Discovery of Axelopran (TD-1211): A Peripherally Restricted μ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist.

abstract：:The Hu family of RNA-binding proteins plays a crucial role in post-transcriptional processes; indeed, Hu-RNA complexes are involved in various dysfunctions (i.e., inflammation, neurodegeneration, and cancer) and have been recently proposed as promising therapeutic targets. Intrigued by this concept, our research effor...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Volpe SD,Listro R,Parafioriti M,Di Giacomo M,Rossi D,Ambrosio FA,Costa G,Alcaro S,Ortuso F,Hirsch AKH,Vasile F,Collina S

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone that is responsible for the folding and maturation of client proteins that are associated with all ten hallmarks of cancer. Hsp90 N-terminal pan inhibitors have experienced unfavorable results in clinical trials due to induction of the heat shock response (HSR), a...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Pugh KW,Zhang Z,Wang J,Xu X,Munthali V,Zuo A,Blagg BSJ

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The atypical chemokine receptor CXCR7 has been studied in various disease settings including immunological diseases and heart disease. Efforts to elucidate the role of CXCR7 have been limited by the lack of suitable chemical tools with a range of pharmacological profiles. A high-throughput screen was conducted to disc...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Menhaji-Klotz E,Ward J,Brown JA,Loria PM,Tan C,Hesp KD,Riccardi KA,Litchfield J,Boehm M

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel antifungal carboline derivatives was designed and synthesized, which showed broad-spectrum antifungal activity. Particularly, compound C38 showed comparable in vitro antifungal activity to fluconazole without toxicity to human embryonic lung cells. It also exhibited good fungicidal activity against b...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wang S,Wang Y,Liu W,Liu N,Zhang Y,Dong G,Liu Y,Li Z,He X,Miao Z,Yao J,Li J,Zhang W,Sheng C

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:[(11)C]N-Methyl lansoprazole ([(11)C]NML, 3) was synthesized and evaluated as a radiopharmaceutical for quantifying tau neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) burden using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. [(11)C]NML was synthesized from commercially available lansoprazole in 4.6% radiochemical yield (noncorrected RCY...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Shao X,Carpenter GM,Desmond TJ,Sherman P,Quesada CA,Fawaz M,Brooks AF,Kilbourn MR,Albin RL,Frey KA,Scott PJ

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient method for the reconstruction of the 9-dihydroerythromycin A macrolactone skeleton has been established. The key steps are oxidative cleavage at the 11,12-position and reconstruction after insertion of an appropriate functionalized amino alcohol. Novel 15-membered macrolides, we named as "11a-azalides", w...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Sugimoto T,Tanikawa T

更新日期：2010-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:With the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolutionary fate of SARS-CoV-2 becomes a matter of utmost concern. Mutation D614G in the spike (S) protein has become dominant, and recent evidence suggests it yields a more stable phenotype with higher transmission efficacy. We carry out a structural analysis that provides mechanistic...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Fernández A

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery and characterization of two classes of kappa opioid receptor agonists that are biased for G protein over βarrestin signaling are described. ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Bohn LM,Aubé J

更新日期：2017-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Current treatment of toxoplasmosis targets the parasite's folate metabolism through inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). The most widely used DHFR antagonist, pyrimethamine, was introduced over 60 years ago and is associated with toxicity that can be largely attributed to a similar affinity for parasite and h...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Welsch ME,Zhou J,Gao Y,Yan Y,Porter G,Agnihotri G,Li Y,Lu H,Chen Z,Thomas SB

更新日期：2016-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of the renal outer medullary potassium channel (ROMK) show promise as novel mechanism diuretics, with potentially lower risk of diuretic-induced hypokalemia relative to current thiazide and loop diuretics. Here, we report the identification of a novel series of 3-sulfamoylbenzamide ROMK inhibitors. Starting...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Sammons MF,Kharade SV,Filipski KJ,Boehm M,Smith AC,Shavnya A,Fernando DP,Dowling MS,Carpino PA,Castle NA,Zellmer SG,Antonio BM,Gosset JR,Carlo A,Denton JS

更新日期：2018-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is an ionotropic glutamate receptor, gated by the endogenous coagonists glutamate and glycine, permeable to Ca2+ and Na+. NMDAR dysfunction is associated with numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, depression, and Alzheimer's disease. Recentl...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Villemure E,Volgraf M,Jiang Y,Wu G,Ly CQ,Yuen PW,Lu A,Luo X,Liu M,Zhang S,Lupardus PJ,Wallweber HJ,Liederer BM,Deshmukh G,Plise E,Tay S,Wang TM,Hanson JE,Hackos DH,Scearce-Levie K,Schwarz JB,Sellers BD

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Collaborations between the pharmaceutical industry and contract research organizations continue to represent an attractive alternative to internal drug discovery within a single organization. This Viewpoint covers many of the business models and strategies that are employed in industry-contract research organization c...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Steadman VA

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:GPR40, one of the G protein-coupled receptors predominantly expressed in pancreatic β-cells, mediates enhancement of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by free fatty acids. A potent and selective GPR40 agonist is theorized to be a safe and effective antidiabetic drug with little or no risk of hypoglycemia. Cyclizati...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Negoro N,Sasaki S,Mikami S,Ito M,Suzuki M,Tsujihata Y,Ito R,Harada A,Takeuchi K,Suzuki N,Miyazaki J,Santou T,Odani T,Kanzaki N,Funami M,Tanaka T,Kogame A,Matsunaga S,Yasuma T,Momose Y

更新日期：2010-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To search for effective cancer vaccines based on sTn, a sialylated tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen (sialo-TACA) expressed by a number of tumors, four unnatural N-acyl sTn derivatives, including 5'-N-p-methylphenylacetyl sTn (sTnNMePhAc), 5'-N-p-methoxylphenylacetyl sTn (sTnNMeOPhAc), 5'-N-p-acetylphenylacetyl sT...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wang Q,Guo Z

更新日期：2011-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural modifications to the coumarin core and benzamide side chain of novobiocin have successfully transformed the natural product from a selective DNA gyrase inhibitor into a potent inhibitor of the Hsp90 C-terminus. However, no SAR studies have been conducted on the noviose appendage, which represents the rate-l...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Zhao H,Kusuma BR,Blagg BS

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a series of lipidated α-AApeptides that mimic the structure and function of natural antimicrobial lipopeptides. Several short lipidated α-AApeptides show broad-spectrum activity against a range of clinically related Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as fungus. Their antimicrobial activity and ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Hu Y,Amin MN,Padhee S,Wang RE,Qiao Q,Bai G,Li Y,Mathew A,Cao C,Cai J

更新日期：2012-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromedin U (NMU) and S (NMS) display various physiological activities, including an anorexigenic effect, and share a common C-terminal heptapeptide-amide sequence that is necessary to activate two NMU receptors (NMUR1 and NMUR2). On the basis of this knowledge, we recently developed hexapeptide agonists 2 and 3, whi...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Takayama K,Mori K,Sohma Y,Taketa K,Taguchi A,Yakushiji F,Minamino N,Miyazato M,Kangawa K,Hayashi Y

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:PAR2 antagonists have potential for treating inflammatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, and metabolic disorders, but few antagonists are known. Derivatives of GB88 (3) suggest that all four of its components bind at distinct PAR2 sites with the isoxazole, cyclohexylalanine, and isoleucine determining a...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Yau MK,Liu L,Suen JY,Lim J,Lohman RJ,Jiang Y,Cotterell AJ,Barry GD,Mak JY,Vesey DA,Reid RC,Fairlie DP

更新日期：2016-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The racemic product of the Betti reaction of 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline, benzaldehyde and 2-aminopyridine was separated by chiral HPLC to determine which enantiomer inhibited botulinum neurotoxin serotype A. When the enantiomers unexpectedly proved to have comparable activity, the absolute structures of (+)-(R)-1 and...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Cardellina JH 2nd,Vieira RC,Eccard V,Skerry J,Montgomery V,Campbell Y,Roxas-Duncan V,Leister W,Leclair CA,Maloney DJ,Padula D,Pescitelli G,Khavrutskii I,Hu X,Wallqvist A,Smith LA

更新日期：2011-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A new series of 1,4-naphthoquinones, bearing various cyclic and aliphatic amines on C2, was designed and synthesized to identify antiproliferative agents for triple-negative breast cancer, which represents a clinical challenge without targeted therapies. Among naphthoquinones, 2a and 3a inhibited the proliferation of ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Badolato M,Carullo G,Caroleo MC,Cione E,Aiello F,Manetti F

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ring closing metathesis/transannular etherification approach to the englerin nucleus was adapted to provide two key intermediates for analogue synthesis: the 4-desmethyl Δ5,6 tricycle and the 4-oxo Δ5,6 tricycle. The former was elaborated to 4-desmethyl englerin A and the latter served as a common precursor for en...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Elliott DC,Beutler JA,Parker KA

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an integral membrane serine hydrolase that degrades the fatty acid amide family of signaling lipids, including the endocannabinoid anandamide. Genetic or pharmacological inactivation of FAAH leads to analgesic and anti-inflammatory phenotypes in rodents without showing the undesira...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Johnson DS,Stiff C,Lazerwith SE,Kesten SR,Fay LK,Morris M,Beidler D,Liimatta MB,Smith SE,Dudley DT,Sadagopan N,Bhattachar SN,Kesten SJ,Nomanbhoy TK,Cravatt BF,Ahn K

更新日期：2011-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we describe the design and synthesis of a series of pyridopyrazine-1,6-dione γ-secretase modulators (GSMs) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that achieve good alignment of potency, metabolic stability, and low MDR efflux ratios, while also maintaining favorable physicochemical properties. Specifically, incorporation...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Pettersson M,Johnson DS,Humphrey JM,Butler TW,Am Ende CW,Fish BA,Green ME,Kauffman GW,Mullins PB,O'Donnell CJ,Stepan AF,Stiff CM,Subramanyam C,Tran TP,Vetelino BC,Yang E,Xie L,Bales KR,Pustilnik LR,Steyn SJ,Wood K

更新日期：2015-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel modulator of sodium ion currents was synthesized in 6 steps from a protected dihydroxypyrrolidine nitrone, via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with acrylamide. Sodium ion currents in B50 cells were evaluated in comparison to saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin, and revealed an IC(50) of 15.7 muM. The new compound sh...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Mao H,Fieber LA,Gawley RE

更新日期：2010-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The solution behavior of auranofin, Et3PAuCl  and Et3PAuI, as well as their interactions with hen egg white lysozyme, single strand oligonucleotide, and ds-DNA were comparatively analyzed through NMR spectroscopy, ESI-MS, ethidium bromide displacement, DNA melting and viscometric tests. The cytotoxic effects toward re...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Marzo T,Cirri D,Gabbiani C,Gamberi T,Magherini F,Pratesi A,Guerri A,Biver T,Binacchi F,Stefanini M,Arcangeli A,Messori L

更新日期：2017-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Structure-activity relationship translation offers an expeditious means for discovery of new active series. This approach was applied to discover tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ)-based steroidomimetic microtubule disruptors. The two A-ring elements of a three-point steroidal pharmacophore were incorporated into a THIQ-ba...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Leese MP,Jourdan F,Dohle W,Kimberley MR,Thomas MP,Bai R,Hamel E,Ferrandis E,Potter BV

更新日期：2012-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Several kalihinol natural products, members of the broader isocyanoterpene family of antimalarial agents, are potent inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum, the agent of the most severe form of human malaria. Our previous total synthesis of kalihinol B provided a blueprint to generate many analogues within this family, s...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Daub ME,Prudhomme J,Ben Mamoun C,Le Roch KG,Vanderwal CD

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Two series of novel LOXL2 enzyme inhibitors are described: benzylamines substituted with electron withdrawing groups at the para-position and 2-substituted pyridine-4-ylmethanamines. The most potent compound, (2-chloropyridin-4-yl)methanamine 20 (hLOXL2 IC50 = 126 nM), was shown to be selective for LOXL2 over LOX and ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Hutchinson JH,Rowbottom MW,Lonergan D,Darlington J,Prodanovich P,King CD,Evans JF,Bain G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of N-acylbenzenesulfonamide dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazole hybrids (EMAC8000a-m) was designed and synthesized with the aim to target tumor associated carbonic anhydrase (hCA) isoforms IX and XII. Most of the compounds were selective inhibitors of the tumor associated hCA XII. Moreover, resolution of EMAC8000d racem...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Bianco G,Meleddu R,Distinto S,Cottiglia F,Gaspari M,Melis C,Corona A,Angius R,Angeli A,Taverna D,Alcaro S,Leitans J,Kazaks A,Tars K,Supuran CT,Maccioni E

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:GPBAR1 agonists have been identified as potential leads for the treatment of diseases related to colon inflammation such as Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. In this paper, we report the discovery of a small library of hyodeoxycholane analogues, decorated at C-6 with different substituents, as potent and selective GPBAR...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Marino S,Finamore C,Biagioli M,Carino A,Marchianò S,Roselli R,Giorgio CD,Bordoni M,Di Leva FS,Novellino E,Cassiano C,Limongelli V,Zampella A,Festa C,Fiorucci S

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00