Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 3-(Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3-ylethynyl)-4-isopropyl-N-(3-((4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide as a Dual Inhibitor of Discoidin Domain Receptors 1 and 2
Author(s) -
Zhen Wang,
Yali Zhang,
Daniel M. Pinkas,
Alice E. Fox,
Jinfeng Luo,
Huocong Huang,
Shengyang Cui,
Qiuping Xiang,
Tingting Xu,
Qiuju Xun,
Dongsheng Zhu,
Zhengchao Tu,
Xiaomei Ren,
Rolf A. Brekken,
Alex N. Bullock,
Guang Liang,
Ke Ding,
Xiaoyun Lu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medicinal chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.01
H-Index - 261
eISSN - 1520-4804
pISSN - 0022-2623
DOI - 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01045
Subject(s) - chemistry , benzamide , in vivo , lead compound , ddr1 , kinase , pharmacology , discoidin domain , in vitro , jurkat cells , ic50 , drug discovery , stereochemistry , biochemistry , receptor tyrosine kinase , immunology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , immune system , t cell , biology
Discoidin-domain receptors 1 and 2 (DDR1 and DDR2) are new potential targets for anti-inflammatory-drug discovery. A series of heterocycloalkynylbenzimides were designed and optimized to coinhibit DDR1 and DDR2. One of the most promising compounds, 5n, tightly bound to DDR1 and DDR2 proteins with K d values of 7.9 and 8.0 nM; potently inhibited the kinases with IC 50 values of 9.4 and 20.4 nM, respectively; and was significantly less potent for a panel of 403 wild-type kinases at 1.0 μM. DDR1- and DDR2-kinase inhibition by 5n was validated by Western-blotting analysis in primary human lung fibroblasts. The compound also dose-dependently inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced interleukin 6 (IL-6) release in vitro and exhibited promising in vivo anti-inflammatory effects in an LPS-induced-acute-lung-injury (ALI) mouse model. Compound 5n may serve as a lead compound for new anti-inflammatory drug discovery.
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