Synthesis and SAR of potent LXR agonists containing an indole pharmacophore

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Feb 15;19(4):1097-100. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.01.004. Epub 2009 Jan 9.

Abstract

A novel series of 1H-indol-1-yl tertiary amine LXR agonists has been designed. Compounds from this series were potent agonists with good rat pharmacokinetic parameters. In addition, the crystal structure of an LXR agonist bound to LXRalpha will be disclosed.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Cholesterol / analysis
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / agonists*
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Indoles / pharmacology*
  • Liver X Receptors
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Orphan Nuclear Receptors
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / agonists*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Indoles
  • Liver X Receptors
  • Nr1h3 protein, mouse
  • Nr1h3 protein, rat
  • Orphan Nuclear Receptors
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
  • Cholesterol