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Agonist lead identification for the high affinity niacin receptor GPR109a
Gharbaoui, Tawfik,Skinner, Philip J.,Shin, Young-Jun,Averbuj, Claudia,Jung, Jae-Kyu,Johnson, Benjamin R.,Duong, Tracy,Decaire, Marc,Uy, Jane,Cherrier, Martin C.,Webb, Peter J.,Tamura, Susan Y.,Zou, Ning,Rodriguez, Nathalie,Boatman, P. Douglas,Sage, Carleton R.,Lindstrom, Andrew,Xu, Jerry,Schrader, Thomas O.,Smith, Brian M.,Chen, Ruoping,Richman, Jeremy G.,Connolly, Daniel T.,Colletti, Steven L.,Tata, James R.,Semple, Graeme
, p. 4914 - 4919 (2008/02/12)
A strategy for lead identification of new agonists of GPR109a, starting from known compounds shown to activate the receptor, is described. Early compound triage led to the formulation of a binding hypothesis and eventually to our focus on a series of pyrazole acid derivatives. Further elaboration of these compounds provided a series of 5,5-fused pyrazoles to be used as lead compounds for further optimization.
Fluorinated pyrazole acids are agonists of the high affinity niacin receptor GPR109a
Skinner, Philip J.,Cherrier, Martin C.,Webb, Peter J.,Shin, Young-Jun,Gharbaoui, Tawfik,Lindstrom, Andrew,Hong, Vu,Tamura, Susan Y.,Dang, Huong T.,Pride, Cameron C.,Chen, Ruoping,Richman, Jeremy G.,Connolly, Daniel T.,Semple, Graeme
, p. 5620 - 5623 (2008/04/02)
A series of 5-alkyl pyrazole-3-carboxylic acids were prepared and found to act as potent and selective agonists of the human GPCR, GPR109a, the high affinity nicotinic acid receptor. No activity was observed at the highly homologous low affinity niacin receptor, GPR109b. A further series of 4-fluoro-5-alkyl pyrazole-3-carboxylic acids were shown to display similar potency. One example from the series was shown to have improved properties in vivo compared to niacin.
Comparison of different heterocyclic scaffolds as substrate analog PDE5 inhibitors
Haning, Helmut,Niewoehner, Ulrich,Schenke, Thomas,Lampe, Thomas,Hillisch, Alexander,Bischoff, Erwin
, p. 3900 - 3907 (2007/10/03)
Several different heterocyclic systems were compared as PDE5 inhibitor scaffolds. In addition to the known 3H-imidazo[5,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4-ones and pyrazolopyrimidinones, isomeric imidazo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazin-4(3H)-ones were also shown to be potent and selective PDE inhibitor scaffolds with in vivo activity. SAR trends were elucidated for sulfonamide derivatives with generality across different scaffolds.
Pyrazole derivatives as partial agonists for the nicotinic acid receptor
Van Herk,Brussee,Van den Nieuwendijk,Van der Klein,IJzerman,Stannek,Burmeister,Lorenzen
, p. 3945 - 3951 (2007/10/03)
Nicotinic acid as a hypolipidemic agent appears unique due to its potential to increase HDL cholesterol levels to a greater extent than other drugs. However, it has some side effects, among which severe skin flushing is the most frequent and often limits patients' compliance. In a search for novel agonists for the recently identified and cloned G protein-coupled nicotinic acid receptor, we synthesized a series of substituted pyrazole-3-carboxylic acids that proved to have substantial affinity for this receptor. The affinities were measured by inhibition of [3H] nicotinic acid binding to rat spleen membranes. Potencies and intrinsic activities relative to nicotinic acid were determined by their effects on [35S]GTPγS binding to rat adipocyte and spleen membranes. Interestingly, most compounds were partial agonists. In particular, 2-diazabicyclo-[3,3,O 4,8]octa-3,8-diene-3-carboxylic acid (4c) and 5-propylpyrazole-3-carboxylic acid (4f) proved active with Ki values of approximately 0.15 μM and EC50 values of approximately 6 μM, while their intrinsic activity was only ～50% when compared to nicotinic acid. Even slightly more active was 5-butylpyrazole-3-carboxylic acid (4g) with a Ki value of 0.072 μM, an EC50 value of 4.12 μM, and a relative intrinsic activity of 75%. Of the aralkyl derivatives, 4q (5-(3-chlorobenzyl)pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid) was the most active with a relatively low intrinsic activity of 39%. Partial agonism of the pyrazole derivatives was confirmed by inhibition of G protein activation in response to nicotinic acid by these compounds. The pyrazoles both inhibited the maximum effect elicited by 100 μM nicotinic acid and concentration dependently shifted nicotinic acid concentration-response curves to the right, pointing to a competive mechanism of action.
