- Synthesis and immunosuppressive activity of 2-substituted 2- aminopropane-1,3-diols and 2-aminoethanols
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A series of 2-substituted 2-aminopropane-1,3-diols was synthesized and evaluated for their lymphocyte-decreasing effect and immunosuppressive effect on rat skin allograft. A phenyl ring was introduced into the alkyl chain of the lead compound 3, which is an immunosuppressive agent structurally simplified from myriocin (1, ISP-I) via compound 2. The potency of the various compounds was dependent upon the position of the phenyl ring within the alkyl side chain. The most suitable length between the quaternary carbon atom and the phenyl ring was two carbon atoms. 2-Substituted 2-aminoethanols were successively synthesized and evaluated for their T-cell-decreasing effect and immunosuppressive effect using a popliteal lymph node gain assay in rats. The absolute configuration at the quaternary carbon affected the activity, and the (pro-S)-hydroxymethyl group of compound 6 was essential for potent immunosuppressive activity. Favorable substituents for the (pro-R)- hydroxymethyl group of 6 were hydroxyalkyl (hydroxyethyl and hydroxypropyl) or lower alkyl (methyl and ethyl) groups. 2-Amino-2-[2-(4- octylphenyl)ethyl]propane-1,3-diol hydrochloride (6, FTY720) was found to possess considerable activity and is expected to be useful as an immunosuppressive drug for organ transplantation.
- Kiuchi, Masatoshi,Adachi, Kunitomo,Kohara, Toshiyuki,Minoguchi, Masanori,Hanano, Tokushi,Aoki, Yoshiyuki,Mishina, Tadashi,Arita, Masafumi,Nakao, Noriyoshi,Ohtsuki, Makio,Hoshino, Yukio,Teshima, Koji,Chiba, Kenji,Sasaki, Shigeo,Fujita, Tetsuro
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p. 2946 - 2961
(2007/10/03)
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- 2-amino-1,3-propanediol compound and immunosuppressant
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2-Amino-1,3-propanediol compounds of the formula (I) STR1 wherein R is an optionally substituted straight- or branched carbon chain, an optionally substituted aryl, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl or the like, and R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen, an alkyl, an aralkyl, an acyl or an alkoxycarbonyl, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and immunosuppressants comprising these compounds as active ingredients. The 2-amino-1,3-propanediol compounds of the present invention show immunosuppressive action and are useful for suppressing rejection in organ or bone marrow tranplantation, prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases or as reagents for use in medicinal and pharmaceutical fields.
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