QSAR analysis of pyrazolidine-3,5-diones derivatives as Dyrk1A inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Apr 15;19(8):2324-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.02.062. Epub 2009 Feb 21.

Abstract

Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) suffer from mental retardation. Overexpression and the resulting increased specific activity of Dyrk1A kinase located on chromosome 21 cause a learning and memory deficit in Dyrk1A transgenic mice. To search for therapeutic agents with Dyrk1A inhibition activity, previously we obtained HCD160 as a new hit compound for Dyrk1A inhibition. In the present study, we synthesized 34 HCD160 derivatives to investigate the quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR). This analysis could provide important information for novel drug discovery for treatment of DS related learning and memory deficits.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Binding, Competitive / drug effects
  • Dyrk Kinases
  • Mice
  • Phosphorylation / drug effects
  • Phosphorylation / physiology
  • Protein Binding / drug effects
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
  • Pyrazoles / chemistry*
  • Pyrazoles / metabolism
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship*

Substances

  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrazoles
  • pyrazolidine-3,5-dione
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases