Discovery of highly potent, selective, and brain-penetrable leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) small molecule inhibitors.
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ID: ALA2176933
Journal: J Med Chem
Title: Discovery of highly potent, selective, and brain-penetrable leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) small molecule inhibitors.
Authors: Estrada AA, Liu X, Baker-Glenn C, Beresford A, Burdick DJ, Chambers M, Chan BK, Chen H, Ding X, DiPasquale AG, Dominguez SL, Dotson J, Drummond J, Flagella M, Flynn S, Fuji R, Gill A, Gunzner-Toste J, Harris SF, Heffron TP, Kleinheinz T, Lee DW, Le Pichon CE, Lyssikatos JP, Medhurst AD, Moffat JG, Mukund S, Nash K, Scearce-Levie K, Sheng Z, Shore DG, Tran T, Trivedi N, Wang S, Zhang S, Zhang X, Zhao G, Zhu H, Sweeney ZK.
Abstract: There is a high demand for potent, selective, and brain-penetrant small molecule inhibitors of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) to test whether inhibition of LRRK2 kinase activity is a potentially viable treatment option for Parkinson's disease patients. Herein we disclose the use of property and structure-based drug design for the optimization of highly ligand efficient aminopyrimidine lead compounds. High throughput in vivo rodent cassette pharmacokinetic studies enabled rapid validation of in vitro-in vivo correlations. Guided by this data, optimal design parameters were established. Effective incorporation of these guidelines into our molecular design process resulted in the discovery of small molecule inhibitors such as GNE-7915 (18) and 19, which possess an ideal balance of LRRK2 cellular potency, broad kinase selectivity, metabolic stability, and brain penetration across multiple species. Advancement of GNE-7915 into rodent and higher species toxicity studies enabled risk assessment for early development.
CiteXplore: 22985112
DOI: 10.1021/jm301020q
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