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  2. Discovery of TAK-925 as a Potent, Selective, and Brain-Penetrant Orexin 2 Receptor Agonist

Discovery of TAK-925 as a Potent, Selective, and Brain-Penetrant Orexin 2 Receptor Agonist

  • ACS Med Chem Lett. 2022 Feb 4;13(3):457-462. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00626.
Tatsuhiko Fujimoto 1 Kentaro Rikimaru 1 Koichiro Fukuda 1 Hiromichi Sugimoto 1 Kei Masuda 1 Norio Ohyabu 1 Yoshihiro Banno 1 Norihito Tokunaga 1 Tetsuji Kawamoto 1 Yoshihide Tomata 1 Yasumi Kumagai 1 Motoo Iida 1 Yoichi Nagano 1 Mariko Yoneyama-Hirozane 1 Yuji Shimizu 1 Katsunori Sasa 1 Takashi Ishikawa 1 Hiroshi Yukitake 1 Mitsuhiro Ito 1 Kazunobu Aoyama 1 Takahiro Matsumoto 1
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Affiliation

  • 1 Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Abstract

TAK-925, a potent, selective, and brain-penetrant orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist, [methyl (2R,3S)-3-((methylsulfonyl)amino)-2-(((cis-4-phenylcyclohexyl)oxy)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate, 16], was identified through the optimization of compound 2, which was discovered by a high throughput screening (HTS) campaign. Subcutaneous administration of compound 16 produced wake-promoting effects in mice during the sleep phase. Compound 16 (TAK-925) is being developed for the treatment of narcolepsy and other related disorders.

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