356100-70-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Structure-activity relationship study of non-steroidal NPC1L1 ligands identified through cell-based assay using pharmacological chaperone effect as a readout
Karaki, Fumika,Ohgane, Kenji,Fukuda, Hiromitsu,Nakamura, Masahiko,Dodo, Kosuke,Hashimoto, Yuichi
, p. 3587 - 3609 (2014/07/07)
Niemann-Pick type C1-like 1 (NPC1L1) is an intestinal cholesterol transporter that is known to be the target of the cholesterol absorption inhibitor ezetimibe. We previously discovered steroidal NPC1L1 ligands by using a novel cell-based assay that employs pharmacological chaperone effect as a readout. Those steroid derivatives bound to a site different from both the sterol-binding domain and the ezetimibe-binding site, implying that they may be a novel class of NPC1L1 inhibitors with a distinct mode of action. As an extension of that work, we aimed here to find non-steroidal NPC1L1 ligands, which may be better candidates for clinical application than steroidal ligands, by using the same assay to screen our focused library of ligands for liver X receptor (LXR), a nuclear receptor that recognizes oxysterols as endogenous ligands. Here we describe identification of a novel class of NPC1L1 ligands with a ring-fused quinolinone scaffold, and an analysis of the structure-activity relationships of their derivatives as NPC1L1 ligands.
Zn2+-Chelating Motif-Tethered Short-Chain Fatty Acids as a Novel Class of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
Lu, Qiang,Yang, Ya-Ting,Chen, Chang-Shi,Davis, Melanie,Byrd, John C.,Etherton, Mark R.,Umar, Asad,Chen, Ching-Shih
, p. 467 - 474 (2007/10/03)
Among various classes of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, short-chain fatty acids exhibit the least potency, with IC50 in the millimolar range. We rationalized that this weak potency was, in part, attributable to their inability to access the zinc cation in the HDAC active-site pocket, which is pivotal to the deacetylation catalysis. We thus explored the structural optimization of valproate, butyrate, phenylacetate, and phenylbutyrate by coupling them with Zn2+-chelating motifs (hydroxamic acid and o-phenylenediamine) through aromatic ω-amino acid linkers. This strategy has led to a novel class of Zn2+-chelating, motif-tethered, short-chain fatty acids that exhibited varying degrees of HDAC inhibitory potency. One hydroxamatetethered phenylbutyrate compound, N-hydroxy-4-(4-phenylbutyrylamino)benzamide (HTPB), displayed nanomolar potency in inhibiting HDAC activity. Exposure of several cancer cell lines to HTPB at the submicromolar level showed reduced cell proliferation accompanied by histone hyperacetylation and elevated p21WAF/CIP1 expression, which are hallmark features associated with intracellular HDAC inhibition.
6-Substituted benzimidazoles as new nonpeptide angiotensin II receptor antagonists: Synthesis, biological activity, and structure-activity relationships
Ries,Mihm,Narr,Hasselbach,Wittneben,Entzeroth,Van Meel,Wienen,Hauel
, p. 4040 - 4051 (2007/10/02)
Starting from the recently reported nonpeptidic angiotensin II (AII) receptor antagonists DuP 753 (1) and Exp 7711 (2), we have designed and investigated novel substituted benzimidazoles. Systematic variation of several substituents at the benzimidazole ring positions 4-7 led to the finding that substitution in position 6 with acylamino groups results in highly active AII antagonists. Compounds with 6-membered lactam or sultam substituents in position 6 of benzimidazole showed receptor activities in the low nanomolar range but were only weakly active when given orally to rats. In contrast, analogous substitution of the benzimidazole moiety with basic heterocycles resulted in potent AII antagonists which were also well absorbed after oral application. The most active compound of this series, 33 (BIBR 277), was selected as a candidate for clinical development. On the basis of molecular modeling studies a binding model of this new class of AII antagonists to the AT1 receptor is proposed.
