Solid-phase synthesis of dual alpha4beta1/alpha4beta7 integrin antagonists: two scaffolds with overlapping pharmacophores.

Two structural classes of dual alpha4beta1/alpha4beta7 integrin antagonists were investigated via solid-phase parallel synthesis. Using an acylated amino acid backbone, lead compounds containing biphenylalanine or tyrosine carbamate scaffolds were optimized for inhibition of alpha4beta1/VCAM and alpha4beta7/MAdCAM. A comparison of the structure-activity relationships in the inhibition of the alpha4beta7/MAdCAM interaction for substituted amines employed in both scaffolds suggests a similar binding mode for the compounds.