Design and synthesis of inhaled p38 inhibitors for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Millan DS, Bunnage ME, Burrows JL, Butcher KJ, Dodd PG, Evans TJ, Fairman DA, Hughes SJ, Kilty IC, Lemaitre A, Lewthwaite RA, Mahnke A, Mathias JP, Philip J, Smith RT, Stefaniak MH, Yeadon M, Phillips C

Design and synthesis of inhaled p38 inhibitors for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

J Med Chem. 2011 Nov 24;54(22):7797-814. doi: 10.1021/jm200677b. Epub 2011 Oct 28.

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This paper describes the identification and optimization of a novel series of DFG-out binding p38 inhibitors as inhaled agents for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Structure based drug design and "inhalation by design" principles have been applied to the optimization of the lead series exemplied by compound 1a. Analogues have been designed to be potent and selective for p38, with an emphasis on slow enzyme dissociation kinetics to deliver prolonged lung p38 inhibition. Pharmacokinetic properties were tuned with high intrinsic clearance and low oral bioavailability in mind, to minimize systemic exposure and reduce systemically driven adverse events. High CYP mediated clearance and glucuronidation were targeted to achieve high intrinsic clearance coupled with multiple routes of clearance to minimize drug-drug interactions. Furthermore, pharmaceutical properties such as stability, crystallinity, and solubility were considered to ensure compatibility with a dry powder inhaler. 1ab (PF-03715455) was subsequently identified as a clinical candidate from this series with efficacy and safety profiles confirming its potential as an inhaled agent for the treatment of COPD.

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Drug	Target	Property	Measurement	pH	Temperature (°C)
Doramapimod	Mitogen-activated protein kinase 14	Kd (nM)	1	N/A	N/A	Details