Aminopyridinecarboxamide-based inhaled IKK-2 inhibitors for asthma and COPD: Structure-activity relationship

Bioorg Med Chem. 2011 Feb 1;19(3):1242-55. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.12.027. Epub 2010 Dec 23.

Abstract

Installation of sites for metabolism in the lead compound PHA-767408 was the key focus of the IKK-2 inhaled program. This paper reports our efforts to identify a novel series of aminopyridinecarboxamide-based IKK-2 inhibitors, which display low nanomolar potency against IKK-2 with long duration of action (DOA), and metabolically labile to phase I and/or phase II metabolizing enzymes with potential capability for multiple routes of clearance. Several compounds have demonstrated their potential usefulness in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Aminopyridines / chemical synthesis*
  • Aminopyridines / chemistry
  • Aminopyridines / pharmacology
  • Asthma / drug therapy*
  • Binding, Competitive
  • Drug Design
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • I-kappa B Kinase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Indazoles / chemistry
  • Indazoles / metabolism
  • Indazoles / pharmacology
  • Isonicotinic Acids / chemistry
  • Isonicotinic Acids / metabolism
  • Isonicotinic Acids / pharmacology
  • Microsomes, Liver / drug effects
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
  • Niacinamide / analogs & derivatives*
  • Niacinamide / chemical synthesis
  • Niacinamide / chemistry
  • Niacinamide / metabolism
  • Niacinamide / pharmacology
  • Phenethylamines / metabolism
  • Potassium Channel Blockers / metabolism
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*
  • Pyrazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrazoles / chemistry
  • Pyrazoles / metabolism
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Sulfonamides / metabolism

Substances

  • Aminopyridines
  • Indazoles
  • Isonicotinic Acids
  • PHA 408
  • Phenethylamines
  • Potassium Channel Blockers
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrazoles
  • Sulfonamides
  • Niacinamide
  • I-kappa B Kinase
  • dofetilide