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A series of pyrrolopyridinones was designed and synthesized as constrained analogs of the pyrazole CB-1 antagonist rimonabant. Certain examples exhibited very potent hCB-1 receptor binding affinity and functional antagonism with Ki and Kb values below 10 nM, and with high selectivity for CB-1 over CB-2 (>100-fold). A representative analog was established to cause significant appetite suppression and reduction in body weight gain in industry-standard rat models used to develop new therapeutics for obesity.
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Fármacos Antiobesidade/síntese química , Fármacos Antiobesidade/farmacologia , Piperidinas/síntese química , Piperidinas/farmacologia , Pirazóis/síntese química , Pirazóis/farmacologia , Piridonas/síntese química , Pirróis/síntese química , Receptor CB1 de Canabinoide/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Fármacos Antiobesidade/farmacocinética , Peso Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Cristalografia por Raios X , Desenho de Fármacos , Ingestão de Alimentos/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Modelos Moleculares , Obesidade/tratamento farmacológico , Piridonas/farmacocinética , Piridonas/farmacologia , Pirróis/farmacocinética , Pirróis/farmacologia , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Ratos Zucker , Rimonabanto , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Aumento de Peso/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Several imidazole-based cyclohexyl amides were identified as potent CB-1 antagonists, but they exhibited poor oral exposure in rodents. Incorporation of a hydroxyl moiety on the cyclohexyl ring provided a dramatic improvement in oral exposure, together with a ca. 10-fold decrease in potency. Further optimization provided the imidazole 2-hydroxy-cyclohexyl amide 45, which exhibited hCB-1 K(i)=3.7nM, and caused significant appetite suppression and robust, dose-dependent reduction of body weight gain in industry-standard rat models.
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Fármacos Antiobesidade/farmacologia , Peso Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Receptor CB1 de Canabinoide/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Fármacos Antiobesidade/uso terapêutico , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Imidazóis/farmacologia , Imidazóis/uso terapêutico , Obesidade/tratamento farmacológico , Ratos , Ratos Zucker , Receptores de Canabinoides/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Novel anthranilamides were surprisingly found to exert additional activity on B-RAF. Corresponding thiophene, pyrazole, and thiazole core analogs were prepared as VEGFR-2 inhibitors with c-KIT, and B-RAF activity. Compounds in the phenyl, thiophene, and thiazole series are in vivo active.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Receptor 2 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Camundongos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
A series of (5-(2H)-isoxazolonyl) ureas were developed as nanomolar inhibitors of hormone-sensitive lipase, an enzyme of potential importance in the treatment of diabetes.