1. Academic Validation
  2. 2-(2-Phenylmorpholin-4-yl)pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones; a new class of potent, selective and orally active glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibitors

2-(2-Phenylmorpholin-4-yl)pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones; a new class of potent, selective and orally active glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibitors

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2013 Dec 15;23(24):6933-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.09.020.
Kenji Fukunaga 1 Fumiaki Uehara Keiichi Aritomo Aya Shoda Shinsuke Hiki Masahiro Okuyama Yoshihiro Usui Kazutoshi Watanabe Koichi Yamakoshi Toshiyuki Kohara Tokushi Hanano Hiroshi Tanaka Susumu Tsuchiya Shinji Sunada Ken-Ichi Saito Jun-ichi Eguchi Satoshi Yuki Shoichi Asano Shinji Tanaka Akiko Mori Keiji Yamagami Hiroshi Baba Takashi Horikawa Masatake Fujimura
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Kamoshida-cho, Aoba-ku, Yokohama 227-0033, Japan.
Abstract

A series of 2-(2-phenylmorpholin-4-yl)pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones was synthesized and examined for their inhibitory activity against glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β). We found 21, 29 and 30 to possess potent in vitro GSK-3β inhibitory activity with good in vitro PK profiles. 21 demonstrated significant decrease of tau phosphorylation after oral administration in mice and excellent PK profiles.

Keywords

Alzheimer’s disease; Glycogen synthase kinase-3β; Hyperphosphorylation; Tau protein.

Figures
Products