Ha Hyung-Ho, Kim Jee Seon, Kim B Moon
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Jan 15;18(2):653-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.11.064. Epub 2007 Nov 22.
Novel heterocyclic ring-substituted pyrimidines have been designed as inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) from the modification of known inhibitors. Several potent inhibitors exhibiting nanomolar activities were discovered against GSK-3beta kinase as well as in an NF-kappaB reporter gene assay. Based on the results from in vitro TNF-alpha release inhibition and in vivo endotoxima, these inhibitors are expected to be useful candidates for treatment of inflammation-related diseases.