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Functionalized Spirocyclic Heterocycle Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Assay
Published on: February 9, 2021
Synthesis and Biological Evaluations of Novel Human Parathyroid Hormone 1 Receptor (hPTHR1) Agonists Bearing Bicyclic
Yoshikazu Nishimura1, Toru Esaki1, Yoshiaki Isshiki1
1Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Research Division, 216 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, 244-0003.
Abstract:
We have previously shown that the small molecule hPTHR1 agonist PCO371 (1) orally and dose-dependently induces PTH-like calcemic and hypophostemic activity in thyroparathyroidectomized rats. Compound 2a, bearing a bicyclic aromatic ring, was identified as a novel hPTHR1 agonist during hit to lead modification. It showed moderate PTHR1 agonistic activity with an EC20 value of 15 μM, and its metabolic stability in human liver microsome (hLM) as well as its solubility in phosphate buffer (PPb) and Fasted state simulated intestinal fluid (FaSSIF) were found to be poor. As results of the initial derivatization of 2a, we identified the indole derivatives as another scaffold. In this article, we report on the structure-activity relationship (SAR), structure-metabolism relationship (SMR), and structure-solubility relationship (SSR) of bicyclic aromatic derivatives, and the in vivo efficacy of 2j.
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