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Optimization of a 7-azaindole-3-acetic acid CRTh2 receptor antagonist chemotype derived from high throughput screening furnished a highly selective compound NVP-QAV680 with low nM functional potency for inhibition of CRTh2 driven human eosinophil and Th2 lymphocyte activation in vitro. The molecule exhibited good oral bioavailability in the rat, combined with efficacy in rodent CRTh2-dependent mechanistic and allergic disease models and was suitable for clinical development.
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Indolizinas/química , Receptores Imunológicos/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores de Prostaglandina/antagonistas & inibidores , Administração Oral , Animais , Células CHO , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Dermatite de Contato/tratamento farmacológico , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Eosinófilos/efeitos dos fármacos , Eosinófilos/metabolismo , Meia-Vida , Humanos , Hipersensibilidade/tratamento farmacológico , Indolizinas/farmacocinética , Indolizinas/uso terapêutico , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Ligação Proteica , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Receptores Imunológicos/genética , Receptores Imunológicos/metabolismo , Receptores de Prostaglandina/genética , Receptores de Prostaglandina/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Células Th2/imunologia , Células Th2/metabolismoRESUMO
The solubility-driven optimization of a series of 1,7-napthyridine phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors is described. Directed structural changes resulted in increased aqueous solubility, enabling superior pharmacokinetic properties with retention of PDE4 inhibition. A range of potent and orally bioavailable compounds with good in vivo efficacy in animal models of inflammation and reduced emetic potential compared to previously described drugs were synthesized. Compound 2d was taken forward as a clinical candidate for the treatment of COPD.