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Discovery of a Novel Series of Pyrazolo[1,5-<i>a</i>]pyrimidine-Based Phosphodiesterase 2A Inhibitors Structurally Different from <i>N</i>-((1<i>S</i>)-1-(3-Fluoro-4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-2-methoxyethyl)-7-methoxy-2-oxo-2,3-dihydropyrido[2,3-<i>b</i>]pyrazine-4(1<i>H</i>)-carboxamide (TAK-915), for the Treatment of Cognitive Disorders

2017; Pharmaceutical Society of Japan; Volume: 65; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1248/cpb.c17-00564

1347-5223

Satoshi Mikami, Masanori Kawasaki, Shuhei Ikeda, Nobuyuki Negoro, Shinji Nakamura, Izumi Nomura, Tomoko Ashizawa, Hironori Kokubo, Isaac Hoffman, Hua Zou, Hideyuki Oki, Noriko Uchiyama, Yuuto Hiura, Maki Miyamoto, Yuuki Itou, Masato Nakashima, Hiroki Iwashita, Takahiko Taniguchi,

Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities

It has been hypothesized that selective inhibition of phosphodiesterase (PDE) 2A could potentially be a novel approach to treat cognitive impairment in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders through augmentation of cyclic nucleotide signaling pathways in brain regions associated with learning and memory. Following our earlier work, this article describes a drug design strategy for a new series of lead compounds structurally distinct from our clinical candidate 2 (TAK-915), and subsequent medicinal chemistry efforts to optimize potency, selectivity over other PDE families, and other preclinical properties including in vitro phototoxicity and in vivo rat plasma clearance. These efforts resulted in the discovery of N-((1S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)propyl)-6-methyl-5-(3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide (20), which robustly increased 3',5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) levels in the rat brain following an oral dose, and moreover, attenuated MK-801-induced episodic memory deficits in a passive avoidance task in rats. These data provide further support to the potential therapeutic utility of PDE2A inhibitors in enhancing cognitive performance.