- Substituted pyrazoles as hepatoselective HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: Discovery of (3R,5R)-7-[2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-4-isopropyl-5-(4-methyl- benzylcarbamoyl)-2H-pyrazol-3-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid (PF-3052334) as a candidate for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia
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In light of accumulating evidence that aggressive LDL-lowering therapy may offer increased protection against coronary heart disease, we undertook the design and synthesis of a novel series of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors based upon a substituted pyrazole template. Optimizing this series using both structure-based design and molecular property considerations afforded a class of highly efficacious and hepatoselective inhibitors resulting in the identification of (3R,5R)-7-[2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-4-isopropyl-5-(4-methyl-benzyl- carbamoyl)-2H-pyrazol-3-yl]-3,5-dihydroxy-heptanoic (PF-3052334) as a candidate for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
- Pfefferkorn, Jeffrey A.,Choi, Chulho,Larsen, Scott D.,Auerbach, Bruce,Hutchings, Richard,Park, William,Askew, Valerie,Dillon, Lisa,Hanselman, Jeffrey C.,Lin, Zhiwu,Lu, Gina H.,Robertson, Andrew,Sekerke, Catherine,Harris, Melissa S.,Pavlovsky, Alexander,Bainbridge, Graeme,Caspers, Nicole,Kowala, Mark,Tait, Bradley D.
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- Novel pyrazole-based HMG CoA reductase inhibitors
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Novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful as hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic agents are described. More specifically, potent inhibitors of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (“HMG CoA reductase”) are described. Methods of using such compounds and compositions to treat subjects, including humans, suffering from hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), diabetes and osteoporosis are also described.
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