- Design and synthesis of donepezil analogues as dual AChE and BACE-1 inhibitors
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Multi-target-directed ligands (MTDLs) centered on β-secretase 1 (BACE-1) inhibition are emerging as innovative therapeutics in addressing the complexity of neurodegenerative diseases. A new series of donepezil analogues was designed, synthesized and evaluated as MTDLs against neurodegenerative diseases. Profiling of donepezil, a potent acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) inhibitor, into BACE-1 inhibition was achieved through introduction of backbone amide linkers to the designed compounds which are capable of hydrogen-bonding with BACE-1 catalytic site. In vitro assays and molecular modeling studies revealed the dual mode of action of compounds 4–6 against hAChE and BACE-1. Notably, compound 4 displayed potent hAChE inhibition (IC50 value of 4.11 nM) and BACE-1 inhibition (IC50 value of 18.3 nM) in comparison to donepezil (IC50 values of 6.21 and 194 nM against hAChE and BACE-1, respectively). Moreover, 4 revealed potential metal chelating property, low toxicity on SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells and ability to cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in PAMPA-BBB assay which renders 4 a potential lead for further optimization of novel small ligands for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
- Gabr, Moustafa T.,Abdel-Raziq, Mohammed S.
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- Ni-Catalyzed β-Alkylation of Cyclopropanol-Derived Homoenolates
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Metal homoenolates are valuable synthetic intermediates which provide access to β-functionalized ketones. In this report, we disclose a Ni-catalyzed β-alkylation reaction of cyclopropanol-derived homoenolates using redox-active N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) esters as the alkylating reagents. The reaction is compatible with 1°, 2°, and 3° NHPI esters. Mechanistic studies imply radical activation of the NHPI ester and 2e β-carbon elimination occurring on the cyclopropanol.
- Mills, L. Reginald,Zhou, Cuihan,Fung, Emily,Rousseaux, Sophie A. L.
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(2019/11/03)
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- Optimization of a Benzoylpiperidine Class Identifies a Highly Potent and Selective Reversible Monoacylglycerol Lipase (MAGL) Inhibitor
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Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is the enzyme degrading the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol, and it is involved in several physiological and pathological processes. The therapeutic potential of MAGL is linked to several diseases, including cancer. The development of MAGL inhibitors has been greatly limited by the side effects associated with the prolonged MAGL inactivation. Importantly, it could be preferable to use reversible MAGL inhibitors in vivo, but nowadays only few reversible compounds have been developed. In the present study, structural optimization of a previously developed class of MAGL inhibitors led to the identification of compound 23, which proved to be a very potent reversible MAGL inhibitor (IC50 = 80 nM), selective for MAGL over the other main components of the endocannabinoid system, endowed of a promising antiproliferative activity in a series of cancer cell lines and able to block MAGL both in cell-based as well as in vivo assays.
- Granchi, Carlotta,Lapillo, Margherita,Glasmacher, Sandra,Bononi, Giulia,Licari, Cristina,Poli, Giulio,El Boustani, Maguie,Caligiuri, Isabella,Rizzolio, Flavio,Gertsch, Jürg,Macchia, Marco,Minutolo, Filippo,Tuccinardi, Tiziano,Chicca, Andrea
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(2019/02/26)
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- CASPASE INHIBITOR AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, USE AND THERAPEUTIC METHOD THEREOF
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Disclosed are a class of compounds as a caspase inhibitor, and in particular the compound as shown in formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use of the compound in treating caspase-related diseases.
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- The Magic of Crystal Structure-Based Inhibitor Optimization: Development of a Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitor with Picomolar Affinity and in Vivo Activity
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The enzymatic activity of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) in the brain increases with the progression of Alzheimer's disease, thus classifying BChE as a promising drug target in advanced Alzheimer's disease. We used structure-based drug discovery approaches to develop potent, selective, and reversible human BChE inhibitors. The most potent, compound 3, had a picomolar inhibition constant versus BChE due to strong cation-π interactions, as revealed by the solved crystal structure of its complex with human BChE. Additionally, compound 3 inhibits BChE ex vivo and is noncytotoxic. In vitro pharmacokinetic experiments show that compound 3 is highly protein bound, highly permeable, and metabolically stable. Finally, compound 3 crosses the blood-brain barrier, and it improves memory, cognitive functions, and learning abilities of mice in a scopolamine model of dementia. Compound 3 is thus a promising advanced lead compound for the development of drugs for alleviating symptoms of cholinergic hypofunction in patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease.
- Ko?ak, Urban,Brus, Boris,Knez, Damijan,?akelj, Simon,Trontelj, Jurij,Pi?lar, Anja,?ink, Roman,Juki?, Marko,?ivin, Marko,Podkowa, Adrian,Nachon, Florian,Brazzolotto, Xavier,Stojan, Jure,Kos, Janko,Coquelle, Nicolas,Sa?at, Kinga,Colletier, Jacques-Philippe,Gobec, Stanislav
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(2018/01/01)
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- N-Propargylpiperidines with naphthalene-2-carboxamide or naphthalene-2-sulfonamide moieties: Potential multifunctional anti-Alzheimer's agents
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In the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease, the enzymatic activities of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) are increased. While BChE is a viable therapeutic target for alleviation of symptoms caused by cholinergic hypofunction, MAO-B is a potential therapeutic target for prevention of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. Starting with piperidine-based selective human (h)BChE inhibitors and propargylamine-based MAO inhibitors, we have designed, synthesized and biochemically evaluated a series of N-propargylpiperidines. All of these compounds inhibited hBChE with good selectivity over the related enzyme, acetylcholinesterase, and crossed the blood-brain barrier in a parallel artificial membrane permeation assay. The crystal structure of one of the inhibitors (compound 3) in complex with hBChE revealed its binding mode. Three compounds (4, 5, 6) showed concomitant inhibition of MAO-B. Additionally, the most potent hBChE inhibitor 7 and dual BChE and MAO-B inhibitor 6 were non-cytotoxic and protected neuronal SH-SY5Y cells from toxic amyloid β-peptide species.
- Ko?ak, Urban,Knez, Damijan,Brus, Boris,Pi?lar, Anja,Kos, Janko,Gobec, Stanislav,Coquelle, Nicolas,Colletier, Jacques-Philippe,Nachon, Florian,Brazzolotto, Xavier
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- DISUBSTITUTED PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVES AS BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER
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This invention relates to new inhibitors of butyrylcholinesterase with general formulas I and II, where substituents are described in patent description. Compounds can be in the form of pure enantiomers or as racemic mixtures, or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The present invention relates to the use of these inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
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- Decarboxylative fluorination of aliphatic carboxylic acids via photoredox catalysis
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The direct conversion of aliphatic carboxylic acids to the corresponding alkyl fluorides has been achieved via visible light-promoted photoredox catalysis. This operationally simple, redox-neutral fluorination method is amenable to a wide variety of carboxylic acids. Photon-induced oxidation of carboxylates leads to the formation of carboxyl radicals, which upon rapid CO2-extrusion and F? transfer from a fluorinating reagent yield the desired fluoroalkanes with high efficiency. Experimental evidence indicates that an oxidative quenching pathway is operable in this broadly applicable fluorination protocol.
- Ventre, Sandrine,Petronijevic, Filip R.,Macmillan, David W. C.
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- Rational Design, Pharmacomodulation, and Synthesis of Dual 5-Hydroxytryptamine 7 (5-HT7)/5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A (5-HT2A) Receptor Antagonists and Evaluation by [18F]-PET Imaging in a Primate Brain
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We report the synthesis of 46 tertiary amine-bearing N-alkylated benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-ones, imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2(3H)-ones, imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2(3H)-ones, benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-ones, oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2(3H)-ones and N,N′-dialkylated benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-ones. These compounds were evaluated against 5-HT7R, 5-HT2AR, 5-HT1AR, and 5-HT6R as potent dual 5-HT7/5-HT2A serotonin receptors ligands. A thorough study of the structure-activity relationship of the aromatic rings and their substituents, the alkyl chain length and the tertiary amine was conducted. 1-(4-(4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)piperidin-1-yl)butyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one (79) and 1-(6-(4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)piperidin-1-yl)hexyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one (81) were identified as full antagonist ligands on cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP, KB = 4.9 and 5.9 nM, respectively) and inositol monophosphate (IP1, KB = 0.6 and 16 nM, respectively) signaling pathways of 5-HT7R and 5-HT2AR. Both antagonists crossed the blood-brain barrier as evaluated with [18F] radiolabeled compounds [18F]79 and [18F]81 in a primate's central nervous system using positron emission tomography. Both radioligands showed standard uptake values ranging from 0.8 to 1.1, a good plasmatic stability, and a distribution consistent with 5-HT7R and 5-HT2AR in the CNS.
- Deau, Emmanuel,Robin, Elodie,Voinea, Raluca,Percina, Nathalie,Sata?a, Grzegorz,Finaru, Adriana-Luminita,Chartier, Agnès,Tamagnan, Gilles,Alagille, David,Bojarski, Andrzej J.,Morisset-Lopez, Séverine,Suzenet, Franck,Guillaumet, Gérald
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- Straightforward synthesis of orthogonally protected piperidin-3- ylmethanamine and piperidin-4-ylmethanamine derivatives
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The 1,3- and 1,4-disubstituted piperidines are important building blocks in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. We present the synthesis of orthogonally protected piperidin-3-ylmethanamine and piperidin-4-ylmethanamine derivatives from commercially available nipecotamide, isonipecotamide, nipecotic acid and isonipecotic acid. This is a straightforward two-step procedure that gives high overall yields. Purification of the intermediates using this procedure is not necessary, and the final compounds are purified by simple flash column chromatography.
- Ko?ak, Urban,Brus, Boris,Gobec, Stanislav
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- Alkyl piperidine and piperazine hydroxamic acids as HDAC inhibitors
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We report here the strategy used in our research group to find a new class of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. A series of N-substituted 4-alkylpiperazine and 4-alkylpiperidine hydroxamic acids, corresponding to the basic structure of HDAC inhibitors (zinc binding moiety-linker-capping group) has been designed, prepared, and tested for HDAC inhibition. Linker length and aromatic capping group connection were systematically varied to find the optimal geometric parameters. A new series of submicromolar inhibitors was thus identified, which showed antiproliferative activity on HCT-116 colon carcinoma cells.
- Rossi, Cristina,Porcelloni, Marina,D'Andrea, Piero,Fincham, Christopher I.,Ettorre, Alessandro,Mauro, Sandro,Squarcia, Antonella,Bigioni, Mario,Parlani, Massimo,Nardelli, Federica,Binaschi, Monica,Maggi, Carlo A.,Fattori, Daniela
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- Synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation of carbonyl group-containing inhibitors of vesicular acetylcholine transporter
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To identify selective high-affinity inhibitors of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT), we have interposed a carbonyl group between the phenyl and piperidyl groups of the prototypical VAChT ligand vesamicol and its more potent analogues benzovesamicol and 5-aminobenzovesamicol. Of 33 compounds synthesized and tested, 6 display very high affinity for VAChT (K i, 0.25-0.66 nM) and greater than 500-fold selectivity for VAChT over σ1 and σ2 receptors. Twelve compounds have high affinity (Ki, 1.0-10 nM) and good selectivity for VAChT. Furthermore, 3 halogenated compounds, namely, trans-3-[4-(4-fluorobenzoyl) piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (28b) (Ki = 2.7 nM, VAChT/sigma selectivity index = 70), trans-3-[4-(5-iodothienylcarbonyl) piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (28h) (Ki = 0.66 nM, VAChT/sigma selectivity index = 294), and 5-amino-3-[4-(p-fluorobenzoyl) piperidinyl]-2-hydroxy-1,2,3,4,-tetrahydronaphthalene (30b) (Ki = 2.40 nM, VAChT/sigma selectivity index = 410) display moderate to high selectivity for VAChT. These three compounds can be synthesized with the corresponding radioisotopes so as to serve as PET/SPECT probes for imaging the VAChT in vivo.
- Efange, Simon M. N.,Khare, Anil B.,Von Hohenberg, Krystyna,MacH, Robert H.,Parsons, Stanley M.,Tu, Zhude
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- Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of18F-labeled positron emission tomography (PET) ligands for imaging the vesicular acetylcholine transporter
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A new class of vesicular acetylcholine transporter inhibitor that incorporates a carbonyl group into the benzovesamicol structure was synthesized, and analogues were evaluated in vitro. (±)-trans-2-Hydroxy-3- (4-(4-[18F]fluorobenzoyl)piperidino)tetralin (9e) has Ki values of 2.70 nM for VAChT, 191 nM for σ1 and 251 nM for σ2. The racemic precursor (9d) was resolved via chiral HPLC, and (±)-[18F]9e,(-)-[18F]9e, and (+)-[ 18F]9e were respectively radiolabeled via microwave irradiation of the appropriate precursors with [18F]/F- and Kryptofix/K 2CO3 in DMSO with radiochemical yields of ~50-60% and specific activities of >2000 mCi/μmol. (-)-[18F]9e uptake in rat brain was consistent with in vivo selectivity for the VAChT with an initial uptake of 0.911 %ID/g in rat striatum and a striatum/cerebellum ratio of 1.88 at 30 min postinjection (p.i.). MicroPET imaging of macaques demonstrated a 2.1 ratio of (-)-[18F]9e in putamen versus cerebellum at 2 h p.i. (-)-[18F]9e has potential to be a PET tracer for clinical imaging of the VAChT.
- Tu, Zhude,Efange, Simon M. N.,Xu, Jinbin,Li, Shihong,Jones, Lynne A.,Parsons, Stanley M.,Mach, Robert H.
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- Synthesis and evaluation of tacrine-E2020 hybrids as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
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Tacrine-E2020 hybrids and some related compounds were prepared and their bioactivities on the Alzheimer's Disease were assayed. The optimum hybrid inhibitor 3 is much more potent and selective than tacrine in vitro. Tacrine-E2020 hybrids and some related compounds were prepared and their bioactivities on the Alzheimer's disease were assayed. The optimum hybrid inhibitor 3 is 37-fold more potent and 31-fold more selective than tacrine in vitro.
- Shao, Dong,Zou, Chunyan,Luo, Cheng,Tang, Xican,Li, Yuanchao
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- Pyrrolidine modulators of chemokine receptor activity
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The present invention is directed to pyrrolidine compounds of the formula I: (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R14and n are defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of the chemokine receptors CCR-5 and/or CCR-3.
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A compound of formula (1) STR1 wherein X1 is amino or hydroxyl, X2 is carbonyl and the like R1 is an alkyl, an aryl and the like, R2 is hydrogen and the like, and R3 is an alkyl and the like, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof is effective for inibiting the production and/or secretion of tumor necrosis factor in a patient in need of such inhibition.
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- N-(isoquinolin-5-ylsulphonyl) azacycloalkanes
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Compounds of formula (I): STR1 wherein R1, R2, U, X, Y, Z, n, m, p and r are as defined in the description, and medicaments containing the same.
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- Aldehyde derivatives and their use as calpain inhibitors
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Aldehyde derivatives with a specific calpain inhibiting activity and a platelet-aggregation inhibiting effect with formula (I) or formula (II): wherein R1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic group, or a group of-X-R3 in which X represents O,-S(O)m-(m = 0, 1, or 2), and R3 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic group, or an alkyl group; Z represents R?-Y-or R?O-CH(R?)-in which Y represents a 3-to 7-membered nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic group, or a single cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group, R? represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, or a thiocarbamoyl group, R? represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and R? represents an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, a thiocarbamoyl group, or an alkyl group; and n is an integer of 1 to 5. wherein R?, R?, R?, and R1? are defined in the specification.
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