- Series of Alkynyl-Substituted Thienopyrimidines as Inhibitors of Protozoan Parasite Proliferation
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Discovery of new chemotherapeutic lead agents can be accelerated by optimizing chemotypes proven to be effective in other diseases to act against parasites. One such medicinal chemistry campaign has focused on optimizing the anilinoquinazoline drug lapatinib (1) and the alkynyl thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine hit GW837016X (NEU-391, 3) into leads for antitrypanosome drugs. We now report the structure-activity relationship studies of 3 and its analogs against Trypanosoma brucei, which causes human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). The series was also tested against Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania major, and Plasmodium falciparum. In each case, potent antiparasitic hits with acceptable toxicity margins over mammalian HepG2 and NIH3T3 cell lines were identified. In a mouse model of HAT, 3 extended life of treated mice by 50%, compared to untreated controls. At the cellular level, 3 inhibited mitosis and cytokinesis in T. brucei. Thus, the alkynylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine chemotype is an advanced hit worthy of further optimization as a potential chemotherapeutic agent for HAT.
- Woodring, Jennifer L.,Behera, Ranjan,Sharma, Amrita,Wiedeman, Justin,Patel, Gautam,Singh, Baljinder,Guyett, Paul,Amata, Emanuele,Erath, Jessey,Roncal, Norma,Penn, Erica,Leed, Susan E.,Rodriguez, Ana,Sciotti, Richard J.,Mensa-Wilmot, Kojo,Pollastri, Michael P.
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- Dual EGFR/ErbB-2 inhibitors from novel pyrrolidinyl-acetylenic thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines
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A novel class of substituted pyrrolidinyl-acetylenic thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines has been identified that are potent and selective inhibitors of both EGFR/ErbB-2 receptor tyrosine kinases. The inhibitors are found to display a range of enzyme and cellular potency and also to display a varying level of covalent modification of the kinase targets. Selected molecules, including compound 15h, were found to be potent in enzymatic and cellular assays while also demonstrating exposure in the mouse from an oral dose.
- Hubbard, Robert D.,Dickerson, Scott H.,Emerson, Holly K.,Griffin, Robert J.,Reno, Michael J.,Hornberger, Keith R.,Rusnak, David W.,Wood, Edgar R.,Uehling, David E.,Waterson, Alex G.
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p. 5738 - 5740
(2009/06/30)
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