Discovery of (S)-N-{2-[1-(3-Ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methanesulfonylethyl]-1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-4-yl}acetamide (Apremilast), a Potent and Orally Active Phosphodiesterase 4 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor

Autor: Peter H. Schafer, Rebecca T. Patterson, D. I. Stirling, Michael A. Shirley, Kate Blease, Lu Min Wong, George W. Muller, Laura G. Corral, Heather Raymon, Darius Babusis, Hon-Wah Man, Yang Tang, Roger Shen-Chu Chen, Jim Leisten
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 52:1522-1524
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
DOI: 10.1021/jm900210d
Popis: In this communication, we report the discovery of 1S (apremilast), a novel potent and orally active phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor. The optimization of previously reported 3-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydroisoindol-2-yl)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acid PDE4 inhibitors led to this series of sulfone analogues. Evaluation of the structure-activity relationship of substitutions on the phthalimide group led to the discovery of an acetylamino analogue 1S, which is currently in clinical trials.
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