Discovery of PIPE-359, a Brain-Penetrant, Selective M Receptor Antagonist with Robust Efficacy in Murine MOG-EAE.

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ID: ALA4673395

Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett

Title: Discovery of PIPE-359, a Brain-Penetrant, Selective M Receptor Antagonist with Robust Efficacy in Murine MOG-EAE.

Authors: Schrader TO,Xiong Y,Lorenzana AO,Broadhead A,Stebbins KJ,Poon MM,Baccei C,Lorrain DS

Abstract: The discovery of PIPE-359, a brain-penetrant and selective antagonist of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype 1 is described. Starting from a literature-reported M antagonist, linker replacement and structure-activity relationship investigations of the eastern 1-(pyridinyl)piperazine led to the identification of a novel, potent, and selective antagonist with good MDCKII-MDR1 permeability. Continued semi-iterative positional scanning facilitated improvements in the metabolic and hERG profiles, which ultimately delivered PIPE-359. This advanced drug candidate exhibited robust efficacy in mouse myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-induced experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE), a preclinical model for multiple sclerosis.

CiteXplore: 33488977

DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.0c00626

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