The synthesis and structure–activity relationships of N-arylalkylpiperidylmethyl ureas as antagonists of the CC chemokine receptor-3 (CCR3) are presented. These compounds displayed potent binding to the receptor as well as functional antagonism of eotaxin-elicited effects on eosinophils.

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Rational design based on the broad spectrum MMP inhibitor CGS 27023A led to the identification of a novel series of cyclic succinate TACE inhibitors. As a mixture of two enantiomers, the lead compound 17b exhibited potent enzyme activity (IC(50)=8 nM) in the inhibition of porcine TNF-alpha converting enzyme (pTACE) and excellent selectivity over aggrecanase and MMP-1, -2 and -9.

Asymmetric syntheses of (2S,3S)-3-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-piperidinecarboxylic acid (1b), (3R,4S)-4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid (2b), and their corresponding N-Boc and N-Cbz protected analogues 8a,b and 17a,b are described. Enantiomerically pure 1b has been synthesized in five steps starting from L-aspartic acid beta-tert-butyl ester. Tribenzylation of the starting material followed by alkylation with allyl iodide using KHMDS produces the key intermediate 5a in a 6:1 diastereomeric excess. Upon hydroboration, the alcohol 6a is oxidized, and the resulting aldehyde 7 is subjected to a ring closure via reductive amination, providing 1b in an overall yield of 38%. Optically pure 2b has been synthesized beginning with N-Cbz-beta-alanine. The synthesis involves the induction of the first stereogenic center using Evans's chemistry and sequential LDA-promoted alkylations with tert-butyl bromoacetate and allyl iodide. Further elaboration by ozonolysis and reductive amination affords 2b in an overall yield of 28%.

SAR exploration at P1' using an anti-succinate-based macrocyclic hydroxamic acid as a template led to the identification of several bulky biphenylmethyl P1' derivatives which confer potent porcine TACE and anti-TNF-alpha cellular activities with high selectivity versus most of the MMPs screened. Our studies demonstrate for the first time that TACE has a larger S1' pocket in comparison to MMPs and that potent and selective TACE inhibitors can be achieved by incorporation of sterically bulky P1' residues.

To search for TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis factor alpha) converting enzyme (TACE) inhibitors, we designed a new class of macrocyclic hydroxamic acids by linking the P1 and P2' residues of acyclic anti-succinate-based hydroxamic acids. A variety of residues including amide, carbamate, alkyl, sulfonamido, Boc-amino, and amino were found to be suitable P1-P2' linkers. With an N-methylamide at P3', the 13-16-membered macrocycles prepared exhibited low micromolar activities in the inhibition of TNF-alpha release from LPS-stimulated human whole blood. Further elaboration in the P3'-P4' area using the cyclophane and cyclic carbamate templates led to the identification of a number of potent analogues with IC(50) values of </=0.2 microM in whole blood assay (WBA). Although the P3' area can accommodate a broad array of structurally diversified functional groups including polar residues, hydrophobic residues, and amino and carboxylic acid moieties, in both the cyclophane series and the cyclic carbamate series, a glycine residue at P3' was identified as a critical structural component to achieve both good in vitro potency and good oral activity. With a glycine residue at P3', an N-methylamide at P4' provided the best cyclophane analogue, SL422 (WBA IC(50) = 0.22 microM, LPS-mouse ED(50) = 15 mg/kg, po), whereas a morpholinylamide at P4' afforded the most potent and most orally active cyclic carbamate analogue, SP057 (WBA IC(50) = 0.067 microM, LPS-mouse ED(50) = 2.3 mg/kg, po). Further profiling for SL422 and SP057 showed that these macrocyclic compounds are potent TACE inhibitors, with K(i) values of 12 and 4.2 nM in the porcine TACE assay, and are broad-spectrum MMP inhibitors. Pharmacokinetic studies in beagle dogs revealed that SL422 and SP057 are orally bioavailable, with oral bioavailabilities of 11% and 23%, respectively.

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVLetterNEXTDesign and Synthesis of Cyclic Inhibitors of Matrix Metalloproteinases and TNF-α ProductionChu-Biao Xue, Xiaohua He, John Roderick, William F. DeGrado, Robert J. Cherney, Karl D. Hardman, David J. Nelson, Robert A. Copeland, Bruce D. Jaffee, and Carl P. DeciccoView Author Information The DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0500 Cite this: J. Med. Chem. 1998, 41, 11, 1745–1748Publication Date (Web):May 1, 1998Publication History Received19 December 1997Published online1 May 1998Published inissue 1 May 1998https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jm970849zhttps://doi.org/10.1021/jm970849zrapid-communicationACS PublicationsCopyright © 1998 American Chemical SocietyRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views539Altmetric-Citations53LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-AlertscloseSupporting Info (1)»Supporting Information Supporting Information SUBJECTS:Inhibitors,Molecules,Organic compounds,Peptides and proteins,Pharmaceuticals Get e-Alerts

Despite the excellent in vitro potency of a series of benzamide glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists, which have been reported previously, poor in vivo potency in the inhibition of platelet aggregation was observed when the most potent inhibitor XU057 was dosed intravenously to dogs. In this communication, we report that replacement of the benzamide in XU057 with an isoxazolecarboxamide resulted in significant improvement in in vivo potency. More importantly, the analogue XU065 showed an excellent oral antiplatelet effect in dogs.

In an effort to discover novel nonpeptide glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa, αIIb/β3) inhibitors, we investigated RGD mimetics featuring a 3-substituted benzoic acid as the core, benzamidine as the basic moiety, and a series of β- and α-substituted β-alanine derivatives as aspartic acid surrogates. It was found that the use of β-methyl β-alanine slightly improved the anti-aggregant potency in human platelet-rich plasma over the unsubstituted β-alanine compound, while β-substitution with a trifluoromethyl group resulted in considerable loss in activity. Significant enhancement (up to 100-fold) in potency was obtained when the β-alanine was replaced with N2-substituted ???-2,3-diaminopropionic acid derivatives. Among the three types of α-substituents (carbamate, amide, and sulfonamide) investigated, no apparent preference was observed with respect to in vitro potency. However, alkyl groups were more favorable than arylalkyl groups (Cbz) in the carbamate analogues. We also investigated piperidine, piperazine, and N-formamidinopiperidine as replacements for the benzamidine moiety. The former two replacements led to a drop in potency while the latter replacement resulted in maintenance of activity as compared with the corresponding benzamidine analogue.

A potent centrally constrained series of benzimidazole and benzoxazole glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors has been discovered based on the solution conformation of a cyclic RGD-containing peptide, DMP 728. The high potency of this series of compounds in the inhibition of platelet aggregation requires a benzamidine as the basic moiety and an α-carbamate or sulfonamide substituted β-alanine as the acidic moiety.

A series of amino-carboxylate inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases containing different P1 modifications have been synthesized. It was discovered that a toluenesulfonamide-type substituent at the P1 position considerably enhances the binding affinity of inhibitors for stromelysin. Replacements of the P2′–P3′ residues with nonpeptide components result in loss of inhibitory activity.