Design and Synthesis of a Novel Series of Bicyclic Heterocycles As Potent γ-Secretase Modulators
2012
The design and the synthesis of several chemical subclasses of imidazole containing γ-secretase modulators (GSMs) is described. Conformational restriction of pyridone 4 into bicyclic pyridone isosteres has led to compounds with high in vitro and in vivo potency. This has resulted in the identification of benzimidazole 44a as a GSM with low nanomolar potency in vitro. In mouse, rat, and dog, this compound displayed the typical γ-secretase modulatory profile by lowering Aβ42 and Aβ40 levels combined with an especially pronounced increase in Aβ38 and Aβ37 levels while leaving the total levels of amyloid peptides unchanged.
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