Abstract
This letter describes the further chemical optimization of the picolinamide-derived family of mGlu4 PAMs wherein we identified a 3-amino substituent to the picolinamide warhead that engendered potency, CNS penetration and in vivo efficacy. From this optimization campaign, VU0477886 emerged as a potent (EC50=95nM, 89% Glu Max) mGlu4 PAM with an attractive DMPK profile (brain:plasma Kp=1.3), rat CLp=4.0mL/min/kg, t1/2=3.7h) and robust efficacy in our standard preclinical Parkinson's disease model, haloperidol-induced catalepsy (HIC).
Original language | English |
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Journal | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 2915-2919 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 0960-894X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jun 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Allosteric Regulation/drug effects
- Amides/chemistry
- Animals
- Central Nervous System/drug effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Discovery
- Humans
- Molecular Structure
- Picolines/chemistry
- Rats
- Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate/antagonists & inhibitors
- Structure-Activity Relationship