- ALPHA 7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS, THEIR DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF
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The present application is related to compounds represented by Formula I, which are novel positive allosteric modulators of al nAChRs. The application also discloses the treatment of disorders that are responsive to enhancement of acetylcholine action on al nAChRs in a mammal by administering an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.
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- Discovery of Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated and Rad3 Related (ATR) Protein Kinase as Potential Anticancer Agents
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DNA-damaging agents are among the most frequently used anticancer drugs. However, they provide only modest benefit in most cancers. This may be attributed to a genome maintenance network, the DNA damage response (DDR), that recognizes and repairs damaged DNA. ATR is a major regulator of the DDR and an attractive anticancer target. Herein, we describe the discovery of a series of aminopyrazines with potent and selective ATR inhibition. Compound 45 inhibits ATR with a Ki of 6 nM, shows >600-fold selectivity over related kinases ATM or DNA-PK, and blocks ATR signaling in cells with an IC50 of 0.42 μM. Using this compound, we show that ATR inhibition markedly enhances death induced by DNA-damaging agents in certain cancers but not normal cells. This differential response between cancer and normal cells highlights the great potential for ATR inhibition as a novel mechanism to dramatically increase the efficacy of many established drugs and ionizing radiation.
- Charrier, Jean-Damien,Durrant, Steven J.,Golec, Julian M. C.,Kay, David P.,Knegtel, Ronald M. A.,MacCormick, Somhairle,Mortimore, Michael,O'Donnell, Michael E.,Pinder, Joanne L.,Reaper, Philip M.,Rutherford, Alistair P.,Wang, Paul S. H.,Young, Stephen C.,Pollard, John R.
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