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ID: ALA4028818

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: Tricyclic 4,4-dimethyl-3,4-dihydrochromeno[3,4-d]imidazole derivatives as microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) inhibitors: SAR and in vivo efficacy in hyperalgesia pain model.

Authors: Muthukaman N, Tambe M, Shaikh M, Pisal D, Deshmukh S, Tondlekar S, Sarode N, Narayana L, Gajera JM, Kattige VG, Honnegowda S, Karande V, Kulkarni A, Behera D, Jadhav SB, Gudi GS, Khairatkar-Joshi N, Gharat LA.

Abstract: A series of substituted tricyclic 4,4-dimethyl-3,4-dihydrochromeno[3,4-d]imidazole derivatives have been synthesized and their mPGES-1 biological activity has been disclosed in detail. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) optimization provided inhibitors with excellent mPGES-1 potency and low to moderate PGE2 release A549 cell potency. Among the mPGES-1 inhibitors studied, 7, 9 and 11l provided excellent selectivity over COX-2 (>200-fold) and >70-fold selectivity for COX-1 except 11l, which exhibited dual mPGES-1/COX-1 activity. Furthermore, the above tested mPGES-1 inhibitors demonstrated good metabolic stability in liver microsomes, high plasma protein binding (PPB) and no significant inhibition observed in clinically relevant CYP isoforms. Besides, selected mPGES-1 tool compounds 9 and 11l provided good in vivo pharmacokinetic profile and oral bioavailability (%F=33 and 85). Additionally, the representative mPGES-1 tool compounds 9 and 11l revealed moderate in vivo efficacy in the LPS-induced thermal hyperalgesia guinea pig pain model.

CiteXplore: 28400234

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.03.068