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Definitions

• TECHNICAL FIELD The presently disclosed subject matter generally relates to derivatives of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that have been modified to decrease their ability to inhibit cydooxygenase enzymes. Also provided are methods for altering the specificity of a cyclooxygenase-inhibiting compound and methods of using the altered compounds to modulate various biological activities.
• NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• IC50 the concentration of an inhibitor that reduces enzyme or cellular activity by 50%
• NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs oCOX-1 ovine COX-1
• PPARs peroxisome proliferator[s]-activated receptors ppm parts per million PTSA - p-toluene sulfonic acid.H 2 O
• SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate
• SDS-PAGE sodium dodecyl sulfate -polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
• S.E. standard error TMS - tetramethylsilane
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are a class of therapeutic agents that are widely used for their anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties to treat human distress and disease.
• NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, indomethacin, naproxen, and others.
• the anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic activities of NSAIDs derive from the ability of these compounds to bind to and inhibit the actions of the cydooxygenase (COX) enzymes.
• COX cydooxygenase
• COX activity originates from two distinct and independently regulated enzymes, termed cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1 ) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2; see DeWitt & Smith, 1988; Yokoyama & Tanabe, 1989; Hla & Neilson, 1992).
• COX-1 is a constitutive isoform and is mainly responsible for the synthesis of cytoprotective prostaglandin in the gastrointestinal (Gl) tract and for the synthesis of thromboxane, which triggers aggregation of blood platelets (Allison et al., 1992).
• COX-2 is inducible and short-lived.
• NSAIDs exhibit varying selectivity for endotoxins, cytokines, and mitogens (Kujubu et al., 1991 ; Lee et al., 1992; O'Sullivan et al., 1993).
• NSAIDs exhibit varying selectivity for endotoxins, cytokines, and mitogens (Kujubu et al., 1991 ; Lee et al., 1992; O'Sullivan et al., 1993).
• NSAIDs exhibit varying selectivity for endotoxins, cytokines, and mitogens (Kujubu et al., 1991 ; Lee et al., 1992; O'Sullivan et al., 1993).
• NSAIDs exhibit varying selectivity for endotoxins, cytokines, and mitogens (Kujubu et al., 1991 ; Lee et al., 1992; O'Sullivan et al., 1993).
• AD Alzheimer's disease
• COX-1 and COX-2 but, in general, most display inhibitory activity towards both enzymes
• Inflammation and inflammatory responses have been associated with various diseases and disorders.
• the brains of subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are characterized by the accumulation of amyloid plaques accompanied by cellular and molecular markers of inflammatory responses.
• AD is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, resulting in enormous costs to individuals and to society, both in terms of medical care and non-economic losses.
• AD and related neurological disorders will become an ever- increasing medical and societal burden. What is needed, then, are new and better therapeutics that can be used to prevent and treat age-related neurological disorders.
• NSAIDs that are specific for COX-2.
• NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, sulindac sulfide, and indomethacin (all non-specific NSAIDs)
• COX- inhibition activities might not be related to their COX- inhibition activities, and thus might be related to the abilities of these NSAIDs to interact with other polypeptides present in the central nervous system (CNS).
• NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, sulindac sulfide, and indomethacin
• PPARs peroxisome proliferators- activated receptors
• PPARs peroxisome proliferators- activated receptors
• ⁇ -secretase have been implicated in mediating differentiation of adipocytes and regulating fat metabolism.
• PPAR ⁇ has been associated with various pathological conditions related to atherosclerosis, inflammation, obesity, diabetes, cancer, the immune response, and ageing. See Kersten et al., 2000; Celi & Shuldiner, 2002.
• ⁇ -secretase appears to be the main enzyme responsible for the production of A ?42 from APP, and thus has a critical role in the pathogenesis of AD. What are needed, then, are new derivatives of NSAIDs that are less toxic than the parent NSAIDs, yet retain the abilities of the parents to modulate the activities of, for example, PPARs and/or ⁇ -secretase. This and other needs are addressed by the compositions and methods of the presently disclosed subject matter.
• the method comprises contacting the cell with a derivative of a compound, wherein the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; halomethyl, wherein at least one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted with a halogen; C 2 to C ⁇ alkyl; C 2 to C & branched alkyl; and C 2 to C 6 substituted alkyl.
• the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a moiety selected from the
• the cydooxygenase inhibitor comprises an indenacetic acid functional group and the moiety is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and fluorine.
• the cell is present in a subject.
• the subject is a mammal.
• the mammal is a human.
• the compound is a non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug.
• the non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug is selected from the group consisting of indomethacin and sulindac, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the derivative of the compound is an amide or ester derivative.
• the presently disclosed subject matter also provides a method for treating a disease in a subject selected from the group consisting of a cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, and diabetes.
• the method comprises administering to the subject a treatment effective amount of a derivative of a compound, wherein the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; halomethyl, wherein at least one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted with a halogen; C 2 to C 6 alkyl; C 2 to C 6 branched alkyl; and C 2 to C ⁇ substituted alkyl.
• the cydooxygenase inhibitor comprises an indenacetic acid functional group and the moiety is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and fluorine.
• the subject is a mammal.
• the mammal is a human.
• the compound is a non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug.
• the non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug is selected from the group consisting of indomethacin and sulindac, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the derivative of the compound is an amide or ester derivative.
• the method comprises administering to a subject bearing a tumor a derivative of a compound, wherein the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; halomethyl, wherein at least one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted with a halogen; C 2 to C ⁇ alkyl; C 2 to C ⁇ branched alkyl; and C 2 to C 6 substituted alkyl.
• the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a
• the cydooxygenase inhibitor comprises an indenacetic acid functional group and the moiety is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and fluorine.
• the subject is a mammal.
• the mammal is a human.
• the compound is a non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug.
• the non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug is selected from the group consisting of indomethacin and sulindac, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the derivative of the compound is an amide or ester derivative. The presently disclosed subject matter also provides a method for inducing apoptosis in a cell. .
• the method comprises contacting the cell with a derivative of a compound, wherein the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; halomethyl, wherein at least one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted with a halogen; C 2 to C & alkyl; C 2 to C 6 branched alkyl; and C 2 to C 6 substituted alkyl.
• the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a moiety selected from the
• the cydooxygenase inhibitor comprises an indenacetic acid functional group and the moiety is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and fluorine.
• the cell is a cell in culture. In some embodiments, the cell is a cancer cell. In still some embodiments, the cell is present within a subject. In some embodiments, the subject is a mammal. In some embodiments, the mammal is a human.
• the compound is a non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug. In some embodiments, the non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug is selected from the group consisting of indomethacin and sulindac, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the derivative of the compound is an amide or ester derivative.
• the presently disclosed subject matter also provides a method for modulating the activity of a peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor (PPAR) isoform.
• the method comprises contacting the PPAR isoform with a derivative of a compound, wherein the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; halomethyl, wherein at least one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted with a halogen; C 2 to C & alkyl; C 2 to C 6 branched alkyl; and C 2 to C 6 substituted alkyl.
• the cydooxygenase inhibitor comprises an indenacetic acid functional group and the moiety is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and fluorine.
• the PPAR isoform is PPAR ⁇ .
• the PPAR isoform is present within a subject.
• the subject is a mammal.
• the mammal is a human.
• the compound is a non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug.
• the non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug is selected from the group consisting of indomethacin and sulindac, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the derivative of the compound is an amide or ester derivative.
• the presently disclosed subject matter also provides a method for altering specificity of a cyclooxygenase-inhibiting compound.
• the method comprises (a) providing a compound having cydooxygenase inhibitory activity, the compound comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group; and (b) replacing the 2' methyl group with a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; halomethyl, wherein at least one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted with a halogen; C 2 to C ⁇ alkyl; C 2 to C & branched alkyl; and C 2 to C ⁇ substituted alkyl to create a derivative, wherein the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity.
• the compound is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
• the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug is selected from the group consisting of indomethacin and sulindac, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the derivative is selected from the group consisting of 2- Des-methylindomethacin and eindenic acid sulfide, eindenic acid sulfoxide, and eindenic acid sulfone. In some embodiments, the derivative is eindenic acid sulfide.
• the present method further comprises derivatizing a carboxylic acid moiety present on the compound to an ester or an amide.
• the presently disclosed subject matter also provides compositions that can be used in conjunction with any or all of the disclosed methods.
• the presently disclosed subject matter provides a compound of the following formula: Formula I wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, CF 3 ; SCH 3 ; SOCH 3 ; SO 2 CH 3 ; SO 2 NH 2 ; C1 to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl; C1 to C 6 alkoxy, branched alkoxy, or substituted alkoxy; C-i to C ⁇ alkylcarboxylic acid, branched alkylcarboxylic acid, or substituted alkylcarboxylic acid; and CH 2 N 3 ;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, CF 3 ; SCH 3 ; SOCH 3 ; SO 2 CH 3 ; SO 2 NH 2 ; CONH 2 ; d to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alky
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; C-i to C ⁇ alkyl or branched alkyl; C-i to Ce alkoxy or branched alkoxy; benzyloxy; SCH 3 ;
• R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, d to C 6 alkyl or branched alkyl, and halo;
• R 5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, d to
• the derivative is selected from the group consisting of 2-Des- methylindomethacin and eindenic acid sulfide, eindenic acid sulfoxide, and eindenic acid sulfone. In still some embodiments, the derivative is eindenic acid sulfide.
• the compound has the following formula:
• the compound has the following formula:
• the compound has the following formula:
• the method further comprises derivatizing a carboxylic acid moiety present on the compound to an amide.
• the amide derivative has the following general formula:
• R 11 is selected from the group consisting of C-i to C & alkyl, branched alkyl, and cyclic alkyl. In some embodiments, R 11 is selected from the group consisting of Ci to C ⁇ alkylcarboxylic acid, branched alkylcarboxylic acid, and cyclic alkylcarboxylic acid. In some embodiments, R 11 is selected from the group consisting of Ci to C 6 aryl and d to C ⁇ substituted aryl.
• the substitution is at at least one position, and each substitution is selected from the group consisting of a halogen, NH 2 , OCH 3 , CF 3 , OH, C-j to C 4 alkyl or branched alkyl, NO 2 , benzoyl, 2-phenyl-oxirane, and NH-CO-CH 2 Br.
• the amide derivative has the following general formula:
• R 12 is selected from the group consisting of phenyl-SOCH 3 , phenyl- SO 2 CH 3 , phenyl, phenyl methyl ester, phenyl-COOH, phenyl-halo, and C 3 to Ce cycloalkyl.
• Representative amide derivatives are presented in Tables 1 and 2.
• the method further comprises derivatizing a carboxylic acid moiety present on the compound to an ester.
• the ester derivative has the following general formula:
• R 13 is selected from the group consisting of C-i to C ⁇ alkyl, C-i to C 6 branched alkyl, and Ci to CQ substituted alkyl.
• the ester derivative has the following formula:
• Figure 1A key active site residues for catalysis and the binding of ligands are shown.
• Figure 1 B is a space-filling model of the 2' methyl substituent of INDO (green) inserted into the hydrophobic pocket formed by Val-349, Ala- 527, Ser-530, and Leu-531.
• Figure 1 C depicts the chemical structures of INDO and DM-INDO.
• Figures 2A-2D depict the kinetics of the time-dependent inhibition of
• FIG. 1 COX-2 mutants by INDO. Assays were performed with various concentrations of either INDO or DM-INDO as described in Example 7.
• Figures 2A and 2C depict representative data expressed as percent activity of the uninhibited control with non-linear regression curves. The curves drawn as secondary plots for Figure 2B and Figure 2D were generated by fitting the data presented in Figures 2A and 2C, respectively, to equation (2), disclosed hereinbelow.
• Figures 3A and 3B depict the effects of the three Val-349 mutations on the reversibility of COX-2 inhibition by INDO and DM-INDO. Assays were performed with 10 ⁇ M of either INDO or DM-INDO as described in Example
• Figures 4A and 4B depict the kinetics of the time-dependent inhibition of COX-2 mutants by DM-INDO. Assays were performed as described in Example 7. Representative data are expressed as percent activity of the uninhibited control with non-linear regression curves.
• Figures 5A-5D depict fluorescence quenching of apo-COX-2 by INDO compared to DM-INDO, and competition by arachidonic acid (AMINO ACID).
• Figure 5A-5C depicts the results obtained with an mCOX-2 V349A polypeptide.
• Figure 5B depicts the results obtained with a wild type mCOX-2 polypeptide.
• Figure 5C depicts the results obtained with an mCOX-2 3491 polypeptide.
• Figure 5D depicts the results obtained with an mCOX-2 V349L polypeptide.
• the final concentrations of INDO and DM-INDO employed were 1 ⁇ M ( Figure 5A), 2 ⁇ M ( Figure 5B),) 3 ⁇ M ( Figure 5C), and 5 ⁇ M
• Figure 5D Figure 6 depicts a scheme for synthesizing 2-Des- methylindomethacin (DM-INDO).
• Figure 7 depicts a scheme for synthesizing eindenic acid sulfide (Compound I) and a derivative of eindenic acid sulfide, ⁇ /-Benzyl-2-[6-fluoro-
• FIG. 8 depicts the results of cell viability assays of RKO cells exposed to various concentrations of ⁇ /-Benzyl-2-[6-fluoro-3-(4- methylsulfanyl-benzylidene)-3H-inden-1-yl]-acetamide (Compound J).
• Figure 9 depicts the results of increased caspase-3 activity in three different cell lines exposed to various concentrations of ⁇ /-Benzyl-2-[6-fluoro-
• FIG. 10 depicts the Western blot analyses of results of PPAR ⁇ reporter assays of HEK293 cells exposed to various concentrations of sulindac sulfide (SS), eindenic acid sulfide (Compound I), or ⁇ /-Benzyl-2-[6- fluoro-3-(4-methylsulfanyl-benzylidene)-3H-inden-1 -yl]-acetamide
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs exert a range of biological activities including inhibition of inflammation, inhibition of pain, lowering of fever, inhibition of tumor growth, inhibition of Alzheimer's disease, and improvement of cognitive function in neurodegenerative diseases, inter alia. Some of these effects are mediated by inhibition of cydooxygenase enzymes (COX-1 and COX-2) whereas others are mediated by modulation of other molecular targets.
• COX-1 and COX-2 cydooxygenase enzymes
• the latter include, but are not limited to activation of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors (PPARs), modulation of ⁇ -secretase, inhibition of c-GMP phosphodiesterase subtypes, and inhibition of Rho activation.
• Indomethacin and sulindac sulfide Two compounds that exhibit activities in both cyclooxygenase-related and non-cyclooxygenase-related responses are indomethacin and sulindac sulfide.
• Indomethacin is directly active following administration to humans whereas sulindac sulfide is administered as the inactive prodrug sulindac.
• Sulindac is converted to the active drug, sulindac sulfide, by reduction in the gastrointestinal tract.
• Indomethacin and sulindac sulfide are structurally related molecules that contain substituted indoleacetic acid and indeneacetic acid functional groups, respectively. Both molecules contain a methyl group at the 2- position of the indole or indene ring.
• a vector includes a plurality of such vectors, and so forth.
• the term “about,” when referring to a value or to an amount of mass, weight, time, volume, concentration or percentage is meant to encompass variations of ⁇ 20% or ⁇ 10%, in another example ⁇ 5%, in another example ⁇ 1 %, in another example ⁇ 0.5%, and in still another example ⁇ 0.1 % from the specified amount, as such variations are appropriate to perform the disclosed method.
• amino acid and “amino acid residue” are used interchangeably and mean any of the twenty naturally occurring amino acids.
• An amino acid is formed upon chemical digestion (hydrolysis) of a polypeptide at its peptide linkages.
• the amino acid residues described herein are in some embodiments in the "L” isomeric form. However, residues in the "D” isomeric form can be substituted for any L-amino acid residue, as long as the desired functional property is retained by the polypeptide.
• NH 2 refers to the free amino group present at the amino terminus of a polypeptide.
• COOH refers to the free carboxy group present at the carboxy terminus of a polypeptide.
• amino acid residues are shown in tabular form presented hereinabove. It is noted that all amino acid residue sequences represented herein by formulae have a left-to-right orientation in the conventional direction of amino terminus to carboxy terminus.
• amino acid and “amino acid residue” are broadly defined to include modified and unusual amino acids.
• a dash at the beginning or end of an amino acid residue sequence indicates a peptide bond to a further sequence of one or more amino acid residues or a covalent bond to an amino-terminal group such as NH 2 or acetyl or to a carboxy-terminal group such as COOH.
• amino acids are indicated by a one- or three-letter code followed by a number (for example, Val-349).
• this numbering system refer to the positions of corresponding amino acids in ovine COX-1 , the amino acid sequence of which can be found at
• Val-349 refers to the valine residue that forms part of the binding pocket for the 2'-methyl group of indomethacin or sulindac. Looking at
• GENBANK ® Accession No. P05979 one can find a valine at position 349.
• GENBANK ® Accession No. Q05769 which is the mouse COX-2 amino acid sequence
• the corresponding valine is not at amino acid 349, but rather at amino acid 335.
• Ala-527, Ser-530, and Leu-531 refer not only to amino acids at positions 527, 530, and 531 of ovine COX-1 , respectively, but also to alanine, serine, and leucine residues found in mouse COX-2 at positions 513, 516, and 517, respectively.
• the human COX-2 amino acid sequence can be found at GENBANK ® Accession No.
• P35354 and in human COX-2, Val-349, Ala-527, Ser-530, and Leu-531 also refer to the valine, alanine, serine, and leucine amino acids that are present at amino acids 335, 513, 516, and 517, respectively.
• the term "cell” refers not only to the particular subject cell (e.g., a living biological cell), but also to the progeny or potential progeny of such a cell. Because certain modifications can occur in succeeding generations due to either mutation or environmental influences, such progeny might not, in fact, be identical to the parent cell, but are still included within the scope of the term as used herein.
• enzyme activity refers to the ability of an enzyme to catalyze the conversion of a substrate into a product.
• a substrate for the enzyme can comprise the natural substrate of the enzyme but also can comprise analogues of the natural substrate, which can also be converted by the enzyme into a product or into an analogue of a product.
• the activity of the enzyme is measured for example by determining the amount of product in the reaction after a certain period of time, or by determining the amount of substrate remaining in the reaction mixture after a certain period of time.
• the activity of the enzyme can also be measured by determining the amount of an unused co-factor of the reaction remaining in the reaction mixture after a certain period of time or by determining the amount of used co-factor in the reaction mixture after a certain period of time.
• the activity of the enzyme can also be measured by determining the amount of a donor of free energy or energy-rich molecule (e.g., ATP, phosphoenolpyruvate, acetyl phosphate, or phosphocreatine) remaining in the reaction mixture after a certain period of time or by determining the amount of a used donor of free energy or energy-rich molecule (e.g., ADP, pyruvate, acetate, or creatine) in the reaction mixture after a certain period of time.
• a donor of free energy or energy-rich molecule e.g., ATP, phosphoenolpyruvate, acetyl phosphate, or phosphocreatine
• the term “inhibitor” refers to a chemical substance that inactivates or decreases the biological activity of a polypeptide such as a biosynthetic and catalytic activity, receptor, signal transduction polypeptide, structural gene product, or transport polypeptide.
• the term “interact” includes “binding" interactions and “associations” between molecules. Interactions can be, for example, protein- protein, protein-small molecule, protein-nucleic acid, and nucleic acid-nucleic acid in nature.
• the term “modulate” refers to an increase, decrease, or other alteration of any, or all, chemical and biological activities or properties of a biochemical entity, e.g., a wild type or mutant polypeptide.
• the term “modulate” can refer to a change in the expression level of a gene (or a level of RNA molecule or equivalent RNA molecules encoding one or more proteins or protein subunits), or of an activity of one or more proteins or protein subunits, such that expression, level, or activity is greater than or less than that observed in the absence of the modulator.
• the term “modulate” can mean “inhibit” or “suppress”, but the use of the word “modulate” is not limited to this definition.
• modulation refers to both upregulation (i.e., activation or stimulation) and downregulation (i.e., inhibition or suppression) of a response.
• modulation when used in reference to a functional property or biological activity or process (e.g., enzyme activity or receptor binding), refers to the capacity to upregulate (e.g., activate or stimulate), downregulate (e.g., inhibit or suppress), or otherwise change a quality of such property, activity, or process.
• upregulate e.g., activate or stimulate
• downregulate e.g., inhibit or suppress
• regulation can be contingent on the occurrence of a specific event, such as activation of a signal transduction pathway, and/or can be manifest only in particular cell types.
• modulator refers to a polypeptide, nucleic acid, macromolecule, complex, molecule, small molecule, compound, species, or the like (naturally occurring or non-naturally occurring) that can be capable of causing modulation.
• Modulators can be evaluated for potential activity as inhibitors or activators (directly or indirectly) of a functional property, biological activity or process, or a combination thereof, (e.g., agonist, partial antagonist, partial agonist, inverse agonist, antagonist, anti-microbial agents, inhibitors of microbial infection or proliferation, and the like) by inclusion in assays. In such assays, many modulators can be screened at one time. The activity of a modulator can be known, unknown, or partially known.
• Modulators can be either selective or non-selective.
• selective when used in the context of a modulator (e.g., an inhibitor) refers to a measurable or otherwise biologically relevant difference in the way the modulator interacts with one molecule (e.g., an enzyme or receptor) versus another similar but not identical molecule (e.g., a member of the same enzyme or receptor family). It must be understood that it is not required that the degree to which the interactions differ be completely opposite. Put another way, the term selective modulator encompasses not only those molecules that only bind to a given polypeptide and not to related family members.
• modulators that are characterized by interactions with polypeptides of interest and from related family members that differ to a lesser degree.
• selective modulators include modulators for which conditions can be found (such as the nature of the substituents present on the modulator) that would allow a biologically relevant difference in the binding of the modulator to the polypeptide of interest versus polypeptides derived from different family members.
• the modulator will bind to one molecule (for example a polypeptide of interest) in a manner that is different (for example, stronger) than it binds to another molecule (for example, a polypeptide related to the polypeptide of interest).
• the modulator is said to display "selective binding” or “preferential binding” to the molecule to which it binds more strongly.
• the term “mutation” carries its traditional connotation and means a change, inherited, naturally occurring or introduced, in a nucleic acid or polypeptide sequence, and is used in its sense as generally known to those of skill in the art.
• nucleic acid and “nucleic acid molecule” mean any of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), bonucleic acid (RNA), oligonucleotides, fragments generated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and fragments generated by any of ligation, scission, endonuclease action, and exonuclease action.
• Nucleic acids can be composed of monomers that are naturally occurring nucleotides (such as deoxyribonucleotides and ribonucleotides), or analogs of naturally occurring nucleotides (e.g., ⁇ -enantiomeric forms of naturally-occurring nucleotides), or a combination of both.
• Nucleic acids can be either single stranded or double stranded.
• polypeptide means any polymer comprising any of the 20 protein amino acids, or amino acid analogs, regardless of its size or function.
• protein is often used in reference to relatively large polypeptides
• peptide is often used in reference to small polypeptides, usage of these terms in the art overlaps and varies.
• polypeptide refers to peptides, polypeptides and proteins, unless otherwise noted.
• protein polypeptide
• polypeptide encompasses proteins of all functions, including enzymes.
• polypeptides of interest and “target polypeptide” are used interchangeably to refer to a polypeptide the activity of which the compositions and methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are intended to modulate.
• polypeptides of interest include, but are not limited to cydooxygenase enzymes, PPARs (e.g., PPAR ⁇ ), and secretases (e.g., ⁇ -secretase).
• PPARs e.g., PPAR ⁇
• secretases e.g., ⁇ -secretase
• the NSAID derivatives disclosed herein are intended to have reduced cydooxygenase-binding activities, while their binding activities to other polypeptides might or might not be affected by the derivitization. While not wishing to be limited to any particular theory of operation, the reduction in COX-binding activity might enhance the bioavailability of these derivatives to other, non-COX polypeptides of interest because the derivatives either do not bind to COX enzymes or bind to COX enzymes to a lesser degree than do the non-derivatized NSAIDs upon which they are based.
• signalificance or "significant” relates to a statistical analysis of the probability that there is a non-random association between two or more entities.
• a relationship is "significant” or has “significance”
• statistical manipulations of the data can be performed to calculate a probability, expressed as a "p-value”. Those p- values that fall below a user-defined cutoff point are regarded as significant. In one example, a p-value less than or equal to 0.05, in another example less than 0.01 , in another example less than 0.005, and in yet another example less than 0.001 , are regarded as significant.
• the term "significant increase” refers to an increase in activity (for example, enzymatic activity) that is larger than the margin of error inherent in the measurement technique, in some embodiments an increase by about 2 fold or greater over a baseline activity (for example, the activity of the wild type enzyme in the presence of the inhibitor), in some embodiments an increase by about 5 fold or greater, and in still some embodiments an increase by about 10 fold or greater.
• a significant increase can also refer to: (a) a biologically relevant difference in binding of two or more related compounds to the same polypeptide; and/or (b) a biologically relevant difference in binding of the same compound to two different polypeptides.
• "significant” is to be thought of in its ordinary meaning: namely, a difference between two occurrences that is important (i.e., biologically or medically relevant).
• a significant increase can also refer to an increase in the amount of a derivative of an NSAID (for example, a 2-Des-methyl derivative of the presently disclosed subject matter) that interacts with a non-COX polypeptide (for example, a PPAR ⁇ or a ⁇ -secretase) per unit dose of the derivative administered as compared to the amount of the non-derivatized NSAID that interacts with the same non-COX polypeptide per unit dose of the non-derivatized NSAID.
• a derivative of an NSAID for example, a 2-Des-methyl derivative of the presently disclosed subject matter
• a non-COX polypeptide for example, a PPAR ⁇ or a ⁇ -secretase
• the derivative binds to COX enzymes less strongly than the parent NSAID, on a mole-for-mole basis, more of the derivative should be available to interact with non-COX polypeptides than would the parent NSAID.
• the terms "significantly less” and “significantly reduced” refer to a result (for example, an amount of a product of an enzymatic reaction) that is reduced by more than the margin of error inherent in the measurement technique, in some embodiments a decrease by about 2 fold or greater with respect to a baseline activity (for example, the activity of the wild type enzyme in the absence of the inhibitor), in some embodiments, a decrease by about 5 fold or greater, and in still some embodiments a decrease by about 10 fold or greater.
• treatment effective amount As used herein, the phrases “treatment effective amount”, “therapeutically effective amount”, and “treatment amount” are used interchangeably and refer to an amount of a therapeutic composition sufficient to produce a measurable response (e.g., a biologically or clinically relevant response in a subject being treated).
• a measurable response e.g., a biologically or clinically relevant response in a subject being treated.
• Actual dosage levels of active ingredients in the pharmaceutical compositions of the presently disclosed subject matter can be varied so as to administer an amount of the active compound(s) that is effective to achieve the desired therapeutic response for a particular subject.
• the selected dosage level will depend upon the activity of the therapeutic composition, the route of administration, combination with other drugs or treatments, the severity of the condition being treated, and the condition and prior medical history of the subject being treated.
• the potency of a therapeutic composition can vary, and therefore a "therapeutically effective amount" can vary.
• a candidate modulator of the presently disclosed subject matter can readily assess the potency and efficacy of a candidate modulator of the presently disclosed subject matter and adjust the therapeutic regimen accordingly.
• one of ordinary skill in the art can tailor the dosages to an individual subject, taking into account the particular formulation, method of administration to be used with the composition, and other factors. Further calculations of dose can consider subject height and weight, severity and stage of symptoms, and the presence of additional deleterious physical conditions. Such adjustments or variations, as well as evaluation of when and how to make such adjustments or variations, are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art of medicine.
• Cyclooxygenases are the therapeutic targets of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Indomethacin was one of the first non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to be characterized as a functionally irreversible, time-dependent inhibitor, but the molecular basis underlying this phenomenon is uncertain.
• INDO Indomethacin
• a small hydrophobic pocket was identified that surrounds the 2' methyl group of INDO. The pocket is formed by the residues Ala-527, Val-349, Ser-530, and Leu-531. The contribution of this pocket to inhibition was evaluated by altering its volume by mutagenesis of Val-349.
• NSAIDs have been found to have various activities, including the ability to modulate the activities of cyclooxygenases (e.g., COX-1 and/or COX-2), PPARs (e.g., PPAR ⁇ ), and secretases (e.g., ⁇ -secretase).
• cyclooxygenases e.g., COX-1 and/or COX-2
• PPARs e.g., PPAR ⁇
• secretases e.g., ⁇ -secretase.
• the ability to create different derivatives of NSAIDs can be exploited to differentially modulate the activities of these polypeptides, which can be used to treat different diseases and disorders.
• an NSAID to modulate a PPAR and/or a secretase in vivo is compromised by the presence of significant gastrointestinal toxicities induced by high dosage administration of the NSAID. This effect appears to be due to the inhibition of COX-1 , resulting in a reduction in the production and release of cytoprotective prostaglandins in the gastrointestinal (Gl) tract.
• Gl gastrointestinal
• One approach to reducing Gl toxicity is to reduce the ability of the NSAID to bind to COX-1 and/or COX-2, yet maintain the ability to modulate other target polypeptides.
• the presently disclosed subject matter provides a method for altering the specificity of a cyclooxygenase-inhibiting compound.
• the method comprises (a) providing a compound having cydooxygenase inhibitory activity, the compound comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group; and (b) replacing the 2' methyl group with a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; halomethyl, wherein at least one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted with a halogen; C 2 to C ⁇ alkyl; C 2 to C ⁇ branched alkyl; and C 2 to C ⁇ substituted alkyl to create a derivative, wherein the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity.
• the compound is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
• the derivative is a derivative of an NSAID, and comprises an indoleacetic acid or indeneacetic acid functional group having a hydrogen or a fluorine substituent at the 2' position.
• Representative NSAIDs comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group include, but are not limited to indomethacin and sulindac, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and combinations thereof.
• Indomethacin Sulindac The 2' methyl groups are shown attached to the indoleacetic acid and indenacetic acid functional groups, respectively. These 2' methyl groups play an important role in binding of these NSAIDs to COX enzymes, and thus removal of the 2' methyl groups to form 2-Des-methyl derivatives can be used to reduce the ability of the 2-Des-methyl derivatives to bind to COX enzymes without negatively affecting the ability of the derivatives to bind to and/or interact with PPARs, secretases, and other target polypeptides.
• the derivative is selected from the group consisting of 2-Des-methylindomethacin, eindenic acid sulfide, eindenic acid sulfoxide, and eindenic acid sulfone.
• the derivative is eindenic acid sulfide.
• R groups e.g., R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , etc.
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, CF 3 ; SCH 3 ; SOCH 3 ; SO 2 CH 3 ; SO 2 NH 2 ; Ci to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl; Ci to C 6 alkoxy, branched alkoxy, or substituted alkoxy; C-j to C alkylcarboxylic acid, branched alkylcarboxylic acid, or substituted alkylcarboxylic acid; and CH 2 N 3 ; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, CF 3 ; SCH 3 ; SOCH3; SO 2 CH 3 ; SO 2 NH 2 ; CONH 2 ; d to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl; Ci to C 6 alkoxy, branched alkoxy, or substituted alkoxy; benzyloxy; Ci to C 6 alkylcarboxylic acid,
• R 6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; Ci to C ⁇ alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl; Ci to C alkoxy, branched alkoxy, or substituted alkoxy; benzyloxy; Ci to C alkylcarboxylic acid, branched alkylcarboxylic acid, or substituted alkylcarboxylic acid; and the following structure:
• Ar is cyclohexyl or phenyl;
• R 7 is hydrogen; Ci to C 6 alkyl, branched alkyl, or substituted alkyl;
• R 8 is hydrogen, halo, Ci to C ⁇ alkyl, branched alkyl, and substituted alkyl; Ci to C ⁇ alkoxy, branched alkoxy, and substituted alkoxy; Ci to C 6 alkylcarboxylic acid, branched alkylcarboxylic acid, or substituted alkylcarboxylic acid; amino; nitro; CF 3 ; bromoacetamidyl; benzoyl; or 2- phenyl-oxiranyl;
• X is O or NR 9 , wherein R 9 is hydrogen or alkyl; and m, n, s, and t are each individually 0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, or 5;
• Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, CF 3 , and C 2 to C 6 alkyl
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of halo, Ci to C ⁇ alkyl or branched alkyl, SCH 3) SOCH 3 , SO 2 CH 3 , and SO 2 NH 2
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halo; Ci to C 6 alkyl or branched alkyl; Ci to C ⁇ alkoxy or branched alkoxy; benzyloxy; SCH 3 ; SOCH 3 ; SO 2 CH 3 ; SO 2 NH 2 ; and
• R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Ci to C ⁇ alkyl or branched alkyl, and halo;
• R 5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Ci to C 6 alkyl or branched alkyl, and carbonyl;
• R 6 is selected from the group consisting of Ci to C ⁇ alkylcarboxylic acid and branched Ci to C ⁇ alkylcarboxylic acid;
• Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, and C 2 to C 6 alkyl or branched alkyl;
• A is selected from the group consisting of carbon and nitrogen; and the bond between the carbon bound to R 5 and the indene ring is a single bond or a double bond.
• the derivative is selected from the group consisting of 2-Des-methylindomethacin, eindenic acid sulfide, eindenic acid sulfoxide, and eindenic acid sulfone. In some embodiments, the derivative is eindenic acid sulfide.
• each R group can be independently selected, such that any number of R groups (i.e., from zero R groups to all R groups present in a structure) can be derivatized.
• the term "independently selected” is used herein to indicate that the R groups, e.g., R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , etc. can be identical or different (e.g., R 1 , R 2 and R 3 can all be substituted alkyls, or R 1 and R 4 can be a substituted alkyl and R 3 can be an aryl, etc.).
• each group can be identical to or different from each other (e.g., one R 3 can be an alkyl, while another R 3 group in the same compound can be aryl; one R 4 group can be H, while another R 4 group in the same compound can be alkyl, etc.).
• a named R group will generally have the structure that is recognized in the art as corresponding to R groups having that name.
• representative R groups as enumerated above are defined herein. These definitions are intended to supplement and illustrate, not preclude, the definitions known to those of skill in the art.
• alkyl means C ⁇ - ⁇ o inclusive (i.e., carbon chains comprising 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 carbon atoms; also, in some embodiments, C ⁇ -6 inclusive) linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated (i.e., alkenyl and alkynyl) hydrocarbon chains, including for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, ethenyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, butadienyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, and allenyl groups.
• alkyl group can be optionally substituted with one or more alkyl group substituents which can be the same or different, where "alkyl group substituent" includes alkyl, halo, aryl, arylamino, acyl, hydroxy, aryloxy, alkoxyl, alkylthio, arylthio, aralkyloxy, aralkylthio, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, oxo and cycloalkyl.
• the alkyl can be referred to as a "substituted alkyl".
• Representative substituted alkyls include, for example, benzyl, trifluoromethyl, and the like.
• alkyl chain There can be optionally inserted along the alkyl chain one or more oxygen, sulfur or substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atoms, wherein the nitrogen substituent is hydrogen, alkyl (also referred to herein as “alkylaminoalkyl”), or aryl.
• the term “alkyl” can also include esters and amides.
• Branched refers to an alkyl group in which an alkyl group, such as methyl, ethyl, or propyl, is attached to a linear alkyl chain.
• aryl is used herein to refer to an aromatic substituent, which can be a single aromatic ring or multiple aromatic rings that are fused together, linked covalently, or linked to a common group such as a methylene or ethylene moiety.
• the common linking group can also be a carbonyl as in benzophenone or oxygen as in diphenylether or nitrogen in diphenylamine.
• the aromatic ring(s) can include phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, diphenylether, diphenylamine, and benzophenone among others.
• the term "aryl” means a cyclic aromatic comprising about 5 to about 10 carbon atoms, including 5 and 6-membered hydrocarbon and heterocyclic aromatic rings.
• aryl also encompasses “heteroaryl” (i.e., aryl groups containing ring atoms other than carbon). Also, the term “aryl” can also included esters and amides related to the underlying aryl group.
• aryl group can be optionally substituted with one or more aryl group substituents which can be the same or different, where "aryl group substituent" includes alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, hydroxy, alkoxyl, aryloxy, aralkoxyl, carboxy, acyl, halo, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, acyloxyl, acylamino, aroylamino, carbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, dialkylcarbamoyl, arylthio, alkylthio, alkylene and -NR'R", where R' and R" can be each independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl and aralkyl.
• aryl can be referred to as a "substituted aryl".
• aryl groups include but are not limited to cyclopentadienyl, phenyl, furan, thiophene, pyrrole, pyran, pyridine, imidazole, isothiazole, isoxazole, pyrazole, pyrazine, pyrimidine, and the like.
• alkoxy is used herein to refer to the --OZ 1 radical, where Z 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, silyl groups and combinations thereof as described herein.
• Suitable alkoxy radicals include, for example, methoxy, ethoxy, benzyloxy, f-butoxy, etc.
• aryloxy where Z 1 is selected from the group consisting of aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, and combinations thereof.
• Suitable aryloxy radicals include phenoxy, substituted phenoxy, 2-pyridinoxy, 8-quinalinoxy, and the like.
• amino is used herein to refer to the group -NZ 1 Z 2 , where each of Z 1 and Z 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, silyl and combinations thereof.
• the amino group can be represented as -N + Z 1 Z 2 Z 3 , with the previous definitions applying and Z 3 being either H or alkyl.
• acyl refers to an organic acid group wherein the -OH of the carboxyl group has been replaced with another substituent (i.e., as represented by RCO — , wherein R is an alkyl or an aryl group as defined herein).
• RCO substituent
• acyl specifically includes arylacyl groups, such as an acetylfuran and a phenacyl group. Specific examples of acyl groups include acetyl and benzoyl.
• “Aroyl” means an aryl-CO-- group wherein aryl is as previously described.
• Exemplary aroyl groups include benzoyl and 1- and 2-naphthoyl.
• Cyclic and “cycloalkyl” refer to a non-aromatic mono- or multicyclic ring system of about 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, e.g., 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or
• the cycloalkyl group can be optionally partially unsaturated.
• the cycloalkyl group also can be optionally substituted with an alkyl group substituent as defined herein, oxo, and/or alkylene.
• Representative monocyclic cycloalkyl rings include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and cycloheptyl.
• Multicyclic cycloalkyl rings include adamantyl, octahydronaphthyl, decalin, camphor, camphane, and noradamantyl.
• “Aralkyl” refers to an aryl— alkyl— group wherein aryl and alkyl are as previously described. Exemplary aralkyl groups include benzyl, phenylethyl, and naphthylmethyl.
• alkylaryl refers to an alkyl— aryl— group, wherein aryl and alkyl are as previously described.
• aralkyl and “alkylaryl” can be used interchangeably, although in some instances the use of one term versus the other is intended to express the order of a group in a chemical structure when read from left-to-right.
• an "ethylphenyl” substituent might be distinguished from a “phenylethyl” substituent in that in the former case, the ethyl moiety is bound to the main body of the molecule while in the latter it would be the phenyl moiety that is bound to the main body of the molecule.
• “Aralkyloxyl” refers to an aralkyl-O- group wherein the aralkyl group is as previously described.
• An exemplary aralkyloxyl group is benzyloxyl.
• Dialkylamino refers to an -NRR' group wherein each of R and R' is independently an alkyl group as previously described.
• Exemplary alkylamino groups include ethylmethylamino, dimethylamino, and diethylamino.
• Alkoxycarbonyl refers to an alkyl-O-CO- group.
• Exemplary alkoxycarbonyl groups include methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, butyloxycarbonyl, and t-butyloxycarbonyl.
• Aryloxycarbonyl refers to an aryl-O-CO- group.
• Exemplary aryloxycarbonyl groups include phenoxy- and naphthoxy-carbonyl.
• “Aralkoxycarbonyl” refers to an aralkyl-O-CO- group.
• An exemplary aralkoxycarbonyl group is benzyloxycarbonyl.
• Carbamoyl refers to an H 2 N-CO- group.
• Alkylcarbamoyl refers to a R'RN-CO- group wherein one of R and R' is hydrogen and the other of R and R' is alkyl as previously described.
• “Dialkylcarbamoyl” refers to a R'RN-CO- group wherein each of R and R' is independently alkyl as previously described.
• Acyloxyl refers to an acyl-O- group wherein acyl is as previously described.
• Acylamino refers to an acyl-NH- group wherein acyl is as previously described.
• Aroylamino refers to an aroyl-NH- group wherein aroyl is as previously described.
• the term “amino” refers to the -NH 2 group.
• carboxyl refers to the -COOH group.
• halomethyl refers to a methyl group wherein at least one hydrogen has been substituted with a halogen.
• hydroxyl refers to the -OH group.
• hydroxyalkyl refers to an alkyl group substituted with an -
• mercapto refers to the -SH group.
• nitro refers to the -NO 2 group.
• oxo refers to a compound described previously herein wherein a carbon atom is replaced by an oxygen atom.
• thio refers to a compound described previously herein wherein a carbon or oxygen atom is replaced by a sulfur atom.
• sulfate refers to the -SO 4 group.
• a "heteroatom”, as used herein, is an atom other than carbon.
• heteroatoms are heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, P, S, Si, B, Ge, Sn, and Se. In some embodiments, a heteroatom is
• a heteroatom is O.
• a heteroatom is S.
• A depicts a carbon or a nitrogen.
• a dashed line representing a bond in a structure indicates that the bond can either be present or absent in the structure.
• the dashed bond in Formula I that links the A atom to the carbon atom to which R 5 binds indicates that this bond can be a single bond or a double bond.
• the individual bonds can all be single, double, or a mixture of the two (e.g., the six-membered ring could be a cyclohexane ring, a benzene ring, or a ring with any combination of single and/or double bonds).
• the term "eindenic acid” refers to the following structure: R 9 COOH
• each chemical formula or name disclosed herein encompasses all optical isomers and stereoisomers, as well as racemic mixtures where such isomers and mixtures exist.
• eindenic acids can adopt either the E-orientation or the Z-orientation.
• R 2 and Y are defined as before and R 9 and R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of Ci to C ⁇ alkyl, Ci to C 6 branched alkyl, and substituted (for example, halogen-substituted) or unsubstituted aryl.
• R 9 and R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of Ci to C ⁇ alkyl, Ci to C 6 branched alkyl, and substituted (for example, halogen-substituted) or unsubstituted aryl.
• NSAIDs have carboxylic acid groups that can be modified.
• the carboxylic acid moiety of indomethacin or sulindac is derivatized to an amide.
• an amide derivative has the
• R * is selected from the group consisting of aryl, alkylaryl, branched alkylaryl, and substituted aryl, wherein the substituted aryl comprises one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, amino, nitro, alkoxy, hydroxyl, CF 3 , haloacetamidyl (e.g. bromoacetamidyl), benzoyl, and 2-phenyl-oxiranyl.
• the amide derivative has the following general formula:
• R 12 is selected from the group consisting of phenyl-SOCH 3 , phenyl- SO 2 CH 3 , phenyl, phenyl methyl ester, phenyl-COOH, phenyl-halo, and C 3 to C ⁇ cycloalkyl.
• Representative amide derivatives are presented in Table 1.
• a carboxylic acid moiety present on the compound is derivatized to an ester.
• the ester derivative has the following general formula:
• ester derivative has the following formula:
• Type II diabetes usually occurs in individuals under approximately 20 years of age, is insulin-dependent, is commonly accompanied by ketoacidosis and represents about 10% of the diabetic population.
• Type II diabetes affects approximately 5 percent of the adult American population and represents about 90% of the diabetic population.
• Type II diabetes is commonly associated with obesity, usually occurs in individuals over approximately 40 years of age and is non-insulin dependent.
• a subset of type II diabetes can occur in younger individuals and is referred to as maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY).
• PPARs particularly PPAR ⁇
• PPAR ⁇ have been implicated in mediating differentiation of adipocytes and regulating fat metabolism. Additionally, PPAR ⁇ has been associated with various pathological conditions related to atherosclerosis, inflammation, obesity, diabetes, the immune response, and ageing. See Kersten et al., 2000; Celi & Shuldiner, 2002.
• the presently disclosed subject matter provides a method of modulating the activity of a PPAR (e.g., PPAR ⁇ ).
• a treatment effective amount of a derivative of the presently disclosed subject matter is administered to a subject having a
• PPAR Cell Growth Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors
• PPAR ⁇ cyclopentenone prostaglandins
• PGJ 2 cyclopentenone prostaglandins
• the presently disclosed subject matter provides a method of modulating the activity of a PPAR (e.g., PPAR ⁇ ).
• a treatment effective amount of a derivative of the presently disclosed subject matter is administered to a subject having a PPAR (e.g., PPAR ⁇ ).
• secretases are involved in the processing of A ⁇ peptide, including the generation of A/?42, the purported etiologic agent in Alzheimer's disease.
• the presently disclosed subject matter provides a method of modulating the activity of a secretase (e.g., ⁇ -secretase).
• a treatment effective amount of a derivative of the presently disclosed subject matter is administered to a subject having a secretase, whereby the activity of the secretase is modulated.
• Subjects also provides a method for treating a disease in a subject, wherein the disease is selected from the group consisting of a cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, and diabetes, the method comprising administering to the subject a treatment effective amount of a derivative of a compound, wherein the compound comprises a cydooxygenase inhibitor comprising an indoleacetic acid or indenacetic acid functional group having a 2' methyl group and the derivative substantially lacks cydooxygenase inhibitory activity as a result of modifying the 2' methyl group to a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, and C 2 to C 6 alkyl or branched alkyl.
• the phrase "treating a disease in a subject” refers to both intervention designed to ameliorate the symptoms of causes of the disease in a subject (e.g., after initiation of the disease process) as well as to interventions that are designed to prevent the disease from occurring in the subject.
• the terms “treating” and grammatical variants thereof are intended to be interpreted broadly to encompass meanings that refer to reducing the severity of and/or to curing a disease, as well as meanings that refer to prophylaxis. In this latter respect, “treating” refers to "preventing” or otherwise enhancing the ability of the subject to resist the disease process.
• the subjects treated in the presently disclosed subject matter in its many embodiments is desirably a human subject, although it is to be understood that the principles of the presently disclosed subject matter indicate that the presently disclosed subject matter is effective with respect to invertebrate and to all vertebrate animals, including mammals, which are intended to be included in the term "subject".
• a mammal is understood to include any mammalian species in which treatment or prevention of a disease is desirable, particularly agricultural and domestic mammalian species.
• the presently disclosed subject matter is applicable to the treatment of livestock.
• the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are particularly useful in the treatment of warm-blooded vertebrates.
• the presently disclosed subject matter concerns mammals and birds. More particularly provided is the treatment of mammals such as humans, as well as those mammals of importance due to being endangered
• compositions of the presently disclosed subject matter comprise in some embodiments a composition that includes a carrier, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Any suitable pharmaceutical formulation can be used to prepare the compositions for administration to a subject.
• suitable formulations can include aqueous and non- aqueous sterile injection solutions that can contain anti-oxidants, buffers, bacteriostatics, bactericidal antibiotics and solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the bodily fluids of the intended recipient; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions which can include suspending agents and thickening agents.
• the formulations can be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose containers, for example sealed ampoules and vials, and can be stored in a frozen or freeze-dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of sterile liquid carrier, for example water for injections, immediately prior to use.
• Some exemplary ingredients are SDS, in one example in the range of 0.1 to 10 mg/ml, in another example about 2.0 mg/ml; and/or mannitol or another sugar, for example in the range of 10 to 100 mg/ml, in another example about 30 mg/ml; and/or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS).
• SDS SDS
• mannitol or another sugar for example in the range of 10 to 100 mg/ml, in another example about 30 mg/ml
• PBS phosphate-buffered saline
• the formulations of the presently disclosed subject matter can include other agents conventional in the art with regard to the type of formulation in question.
• sterile pyrogen-free aqueous and non- aqueous solutions can be used.
• compositions of the presently disclosed subject matter can be used with additional adjuvants or biological response modifiers including, but not limited to, cytokines and other immunomodulating compounds.
• IV.C. Administration Administration of the compositions of the presently disclosed subject matter can be by any method known to one of ordinary skill in the art, including, but not limited to intravenous administration, intrasynovial administration, transdermal administration, intramuscular administration, subcutaneous administration, topical administration, rectal administration, intravaginal administration, intratumoral administration, oral administration, buccal administration, nasal administration, parenteral administration, inhalation, and insufflation.
• suitable methods for administration of a composition of the presently disclosed subject matter include but are not limited to intravenous injection.
• compositions of the presently disclosed subject matter depend on various factors, including the distribution and abundance of cells to be treated, the compound employed, additional tissue- or cell-targeting features of the compound, and mechanisms for metabolism or removal of the compound from its site of administration.
• IV.D. Dose An effective dose of a composition of the presently disclosed subject matter is administered to a subject in need thereof.
• a "treatment effective amount” or a “therapeutic amount” is an amount of a therapeutic composition sufficient to produce a measurable response (e.g., a biologically or clinically relevant response in a subject being treated).
• an activity that inhibits amyloid aggregate formation is measured.
• compositions of the presently disclosed subject matter can be varied so as to administer an amount of the active compound(s) that is effective to achieve the desired therapeutic response for a particular subject.
• the selected dosage level will depend upon the activity of the therapeutic composition, the route of administration, combination with other drugs or treatments, the severity of the condition being treated, and the condition and prior medical history of the subject being treated. However, it is within the skill of the art to start doses of the compound at levels lower than required to achieve the desired therapeutic effect and to gradually increase the dosage until the desired effect is achieved.
• the potency of a composition can vary, and therefore a "treatment effective amount" can vary.
• EXAMPLE 1 Mutagenesis and Purification of mCOX-2
• Site-directed mutagenesis, expression, and purification of murine COX-2 (mCOX-2) nucleic acids and polypeptides were performed as described in Rowlinson et 4 al., 1999. Briefly, PCR-mediated site-directed mutagenesis was performed on a mCOX-2 coding sequence present in a BLUESCRIPT ® vector (Stratagene, La Jolla, California, United States of America) using the QUIKCHANGE ® Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene).
• the GTG codon encoding a valine at position 335 in wild type mCOX-2 (referred to herein as Val-349 based on the numbering convention discussed hereinabove) was changed to encode an alanine, a leucine, or an isoleucine, creating three mutant nucleic acids encoding mCOX-2 polypeptides referred to herein as mCOX-2 v349A or V349A, mCOX-2 V349L or V339L, and mCOX-2 v3491 or V349I, respectively.
• sequences containing the mutagenized codons were removed from the mCOX-2-containing BLUESCRIPT ® vector and subcloned into a pVL1393 baculovirus expression vector (BD Biosciences PharMingen, San Diego, California, United States of America) encoding mCOX-2 using the BamHI restriction site present in both the mCOX-2-containing BLUESCRIPT ® and pVL1393 vectors.
• the subcloned region was fully sequenced to ensure that no additional mutations were incorporated into the expression vectors.
• Wild type and mutant protein was then expressed by homologous recombination of the mCOX-2z/pVL1393 vector with the BACULOGOLDTM vector (BD Biosciences PharMingen) in Sf9 cells (EMD Biosciences, Inc. -
• the final cell pellet was stored at -80°C. Purification of wild type and mutant mCOX-2 polypeptides was performed at 4°C in a manner similar to that described in Gierse et al., 1996. Briefly, frozen cells were resuspended to 30 x 10 6 cells/ml in 80 mM Tris- HCI, 2 mM EDTA, 0.5 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, and 0.1 mM diethyldithiocarbamic acid, pH 7.2. After centrifugation at 100,000g for 45 minutes, the pellet was resuspended using a Dounce homogenizer to a final volume of 72 ml.
• Solubilization of the COX protein from the membrane was initiated by the dropwise addition of 8 ml of 11 % (w/v) CHAPS. After stirring for 1 hour, the sample was re-centrifuged as described above and the supernatant removed and then diluted 4-fold by the addition of 20 mM Tris- HCl, 0.4% CHAPS, 0.1 mM EDTA, and 0.1 mM diethyldithiocarbamic acid, pH 8.0 (Buffer B). The diluted sample was then loaded onto a 25 ml Macro- prep High-Q ion exchange column equilibrated with Buffer B. COX enzyme was eluted with a linear gradient (500 ml) of increasing KCI to 0.3 M.
• Oligonucleotides were purchased from Qiagen, Inc. (Valencia, California,
• Baculovirus reagents were purchased from BD Biosciences Pharmingen (San Diego, California, United States of America). Unless otherwise stated, all other chemicals were obtained from Sigma/Aldrich (St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America). HPLC grade solvents used for column chromatography were obtained from Fischer Scientific (Pittsburgh,
• TMS tetramethylsilane
• the hydrazide (Compound B in Figure 6; 0.166 g, 0.55 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (6.6 mL) and methanol (0.33 mL) in a 2 neck flask equipped with a condensor. The mixture was cooled to 0°C and HCI gas was bubbled through for 1.5 hours. The excess gas and solvent were removed in vacuo. The solid was swirled with toluene and filtered to give a white solid. The solid was washed with ethyl acetate to give the hydrochloride salt (Compound C in Figure 6) without further purification (0.131 g, 76%).
• the aqueous phase was extracted with an additional portion of CH 2 CI 2 and the combined organics were washed with water and extracted with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 (2 x 20 mL).
• the combined aqueous extracts were acidified with 15% HCI and the resulting mixture was extracted with CH 2 CI 2 (3 x 20 mL).
• the combined organics were dried (MgSO 4 ), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo.
• Activity or inhibition assays were performed in 100 mM Tris-HCl buffer containing 500 ⁇ M phenol, with hematin-reconstituted protein. Quantification of cydooxygenase activity was performed by monitoring substrate (arachidonate or oxygen) consumption in a thermostatted cuvette at 37°C using a polarographic electrode with a 5300 oxygen monitor (Yellow Springs
• Time-dependent COX inhibition reactions were pre-incubated at 37°C for varying lengths of time (0-30 minutes) with various concentrations of inhibitor. All reactions were performed with [1- 14 C]-AA for 30 seconds at 37°C; reactions were terminated and analyzed as described above.
• EXAMPLE 8 Time-Dependent COX Inhibition Assays As described in Example 1 , to investigate the interactions of the 2' methyl group with the methyl-binding pocket, a series of mutations were made at position 349 in mCOX-2 to increase or decrease the volume of the pocket (Val ⁇ Ala, lie, Leu) and the kinetics of inhibition of these enzymes by INDO were determined. Initially, a time-dependent IC 50 assay was used, in which the enzymes were pre-incubated with inhibitor for 20 minutes before the addition of 50 ⁇ M AA. The COX reaction was allowed to proceed for 30 seconds before termination. The IC 50 values indicated that the potency of
• the rate constant k 2 represents the limiting forward rate constant for functionally irreversible inhibition, and K ⁇ corresponds to the inhibitor concentration that yields a rate equal to half of the limiting rate.
• the reverse rate constant of the second step /c 2 is equal to the y-intercept, and is equal to zero for compounds that display functionally irreversible inhibition.
• the y-intercept was effectively zero, indicating that the inhibition was functionally irreversible ( Figure 2B).
• the secondary plot of data for V349L exhibited a non-zero y-intercept, which was equal to k. 2 .
• EXAMPLE 10 Reversibility of Cox Inhibition Reversibility of COX inhibition bv INDO
• the reversibility of the second step in equation (1 ) could be directly evaluated by the amount of enzyme activity recovered after a prolonged incubation time with substrate.
• wild type mCOX-2 and the three Val-349 mutants were exposed to the same conditions used for the time-dependent IC 50 assay.
• the enzymes were pre- incubated for 20 minutes with DMSO or 10 ⁇ M INDO, prior to the addition of 50 ⁇ M AA. After addition of AA, the oxygenation reactions were allowed to proceed for varying lengths of time. As the reaction time increased, the extent of inhibition decreased if INDO binding was reversible.
• EXAMPLE 11 Steady-State Quenching of COX Intrinsic Fluorescence Fluorescence quenching experiments with INDO and DM-INDO were performed with a Spex Fluorolog-3 spectrofluorometer (Jobin Yvon Inc., Edison, New Jersey, United States of America) as described in Houtzager et al., 1996. The excitation (280 nm) and emission (327 nm) bandwidths were 4 nm and 6 nm respectively. Steady-state measurements were performed at
• This assay provided a method to directly monitor the binding of INDO and DM-INDO to
• ⁇ S.E. were determined from fluorescence quenching assays "Rate constant measured by fluorescence increase from competition with 50 ⁇ M AA. c Values were not detectable (ND).
• DM-INDO bound to all enzymes tested, but only displayed inhibitory potency against wild type mCOX-2 and the V349I enzyme. Without the 2' methyl group anchoring DM- INDO in the active site, the compound was readily competed off of the enzyme by arachidonic acid (AA). The kinetics of inhibition were comparable to the kinetics of binding as evaluated by fluorescence quenching. These results implicate the importance of the contacts between the 2' methyl group of INDO and the "methyl-binding pocket", in its time- dependent binding and inhibition of COXs.
• EXAMPLE 13 Cell Viability Assay
• RKO and HCT-116 cells (human colorectal cancer cell lines) were cultured in microtiter plates (tissue culture grade, 96-well flat) in a final volume of 100 ⁇ l culture medium containing 5-8 x 10 4 cells and the final concentrations of chemicals (1-500 ⁇ M). Cells were incubated in a humidified atmosphere for 8-24 hours. To the cultures, 10 ⁇ l of cell proliferation reagent, WST-1 (Roche Applied Science, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America) was added, and reincubated for 1-2 hours. The absorbance of the samples was determined using a microtiter plate reader at a wavelength of 405-450 nm against background control. Reference wavelength was 620 nm.
• ED 50 values were used to calculate ED 50 values by creating a sigmoidal dose-response curve using non-linear regression.
• ED 5 o valued were calculated using the statistical analysis program PRISM® (GraphPad Software, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America). The ED 5 o values for the derivatives are presented in Table 9.
• ED 50 values were also calculated for indomethacin and sulindac sulfide using the above referenced cell viability assay. Sulindac sulfide had an ED 50 value of 98.2 ⁇ 1.4 ⁇ M in RKO cells, and 109.4 ⁇ 10.0 ⁇ M in HCT-116 cells. Indomethacin had an ED 50 value of 162.2 ⁇ 11.0 ⁇ M in RKO cells, and 448.7 ⁇ 97.6 ⁇ M in HCT-116 cells.
• H1299 a human non-small cell cancer line
• H1299 a human non-small cell cancer line
• H1299 a human non-small cell cancer line
• a lysis buffer BioVision
• Caspase-3 activity which is a measure if the initiation of apoptotic cell death, was determined in the supernatant by a colorimehc assay kit (BioVision Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States of America) using the p-nitroanilide-labeled peptide, DEVD- pNA, as substrate.
• Caspase-3 activity was monitored by the release of p- nitroanilide from the substrate at 405 nm.
• the fold increase in caspase-3 activity is shown in Figure 9, and was calculated by comparing the absorbance of p-nitroanilide from vehicle treated controls and those treated with sulindac sulfide and its analogs.
• Nonidet P-40 4 mM ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), 50 mM NaF, 0.1 mM sodium orthovanadate, 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT) and protease inhibitors: antipain, leupeptin, pepstatin A, and chymostatin (5 ⁇ g/mL), phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (50 ⁇ g/mL) and 4-(2-aminoethyl)- benzenesulfonylfluoride (100 ⁇ g/mL)] for 30 minutes at 4°C.
• EDTA ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
• DTT dithiothreitol
• protease inhibitors antipain, leupeptin, pepstatin A, and chymostatin (5 ⁇ g/mL), phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (50 ⁇ g/mL) and 4-
• Cell lysates were cleared by centrifugation at 15,000g for 15 minutes, and the resulting supernatant was collected.
• Cellular protein (30-50 ⁇ g) was mixed with an equal volume of 2X Laemmli sample buffer [125 mM Tris (pH 6.8), 10% ⁇ - mercaptoethanol, 20% glycerol, 4% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and 0.05% bromophenol blue] and boiled for 5 minutes.
• the proteins were resolved by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and electrophoretically transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes (Millipore Corp., Bedford, Massachusetts, United States of America).
• the membranes were blocked with 5% non-fat milk in Tris-buffered saline (50 mM Tris pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCI) containing 0.1% Tween 20, then incubated with anti-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PharMingen, San Diego, California, United States of America) for 1-2 hours.
• Tris-buffered saline 50 mM Tris pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCI
• anti-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase PharMingen, San Diego, California, United States of America
• the primary antibody was then stained with either donkey anti-rabbit or goat anti-mouse horseradish peroxidase-conjugate secondary antibodies.
• Enhanced chemiluminescence was performed (ECL Western blotting detection system: Amersham Biosciences, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America) and protein bands detected by autoradiography. The detection of a band corresponding to cleaved poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase indicated the initiation of apoptotic cell death.
• HEK293 cells Human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293 cells) were purchased from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and maintained in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) with GIBCOTM GLUTAMAXTM (Invitrogen Corp., Carlsbad, California, United States of America) and 10% heat- inactivated FBS (Atlas Biological, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of DMEM) with GIBCOTM GLUTAMAXTM (Invitrogen Corp., Carlsbad, California, United States of America) and 10% heat- inactivated FBS (Atlas Biological, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of
• Transfected HEK293 cells were treated with various concentrations of eindenic acid sulfide or the ⁇ /-benzyl amide derivative of eindenic acid sulfide, ⁇ /-Benzyl-2-[6-fluoro-3-(4-methylsulfanyl-benzylidene)-3 -/-inden-1- yl]-acetamide, dissolved in DMSO or vehicle alone (0.1 % DMSO) for 4 hours. Cells were lysed in Passive Lysis Buffer (Promega Corp.) and lysates were assayed for firefly luciferase and Renilla luciferase activity using the
• Example 17 2-Des-methylindomethacin and eindenic acid sulfide and a series of structural analogs were tested for their ability to induce apoptosis of cultured cancer cells and for their ability to activate PPAR ⁇ -mediated transcription in transfected cells in culture. Both compounds were demonstrated to be as active or more active than the parent drug. In fact, eindenic acid sulfide is considerably more active than sulindac sulfide in both assays. Similar results were obtained with analogs of eindenic acid sulfide.
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• Mahtani MM Widen E, Lehto M, Thomas J, McCarthy M, Brayer J, Bryant B, Chan G, Daly M, Forsblom C, Kanninen T, Kirby A, Kruglyak L, Munnelly K, Parkkonen M, Reeve-Daly MP, Weaver A, Brettin T, Duyk G, Lander ES, Groop LC (1996) Mapping of a gene for type 2 diabetes associated with an insulin secretion defect by a genome scan in Finnish families. Nat Genet 14:90-4.
• Timofeevski SL Prusakiewicz JJ, Rouzer CA & Marnett LJ (2002) Isoform- selective interaction of cyclooxygenase-2 with indomethacin amides studied by real-time fluorescence, inhibition kinetics, and site-directed mutagenesis. Biochemistry 41 :9654-62.

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