RESUMO
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is a large, multidomain protein which contains a kinase domain and GTPase domain among other regions. Individuals possessing gain of function mutations in the kinase domain such as the most prevalent G2019S mutation have been associated with an increased risk for the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Given this genetic validation for inhibition of LRRK2 kinase activity as a potential means of affecting disease progression, our team set out to develop LRRK2 inhibitors to test this hypothesis. A high throughput screen of our compound collection afforded a number of promising indazole leads which were truncated in order to identify a minimum pharmacophore. Further optimization of these indazoles led to the development of MLi-2 (1): a potent, highly selective, orally available, brain-penetrant inhibitor of LRRK2.
Assuntos
Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Indazóis/química , Indazóis/farmacologia , Serina-Treonina Proteína Quinase-2 com Repetições Ricas em Leucina/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Inibidores Enzimáticos/administração & dosagem , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacocinética , Humanos , Indazóis/administração & dosagem , Indazóis/farmacocinética , Serina-Treonina Proteína Quinase-2 com Repetições Ricas em Leucina/metabolismo , Masculino , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Doença de Parkinson/tratamento farmacológico , Doença de Parkinson/enzimologia , Ratos , Ratos WistarRESUMO
Familial Parkinson's disease cases have recently been associated with the leucine rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene. It has been hypothesized that inhibition of the LRRK2 protein may have the potential to alter disease pathogenesis. A dihydrobenzothiophene series of potent, selective, orally bioavailable LRRK2 inhibitors were identified from a high-throughput screen of the internal Merck sample collection. Initial SAR studies around the core established the series as a tractable small molecule lead series of LRRK2 inhibitors for potential treatment of Parkinson's disease. It was also found that incorporation of a lactam into the core drastically improved the CNS and DMPK properties of these small molecules.
Assuntos
Serina-Treonina Proteína Quinase-2 com Repetições Ricas em Leucina/antagonistas & inibidores , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Tiofenos/farmacologia , Administração Oral , Disponibilidade Biológica , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Humanos , Serina-Treonina Proteína Quinase-2 com Repetições Ricas em Leucina/metabolismo , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/administração & dosagem , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Tiofenos/síntese química , Tiofenos/químicaRESUMO
Hit to lead optimization of (5R)-5-hexyl-3-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one as a positive allosteric modulator of mGluR2 is described. Improvements in potency and metabolic stability were achieved through SAR on both ends of the oxazolidinone. An optimized lead compound was found to be brain penetrant and active in a rat ketamine-induced hyperlocomotion model for antipsychotic activity.
