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Discovery and Optimization of a Compound Series Active against Trypanosoma cruzi, the Causative Agent of Chagas Disease
Harrison, Justin R.,Sarkar, Sandipan,Hampton, Shahienaz,Riley, Jennifer,Stojanovski, Laste,Sahlberg, Christer,Appelqvist, Pia,Erath, Jessey,Mathan, Vinodhini,Rodriguez, Ana,Kaiser, Marcel,Pacanowska, Dolores Gonzalez,Read, Kevin D.,Johansson, Nils Gunnar,Gilbert, Ian H.
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Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It is endemic in South and Central America and recently has been found in other parts of the world, due to migration of chronically infected patients. The current treatment for Chagas disease is not satisfactory, and there is a need for new treatments. In this work, we describe the optimization of a hit compound resulting from the phenotypic screen of a library of compounds against T. cruzi. The compound series was optimized to the level where it had satisfactory pharmacokinetics to allow an efficacy study in a mouse model of Chagas disease. We were able to demonstrate efficacy in this model, although further work is required to improve the potency and selectivity of this series.
BICYCLIC ARYL AND HETEROARYL COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISORDERS
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Compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are opioid receptor modulators, e.g. mu- opioid receptor antagonists, neutral antagonists or inverse agonists, and are useful for the treatment of metabolic disorders including obesity.
