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SB-649701 (1a) showed at least 100-fold selectivity vs a
number of 7TM receptors including chemokine recep-
tors. SB-649701 (1a) and 15s did not significantly inhibit
all six major P450 isozymes (1a, pIC50 < 5.1; 15s,
pIC50 < 5.0). In hERG binding assay, SB-649701 (1a)
and 15s had a pIC50 of 5.8 and 5.2, respectively, which
provided a respective 79- and 158-fold hERG window
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some stability studies, SB-649701 (1a) showed moderate
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Clb = 38 mL/min/kg, F = 18%, T1/2 = 1 h, Vdss = 2.4 L/
kg) in in vivo mouse PK studies (1 mg/kg iv, 2 mg/kg
po). Overall, SB-649701 (1a) possessed good selectivity
and initial development properties.
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series identified via HTS led to the discovery of potent
human CCR8 antagonists such as SB-649701 (1a) with
good chemotaxis activity, selectivity, DMPK, and
hERG properties. The further optimization of this series
will be the subject of future publications.
1. Binding assay method: assays were performed in a 384-
well microtiter plate format. Each reaction well contained:
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.35 nM [ I]-I309, 3.0 lg/mL of human CCR8 CHO
membranes prebound to 60 lg of LEADseeker WGA-PS
SPA (Wheatgerm–agglutinin coupled polystyrene scintil-
lation proximity imaging) beads in 25 mM bis-trispropane
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buffer, 2 mM MnCl , 1 mM EDTA, 100 mM NaCl, 7.5%
glycerol, 0.05% CHAPS at pH 7.5, and appropriate
concentration of a test compound.
We thank Bing Wang, Chad Quinn, Qian Jin, and Carl
Bennett for NMR, analytical LC/MS, and preparative
HPLC support, and Arun Kaura for chiral HPLC
separation.
12. The chiral centers in the structures shown in the paper are
racemic unless the chirality is explicitly illustrated.
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3. (a) The biological assay results in the paper are a mean of
at least 2 determinations with standard deviation of <±0.3
unless otherwise noted; (b) pIC50 = ÀlogIC50 (M).
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