Sharma Swagat, Lesiak Lauren, Aretz Christopher D, Du Yu, Kumar Sushil, Gautam Nagsen, Alnouti Yazen, Dhuria Nikilesh V, Chhonker Yashpal S, Weaver C David, Hopkins Corey R
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE 68198 USA
Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville TN 37232 USA.
RSC Med Chem. 2021 Jun 21;12(8):1366-1373. doi: 10.1039/d1md00129a. eCollection 2021 Aug 18.
The present study describes the discovery and characterization of a series of -(1-(1,1-dioxidotetrahydrothiophen-3-yl)-3-methyl-1-pyrazol-5-yl)acetamide ethers as G protein-gated inwardly-rectifying potassium (GIRK) channel activators. From our previous lead optimization efforts, we have identified a new ether-based scaffold and paired this with a novel sulfone-based head group to identify a potent and selective GIRK1/2 activator. In addition, we evaluated the compounds in tier 1 DMPK assays and have identified compounds that display nanomolar potency as GIRK1/2 activators with improved metabolic stability over the prototypical urea-based compounds.
本研究描述了一系列-(1-(1,1-二氧代四氢噻吩-3-基)-3-甲基-1-吡唑-5-基)乙酰胺醚作为G蛋白门控内向整流钾通道(GIRK)激活剂的发现和特性。通过我们之前的先导化合物优化工作,我们确定了一种新的基于醚的骨架,并将其与一种新型的基于砜的头部基团配对,以鉴定出一种强效且选择性的GIRK1/2激活剂。此外,我们在一级DMPK分析中评估了这些化合物,并确定了作为GIRK1/2激活剂具有纳摩尔效力且代谢稳定性优于原型脲基化合物的化合物。