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Pyrazolopyrimidine-2,4-dione sulfonamides: novel and selective calcitonin inducers
Adam M Gilbert1, Stephen Caltabiano, Frank E Koehn
1Chemical Sciences, Wyeth Research, 401 North Middletown Road, Pearl River, New York 10965-1299, and Bone Metabolism and Osteoporosis Research, Wyeth Research, 145 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-4588.
Abstract:
A series of pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine sulfonamides and pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine sulfonamides have been synthesized. These compounds increase transcription of a calcitonin-luciferase promoter and production of cellular calcitonin in a calcitonin-secretion/RIA assay with minimized phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitory activity at 30 microM as compared to structurally related xanthine methylene ketones such as denbufyllene. These two series are notable examples of small molecules that act as CT-inducers, a method to potentially treat bone loss diseases.