1. Discovery of ((4-(5-(Cyclopropylcarbamoyl)-2-methylphenylamino)-5-methylpyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazine-6-carbonyl)(propyl)carbamoyloxy)methyl-2-(4-(phosphonooxy)phenyl)acetate (BMS-751324), a Clinical Prodrug of p38α MAP Kinase Inhibitor.
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Liu C, Lin J, Hynes J, Wu H, Wrobleski ST, Lin S, Dhar TG, Vrudhula VM, Sun JH, Chao S, Zhao R, Wang B, Chen BC, Everlof G, Gesenberg C, Zhang H, Marathe PH, McIntyre KW, Taylor TL, Gillooly K, Shuster DJ, McKinnon M, Dodd JH, Barrish JC, Schieven GL, and Leftheris K
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- Administration, Oral, Animals, Arthritis, Experimental drug therapy, Biological Availability, Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical methods, Macaca fascicularis, Male, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 14 antagonists & inhibitors, Molecular Structure, Organophosphates chemistry, Phenylacetates chemistry, Prodrugs pharmacokinetics, Protein Kinase Inhibitors chemistry, Rats, Inbred Lew, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Solubility, Structure-Activity Relationship, Organophosphates pharmacology, Phenylacetates pharmacology, Prodrugs chemistry, Prodrugs pharmacology, Protein Kinase Inhibitors pharmacology
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In search for prodrugs to address the issue of pH-dependent solubility and exposure associated with 1 (BMS-582949), a previously disclosed phase II clinical p38α MAP kinase inhibitor, a structurally novel clinical prodrug, 2 (BMS-751324), featuring a carbamoylmethylene linked promoiety containing hydroxyphenyl acetic acid (HPA) derived ester and phosphate functionalities, was identified. Prodrug 2 was not only stable but also water-soluble under both acidic and neutral conditions. It was effectively bioconverted into parent drug 1 in vivo by alkaline phosphatase and esterase in a stepwise manner, providing higher exposure of 1 compared to its direct administration, especially within higher dose ranges. In a rat LPS-induced TNFα pharmacodynamic model and a rat adjuvant arthritis model, 2 demonstrated similar efficacy to 1. Most importantly, it was shown in clinical studies that prodrug 2 was indeed effective in addressing the pH-dependent absorption issue associated with 1.
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- 2015
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