Rational design of 6-methylsulfonylindoles as selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors

Autor: Ramesha Chakk S, Jin-Hai Wang, Russell Stephen Stabler, Paul Weller, Bong F. Sanpablo, Armando G. Villaseñor, Campbell Jeffrey Allen, Tara Mirzadegan, Viola Bordunov, Chris Allen Broka, Patricia Takahara, James M. Kress, Michelle F. Browner, Keith A. M. Walker, Mary Welch
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14:4741-4745
ISSN: 0960-894X
Popis: The introduction of 3-arylmethyl, 3-aryloxy and 3-arylthio moieties into a 6-methylsulfonylindole framework using rational drug design led to potent, selective COX-2 inhibitors having efficacy in a rat carrageenan air pouch model. Incorporation of a conformationally more rigid 3-aroyloxy substituent onto the 6-methylsulfonylindole scaffold led to selective, but considerably less potent COX-2 inhibitors. Variation of the hydrophilicity and size of the indole 2-substituent of 3-arylthio-6-methylsulfonylindole inhibitors led to modulation of the COX-2 human whole blood (HWB) potency and selectivity.
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