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Pyrimidinyl Biphenylureas: Identification of New Lead Compounds as Allosteric Modulators of the Cannabinoid Receptor CB1
Khurana, Leepakshi,Fu, Bo-Qiao,Duddupudi, Anantha L.,Liao, Yu-Hsien,Immadi, Sri Sujana,Kendall, Debra A.,Lu, Dai
, p. 1089 - 1104 (2017/02/19)
The allosteric modulator 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(3-(6-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-2-yl)phenyl)urea (PSNCBAM-1, 2) bound the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) and antagonized G protein coupling. This compound demonstrated potent anorectic effects similar to the CB1 antagonist rimonabant that once was marketed for the treatment of obesity, suggesting a new chemical entity for the discovery of antiobesity drugs. To increase structural diversity of this class of CB1 ligands, we designed and synthesized two classes of novel analogues, in which the pyridine ring of 2 was replaced by a pyrimidine ring. These positively modulate the binding of the CB1 orthosteric agonist CP55,940 while exhibiting an antagonism of G-protein coupling activity. Interestingly, compounds 7d and 8d demonstrated ERK1/2 phosphorylation mediated via β-arrestin unlike the orthosteric CP55,940 that does so in a G protein-dependent manner. These can serve as new lead compounds for the future development of CB1 allosteric modulators that show biased agonism and potentially antiobesity behavior via a new mechanism.
PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT RELATED TO THE USE THEREOF
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The present invention encompasses novel substituted pyrimidine compounds of Formula (I): which act as MCH receptor antagonists. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes prophylaxis or treatment of improving memory function, sleeping and arousal, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, seizure, obesity, diabetes, appetite and eating disorders, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, myocardial infarction, binge eating disorders including bulimia, anorexia, mental disorders including manic depression, schizophrenia, delirium, dementia, stress, cognitive disorders, attention deficit disorder, substance abuse disorders and dyskinesias including Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and addiction.
