Discovery of novel 2-(4-aryl-2-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-pyrimidin-4-ones as glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibitors

Autor: Daiki Sakai, Kazutoshi Watanabe, Mika Nabeno, Hiroshi Tanaka, Shinji Tanaka, Shinji Sunada, Jun-ichi Eguchi, Keiko Takiguchi-Hayashi, Ken-Ichi Saito, Shin-ichi Kusaka, Kazuki Nakayama, Kenji Fukunaga, Toshiyuki Kohara, Tomoko Bessho, Takashi Horikawa, Akiko Mori
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Bioorganicmedicinal chemistry letters. 27(16)
ISSN: 1464-3405
Popis: We herein describe the results of further evolution of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β inhibitors from our promising compounds containing a 3-methylmorpholine moiety. Transformation of the morpholine moiety into a piperazine moiety resulted in potent GSK-3β inhibitors. SAR studies focused on the nitrogen atom of the piperazine moiety revealed that a phenyl group afforded potent inhibitory activity toward GSK-3β. Docking studies indicated that the phenyl group on the piperazine nitrogen atom and the methyl group on the piperazine make cation-π and CH-π interactions with GSK-3β respectively. 4-Methoxyphenyl analogue 29 showed most potent inhibitory activity toward GSK-3β with good in vitro and in vivo pharmacokinetic profiles, and 29 demonstrated a significant decrease in tau phosphorylation after oral administration in mice.
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