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Utilizing structures of CYP2D6 and BACE1 complexes to reduce risk of drug-drug interactions with a novel series of centrally efficacious BACE1 inhibitors

  • J Med Chem. 2015 Apr 9;58(7):3223-52. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00191.
Michael A Brodney Elizabeth M Beck Christopher R Butler Gabriela Barreiro Eric F Johnson 1 David Riddell Kevin Parris Charles E Nolan Ying Fan 1 Kevin Atchison Cathleen Gonzales Ashley E Robshaw Shawn D Doran Mark W Bundesmann Leanne Buzon Jason Dutra Kevin Henegar Erik LaChapelle Xinjun Hou Bruce N Rogers Jayvardhan Pandit Ricardo Lira Luis Martinez-Alsina Peter Mikochik John C Murray Kevin Ogilvie Loren Price Subas M Sakya Aijia Yu 2 Yong Zhang 2 Brian T O'Neill
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  • 1 #The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92024, United States.
  • 2 ∇WuXi AppTec, 288 Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, China.
Abstract

In recent years, the first generation of β-secretase (BACE1) inhibitors advanced into clinical development for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the alignment of drug-like properties and selectivity remains a major challenge. Herein, we describe the discovery of a novel class of potent, low clearance, CNS penetrant BACE1 inhibitors represented by thioamidine 5. Further profiling suggested that a high fraction of the metabolism (>95%) was due to CYP2D6, increasing the potential risk for victim-based drug-drug interactions (DDI) and variable exposure in the clinic due to the polymorphic nature of this Enzyme. To guide future design, we solved crystal structures of CYP2D6 complexes with substrate 5 and its corresponding metabolic product pyrazole 6, which provided insight into the binding mode and movements between substrate/inhibitor complexes. Guided by the BACE1 and CYP2D6 crystal structures, we designed and synthesized analogues with reduced risk for DDI, central efficacy, and improved hERG therapeutic margins.

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