Kinase scaffold repurposing for neglected disease drug discovery: discovery of an efficacious, lapatinib-derived lead compound for trypanosomiasis

Patel, G; Karver, CE; Behera, R; Guyett, PJ; Sullenberger, C; Edwards, P; Roncal, NE; Mensa-Wilmot, K; Pollastri, MP

HERO ID

1850916

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Journal Article

Year

2013

Language

English

PMID

23597080

HERO ID 1850916
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Kinase scaffold repurposing for neglected disease drug discovery: discovery of an efficacious, lapatinib-derived lead compound for trypanosomiasis
Authors Patel, G; Karver, CE; Behera, R; Guyett, PJ; Sullenberger, C; Edwards, P; Roncal, NE; Mensa-Wilmot, K; Pollastri, MP
Journal Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume 56
Issue 10
Page Numbers 3820-3832
Abstract Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei . Because drugs in use against HAT are toxic and require intravenous dosing, new drugs are needed. Initiating lead discovery campaigns by using chemical scaffolds from drugs approved for other indications can speed up drug discovery for neglected diseases. We demonstrated recently that the 4-anilinoquinazolines lapatinib (GW572016, 1) and canertinib (CI-1033) kill T. brucei with low micromolar EC50 values. We now report promising activity of analogues of 1, which provided an excellent starting point for optimization of the chemotype. Our compound optimization that has led to synthesis of several potent 4-anilinoquinazolines, including NEU617, 23a, a highly potent, orally bioavailable inhibitor of trypanosome replication. At the cellular level, 23a blocks duplication of the kinetoplast and arrests cytokinesis, making it a new chemical tool for studying regulation of the trypanosome cell cycle.
Doi 10.1021/jm400349k
Pmid 23597080
Wosid WOS:000319650100005
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