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Identification of novel 2-benzyl-1-indanone analogs as interleukin-5 inhibitors
Pulla Reddy Boggu1, Jungsuk Cho1, Youngsoo Kim2
1College of Pharmacy and Institute of Drug Research and Development, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
A novel series of 2-benzyl-1-indanone analogs were investigated as IL-5 inhibitory activity. Among the synthesized compounds, 7-(cyclohexylmethoxy)-2-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one (7s, 100.0% inhibition at 30 μM, IC50 = 4.0 μM), and 7-(cyclohexylmethoxy)-2-(3-hydroxybenzyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one (7t, 95.0% inhibition at 30 μM, IC50 = 6.0 μM) showed the best inhibitory activity against IL-5. The 2-benzyl-1-indanone analogs showed moderate to strong IL-5 inhibitory activity. Especially, hydroxyl (HBD/HBA) substituent at position 3 or 4 on phenyl ring B showed potent IL-5 inhibition. Additionally, the bulky hydrophobic cyclohexylmethoxy group at position 7 of the 1-indanone ring is favorable for the inhibitory activity.
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