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• the invention relates to imidazonaphthyridine, imidazopyridine and imidazoquinoline compounds that have immune response modulating activity and that contain a dye moiety, in particular, a fluorescent dye moiety.
• the invention also relates to methods of preparing the dye labeled compounds.
• One known way to label compounds is by attaching a dye marker to the compound. This is typically done by grafting a dye moiety onto the biologically active molecule or by incorporating the dye moiety into the biologically active molecule during its synthesis. It is important that the labeled compound retain the critical properties of the unlabeled compound such as selective binding to a receptor or nucleic acid, activation or inhibition of a particular enzyme, or ability to incorporate into a biological membrane.
• dye moieties available, including for example, dipyrrometheneboron difluoride dyes, fluorescein, fluorescein derivatives, rhodamine, rhodamine derivatives and Texas Red.
• the imidazonaphthyridines, imidazopyridines and imidazoquinolines are part of a unique class of immune response modifier compounds that have the ability to induce the biosynthesis of interferon and other cytokines. See, for example, Gerster, U.S. Patent No. 4,689,338; Gerster et al., U.S. Patent No. 4,929,624; Gerster, U.S. Patent No. 5,268,376; Gerster et al, U.S. Patent No. 5,389,640; Nikolaides et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,352,784; Lindstrom et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,494,916.; and International Publication WO 99/29693.
• Dyes particularly fluorescent dyes
• Dyes are typically relatively large, bulky molecules and it is possible that such a large substituent may impair the compound's ability to bind or otherwise interact with the subject cells in a manner that causes biologic response.
• Ri is a spacer group
• R is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, alkylamidoalkyl, dialkylamidoalkyl, alkanoylalkyl, azidoalkyl, carbamoylalkyl, alkyl optionally interrupted by a heteroatom; alkenyl, alkenyloxy alkyl; cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl; aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, heteroarylalkyl, in which aryl is optionally substituted by alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halo, amino, alkylamino or dialkylamino; aroylalkyl, or heteroaroylalkyl;
• R 3 and R are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halo, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, or when taken together, R 3 and R4 form a fused aryl or heteroaryl group that is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halo, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, hydroxy and alkoxymethyl; or
• R and R form a fused 5- to 7-membered saturated ring, optionally containing one or more heteroatoms and optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, amino, halo and haloalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and DYE is a dye moiety, with the proviso that the dye moiety is not dansyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
• the invention additionally provides methods of preparing the dye labeled imidazonaphthyridine, imidazopyridine and imidazoquinoline compounds.
• Figure 1 is a histogram plot of the fluorescence intensity from cells incubated with fluorescent dye alone.
• Figure 2 is a histogram plot of the fluorescence intensity from cells incubated with a labeled compound of the invention where the label is the dye used in the incubation of Figure 1.
• the invention provides dye labeled immune response modifying compounds of formula (I):
• R is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, amidoalkyl, alkylamidoalkyl, dialkylamidoalkyl, alkanoylalkyl, azidoalkyl, carbamoylalkyl, alkyl optionally interrupted by a heteroatom; alkenyl, alkenyloxyalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl; aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, heteroarylalkyl, in which aryl is optionally substituted by alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halo, amino, alkylamino or dialkylamino; aroylalkyl, or heteroaroylalkyl;
• R 3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halo, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, or when taken together, R and R 4 form a fused aryl or heteroaryl group that is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from by alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halo, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, hydroxy and alkoxymethyl; or
• R and R form a fused 5- to 7-membered saturated ring, optionally containing one or more heteroatoms and optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, amino, halo and haloalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and DYE is dye moiety, with the proviso that the dye moiety is not dansyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
• Alkyl and alkenyl groups contain from 1 to 8 (or 2 to 8) carbon atoms and may be straight chain or branched.
• Cycloalkyl groups can contain from 3 to 8 ring members and may be optionally substituted by alkyl groups.
• Heterocyclic groups can contain from 3 to 8 ring members and from 1 to 3 heteroatoms independently selected from O, S, and N.
• Aryl groups are carbocyclic aromatic rings or ring systems.
• Heteroaryl groups are aromatic rings or ring systems that contain from 1 to 6 heteroatoms independently selected from O, S, and N.
• a preferred aryl group is benzene.
• Preferred heteroaryl groups are single rings that have 5 or 6 members and 1 to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N.
• Heteroatoms are O, S, or N.
• oyl is used to indicate the presence of a carbonyl group in the radical.
• aroyl is used to refer to an aromatic group that is attached by a carbonyl group to the remainder of the structure.
• the spacer group is an organic linking group that allows a dye moiety to be attached to an imidazonaphthyridine, imidazopyridine or imidazoquinoline compound without substantially reducing its biological activity.
• the spacer group places enough distance between the active core of the molecule and the bulky dye moiety such that the dye moiety does not interfere with the interactions between the active core and the cells that result in cytokine induction.
• the spacer group can therefore be any divalent organic linking group that does not itself interfere with the biological activity of the molecule and that allows a dye moiety to be included in the molecule without substantially reducing its biological activity.
• a compound's biological activity has not been significantly impaired if the labeled compound induces interferon or tumor necrosis factor biosynthesis when tested at a concentration less than or equal to about 50 ⁇ g/ml according to Test Method 1 provided below.
• One preferred spacer group has the structural formula (II):
• the spacer group has formula (II) the methylene group that is outside the brackets is attached to the dye moiety.
• Another preferred spacer group has the structural formula (III):
• the dye moiety can be derived from any of the known dyes, particularly fluorescent dyes, with the proviso that the dye moiety is not dansyl.
• suitable types of dyes include dipyrrometheneboron difluoride dyes, fluorescein, fluorescein derivatives, rhodamine, rhodamine derivatives and Texas Red.
• dipyrrometheneboron difluoride (4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene) dyes are known, see for example, Haugland, et al, U.S. Patent No. 4,774,339; Kang, et al. U.S. Patent No.
• Preferred compounds of formula (I) include N-[2-(4-amino-2-ethoxymethyl-lH- imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-l-yl)ethyl]-6-[(4,4-difluoro-5,7-dimethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s- indacene-3-propionyl)amino]hexanoamide which has the following structure:
• R A and R B both contain functional groups which are selected to react with each other. For example, if R A contains a primary amine, then a dye derivative wherein R B contains an acyl azide, aldehyde, anhydride, carbonyl halide, halide, haloacetamide, imido ester, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, maleimide, succinimidyl ester or sulfonyl chloride is selected. R A and R B are selected such that they react to provide the desired spacer group Ri (e.g., If R A is -CH CH NH 2 and R B is -
• the reaction will generally be conducted by combining a solution of the compound of Formula IV in a suitable solvent such as pyridine or dimethyl sulfoxide with a solution of the dye derivative of Formula V in a suitable solvent such as pyridine or dimethylsulfoxide.
• a suitable solvent such as pyridine or dimethylsulfoxide.
• the reaction may be run at ambient temperature or at an elevated temperature.
• CYTOKINE INDUCTION IN HUMAN CELLS - TEST METHOD 1 An in vitro human blood cell system is used to assess cytokine induction by compounds of the invention. Activity is based on the measurement of interferon and tumor necrosis factor ( ⁇ ) (IFN and TNF, respectively) secreted into culture media as described by Testerman et. al. in "Cytokine Induction by the Immunomodulators Imiquimod and S27609", Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 58, 365-372 (September, 1995). Blood Cell Preparation for Culture
• PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
• Histopaque®-1077 Sigma Chemicals, St. Louis, MO
• the PBMCs are washed twice with Hank's Balanced Salts Solution (Sigma) and are then suspended at 2 x 10 6 cells/mL in RPMI 1640 medium containing 10 % fetal bovine serum, 2 mM L-glutamine and 1% penicillin/streptomycin solution (RPMI complete). 1 mL portions of PBMC suspension are added to 12 or 24 well flat bottom sterile tissue culture plates.
• the compounds are solubilized in ethanol, dimethyl sulfoxide or pyrogen free water then diluted with tissue culture water, 0.0 IN sodium hydroxide or 0.0 IN hydrochloric acid (The choice of solvent will depend on the chemical characteristics of the compound being tested.). Ethanol or DMSO concentration should not exceed a final concentration of 1 % for addition to the culture wells.
• the compounds are generally tested using a concentration range from about 0.01 ⁇ g/mL to about 50 ⁇ g/mL.
• test compound is added to the wells containing 1 ml of PBMCs in media.
• the plates are covered with plastic lids, mixed gently and then incubated for 24 hours at 37°C with a 5% carbon dioxide atmosphere.
• Interferon concentrations are determined by bioassay using A549 human lung carcinoma cells challenged with encephalomyocarditis.
• the details of the bioassay method have been described by G. L. Brennan and L. H. Kronenberg in "Automated Bioassay of Interferons in Micro-test Plates ⁇ Biotechniques, June/July, 78, 1983, incorporated herein by reference. Briefly stated the method is as follows: A549 cells are incubated with dilutions of IFN standard or test samples at 37°C for 24 hours. The incubated cells are then infected with an inoculum of encephalomyocarditis virus.
• the infected cells are incubated for an additional 24 hours at 37°C before quantifying for viral cytopathic effect.
• the viral cytopathic effect is quantified by staining of the wells with a vital dye such as crystal violet followed by visual scoring of the plates. Results are expressed as alpha reference units/mL based on the value obtained for an NIH Human Leukocyte IFN standard.
• Tumor necrosis factor ( ⁇ ) (TNF) concentration is determined using an ELISA kit available from Genzyme, Cambridge, MA. The results are expressed as pg/ml.
• PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
• Histopaque®-1077 The PBMCs are washed twice with Hank's Balanced Salts Solution and then are suspended at 3-4 x 10 6 cells/mL in RPMI complete.
• the PBMC suspension is added to 48 well flat bottom sterile tissue culture plates (Costar, Cambridge, MA or Becton Dickinson Labware, Lincoln Park,
• the compounds are solubilized in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
• DMSO concentration should not exceed a final concentration of 1 % for addition to the culture wells.
• the compounds are generally tested at concentrations ranging from 0.12 to 30 ⁇ M.
• test compound is added at 60 ⁇ M to the first well containing RPMI complete and serial 3 fold dilutions are made in the wells.
• the PBMC suspension is then added to the wells in an equal volume, bringing the test compound concentrations to the desired range (0.12 to 30 ⁇ M).
• the final concentration of PBMC suspension is 1.5-2 X
• Interferon ( ⁇ and Tumor Necrosis Factor ( ⁇ ) Analysis by ELISA Interferon ( ⁇ ) concentration is determined by ELISA using a Human Multi-Species kit from PBL Biomedical Laboratories, New Brunswick, NJ. Results are expressed in pg/mL.
• Tumor necrosis factor ( ⁇ ) (TNF)concentration is determined using ELISA kits available from Genzyme, Cambridge, MA; R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN; or Pharmingen, San Diego, CA. Results are expressed in pg/mL.
• the crude material from Part B was combined with ethoxyacetic acid (13.4 g). The mixture was heated using an oil bath until the reaction was complete. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and then diluted with water and made basic with sodium hydroxide (6N). The mixture was extracted 3 times with dichloromethane. The extracts were combined, washed with water, dried with magnesium sulfate and then filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to provide 30.8 g of crude 2- ethoxymethyl- lH-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline- 1 -ethanol.
• Crops 1 and 2 from Part D were combined and mixed with dichloromethane (600 mL). Concentrated ammonium hydroxide (450 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was cooled in an ice bath and then p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (22 g) was slowly added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. Thin layer chromatography indicated the presence of a trace of starting material so 1 g of p- toluenesulfonyl chloride was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for an additional hour.
• Platinum on carbon catalyst was added to a solution of the crude material from Part G in ethanol (250 mL). The mixture was reduced on a Parr apparatus. The bottle was evacuated several times to remove nitrogen and the progress of the reaction was monitored by thin layer chromatography. The reaction mixture was filtered through a layer of Celite® filter aid to remove the catalyst and the filter pad was washed with warm ethanol.
• the fractions containing the labeled compound were then collected, pooled and lyophilized.
• the labeled compound had a molecular mass of 672.08 as determined by electrospray mass spectroscopy.
• the calculated mass is 672.35 based on the proposed empirical formula C 35 ⁇ 5 N 8 O BF 2 .
• the uv-visible absorption spectra showed absorption bands at 505 nm and 325 nm which are characteristic of the fluorescent label and of the unlabeled compound respectively.
• Example 1 The labeled compound of Example 1 and the unlabeled intermediate (2-(4-amino- 2-ethoxymethyl- lH-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin- 1 -yl)ethaneamine trihydrochloride) were tested side by side for their ability to induce cytokine biosynthesis using Test Method 1 described above.
• the compound of Example 1 was solubilized in ethanol.
• the unlabeled intermediate was solubilized in tissue culture water. The results are shown in the table below.
• PBMCs were separated from whole blood by ficoll hypaque (Sigma Chemicals, St. Louis, MO) density gradient centrifugation as described in Testerman.
• the PBMCs were suspended at 2 x 10 6 cells/mL in RPMI 1640 medium containing 10 % fetal bovine serum, 2 mM L-glutamine and penicillin/streptomycin solution (RPMI complete).
• RPMI 1640 medium containing 10 % fetal bovine serum, 2 mM L-glutamine and penicillin/streptomycin solution (RPMI complete).
• the cells were then incubated in 12 x 75 mm polypropylene tubes for 1 hour at 37°C with either the labeled compound of Example 1 or with the BODIPY fluorophore used to prepare the labeled compound.
• staining buffer Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline without calcium and magnesium, 1% heat inactivated fetal bovine serum, and 0.1% sodium azide.
• the cells were suspended in staining buffer and transferred to 12 x 75 mm polystyrene tubes for analysis by flow cytometry. Binding to mononuclear cells was determined by fluorescence using a FACScan flow cytometer (purchased from Becton Dickinson).
• the histograms of Figures 1 and 2 plot the fluorescence intensity with the more highly fluorescent cell populations being seen further to the right.
• the peak area labeled as M3 in the histograms indicates the fluorescence binding to the monocyte population in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
• monocytes have been shown to be a major cell producing cytokines in response to the imidazoquinolines (Gibson et. al. In “Cellular Requirements for Cytokine Production in Response to the Immunomodulators Imiquimod and S-27609", Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, 15, 537-545 (1995).
• the histogram of Figure 1 was obtained from cells incubated with the BODIPY fluorophore.
• the histogram of Figure 2 was obtained from cells incubated with the BODIPY labeled compound of Example 1. These histograms demonstrate that the labeled compound of Example 1 binds to human peripheral blood mononuclear cells whereas the BODIPY fluorophore by itself does not and that monocytes bind more effectively than other PBMCs The labeled compound of Example 1 did not show significant binding to monocytes when incubated with human PBMCs at 4°C for 1 hour. A histogram similar to that of Figure 1 was obtained indicating that binding is likely intracellular.
• Triethylamine 29 mL was added to the chloroform layer followed by the slow addition of tert-butyl N-(4- aminobutyl)carbamate. The reaction was monitored by thin layer chromatography. When all of the starting material was gone, the reaction mixture was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to provide 66 g of 1,1- dimethylethyl N- ⁇ 4-[(3-nitroquinolin-4-yl)amino]butyl ⁇ carbamate as a yellow solid.
• 3-chloroperbenzoic acid (12.86 g of >77%) was added to a solution of 1,1-dimethylethyl N-[4-(2-(2-methoxyethyl)-lH-imidazo[4,5- c]quinolin-l-yl)butyl]carbamate (21.3 g, 53.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (200 mL). The reaction mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature overnight. Additional 3- chloroperbenzoic acid (200 mg of >77%) was added. After about 2 hours the reaction mixture was washed with water, aqueous sodium bicarbonate, water and finally with brine.
• the reaction mixture was concentrated to near dryness. The residue was triturated with diethyl ether. The resulting solid was isolated by filtration and then dried under high vacuum to provide 15.8 g of the dihydrochloride salt as a light brown solid.
• Triethylamine (66.8 g, 0.66 mmol) was added to a solution of t -butyl (N-2- aminoethyl)carbamate (55.0 g, 0.34 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (500 mL).
• 4- Chloro-3-nitroquinoline (68.2 g, 0.33 mmol) was slowly added. The reaction mixture exothermed. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir overnight. The resulting precipitate was isolated by filtration and rinsed with water to provide a yellow solid. The filtrate was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated to provide a yellow solid.
• Trimethylorthovalerate (5.9 g, 36.4 mmol) was added with stirring to a solution of 1,1-dimethylethyl N- ⁇ 2-[(3-aminoquinolin-4-yl)amino]ethyl ⁇ carbamate (10.0 g, 33.1 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (100 mL).
• the reaction mixture was heated to reflux.
• a 10 mL portion of toluene was removed using a Dean Stark trap and the reaction mixture was maintained for 36 hours.
• An additional 40 mL of toluene was removed and then the reaction was allowed to cool to ambient temperature with continued stirring.
• Example 3 Preparation of a Labeled Compound of Formula I 5- ⁇ [( ⁇ 2-[4-Amino-2-butyl-lH-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-l-yl]ethyl ⁇ amino) carbonthioyl]amino ⁇ -2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3 ⁇ -xanthen-9-yl)benzoic Acid
• a solution of fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate (778 mg, 2.0 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) was added to a solution of 2-(4-amino-2-butyl-lH-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-l- yl)ethaneamine (566 mg, 2.0 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL).

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