Zhao, Zean; Liu, Jin; Kuang, Peihua; Luo, Jian; Surineni, Goverdhan; Cen, Xiaolin; Wu, Ting; Cao, Ying; Zhou, Pingzheng; Pang, Jianxin; Zhang, Qun; Chen, Jianjun published the artcile< Discovery of novel verinurad analogs as dual inhibitors of URAT1 and GLUT9 with improved Druggability for the treatment of hyperuricemia>, Recommanded Product: 4-Chloro-3-hydroxypyridine, the main research area is hyperuricemia URAT1 GLUT9 verinurad druggability pharmacokinetics oral bioavailability; Dual inhibitors; GLUT9; URAT1; Verinurad; anti-hyperuricemic.
Verinurad (RDEA3170) is a selective URAT1 inhibitor under investigation for the treatment of gout and hyperuricemia. In an effort to further improve the pharmacodynamics/pharmacokinetics of verinurad and to increase the structural diversity, we designed novel verinurad analogs by introducing a linker (e.g. aminomethyl, amino or oxygen) between the naphthalene and the pyridine ring to increase the flexibility. These compounds were synthesized and tested for their in vitro URAT1-inhibitory activity. Most compounds exhibited potent inhibitory activities against URAT1 with IC50 values ranging from 0.24 μM to 16.35 μM. Among them, compound KPH2f exhibited the highest URAT1-inhibitory activity with IC50 of 0.24 μM, comparable to that of verinurad (IC50 = 0.17 μM). KPH2f also inhibited GLUT9 with an IC50 value of 9.37 ± 7.10 μM, indicating the dual URAT1/GLUT9 targeting capability. In addition, KPH2f showed little effects on OAT1 and ABCG2, and thus was unlikely to cause OAT1/ABCG2-mediated drug-drug interactions and/or to neutralize the uricosuric effects of URAT1/GLUT9 inhibitors. Importantly, KPH2f (10 mg/kg) was equally effective in reducing serum uric acid levels and exhibited higher uricosuric effects in a mice hyperuricemia model, as compared to verinurad (10 mg/kg). Furthermore, KPH2f demonstrated favorable pharmacokinetic properties with an oral bioavailability of 30.13%, clearly better than that of verinurad (21.47%). Moreover, KPH2f presented benign safety profiles without causing hERG toxicity, cytotoxicity in vitro (lower than verinurad), and renal damage in vivo. Collectively, these results suggest that KPH2f represents a novel, safe and effective dual URAT1/GLUT9 inhibitor with improved druggabilities and is worthy of further investigation as an anti-hyperuricemic drug candidate.
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry published new progress about ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCG2 Role: BSU (Biological Study, Unclassified), BIOL (Biological Study). 96630-88-5 belongs to class pyridine-derivatives, and the molecular formula is C5H4ClNO, Recommanded Product: 4-Chloro-3-hydroxypyridine.