Discovery of 7-Oxo-2,4,5,7-tetrahydro-6 H-pyrazolo[3,4- c]pyridine Derivatives as Potent, Orally Available, and Brain-Penetrating Receptor Interacting Protein 1 (RIP1) Kinase Inhibitors: Analysis of Structure-Kinetic Relationships

J Med Chem. 2018 Mar 22;61(6):2384-2409. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01647. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Abstract

We report the discovery of 7-oxo-2,4,5,7-tetrahydro-6 H-pyrazolo[3,4- c]pyridine derivatives as a novel class of receptor interacting protein 1 (RIP1) kinase inhibitors. On the basis of the overlay study between HTS hit 10 and GSK2982772 (6) in RIP1 kinase, we designed and synthesized a novel class of RIP1 kinase inhibitor 11 possessing moderate RIP1 kinase inhibitory activity and P-gp mediated efflux. The optimization of the core structure and the exploration of appropriate substituents utilizing SBDD approach led to the discovery of 22, a highly potent, orally available, and brain-penetrating RIP1 kinase inhibitor with excellent PK profiles. Compound 22 significantly suppressed necroptotic cell death both in mouse and human cells. Oral administration of 22 (10 mg/kg, bid) attenuated disease progression in the mouse experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Moreover, analysis of structure-kinetic relationship (SKR) for our novel chemical series was also discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Cell Death / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / drug therapy
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Necrosis
  • Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Pyridines / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyridines / pharmacokinetics
  • Pyridines / pharmacology*
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • AGFG1 protein, human
  • Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyridines
  • RNA-Binding Proteins