| Literature DB >> 26005540 |
Martin Pettersson1, Douglas S Johnson1, John M Humphrey2, Todd W Butler2, Christopher W Am Ende2, Benjamin A Fish2, Michael E Green1, Gregory W Kauffman2, Patrick B Mullins2, Christopher J O'Donnell2, Antonia F Stepan1, Cory M Stiff2, Chakrapani Subramanyam2, Tuan P Tran2, Beth Cooper Vetelino2, Eddie Yang2, Longfei Xie2, Kelly R Bales1, Leslie R Pustilnik2, Stefanus J Steyn1, Kathleen M Wood1, Patrick R Verhoest1.
Abstract
Herein we describe the design and synthesis of a series of pyridopyrazine-1,6-dione γ-secretase modulators (GSMs) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that achieve good alignment of potency, metabolic stability, and low MDR efflux ratios, while also maintaining favorable physicochemical properties. Specifically, incorporation of fluorine enabled design of metabolically less liable lipophilic alkyl substituents to increase potency without compromising the sp(3)-character. The lead compound 21 (PF-06442609) displayed a favorable rodent pharmacokinetic profile, and robust reductions of brain Aβ42 and Aβ40 were observed in a guinea pig time-course experiment.Entities:
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; LipMetE; fluorine; gamma secretase modulators; lipophilic metabolism efficiency
Year: 2015 PMID: 26005540 PMCID: PMC4434474 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00070
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345