Novel pyrrole carboxamide inhibitors of JAK2 as potential treatment of myeloproliferative disorders

Bioorg Med Chem. 2015 May 15;23(10):2387-407. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.03.059. Epub 2015 Mar 28.

Abstract

Compound 1, a hit from the screening of our chemical collection displaying activity against JAK2, was deconstructed for SAR analysis into three regions, which were explored. A series of compounds was synthesized leading to the identification of the potent and orally bioavailable JAK2 inhibitor 16 (NMS-P830), which showed an encouraging tumour growth inhibition in SET-2 xenograft tumour model, with evidence for JAK2 pathway suppression demonstrated by in vivo pharmacodynamic effects.

Keywords: Anti-cancer agents; JAK2; Myeloproliferative disorders; Protein kinase inhibitor; Tumour cell proliferation inhibition.

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemical synthesis*
  • Amides / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Female
  • Gene Expression
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays
  • Humans
  • Janus Kinase 2 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Janus Kinase 2 / chemistry
  • Janus Kinase 2 / genetics
  • Janus Kinase 2 / metabolism
  • Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute / drug therapy*
  • Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute / enzymology
  • Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute / genetics
  • Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute / pathology
  • Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cells / drug effects
  • Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cells / enzymology
  • Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cells / pathology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Pyrroles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrroles / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Amides
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrroles
  • JAK2 protein, human
  • Janus Kinase 2