class of potent, orally active phenyl piperazine-based GH secretagogues have been discovered from attempts to mimic the arrangement of the phenyl substitutent in the spiroindanyl piperidine and spiroindoline sulfonamide privileged structures of 4 and 1, respectively. The best of these compounds, 18 (EC50 = 2.8 nM) is nearly as potent as MK-0677 for releasing GH from rat pituitary cells.
- Barakat, Khaled J.,Cheng, Kang,Chan, Wanda W.-S,Butler, Bridget S.,Jacks, Thomas M.,Schleim, Klaus D.,Hora Jr., Donald F.,Hickey, Gerard J.,Smith, Roy G.,Patchett, Arthur A.,Nargund, Ravi P.
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p. 1431 - 1436
(2007/10/03)
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- Biphenyl substituted dipeptide analogs promote release of growth hormone
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There are disclosed certain compounds identified as substituted dipeptide analogs which promote the release of growth hormone in humans and animals. This property can be utilized to promote the growth of food animals to render the production of edible meat products more efficient, and in humans, to increase the stature of those afflicted with a lack of a normal secretion of natural growth hormone. Growth promoting compositions containing such substituted dipeptide analogs as the active ingredient thereof are also disclosed.
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