RESUMEN
NMR conformational analysis of a hydroxyethylamine peptide isostere developed as an aspartic protease inhibitor shows that it is a flexible architecture. Cyclization to form pyrrolidines, piperidines, or morpholines results in a preorganization of the whole system in solution. The resulting conformation is similar to the conformation of the inhibitor in the active site of BACE-1. This entropic gain results in increased affinity for the enzyme when compared with the acyclic system. For morpholines 27 and 29, the combination of steric and electronic factors is exploited to orient substituents toward S1, S1', and S2' pockets both in the solution and in the bound states. These highly preorganized molecules proved to be the most potent compounds of the series. Additionally, the morpholines, unlike the pyrrolidine and piperidine analogues, have been found to be brain penetrant BACE-1 inhibitors.
Asunto(s)
Secretasas de la Proteína Precursora del Amiloide/antagonistas & inhibidores , Ácido Aspártico Endopeptidasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Etilaminas/química , Etilaminas/farmacología , Péptidos/química , Péptidos/farmacología , Inhibidores de Proteasas/química , Inhibidores de Proteasas/farmacología , Secretasas de la Proteína Precursora del Amiloide/metabolismo , Animales , Ácido Aspártico Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Ciclización , Diseño de Fármacos , Etilaminas/farmacocinética , Humanos , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Ratones , Modelos Moleculares , Morfolinas/química , Morfolinas/farmacocinética , Morfolinas/farmacología , Péptidos/farmacocinética , Inhibidores de Proteasas/farmacocinética , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
The design and synthesis of the dual peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) alpha/gamma agonist (S)-2-methyl-3-[4-[2-(5-methyl-2-thiophen-2-yl-oxazol-4-yl)ethoxy]phenyl]-2-phenoxypropionic acid (2) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and associated dyslipidemia are described. 2 possesses a potent dual hPPAR alpha/gamma agonist profile (IC(50) = 28 and 10 nM; EC(50) = 9 and 4 nM, respectively, for hPPARalpha and hPPARgamma). In preclinical models, 2 substantially improves insulin sensitivity and potently reverses diabetic hyperglycemia while significantly improving overall lipid homeostasis.