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John M Keith1, William M Jones1, Mark Tichenor1, Jing Liu1, Mark Seierstad1, James A Palmer1, Michael Webb1, Mark Karbarz1, Brian P Scott1, Sandy J Wilson1, Lin Luo1, Michelle L Wennerholm1, Leon Chang1, Michele Rizzolio1, Raymond Rynberg1, Sandra R Chaplan1, J Guy Breitenbucher1.
Abstract
The pre-clinical characterization of the aryl piperazinyl urea inhibitor of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) JNJ-42165279 is described. JNJ-42165279 covalently inactivates the FAAH enzyme, but is highly selective with regard to other enzymes, ion channels, transporters, and receptors. JNJ-42165279 exhibited excellent ADME and pharmacodynamic properties as evidenced by its ability to block FAAH in the brain and periphery of rats and thereby cause an elevation of the concentrations of anandamide (AEA), oleoyl ethanolamide (OEA), and palmitoyl ethanolamide (PEA). The compound was also efficacious in the spinal nerve ligation (SNL) model of neuropathic pain. The combination of good physical, ADME, and PD properties of JNJ-42165279 supported it entering the clinical portfolio.Entities:
Keywords: FAAH; anandamide; covalent; enzyme; ethanolamides
Year: 2015 PMID: 26713105 PMCID: PMC4677372 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00353
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345