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  2. Development of a novel NURR1/NOT agonist from hit to lead and candidate for the potential treatment of Parkinson's disease

Development of a novel NURR1/NOT agonist from hit to lead and candidate for the potential treatment of Parkinson's disease

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2019 Apr 1;29(7):929-932. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.01.024.
Dominique Lesuisse 1 André Malanda 2 Jean-François Peyronel 2 Yannick Evanno 2 Patrick Lardenois 2 Danielle De-Peretti 2 Pierre-Yves Abécassis 3 Pascal Barnéoud 4 Pascale Brunel 5 Marie-Claude Burgevin 6 Céline Cegarra 4 Florian Auger 2 Amélie Dommergue 2 Corinne Lafon 7 Luc Even 2 Joanna Tsi 2 Thy Phuong Hieu Luc 2 Antonio Almario 2 Anne Olivier 6 Marie-Noëlle Castel 8 Véronique Taupin 4 Thomas Rooney 4 Xavier Vigé 6
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Rare and Neurologic Disease Research, Sanofi, 1 av Pierre Brossolette, Chilly Mazarin F-91935, France. Electronic address: dominique.lesuisse@sanofi.com.
  • 2 Medicinal Chemistry, Sanofi, 1 av Pierre Brossolette, Chilly Mazarin F-91385, France.
  • 3 DMPK, Sanofi, 13 quai Jules Guesde, Vitry-sur-Seine F-94403, France.
  • 4 Rare and Neurologic Disease Research, Sanofi, 1 av Pierre Brossolette, Chilly Mazarin F-91935, France.
  • 5 Preclinical Safety, Sanofi, 3, digue d' Alfortville, Alfortville F-94140, France.
  • 6 Translational Science, Sanofi, 1 av Pierre Brossolette, Chilly Mazarin F-91385, France.
  • 7 CNS Department, Sanofi, 195 route d'Espagne, F-31036 Toulouse, France.
  • 8 CNS Department, 13, quai Jules Guesde, F-94403 Vitry-sur-Seine Cedex, France.
Abstract

In the course of a programme aimed at identifying Nurr1/NOT agonists for potential treatment of Parkinson's disease, a few hits from high throughput screening were identified and characterized. A combined optimization pointed to a very narrow and stringent structure activity relationship. A comprehensive program of optimization led to a potent and safe candidate drug displaying neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory activity in several in vitro and in vivo models.

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