- Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of the Highly Selective and Potent G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 (GRK2) Inhibitor for the Potential Treatment of Heart Failure
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A novel class of therapeutic drug candidates for heart failure, highly potent and selective GRK2 inhibitors, exhibit potentiation of β-adrenergic signaling in vitro studies. Hydrazone derivative 5 and 1,2,4-triazole derivative 24a were identified as hit compounds by HTS. New scaffold generation and SAR studies of all parts resulted in a 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazole derivative with an N-benzylcarboxamide moiety with highly potent activity toward GRK2 and selectivity over other kinases. In terms of subtype selectivity, these compounds showed enough selectivity against GRK1, 5, 6, and 7 with almost equipotent inhibition to GRK3. Our medicinal chemistry efforts led to the discovery of 115h (GRK2 IC50 = 18 nM), which was obtained the cocrystal structure with human GRK2 and an inhibitor of GRK2 that potentiates β-adrenergic receptor (βAR)-mediated cAMP accumulation and prevents internalization of βARs in β2AR-expressing HEK293 cells treated with isoproterenol. Therefore, 115h appears to be a novel class of therapeutic for heart failure treatment.
- Okawa, Tomohiro,Aramaki, Yoshio,Yamamoto, Mitsuo,Kobayashi, Toshitake,Fukumoto, Shoji,Toyoda, Yukio,Henta, Tsutomu,Hata, Akito,Ikeda, Shota,Kaneko, Manami,Hoffman, Isaac D.,Sang, Bi-Ching,Zou, Hua,Kawamoto, Tetsuji
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p. 6942 - 6990
(2017/09/07)
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- Synthesis, structure, and neuroprotective properties of novel imidazolyl nitrones
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A new series of imidazolyl nitrones spin traps has been synthesized and evaluated pharmacologically. The salient structural feature of these molecules is the presence of an imidazole moiety substituted by aromatic or heteroaromatic cycles. This connectivi
- Dhainaut, Alain,Tizot, André,Raimbaud, Eric,Lockhart, Brian,Lestage, Pierre,Goldstein, Solo
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p. 2165 - 2175
(2007/10/03)
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- Trifluoromethylimidazoles and a method for their preparation
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4(5)-Trifluoromethylimidazoles having optional substituents in the 1 and 2 positions are provided. The novel 4(5)-trifluoromethylimidazoles are prepared by reacting a 1,1-dihalo-3,3,3-trifluoroacetone compound with an appropriate carboxaldehyde and ammoni
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- 2-Pyrazinyl-trifluoromethylimidazoles and a method for their preparation
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4(5)-Trifluoromethylimidazoles having optional substituents in the 1 and 2 positions are provided. The novel 4(5)-trifluoromethylimidazoles are prepared by reacting a 1,1-dihalo-3,3,3-trifluoroacetone compound with an appropriate carboxaldehyde and ammoni
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- 4-Trifluoromethylimidazoles and 5-(4-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles, new classes of xanthine oxidase inhibitors.
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The syntheses of a number of 2-substituted 4-trifluoromethylimidazoles and 3-substituted 5-(4-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles are described. The trifluoromethylimidazoles were prepared from 3,3-dibromo-1,1,1-trifluoroacetone after hydrolysis with aqueous sodium acetate solution and condensation with an aldehyde in the presence of ammonia. Basic hydrolysis of the trifluoromethyl group was found to provide a facile method for the synthesis of imidazole-4-carboxylic acids. In the imidazole series a 2-aryl substituent and a free imino group were required for xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity. The triazoles were obtained through the reaction of an aroylhydrazine and an imino ether followed by thermal ring closure of the intermediate acylamidrazone. As in the imidazole series, a free imino group is an absolute requirement for in vitro activity. Additional structure-activity relationships of these compounds are presented.
- Baldwin et al.
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