- CERAMIDE GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE
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Described herein are compounds, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the enzyme ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT), such as, for example, lysosomal storage diseases. Examples of lysosomal storage diseases include, for example, Krabbe disease and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy.
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Paragraph 000820; 000821
(2018/01/17)
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- Synthesis, enantioresolution, and activity profile of chiral 6-methyl-2,4-disubstituted pyridazin-3(2H)-ones as potent N-formyl peptide receptor agonists
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A series of chiral pyridazin-3(2H)-ones was synthesized, separated as pure enantiomers, and evaluated for N-formyl peptide receptor (FPR) agonist activity. Characterization of the purified enantiomers using combined chiral HPLC and chiroptical studies (circular dichroism, allowed unambiguous assignment of the absolute configuration for each pair of enantiomers). Evaluation of the ability of racemic mixtures and purified enantiomers to stimulate intracellular Ca 2+ flux in FPR-transfected HL-60 cells and human neutrophils and to induce β-arrestin recruitment in FPR-transfected CHO-K1 cells showed that many enantiomers were potent agonists, inducing responses in the sub-micromolar to nanomolar range. Furthermore, FPRs exhibited enantiomer selectivity, generally preferring the R-(-)-forms over the S-(+)-enantiomers. Finally, we found that elongation of the carbon chain in the chiral center of the active compounds generally increased biological activity. Thus, these studies provide important new information regarding molecular features involved in FPR ligand preference and report the identification of a novel series of FPR agonists.
- Cilibrizzi, Agostino,Schepetkin, Igor A.,Bartolucci, Gianluca,Crocetti, Letizia,Dal Piaz, Vittorio,Giovannoni, Maria Paola,Graziano, Alessia,Kirpotina, Liliya N.,Quinn, Mark T.,Vergelli, Claudia
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p. 3781 - 3792
(2012/08/28)
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- Indium-mediated Reformatsky-Claisen rearrangement
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A new variant of the Reformatsky-Claisen rearrangement is described. The reaction of substituted allyl α-bromoacetates with indium and indium(III) chloride under ultrasonication provides a general entry into the functionalized synthon.
- Ishihara, Jun,Watanabe, Yuki,Koyama, Noriko,Nishino, Yukihiro,Takahashi, Keisuke,Hatakeyama, Susumi
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p. 3659 - 3667
(2011/06/21)
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- 2-Amino-1,3-thiazol-4(5H)-ones as potent and selective 11β- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitors: Enzyme-ligand co-crystal structure and demonstration of pharmacodynamic effects in C57Bl/6 mice
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11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) has attracted considerable attention during the past few years as a potential target for the treatment of diseases associated with metabolic syndrome. In our ongoing work on 11β-HSD1 inhibitors, a series of new 2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4(5H)-ones were explored. By inserting various cycloalkylamines at the 2-position and alkyl groups or spirocycloalkyl groups at the 5-position of the thiazolone, several potent 11β-HSD1 inhibitors were identified. An X-ray cocrystal structure of human 11β-HSD1 with compound 6d (Ki = 28 nM) revealed a large lipophilic pocket accessible by substitution off the 2-position of the thiazolone. To increase potency, analogues were prepared with larger lipophilic groups at this position. One of these compounds, the 3-noradamantyl analogue 8b, was a potent inhibitor of human 11β-HSD1 (Ki = 3 nM) and also inhibited 11β-HSD1 activity in lean C57Bl/6 mice when evaluated in an ex vivo adipose and liver cortisone to cortisol conversion assay.
- Johansson, Lars,Fotsch, Christopher,Bartberger, Michael D.,Castro, Victor M.,Chen, Michelle,Emery, Maurice,Gustafsson, Sonja,Hale, Clarence,Hickman, Dean,Homan, Evert,Jordan, Steven R.,Komorowski, Renee,Li, Aiwen,McRae, Kenneth,Moniz, George,Matsumoto, Guy,Orihuela, Carlos,Palm, Gunnar,Veniant, Murielle,Wang, Minghan,Williams, Meredith,Zhang, Jiandong
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p. 2933 - 2943
(2009/04/10)
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