- 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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experimental part
p. 2933 - 2943
(2009/04/10)
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