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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Adenine derivatives substituted in position 9 have been demonstrated to have potent cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibition properties with high selectivity toward PDE-4. Starting from our initial lead compound 9-(2-fluorobenzyl)-N(6)-methyl-2-trifluoromethyladenine (4, NCS613), we designed and synthesized a new series of 9-substituted derivatives for developing structure-activity relationship studies. This new series of derivatives showed increased potencies and better selectivity profiles. Structural modifications were achieved in parallel on three different positions of the adenine ring, and led to the following observations: (i) introduction of a lipophilic substituent such as trifluoromethyl, n-propyl group or iodine in the C-2 position is favourable for both the PDE-4 inhibitory activity and the selectivity towards other isoenzymes; (ii) functionalization of the N9 benzyl group with a 2-methoxy substituent led to remarkably more active compounds; (iii) replacement of the N(6)-methylamino moiety by other amino groups is detrimental to the activity. Among all derivatives prepared, the 9-(2-methoxybenzyl)-N(6)-methyl-2-trifluoromethyladenine (9r), 9-(2-methoxybenzyl)-N(6)-methyl-2-n-propyladenine (9s), and the 2-iodo-9-(2-methoxybenzyl)-N(6)-methyladenine (13b) were found to be the most potent inhibitors within this series (PDE-4-IC(50)=1.4, 7.0, and 0.096 nM, respectively). Compared to our reference compound 4, which showed an IC(50) of 42 nM, the derivative 13b was found 450-fold more potent. Moreover, 2-iodo-9-(2-methoxybenzyl)-N(6)-methyladenine (13b) and 9-(2-methoxybenzyl)-N(6)-methyl-2-trifluoromethyladenine (9r), were at least 50000-150000 times more selective for the PDE-4 than for the other PDE families. Additionally, these new derivatives showed improved efficiency in inhibiting the TNFalpha release from mononuclear cells from healthy subjects (e.g. adenines 7l, 9s and 13b). Thus, compounds 7l, 9r, 9s and 13b are among the most potent and selective PDE-4 inhibitors reported so far and represent very promising pharmacological tools for a better understanding of the signal transduction involving cyclic AMP within the cell: this pathway is implicated in the physiology and the pathophysiology of inflammation, asthma and autoimmune disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0223-5234
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
199-214
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationships of a series of 9-substituted adenine derivatives as selective phosphodiesterase type-4 inhibitors.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de pharmacochimie de la communication cellulaire, UMR 7081 du CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, faculté de pharmacie, 74, route du Rhin, BP24, 67401 cedex, Illkirch, France. pierreraboisson@aol.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article