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The synthesis and optimization of a series of orally bioavailable 1-(1H-indol-4-yl)-3,5-disubstituted benzene analogues as antimitotic agents are described. A functionalized dibromobenzene intermediate was used as a key scaffold, which when modified by sequential Suzuki coupling and Buchwald-Hartwig amination provided a flexible entry to 1,3,5-trisubstituted phenyl compounds. A 1H-indol-4-yl moiety at the 1-position was determined to be a critical feature for optimal potency. The compounds have been shown to induce cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and demonstrate efficacy in both cell viability and cell proliferation assays. The primary site of action for these agents is revealed by their colchicine competitive inhibition of tubulin polymerization, and a computational model has been developed for the association of these compounds to tubulin. An optimized lead LP-261 significantly inhibits growth of a human non-small-cell lung tumor (NCI-H522) in a mouse xenograft model.
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Indoles/síntesis química , Ácidos Isonicotínicos/síntesis química , Sulfonamidas/síntesis química , Moduladores de Tubulina/síntesis química , Animales , Disponibilidad Biológica , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Colchicina/química , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Fase G2 , Humanos , Indoles/química , Indoles/farmacología , Ácidos Isonicotínicos/química , Ácidos Isonicotínicos/farmacología , Ratones , Ratones Desnudos , Modelos Moleculares , Trasplante de Neoplasias , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Sulfonamidas/química , Sulfonamidas/farmacología , Trasplante Heterólogo , Tubulina (Proteína)/química , Moduladores de Tubulina/química , Moduladores de Tubulina/farmacologíaRESUMEN
The discovery and SAR study of a series of 4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-ol compounds as novel HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are reported. The lead compounds in this series showed excellent activity against wild-type and drug-resistant RT enzymes and viral strains. In addition, compounds from this series demonstrated favorable pharmacokinetic profile in rat. A preliminary modeling study was conducted to understand the binding mode of this series of compounds.
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Descubrimiento de Drogas , Inhibidores de la Transcriptasa Inversa/química , Inhibidores de la Transcriptasa Inversa/farmacología , Triazinas/síntesis química , Triazinas/farmacología , Animales , Modelos Moleculares , Ratas , Inhibidores de la Transcriptasa Inversa/farmacocinética , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
A series of substituted biphenyl ethylene ether compounds has been designed to target the gp41N-trimer in order to inhibit formation of the six-helical bundle that represents the end state of gp41-mediated viral fusion. A size exclusion HPLC based helical bundle formation (HBF) assay was developed to evaluate in vitro inhibitory affinity of the inhibitors. The most potent compound 1 had an IC(50) of 31microM. The binding of compound 1 to the proposed hydrophobic pocket of gp41 was further validated by site-directed peptide mutagenesis experiments.