- Discovery and SAR of novel and selective inhibitors of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) with an imidazo[1,2-A]pyridine scaffold
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Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) is a biomarker and therapeutic target for several cancer types. Its inhibition is regarded as a promising, noncytotoxic approach in cancer therapy by blocking growth and/or metastasis of solid tumors. Earlier, we reported the modified substrate activity screening (MSAS) approach and applied it for the identification of fragments with affinity for uPA's S1 pocket. Here, these fragments are transformed into a novel class of uPA inhibitors with an imidazo[1,2-A]pyridine scaffold. The SAR for uPA inhibition around this scaffold is explored, and the best compounds in the series have nanomolar uPA affinity and selectivity with respect to the related trypsin-like serine proteases (thrombin, tPA, FXa, plasmin, plasma kallikrein, trypsin, FVIIa). Finally, the approach followed for translating fragments into small molecules with a decorated scaffold architecture is conceptually straightforward and can be expected to be broadly applicable in fragment-based drug design.
- Gladysz, Rafaela,Adriaenssens, Yves,De Winter, Hans,Joossens, Jurgen,Lambeir, Anne-Marie,Augustyns, Koen,Van Der Veken, Pieter
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p. 9238 - 9257
(2015/12/23)
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- Halogenated sulfonamide derivatives
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This invention is directed to halogenated sulfonamide derivatives which are ligands at the NPY Y5 receptor. The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention and a pharmaceutic
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- Pyrimidine compounds
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This invention relates to a method for treating inflammatory diseases or immune diseases, developmental or degenerative diseases, or tissue injuries. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds of formula (I). Each variable in this formula is defined in the specification.
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(2008/06/13)
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