Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of glycine amide derivatives as novel vascular adhesion protein-1 inhibitors without CYP3A4 and CYP2C19 inhibition

Publication date: 1 August 2017
Source:Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 25, Issue 15
Author(s): Susumu Yamaki, Yuji Koga, Akira Nagashima, Mitsuhiro Kondo, Yoshiaki Shimada, Keitaro Kadono, Ayako Moritomo, Kosei Yoshihara
Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. Here, we conducted optimization studies of our lead compound 1, which we previously reported as a novel VAP-1 inhibitor, to enhance the inhibition of human VAP-1 and to reduce CYP3A4 and CYP2C19 inhibition. As a result, we identified 3-chloro-4-{4-[5-(3-{[glycyl(methyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]piperazin-1-yl}benzoic acid (17h) as a novel orally active VAP-1 inhibitor, with 14-fold increased human VAP-1 inhibitory activity compared to 1, without CYP3A4 and CYP2C19 inhibition. Oral administration of 17h significantly inhibited the progression of proteinuria in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats at 0.3 and 1mg/kg, suggesting that this compound has potential to be a therapeutic agent for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

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