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Isoquinoline derivatives as potent CRTH2 receptor antagonists: synthesis and SAR
Rie Nishikawa-Shimono1, Yoshinori Sekiguchi, Takeshi Koami
1Medicinal Chemistry Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 1-403, Yoshino-Cho, Kita-Ku, Saitama-Shi 331-9530, Japan. rie.nishikawa@po.rd.taisho.co.jp
Abstract:
Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of a novel series of isoquinoline CRTH2 receptor antagonists are described. One of the most potent compounds, TASP0376377 (6m), showed not only potent binding affinity (IC(50)=19 nM) but also excellent functional antagonist activity (IC(50)=13 nM). TASP0376377 was tested for its ability of a chemotaxis assay to show the effectiveness (IC(50)=23 nM), which was in good agreement with the CRTH2 antagonist potency. Furthermore, TASP0376377 showed sufficient selectivity for binding to CRTH2 over the DP1 prostanoid receptor (IC(50)>1 μM) and COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes (IC(50)>10 μM).
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