1. Improving the developability profile of pyrrolidine progesterone receptor partial agonists.
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Kallander LS, Washburn DG, Hoang TH, Frazee JS, Stoy P, Johnson L, Lu Q, Hammond M, Barton LS, Patterson JR, Azzarano LM, Nagilla R, Madauss KP, Williams SP, Stewart EL, Duraiswami C, Grygielko ET, Xu X, Laping NJ, Bray JD, and Thompson SK
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- Animals, Binding Sites, Carbamates chemistry, Crystallography, X-Ray, ERG1 Potassium Channel, Endometriosis drug therapy, Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels metabolism, Female, Humans, Pyrrolidines chemical synthesis, Pyrrolidines pharmacokinetics, Rats, Receptors, Progesterone metabolism, Sulfonamides chemistry, Pyrrolidines chemistry, Receptors, Progesterone agonists
- Abstract
The previously reported pyrrolidine class of progesterone receptor partial agonists demonstrated excellent potency but suffered from serious liabilities including hERG blockade and high volume of distribution in the rat. The basic pyrrolidine amine was intentionally converted to a sulfonamide, carbamate, or amide to address these liabilities. The evaluation of the degree of partial agonism for these non-basic pyrrolidine derivatives and demonstration of their efficacy in an in vivo model of endometriosis is disclosed herein., (Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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