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Lipophilic activated ester prodrug approach for drug delivery to the intestinal lymphatic system
Lee, Jong Bong,Zgair, Atheer,Malec, Jed,Kim, Tae Hwan,Kim, Min Gi,Ali, Joseph,Qin, Chaolong,Feng, Wanshan,Chiang, Manting,Gao, Xizhe,Voronin, Gregory,Garces, Aimie E.,Lau, Chun Long,Chan, Ting-Hoi,Hume, Amy,McIntosh, Tecashanell M.,Soukarieh, Fadi,Al-Hayali, Mohammed,Cipolla, Elena,Collins, Hilary M.,Heery, David M.,Shin, Beom Soo,Yoo, Sun Dong,Kagan, Leonid,Stocks, Michael J.,Bradshaw, Tracey D.,Fischer, Peter M.,Gershkovich, Pavel
, p. 10 - 19 (2018)
The intestinal lymphatic system plays an important role in the pathophysiology of multiple diseases including lymphomas, cancer metastasis, autoimmune diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It is thus an important compartment for delivery of drugs in order to treat diseases associated with the lymphatic system. Lipophilic prodrug approaches have been used in the past to take advantage of the intestinal lymphatic transport processes to deliver drugs to the intestinal lymphatics. Most of the approaches previously adopted were based on very bulky prodrug moieties such as those mimicking triglycerides (TG). We now report a study in which a lipophilic prodrug approach was used to efficiently deliver bexarotene (BEX) and retinoic acid (RA) to the intestinal lymphatic system using activated ester prodrugs. A range of carboxylic ester prodrugs of BEX were designed and synthesised and all of the esters showed improved association with chylomicrons, which indicated an improved potential for delivery to the intestinal lymphatic system. The conversion rate of the prodrugs to BEX was the main determinant in delivery of BEX to the intestinal lymphatics, and activated ester prodrugs were prepared to enhance the conversion rate. As a result, an 4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxol-2-one ester prodrug of BEX was able to increase the exposure of the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) to BEX 17-fold compared to when BEX itself was administered. The activated ester prodrug approach was also applied to another drug, RA, where the exposure of the MLNs was increased 2.4-fold through the application of a similar cyclic activated prodrug. Synergism between BEX and RA was also demonstrated in vitro by cell growth inhibition assays using lymphoma cell lines. In conclusion, the activated ester prodrug approach results in efficient delivery of drugs to the intestinal lymphatic system, which could benefit patients affected by a large number of pathological conditions.
Selective arylation and vinylation at the α position of vinylarenes
Zou, Yinjun,Qin, Liena,Ren, Xinfeng,Lu, Yunpeng,Li, Yongxin,Zhou, Jianrong
, p. 3504 - 3511 (2013/07/05)
In intermolecular Heck reactions of styrene and vinylarenes, the aryl and vinyl groups routinely insert at the β position. However, selective insertion at the α position has been very rare. Herein, we provide a missing piece in the palette of Heck reaction, which gave >20:1 α selectivity. The key to our success is a new ferrocene 1,1′-bisphosphane (dnpf) that carries 1-naphthyl groups. Our mechanistic studies revealed that the high α selectivity is partly attributable to the steric effect of dnpf. The rigid and bulky 1-naphthyl groups of dnpf sterically disfavor β insertion. What the Heck! In intermolecular Heck reactions, insertion at the β position of aromatic olefins is very common, but reversal of the selectivity for selective α insertion has been a longstanding problem. A general method to couple aryl and vinyl triflates with aromatic olefins in >20:1 α selectivity is presented. The key to this successful approach is a new ferrocene bisphosphane with naphthyl groups on the phosphorus atom (see scheme; OTf=triflate). Copyright
