Rigidified A3 Adenosine Receptor Agonists: 1-Deazaadenine Modification Maintains High in Vivo Efficacy.

abstract：:EPAC proteins are therapeutic targets for the potential treatment of cardiac hypertrophy and cancer metastasis. Several laboratories use a tetrahydroquinoline analog, CE3F4, to dissect the role of EPAC1 in various disease states. Here, we report SAR studies with tetrahydroquinoline analogs that explore various functio...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Sonawane YA,Zhu Y,Garrison JC,Ezell EL,Zahid M,Cheng X,Natarajan A

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly-ADP-ribose polymerases (PARPs 1-16) have emerged as major regulators of diverse cellular processes. PARPs can be subclassified based on their ability to catalyze poly-ADP-ribosylation (PARylation) or mono-ADP-ribosylation (MARylation). While much is known about the cellular roles of PARPs that catalyze PARylation...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Morgan RK,Kirby IT,Vermehren-Schmaedick A,Rodriguez K,Cohen MS

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) have been identified in a subset of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is one of the leading cancer types worldwide. Application of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors leads to acquired resistance by secondary EGFR mutations or by amplification of ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Szokol B,Gyulavári P,Kurkó I,Baska F,Szántai-Kis C,Greff Z,Orfi Z,Peták I,Pénzes K,Torka R,Ullrich A,Orfi L,Vántus T,Kéri G

更新日期：2014-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbazoles represent a family of tricyclic compounds that widely appeared in nature. Numerous studies have revealed a diverse array of bioactivity associated with this scaffold. In the present study, a novel and highly efficient methodology for preparing 1,3-dihydroxy-2-carboxycarbazole from indole-3-acetic acid and M...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Liu K,Zhang S

更新日期：2015-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 12N-substituted sophoridinamine derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxic activities in human HepG2 hepatoma cells. Structure-activity relationship revealed that introduction of a suitable arylidene or arylethyl at the N'-end could greatly enhance antiproliferation potency. Among them,...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Bi C,Zhang N,Yang P,Ye C,Wang Y,Fan T,Shao R,Deng H,Song D

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is considered to be an attractive therapeutic target for oncology drug development. We identified a N-[2-(1,3,4-oxadiazolyl)]-4-quinolinecarboxamide derivative, STX-0119, as a novel STAT3 dimerization inhibitor by a virtual screen using a customized versio...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Matsuno K,Masuda Y,Uehara Y,Sato H,Muroya A,Takahashi O,Yokotagawa T,Furuya T,Okawara T,Otsuka M,Ogo N,Ashizawa T,Oshita C,Tai S,Ishii H,Akiyama Y,Asai A

更新日期：2010-07-13 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：:Several chemical probes have been developed for use in fluorescence polarization screening assays to aid in drug discovery for the bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) proteins. However, few of those have been characterized in the literature. We have designed, synthesized, and thoroughly characterized a novel f...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Paulson CN,Guan X,Ayoub AM,Chan A,Karim RM,Pomerantz WCK,Schönbrunn E,Georg GI,Hawkinson JE

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Design and synthesis of prodrugs of promising drug candidates represents a valid strategy to overcome the lack of favorable ADME properties, in particular aqueous solubility and bioavailability. We report herein the successful application of this strategy with two representative pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives (...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Vignaroli G,Zamperini C,Dreassi E,Radi M,Angelucci A,Sanità P,Crespan E,Kissova M,Maga G,Schenone S,Musumeci F,Botta M

更新日期：2013-05-20 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：:Novel sources of antibiotics are needed to address the serious threat of bacterial resistance. Accordingly, we have launched a structure-based drug design program featuring a desmethylation strategy wherein methyl groups have been replaced with hydrogens. Herein we report the total synthesis, molecular modeling, and b...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Glassford I,Lee M,Wagh B,Velvadapu V,Paul T,Sandelin G,DeBrosse C,Klepacki D,Small MC,MacKerell AD Jr,Andrade RB

更新日期：2014-07-16 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：:Tak-242 (resatorvid), a Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4) inhibitor, has been identified as a potent suppressor of innate inflammation. As a strategy to target Tak-242 to select tissue, four TLR4-inactive prodrugs were synthesized for activation via two different release mechanisms. Two nitrobenzyl Tak-242 prodrugs released...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Plunk MA,Alaniz A,Olademehin OP,Ellington TL,Shuford KL,Kane RR

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) is a transcriptional repressor frequently deregulated in lymphoid malignancies. BCL6 engages with number of corepressors, and these protein-protein interactions are being explored as a strategy for drug development. Here, we report the development of an irreversible BCL6 inhibitor TMX-2164 tha...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Teng M,Ficarro SB,Yoon H,Che J,Zhou J,Fischer ES,Marto JA,Zhang T,Gray NS

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:An electrostatic interaction related to a favorable position of the distal phenyl ring and a phenylalanine residue in the binding pocket would explain the higher 5-HT1A affinity of a 4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (THP) analogue compared to the corresponding 4-phenylpiperazine analogue. To explore a possible rein...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Liégeois JF,Lespagnard M,Meneses Salas E,Mangin F,Scuvée-Moreau J,Dilly S

更新日期：2014-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:IκB kinase β (IKKβ or IKK2) is a key regulator of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and has received attention as a therapeutic target. Herein we report on the optimization of a series of 3,5-disubstituted-indole-7-carboxamides for oral activity. In doing so, we focused attention on potency, ligand efficiency (LE), and p...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Kerns JK,Busch-Petersen J,Fu W,Boehm JC,Nie H,Muratore M,Bullion A,Lin G,Li H,Davis R,Lin X,Lakdawala AS,Cousins R,Field R,Payne J,Miller DD,Bamborough P,Christopher JA,Baldwin I,Osborn RR,Yonchuk J,Webb E,Rum

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The ionotropic glutamate receptor GluA2 is considered to be an attractive target for positive allosteric modulation for the development of pharmacological tools or cognitive enhancers. Here, we report a detailed structural characterization of two recently reported dimeric positive allosteric modulators, TDPAM01 and TD...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Laulumaa S,Hansen KV,Masternak M,Drapier T,Francotte P,Pirotte B,Frydenvang K,Kastrup JS

更新日期：2018-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of TRPA1 antagonists is described which has as its core structure an indazole moiety. The physical properties and in vitro DMPK profiles are discussed. Good in vivo exposure was obtained with several analogs, allowing efficacy to be assessed in rodent models of inflammatory pain. Two compounds showed signific...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Pryde DC,Marron BE,West CW,Reister S,Amato G,Yoger K,Antonio B,Padilla K,Cox PJ,Turner J,Warmus JS,Swain NA,Omoto K,Mahoney JH,Gerlach AC

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Re(I) tricarbonyl polypyridine-based complexes are particularly attractive metal complexes in the field of inorganic chemical biology due to their luminescent properties, ease of conjugation to targeting biomolecules, and the possibility to prepare their "hot" (99m)Tc analogues for radioimaging. In this study, we prep...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Leonidova A,Pierroz V,Adams LA,Barlow N,Ferrari S,Graham B,Gasser G

更新日期：2014-05-15 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：:Small molecule inhibitors of the HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein (NC) are considered as promising agents in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. In an effort to exploit the privileged 2-amino-4-phenylthiazole moiety in NC inhibition, here we conceived, synthesized, and tested in vitro 18 NC inhibitors (NCIs) bearing a double functio...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Mori M,Dasso Lang MC,Saladini F,Palombi N,Kovalenko L,De Forni D,Poddesu B,Friggeri L,Giannini A,Malancona S,Summa V,Zazzi M,Mely Y,Botta M

更新日期：2018-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation is known as the prima donna epigenetic mark for its critical role in regulating local gene transcription. Changes in the landscape of DNA methylation across the genome occur during cellular transition, such as differentiation and altered neuronal plasticity, and become dysregulated in disease states su...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Chua GNL,Wassarman KL,Sun H,Alp JA,Jarczyk EI,Kuzio NJ,Bennett MJ,Malachowsky BG,Kruse M,Kennedy AJ

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Minibodies show rapider blood clearance than IgGs due to smaller size that improves target-to-background ratio (TBR) in in vivo imaging. Additionally, the ability to activate an optical probe after binding to the target greatly improves the TBR. An optical imaging probe based on a minibody against prostate-specific me...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Watanabe R,Sato K,Hanaoka H,Harada T,Nakajima T,Kim I,Paik CH,Wu AM,Choyke PL,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2014-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholinesterase is a critical enzyme that regulates neurotransmission by degrading the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in synapses of the nervous system. It is an important target for both therapeutic drugs that treat Alzheimer's disease and chemical warfare agents that cripple the nervous system and cause death t...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Cheung J,Gary EN,Shiomi K,Rosenberry TL

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify G protein-biased and highly subtype-selective EP2 receptor agonists, a series of bicyclic prostaglandin analogues were designed and synthesized. Structural hybridization of EP2/4 dual agonist 5 and prostacyclin analogue 6, followed by simplification of the ω chain enabled us to discover novel EP2 agonists ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Ogawa S,Watanabe T,Sugimoto I,Moriyuki K,Goto Y,Yamane S,Watanabe A,Tsuboi K,Kinoshita A,Kigoshi H,Tani K,Maruyama T

更新日期：2016-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoid X receptor-alpha (RXRα) is implicated in the regulation of many biological processes and also represents a unique intracellular target for pharmacologic interventions. Efforts on discovery of small molecules targeting RXRα have been primarily focused on the molecules that bind to its classical ligand-binding ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Chen F,Liu J,Huang M,Hu M,Su Y,Zhang XK

更新日期：2014-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel 3,3-spiroanellated 5-aryl, 6-arylvinyl-substituted 1,2,4-trioxanes 19-34 have been synthesized and appraised for their antimalarial activity against multidrug-resistant Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis in Swiss mice by oral route at doses ranging from 96 mg/kg × 4 days to 24 mg/kg × 4 days. The most active compound...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Maurya R,Soni A,Anand D,Ravi M,Raju KS,Taneja I,Naikade NK,Puri SK,Wahajuddin,Kanojiya S,Yadav PP

更新日期：2012-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is capable of recognizing and transporting a wide range of chemically diverse compounds in vivo. Overcoming Pgp-mediated efflux can represent a significant challenge when penetration into the central nervous system is required or within the context of developing anticancer therapies. While numerou...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Gunaydin H,Weiss MM,Sun Y

更新日期：2012-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Organophosphorus nerve agents (OPNAs) inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and, despite the Chemical Weapons Convention arms control treaty, continue to represent a threat to both military personnel and civilians. 2-Pralidoxime (2-PAM) is currently the only therapeutic countermeasure approved by the United States Food ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Gambino A,Burnett JC,Koide K

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:(+)- and (-)-Lesinurad were isolated as atropisomers from racemic lesinurad for the first time. No interconversion was observed between the two atropisomers under various conditions tested. The two atropisomers showed significant differences in hURAT1 highly expressed HEK293 cell-based inhibition assays, monkey pharma...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wang J,Zeng W,Li S,Shen L,Gu Z,Zhang Y,Li J,Chen S,Jia X

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00