939909-89-4Relevant articles and documents
Discovery and Optimization of Chromeno[2,3-c]pyrrol-9(2H)-ones as Novel Selective and Orally Bioavailable Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Wu, Deyan,Zhang, Tianhua,Chen, Yiping,Huang, Yadan,Geng, Haiju,Yu, Yanfa,Zhang, Chen,Lai, Zengwei,Wu, Yinuo,Guo, Xiaolei,Chen, Jianwen,Luo, Hai-Bin
, p. 6622 - 6637 (2017)
Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors have been used as clinical agents to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Herein, we detail the discovery of a novel series of chromeno[2,3-c]pyrrol-9(2H)-one derivatives as selective and orally bioavailable inhibitors against phosphodiesterase 5. Medicinal chemistry optimization resulted in 2, which exhibits a desirable inhibitory potency of 5.6 nM with remarkable selectivity as well as excellent pharmacokinetic properties and an oral bioavailability of 63.4%. In addition, oral administration of 2 at a dose of 5.0 mg/kg caused better pharmacodynamics effects on both mPAP (mean pulmonary artery pressure) and RVHI (index of right ventricle hypertrophy) than sildenafil citrate at a dose of 10.0 mg/kg. These activities along with its reasonable druglike properties, such as human liver microsomal stability, cytochrome inhibition, hERG inhibition, and pharmacological safety, indicate that 2 is a potential candidate for the treatment of PAH.
Benzoflavone activators of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator: Towards a pharmacophore model for the nucleotide-binding domain
Springsteel, Mark F.,Galietta, Luis J. V.,Ma, Tonghui,By, Kolbot,Berger, Gideon O.,Yang, Hong,Dicus, Christopher W.,Choung, Wonken,Quan, Chao,Shelat, Anang A.,Guy, R. Kiplin,Verkman,Kurth, Mark J.,Nantz, Michael H.
, p. 4113 - 4120 (2007/10/03)
Our previous screen of flavones and related heterocycles for the ability to activate the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel indicated that UCCF-029, a 7,8-benzoflavone, was a potent activator. In the present study, we describe the synthesis and evaluation, using cell-based assays, of a series of benzoflavone analogues to examine structure-activity relationships and to identify compounds having greater potency for activation of both wild type CFTR and a mutant CFTR (G551D-CFTR) that causes cystic fibrosis in some human subjects. Using UCCF-029 as a structural guide, a panel of 77 flavonoid analogues was prepared. Analysis of the panel in FRT cells indicated that benzannulation of the flavone A-ring at the 7,8-position greatly improved compound activity and potency for several flavonoids. Incorporation of a B-ring pyridyl nitrogen either at the 3- or 4-position also elevated CFTR activity, but the influence of this structural modification was not as uniform as the influence of benzannulation. The most potent new analogue, UCCF-339, activated wild-type CFTR with a Kd of 1.7 μM, which is more active than the previous most potent flavonoid activator of CFTR, apigenin. Several compounds in the benzoflavone panel also activated G551D-CFTR, but none were as active as apigenin. Pharmacophore modeling suggests a common binding mode for the flavones and other known CFTR activators at one of the nucleotide-binding sites, allowing for the rational development of more potent flavone analogues.
