We report an extensive structure-activity relationship optimization of polysubstituted pyrimidines that led to the discovery of 5-butyl-4-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)-6-phenylpyrimidin-2-amine, and its difluorinated analogue. These compounds are sub-micromolar inhibitors of PGE2 production (IC50 as low as 12 nM). In order to identify the molecular target of anti-inflammatory pyrimidines, we performed extensive studies including enzymatic assays, homology modeling and docking. The difluorinated analogue simultaneously inhibits two key enzymes of the arachidonic acid cascade, namely mPGES-1 and COX-2, with mPGES-1 inhibition being the principal mechanism of action. Other pyrimidines studied are potent mPGES-1 inhibitors with no observed inhibition of COX-1/2 enzymes. Moreover, the two most potent compounds proved to be significantly effective in vivo in a model of acute inflammation, suppressing carrageenan-induced rat paw edema by 36 and 46 %. The promising results of this study warrant further preclinical evaluation of selected anti-inflammatory candidates.
- MeSH
- antiflogistika nesteroidní aplikace a dávkování chemie farmakologie MeSH
- aplikace orální MeSH
- buněčné linie MeSH
- dinoproston antagonisté a inhibitory biosyntéza MeSH
- edém chemicky indukované farmakoterapie MeSH
- karagenan MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- molekulární struktura MeSH
- myši MeSH
- objevování léků MeSH
- pyrimidiny aplikace a dávkování chemie farmakologie MeSH
- syntázy prostaglandinu E antagonisté a inhibitory metabolismus MeSH
- viabilita buněk účinky léků MeSH
- vztah mezi dávkou a účinkem léčiva MeSH
- vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
