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Definitions

• Endocannabinoids are lipid signaling molecules that act on the same cannabinoid receptors - CBi and CB 2 - that recognize and mediate the effects of marijuana. Activation of CBi receptors increases appetite, increases the biosynthesis and storage of lipids, inhibits the actions of insulin and leptin, and promotes inflammation and fibrosis, which has led to the development of CBi receptor blocking drugs for the treatment of obesity and its metabolic complications, referred to as the metabolic syndrome.
• the prototype compound rimonabant proved effective in the treatment of the metabolic syndrome, but caused neuropsychiatric side effects, which resulted in its withdrawal from the market and halted further therapeutic development of this class of compounds.
• R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally- substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally- substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally- substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally- substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino;
• R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 20 are each independently selected from H, optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally- substituted silyl, or imino;
• R 21 is optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally- substituted heteroaryl, optionally-substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally- substituted alkynyl, optionally-substituted phosphonyl, optionally- substituted phosphinyl, optionally- substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino;
• M is S or Se
• a, b, and c are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
• n, x, and y are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
• d is 0 or 1
• Also disclosed herein is a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a structure of:
• A is an amidino-containing moiety, a hydrazino -containing moiety, an optionally-substituted thiol
• R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally- substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally- substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally- substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally- substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino;
• G and G' are each independently H, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkyl, aralkyl, amino, or optionally-substituted thiol;
• R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 20 are each independently selected from H, optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally- substituted silyl, or imino;
• R 21 is optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally- substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally- substituted alkynyl, optionally-substituted phosphonyl, optionally- substituted phosphinyl, optionally- substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino;
• M is S or Se
• a, b, and c are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
• n, x, and y are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
• d is 0 or 1
• z is 1 or 2.
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound disclosed herein, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable additive.
• a method for treating obesity, diabetes, non-alcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver disease, or a co-morbidity of obesity such as arteriosclerotic heart disease or gout, in a subject comprising administering to the subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound disclosed herein.
• Disclosed herein in a further embodiment is a method for treating fibrosis or liver cancer in a subject, comprising administering to the subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound disclosed herein.
• Disclosed herein in a further embodiment is a method of preventing or reversing the deposition of adipose tissue in a subject, comprising administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound disclosed herein.
• FIGURES Figs. 1, 2 and 3 depict synthesis schemes for compounds disclosed herein.
• Fig. 4 shows iNOS inhibitory effect of compounds disclosed herein.
• Cellular iNOS activity was determined after replacing growth medium with reaction mixtures containing appropriate ligands (100 nM).
• Mice were treated in vivo with vehicle or LPS (25 mg/kg, ip) and sacrificed 6 h later. Crude homogenate prepared from lung were incubated with the indicated ligands and iNOS activity was determined using a radioactivity-based assay.
• Figs. 5A-5G are graphs showing anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects for a compound disclosed herein.
• DIO mice were treated for 14 days with the compound 2 (10 mg/kg/day).
• Compound 2 treatment reduced body weight (A), food intake (B), hyperleptinemia (C), hepatic TG (D) and abrogated HFD-induced glucose intolerance (E), insulin resistance (F), and hyperinsulinemia (G).
• Data represent mean + SEM from 5-6 mice per group.
• *(P ⁇ 0.05 ) indicate significant difference from (Pettersen et al.) diet control.
• # indicates significant treatment effect (P ⁇ 0.05) relative to vehicle-treated HFD group.
• Fig. 6 shows anti-diabetic effect of a compound disclosed herein.
• ZDF rats were treated with vehicle or compound 2 (10 mg/kg/day) by oral gavage for 7 days.
• Treatment with compound 2 prevented the progressive increase in blood glucose (A), and parallel decrease in plasma insulin (B), and plasma c-peptide (C).
• Data represent mean + SEM from 4-5 mice per group. *(P ⁇ 0.05), indicate significant difference from vehicle group.
• Fig. 7 shows anti-fibrotic effect of a compound disclosed herein.
• CCU-induced liver fibrosis was generated by intraperitoneal injection of CCL4 (1 ml/kg, diluted 1: 10 corn oil), twice weekly for 8 weeks. Mice were also treated with vehicle, rimonabant, or compound 2 at 10 mg/kg/day orally for 4 weeks. Note that compound 2 is more effective than rimonabant in reducing a-SMA, Procollagen- 1 and Fibronectin-1 mRNA (A) and in reducing liver fibrosis as assessed by Sirius Red and Masson' s trichrome staining (B).
• Fig. 8 shows AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) activation by compounds disclosed herein.
• Guanides and biguanides, such as metformin are effective as antidiabetic agents linked to their AMPK activating properties (Hardie et al., Chem Biol. 2012, 19(1); 1222-1236).
• Guanidine-containing analogs in certain embodiments were screened for activation of recombinant human AMPK, using an assay kit (Cyclex, Nagona, Japan), as illustrated in Fig. 8. Note that all analogs elicited variable level of AMPK activation, whereas rimonabant even at the high concentration of 1 ⁇ had no effect on AMPK activity.
• Fig. 9 illustrates the in vivo metabolism of compound 2.
• a normal mouse was given 10 mg/kg of compound 2 orally and sacrificed 1 h later to analyze the plasma level and chemical structure of the parent compound and its primary metabolites by LC/MS/MS.
• acyl refers to a group having the structure -C(0)R, where R may be, for example, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
• Lower acyl groups are those that contain one to six carbon atoms.
• acyloxy refers to a group having the structure -OC(0)R-, where R may be, for example, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
• R may be, for example, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
• Lower acyloxy groups contain one to six carbon atoms.
• administering as used herein is inclusive of administration by another person to the subject or self-administration by the subject.
• aliphatic is defined as including alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogenated alkyl and cycloalkyl groups.
• a "lower aliphatic” group is a branched or unbranched aliphatic group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• alkanediyl refers to a divalent radical derived from aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aryl, and alkanearyl hydrocarbons.
• Alkenyl refers to a cyclic, branched or straight chain group containing only carbon and hydrogen, and contains one or more double bonds that may or may not be conjugated. Alkenyl groups may be unsubstituted or substituted. "Lower alkenyl” groups contain one to six carbon atoms.
• Suitable alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, i- butoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy cyclopropoxy, cyclohexyloxy, and the like.
• Alkynyl refers to a cyclic, branched or straight chain group containing only carbon and hydrogen, and unless otherwise mentioned typically contains one to twelve carbon atoms, and contains one or more triple bonds. Alkynyl groups may be unsubstituted or substituted. "Lower alkynyl” groups are those that contain one to six carbon atoms.
• aminoalkyl refers to alkyl groups as defined above where at least one hydrogen atom is replaced with an amino group (e.g, -CH2-NH2).
• aminocarbonyl alone or in combination, means an amino substituted carbonyl (carbamoyl) radical, wherein the amino radical may optionally be mono- or di-substituted, such as with alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkanoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl and the like.
• An aminocarbonyl group may be -N(R)-C(0)-R (wherein R is a substituted group or H).
• a suitable aminocarbonyl group is acetamido.
• amide or “amido” is represented by the formula -C(0)NRR', where R and R' independently can be a hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, halogenated alkyl, or heterocycloalkyl group.
• an “analog” is a molecule that differs in chemical structure from a parent compound, for example a homolog (differing by an increment in the chemical structure or mass, such as a difference in the length of an alkyl chain or the inclusion of one of more isotopes), a molecular fragment, a structure that differs by one or more functional groups, or a change in ionization.
• An analog is not necessarily synthesized from the parent compound.
• a derivative is a molecule derived from the base structure.
• aralkyl refers to an alkyl group wherein an aryl group is substituted for a hydrogen of the alkyl group.
• An example of an aralkyl group is a benzyl group.
• carboxylate or “carboxyl” refers to the group -COO " or -COOH.
• the carboxyl group can form a carboxylic acid.
• Substituted carboxyl refers to -COOR where R is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, halogenated alkyl, or heterocycloalkyl group.
• a substituted carboxyl group could be a carboxylic acid ester or a salt thereof (e.g., a carboxylate).
• co-administration refers to administration of a dendrimeric compound disclosed herein with at least one other therapeutic or diagnostic agent within the same general time period, and does not require administration at the same exact moment in time (although coadministration is inclusive of administering at the same exact moment in time). Thus, co-administration may be on the same day or on different days, or in the same week or in different weeks.
• a plurality of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents may be co-administered by encapsulating the agents within the dendrimeric platform disclosed herein and/or by covalently conjugating the agents to the surface of the dendrimeric platform.
• cycloalkyl refers to a non-aromatic carbon-based ring composed of at least three carbon atoms.
• examples of cycloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and the like.
• heterocycloalkyl group is a cycloalkyl group as defined above where at least one of the carbon atoms of the ring is substituted with a heteroatom such as, but not limited to, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, or phosphorous.
• esters refers to a carboxyl group-containing moiety having the hydrogen replaced with, for example, a Ci-6alkyl group (“carboxylCi-6alkyl” or “alkylester”), an aryl or aralkyl group (“arylester” or “aralkylester”) and so on.
• CC Ci-salkyl groups are preferred, such as for example, methylester (CO 2Me), ethylester (CC Et) and propylester (CC Pr) and includes reverse esters thereof (e.g. -OCOMe, -OCOEt and - OCOPr).
• halogenated alkyl or “haloalkyl group” refer to an alkyl group with one or more hydrogen atoms present on these groups substituted with a halogen (F, CI, Br, I).
• hydroxyl is represented by the formula -OH.
• Inhibiting refers to inhibiting the full development of a disease or condition. “Inhibiting” also refers to any quantitative or qualitative reduction in biological activity or binding, relative to a control.
• Examples of 5-membered monocyclic N-heterocycles include pyrrolyl, H-pyrrolyl, pyrrolinyl, pyrrolidinyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, (including 1,2,3 and 1,2,4 oxadiazolyls) isoxazolyl, furazanyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, triazolyl (including 1,2,3 and 1,3,4 triazolyls), tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl (including 1,2,3 and 1,3,4 thiadiazolyls), and dithiazolyl.
• 6-membered monocyclic N-heterocycles include pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, piperazinyl, and triazinyl.
• the heterocycles may be optionally substituted with a broad range of substituents, and preferably with Ci-6 alkyl, Ci-6 alkoxy, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, halo, hydroxy, mercapto, trifluoromethyl, amino, cyano or mono or di(Ci-6alkyl)amino.
• the N-heterocyclic group may be fused to a carbocyclic ring such as phenyl, naphthyl, indenyl, azulenyl, fluorenyl, and anthracenyl.
• subject includes both human and non-human subjects, including birds and non-human mammals, such as non-human primates, companion animals (such as dogs and cats), livestock (such as pigs, sheep, cows), as well as non-domesticated animals, such as the big cats.
• non-human mammals such as non-human primates, companion animals (such as dogs and cats), livestock (such as pigs, sheep, cows), as well as non-domesticated animals, such as the big cats.
• livestock such as pigs, sheep, cows
• non-domesticated animals such as the big cats.
• subject applies regardless of the stage in the organism' s life-cycle. Thus, the term subject applies to an organism in utero or in ovo, depending on the organism (that is, whether the organism is a mammal or a bird, such as a domesticated or wild fowl).
• Substituted or substitution refers to replacement of a hydrogen atom of a molecule or an R-group with one or more additional R-groups.
• substitution refers to replacement of a hydrogen atom of a molecule or an R-group with one or more additional R-groups.
• optionally-substituted or “optional substituent” as used herein refers to a group which may or may not be further substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or more groups, preferably 1, 2 or 3, more preferably 1 or 2 groups.
• sulfonyl refers to the group -SO 2 H.
• substituted sulfonyl refers to a sulfonyl group having the hydrogen replaced with, for example a Ci-6alkyl group (“sulfonylCi-6alkyl”), an aryl (“arylsulfonyl”), an aralkyl (“aralkylsulfonyl”) and so on.
• SulfonylCi-3alkyl groups are preferred, such as for example, -S02Me, -S02Et and -S02Pr.
• sulfonylamido or "sulfonamide” refers to the group -SO 2 NH 2 .
• a “therapeutically effective amount” refers to a quantity of a specified agent sufficient to achieve a desired effect in a subject being treated with that agent.
• a therapeutically amount may be an amount of a FBX03 inhibitor that is sufficient to inhibit inflammation in a subject.
• a therapeutically effective amount of an agent is an amount sufficient to inhibit or treat the disease or condition without causing a substantial cytotoxic effect in the subject.
• the therapeutically effective amount of an agent will be dependent on the subject being treated, the severity of the affliction, and the manner of administration of the therapeutic composition.
• Thiol refers to the group -SH.
• substituted thiol refers to a thiol group having the hydrogen replaced with, for example a Ci-6alkyl group ("-S(Ci-6alkyl)”), an aryl (“-S(aryl)”), or an aralkyl (“-S(alkyl)(aryl)”) and so on.
• Treatment refers to a therapeutic intervention that ameliorates a sign or symptom of a disease or pathological condition after it has begun to develop, or administering a compound or composition to a subject who does not exhibit signs of a disease or exhibits only early signs for the purpose of decreasing the risk of developing a pathology or condition, or diminishing the severity of a pathology or condition.
• the term “ameliorating,” with reference to a disease or pathological condition refers to any observable beneficial effect of the treatment.
• the beneficial effect can be evidenced, for example, by a delayed onset of clinical symptoms of the disease in a susceptible subject, a reduction in severity of some or all clinical symptoms of the disease, a slower progression of the disease, an improvement in the overall health or well- being of the subject, or by other parameters well known in the art that are specific to the particular disease.
• the phrase "treating a disease” refers to inhibiting the full development of a disease, for example, in a subject who is at risk for a disease such as diabetes.
• Preventing a disease or condition refers to prophylactic administering a composition to a subject who does not exhibit signs of a disease or exhibits only early signs for the purpose of decreasing the risk of developing a pathology or condition, or diminishing the severity of a pathology or condition.
• the treatment inhibits food intake or weight gain in a subject.
• the treatment inhibits fibrogenesis or reverses insulin resistance in a subject.
• salts or esters refers to salts or esters prepared by conventional means that include salts, e.g., of inorganic and organic acids, including but not limited to hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, malic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, salicylic acid, benzoic acid, phenylacetic acid, mandelic acid and the like.
• inorganic and organic acids including but not limited to hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, malic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, salicylic acid, benzoic acid,
• “Pharmaceutically acceptable salts” of the presently disclosed compounds also include those formed from cations such as sodium, potassium, aluminum, calcium, lithium, magnesium, zinc, and from bases such as ammonia, ethylenediamine, N-methyl-glutamine, lysine, arginine, ornithine, choline, ⁇ , ⁇ '-dibenzylethylenediamine, chloroprocaine, diethanolamine, procaine, N-benzylphenethylamine, diethylamine, piperazine,
• bases such as ammonia, ethylenediamine, N-methyl-glutamine, lysine, arginine, ornithine, choline, ⁇ , ⁇ '-dibenzylethylenediamine, chloroprocaine, diethanolamine, procaine, N-benzylphenethylamine, diethylamine, piperazine,
• salts may be prepared by standard procedures, for example by reacting the free acid with a suitable organic or inorganic base. Any chemical compound recited in this specification may alternatively be administered as a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• “Pharmaceutically acceptable salts” are also inclusive of the free acid, base, and zwitterionic forms. Descriptions of suitable pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be found in Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts, Properties, Selection and Use, Wiley VCH (2002).
• suitable pharmaceutically acceptable cation pairs for the carboxy group are well known to those skilled in the art and include alkaline, alkaline earth, ammonium, quaternary ammonium cations and the like.
• Such salts are known to those of skill in the art.
• pharmaceutically acceptable salts see Berge et al., . Pharm. Sci. 66: 1 (1977).
• “Pharmaceutically acceptable esters” includes those derived from compounds described herein that are modified to include a carboxyl group.
• An in vivo hydrolysable ester is an ester, which is hydrolysed in the human or animal body to produce the parent acid or alcohol.
• a “pharmaceutically acceptable ester” also includes inorganic esters such as mono-, di-, or tri-phosphate esters.
• any alkyl moiety present advantageously contains from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, particularly from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, more particularly from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
• Any cycloalkyl moiety present in such esters advantageously contains from 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
• Any aryl moiety present in such esters advantageously comprises a phenyl group, optionally substituted as shown in the definition of carbocycylyl above.
• esters thus include C 1 -C 22 fatty acid esters, such as acetyl, t- butyl or long chain straight or branched unsaturated or omega-6 monounsaturated fatty acids such as palmoyl, stearoyl and the like.
• Alternative aryl or heteroaryl esters include benzoyl, pyridylmethyloyl and the like any of which may be substituted, as defined in carbocyclyl above.
• Additional pharmaceutically acceptable esters include aliphatic L-amino acid esters such as leucyl, isoleucyl and especially valyl.
• salts of the compounds are those wherein the counter-ion is pharmaceutically acceptable.
• salts of acids and bases which are non-pharmaceutically acceptable may also find use, for example, in the preparation or purification of a pharmaceutically acceptable compound.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable acid and base addition salts as mentioned hereinabove are meant to comprise the therapeutically active non-toxic acid and base addition salt forms which the compounds are able to form.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts can conveniently be obtained by treating the base form with such appropriate acid.
• Appropriate acids comprise, for example, inorganic acids such as hydrohalic acids, e.g. hydrochloric or hydrobromic acid, sulfuric, nitric, phosphoric and the like acids; or organic acids such as, for example, acetic, propanoic, hydroxyacetic, lactic, pyruvic, oxalic (i.e. ethanedioic), malonic, succinic (i.e.
• salt forms can be converted by treatment with an appropriate base into the free base form.
• the compounds containing an acidic proton may also be converted into their non-toxic metal or amine addition salt forms by treatment with appropriate organic and inorganic bases.
• Appropriate base salt forms comprise, for example, the ammonium salts, the alkali and earth alkaline metal salts, e.g. the lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium salts and the like, salts with organic bases, e.g. the benzathine, N- methyl-D-glucamine, hydrabamine salts, and salts with amino acids such as, for example, arginine, lysine and the like.
• quaternary amine as used hereinbefore defines the quaternary ammonium salts which the compounds are able to form by reaction between a basic nitrogen of a compound and an appropriate quaternizing agent, such as, for example, an optionally substituted alkylhalide, arylhalide or arylalkylhalide, e.g. methyliodide or benzyliodide.
• an appropriate quaternizing agent such as, for example, an optionally substituted alkylhalide, arylhalide or arylalkylhalide, e.g. methyliodide or benzyliodide.
• Other reactants with good leaving groups may also be used, such as alkyl trifluoromethanesulfonates, alkyl methanesulfonates, and alkyl p-toluenesulfonates.
• a quaternary amine has a positively charged nitrogen.
• Pharmaceutically acceptable counterions include chloro, bro
• Prodrugs of the disclosed compounds also are contemplated herein.
• a prodrug is an active or inactive compound that is modified chemically through in vivo physiological action, such as hydrolysis, metabolism and the like, into an active compound following administration of the prodrug to a subject.
• the term "prodrug” as used throughout this text means the pharmacologically acceptable derivatives such as esters, amides and phosphates, such that the resulting in vivo biotransformation product of the derivative is the active drug as defined in the compounds described herein.
• Prodrugs preferably have excellent aqueous solubility, increased bioavailability and are readily metabolized into the active inhibitors in vivo.
• Prodrugs of a compounds described herein may be prepared by modifying functional groups present in the compound in such a way that the modifications are cleaved, either by routine manipulation or in vivo, to the parent compound.
• the suitability and techniques involved in making and using prodrugs are well known by those skilled in the art. F or a general discussion of prodrugs involving esters see Svensson and Tunek, Drug Metabolism Reviews 165 (1988) and Bundgaard, Design of Prodrugs, Elsevier (1985).
• Prodrugs include compounds having a phosphonate and/or amino group functionalized with any group that is cleaved in vivo to yield the corresponding amino and/or phosphonate group, respectively.
• Examples of prodrugs include, without limitation, compounds having an acylated amino group and/or a phosphonate ester or phosphonate amide group.
• a prodrug is a lower alkyl phosphonate ester, such as an isopropyl phosphonate ester.
• Protected derivatives of the disclosed compounds also are contemplated.
• a variety of suitable protecting groups for use with the disclosed compounds are disclosed in Greene and Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis; 3rd Ed.; John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999.
• protecting groups are removed under conditions that will not affect the remaining portion of the molecule. These methods are well known in the art and include acid hydrolysis, hydrogenolysis and the like.
• One preferred method involves the removal of an ester, such as cleavage of a phosphonate ester using Lewis acidic conditions, such as in TMS-Br mediated ester cleavage to yield the free phosphonate.
• a second preferred method involves removal of a protecting group, such as removal of a benzyl group by hydrogenolysis utilizing palladium on carbon in a suitable solvent system such as an alcohol, acetic acid, and the like or mixtures thereof.
• a t-butoxy-based group, including t-butoxy carbonyl protecting groups can be removed utilizing an inorganic or organic acid, such as HC1 or trifluoroacetic acid, in a suitable solvent system, such as water, dioxane and/or methylene chloride.
• a suitable solvent system such as water, dioxane and/or methylene chloride.
• Another exemplary protecting group, suitable for protecting amino and hydroxy functions amino is trityl.
• Other conventional protecting groups are known and suitable protecting groups can be selected by those of skill in the art in consultation with Greene and Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis; 3rd Ed.; John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999.
• an amine is deprotected, the resulting salt can readily be neutralized to yield the free amine.
• an acid moiety such as a phosphonic acid moiety is unveiled, the compound may be isolated as the acid compound or as a salt thereof.
• the cannabinoid receptor mediating compounds are cannabinoid receptor inverse agonists, particularly CBi inverse agonists.
• the cannabinoid receptor mediating compounds are neutral antagonists.
• a CBi inverse agonist is a drug that on its own produces an effect opposite to that of a CBi agonist, and is also able to block the effect of a CBi agonist.
• a CBi neutral antagonist can only do the latter (i.e. blocking the effect of a CBi agonist), but has no effect on its own.
• CBi inverse agonism is usually documented by the ability of a drug to decrease GTPgammaS binding and/or to increase adenylate cyclase activity.
• CBi blocking compounds that have very low brain penetrance, and give rise to metabolites that either inhibit iNOS or activate AMPK directly.
• the generation of an iNOS inhibitory metabolite of compound 2 is illustrated in Fig. 9.
• a peripherally restricted cannabinoid CB i receptor mediating compound may be characterized and can be identified from a ratio of maximum concentration in the brain to maximum concentration in plasma which is less than 0.1, as measured in a mouse after intravenous dosing.
• the preferred peripherally restricted cannabinoid CB i receptor mediating compounds have a brain Cmax to plasma Cmax ratio which is less than 0.05.
• Especially preferred peripherally restricted cannabinoid receptor mediating compounds have a brain Cmax to plasma Cmax ratio which is less than 0.025.
• R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally- substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally- substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally- substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally- substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino;
• R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 20 are each independently selected from H, optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally- substituted silyl, or imino;
• R 21 is optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally- substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally- substituted alkynyl, optionally-substituted phosphonyl, optionally- substituted phosphinyl, optionally- substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino;
• M is S or Se
• a, b, and c are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
• n, x, and y are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
• d is 0 or 1
• z is 1 or 2.
• Also disclosed herein is a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a structure of:
• R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally- substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally- substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally- substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally- substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino;
• G and G' are each independently H, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkyl, aralkyl, amino, or optionally-substituted thiol;
• R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 20 are each independently selected from H, optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally- substituted silyl, or imino;
• R 21 is optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally- substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally- substituted alkynyl, optionally-substituted phosphonyl, optionally- substituted phosphinyl, optionally- substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino;
• M is S or Se
• a, b, and c are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
• n, x, and y are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
• d is 0 or 1
• z is 1 or 2.
• R 4 is selected from H, optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, optionally-substituted heterocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally- substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally- substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally- substituted silyl, or imino; and R 5 is selected from optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro,
• R 5 is an optionally-substituted thiol.
• R 4 is H, hydroxy, C 1 -C6 alkyl, or acyl (e.g., t-butyloxycarbonyl).
• R 5 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, amino (e.g., -NH 2 , -N(alkyl) 2 or -NH(alkyl)), phenyl, heteroaryl, acyl (e.g., t-butyloxycarbonyl) or heterocycloalkyl.
• R 4 is H, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, or acyl and R 5 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, amino (e.g., -N(alkyl) 2 or -NH(alkyl)), phenyl, heteroaryl (e.g., an N-heteroaryl), or heterocycloalkyl (e.g., an N- heterocycloalkyl). In particular embodiments, R 4 is H.
• R 5 is a thiol substituted with an alkyl (e.g., -S(Ci-C6 alkyl)), or a substituted alkyl, particularly an aralkyl (e.g, -S(Ci-C6 alkyl)Ph).
• R 4 is H and R 5 is a substituted thiol.
• the amidino -containing moiety of A is a biguanidino-containing moiety having a structure of
• R 4 and R 6 are each H.
• R 7 and R 8 are each independently selected from H or C 1 -C6 alkyl.
• R 4 and R 6 are each H, and R 7 and R 8 are each independently selected from H or C 1 -C6 alkyl.
• A is a hydrazino-containing moiety has a structure of
• A is N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-phenyl
• R 14 is H, optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally- substituted cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, optionally-substituted alkoxy, amino, optionally-substituted sulfonyl, optionally- substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally-substituted carboxyl, acyl, optionally-substituted alkenyl, optionally-substituted alkynyl, optionally-substituted phosphonyl, optionally-substituted phosphinyl, optionally-substituted boronate, optionally-substituted silyl, or imino.
• R 14 is H, acyl, or Ci-Ce alkyl.
• R 15 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, or amino.
• at least one of G or G' are hydroxy, optionally-substituted C 1 -C6 alkyl (e.g., phenyl-substituted C 1 -C6 alkyl), amino, or alkoxy-substituted thiol having a structure of S(CH 2 ) n OR, where R can be H, alkyl or aralkyl and n is 1 to 10.
• compounds and compositions may be provided as individual pure enantiomers or as stereoisomeric mixtures, including racemic mixtures.
• the compounds disclosed herein are synthesized in or are purified to be in substantially enantiopure form, such as in a 90% enantiomeric excess, a 95% enantiomeric excess, a 97% enantiomeric excess or even in greater than a 99% enantiomeric excess, such as in enantiopure form.
• compounds of formula I may be in the form of a stereoisomeric mixture or cis/trans isomers.
• the compounds of formula I may be provided as an S-enantiomer:
• the compounds of formula I may be provided as an i?-enantiomer:
• the S-enantiomer is preferred. In certain embodiments, the i?-enantiomer is preferred.
• the agents disclosed herein are hybrid compounds that include (i) a CB i receptor mediating scaffold (e.g., an inverse agonist or neutral antagonist) and (ii) a second therapeutic scaffold.
• the hybrid compounds may be 3-phenyl-N'-phenyl-N-imino-lH-pyrazole-l-carboximidiamide compounds.
• the "A" moiety in formula I constitutes at least a portion of the second therapeutic scaffold.
• the second therapeutic scaffold may undergo in vivo cleavage, thereby releasing the second therapeutic scaffold which may retain at least a portion of its therapeutic activity.
• the resulting hybrid compound could have therapeutic efficacy not only due to its blockade of CBi receptors, but also due to the release of metformin, a widely used antidiabetic agent, during the in vivo metabolism of the compound.
• the in vivo cleavage may occur at any location in the body, but typically occurs in the liver, via the action of drug metabolizing enzymes, such as isoforms of cytochrome P450. In certain embodiments, the cleavage occurs at the bond between the "A" moiety and the C atom of the carboximidiamide portion of the compound.
• Illustrative second therapeutic scaffolds include an antidiabetic agent, an anticancer agent, an antiobesity agent, and an antifibrotic agent.
• metformin scaffold is either implicit as shown below (compound 44, Table 1 and 2) or as an explicit attachment at the unsubstituted nitrogen end:
• An illustrative antiobesity scaffold is:
• the compounds disclosed herein have low or no cytochrome P450 activity meaning that the agents may result in few, if any, drug-to-drug interactions.
• the compounds disclosed herein have a CBiR binding affinity in the range of 0.1 to 20 nM, and CB 1 /CB 2 selectivity of at least 20-fold, or more particularly 100-fold or greater.
• Fig. 1 depicts a general synthesis method of making the compounds disclosed herein.
• the method involves chemically linking an amide via an imidoyl chloride to hydrazine-, amidine-, guanidine- or biguanide (e.g., metformin)-containing moieties.
• the peripherally restricted cannabinoid receptor mediating agents disclosed herein are unique in that they improve all aspects of the metabolic syndrome. They reduce food intake and body weight, reverse insulin and leptin resistance, reverse hepatic steatosis (fatty liver) and improve dyslipidemia. They may be used for treating obesity, diabetes (e.g., type 2 diabetes), and non-alcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD/AFLD), the latter being a risk factor for insulin resistance, cirrhosis and liver cancer, dyslipidemias that predispose to arteriosclerotic heart disease, diabetic nephropathy, gout, and fibrosis. The agents disclosed herein may be devoid of the psychiatric side effects that prevent the use of globally acting CBi antagonists.
• the diabetes disorder may be Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, inadequate glucose tolerance, and/or insulin resistance.
• Also disclosed herein is a method of preventing or reversing the deposition of adipose tissue in a subject.
• the compounds disclosed herein are expected to reduce the incidence or severity of obesity, thereby reducing the incidence or severity of associated co-morbidities.
• compositions prepared for administration to a subject which include a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds disclosed herein.
• the therapeutically effective amount of a disclosed compound will depend on the route of administration, the species of subject and the physical characteristics of the subject being treated. Specific factors that can be taken into account include disease severity and stage, weight, diet and concurrent medications. The relationship of these factors to determining a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed compounds is understood by those of skill in the art.
• parenteral formulations usually contain injectable fluids that include
• compositions disclosed herein include those formed from pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or solvates of the disclosed compounds.
• Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include those derived from pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic or organic bases and acids. Particular disclosed compounds possess at least one basic group that can form acid-base salts with acids. Examples of basic groups include, but are not limited to, amino and imino groups. Examples of inorganic acids that can form salts with such basic groups include, but are not limited to, mineral acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid.
• Basic groups also can form salts with organic carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, sulfo acids or phospho acids or N-substituted sulfamic acid, for example acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, hydroxymaleic acid, methylmaleic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid, glucaric acid, glucuronic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, salicylic acid, 4-aminosalicylic acid, 2-phenoxybenzoic acid, 2-acetoxybenzoic acid, embonic acid, nicotinic acid or isonicotinic acid, and, in addition, with amino acids, for example with a-amino acids, and also with methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, 2-hydroxymethanesulfonic acid, ethane- 1,2- disulfonic acid,
• Certain compounds include at least one acidic group that can form an acid-base salt with an inorganic or organic base.
• salts formed from inorganic bases include salts of the presently disclosed compounds with alkali metals such as potassium and sodium, alkaline earth metals, including calcium and magnesium and the like.
• salts of acidic compounds with an organic base such as an amine (as used herein terms that refer to amines should be understood to include their conjugate acids unless the context clearly indicates that the free amine is intended) are contemplated, including salts formed with basic amino acids, aliphatic amines, heterocyclic amines, aromatic amines, pyridines, guanidines and amidines.
• aliphatic amines the acyclic aliphatic amines, and cyclic and acyclic di- and tri- alkyl amines are particularly suitable for use in the disclosed compounds.
• quaternary ammonium counterions also can be used.
• Suitable amine bases for use in the present compounds include, without limitation, pyridine, ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylaminopyridine, diazabicyclononane, diazabicycloundecene, A-methyl-JV-ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, mono-, bis- or tris- (2-hydroxyethyl)amine, 2-hydroxy-ferf-butylamine, tris(hydroxymethyl)methylamine, N,N- dimethyl-JV-(2- hydroxyethyl)amine, tri-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine and JV-methyl-D-glucamine.
• pyridine ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylaminopyridine
• diazabicyclononane diazabicycloundecene
• A-methyl-JV-ethylamine diethylamine
• triethylamine diisopropylethylamine
• compositions can be administered to subjects by a variety of mucosal
• the compound can be combined with various pharmaceutically acceptable additives, as well as a base or vehicle for dispersion of the compound.
• Desired additives include, but are not limited to, pH control agents, such as arginine, sodium hydroxide, glycine, hydrochloric acid, citric acid, and the like.
• Adjuvants such as aluminum hydroxide (for example, Amphogel, Wyeth Laboratories, Madison, NJ), Freund's adjuvant, MPLTM (3-O-deacylated monophosphoryl lipid A; Corixa, Hamilton, IN) and IL-12 (Genetics Institute, Cambridge, MA), among many other suitable adjuvants well known in the art, can be included in the compositions.
• the tonicity of the formulation as measured with reference to the tonicity of 0.9% (w/v) physiological saline solution taken as unity, is typically adjusted to a value at which no substantial, irreversible tissue damage will be induced at the site of administration.
• the tonicity of the solution is adjusted to a value of about 0.3 to about 3.0, such as about 0.5 to about 2.0, or about 0.8 to about 1.7.
• the compound can be dispersed in a base or vehicle, which can include a hydrophilic compound having a capacity to disperse the compound, and any desired additives.
• the base can be selected from a wide range of suitable compounds, including but not limited to, copolymers of polycarboxylic acids or salts thereof, carboxylic anhydrides (for example, maleic anhydride) with other monomers (for example, methyl
• hydrophilic vinyl polymers such as polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, cellulose derivatives, such as hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose and the like, and natural polymers, such as chitosan, collagen, sodium alginate, gelatin, hyaluronic acid, and nontoxic metal salts thereof.
• a biodegradable polymer is selected as a base or vehicle, for example, polylactic acid, poly(lactic acid-glycolic acid) copolymer, polyhydroxybutyric acid, poly(hydroxybutyric acid- glycolic acid) copolymer and mixtures thereof.
• synthetic fatty acid esters such as polyglycerin fatty acid esters, sucrose fatty acid esters and the like can be employed as vehicles.
• Hydrophilic polymers and other vehicles can be used alone or in combination, and enhanced structural integrity can be imparted to the vehicle by partial crystallization, ionic bonding, cross-linking and the like.
• the vehicle can be provided in a variety of forms, including fluid or viscous solutions, gels, pastes, powders, microspheres and films for direct application to a mucosal surface.
• the compound can be combined with the base or vehicle according to a variety of methods, and release of the compound can be by diffusion, disintegration of the vehicle, or associated formation of water channels. In some circumstances, the compound is dispersed in microcapsules (microspheres) or nanocapsules
• nanospheres prepared from a suitable polymer, for example, isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate (see, for example, Michael et al., . Pharmacy Pharmacol. 43: 1-5, 1991), and dispersed in a biocompatible dispersing medium, which yields sustained delivery and biological activity over a protracted time.
• a suitable polymer for example, isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate (see, for example, Michael et al., . Pharmacy Pharmacol. 43: 1-5, 1991)
• compositions for administering the compound can also be formulated as a solution, microemulsion, or other ordered structure suitable for high concentration of active ingredients.
• the vehicle can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example, water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof.
• polyol for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like
• suitable mixtures thereof for example, water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof.
• Proper fluidity for solutions can be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of a desired particle size in the case of dispersible formulations, and by the use of surfactants.
• the compound can be administered in a time release formulation, for example in a composition which includes a slow release polymer.
• a composition which includes a slow release polymer can be prepared with vehicles that will protect against rapid release, for example a controlled release vehicle such as a polymer, microencapsulated delivery system or bioadhesive gel. Prolonged delivery in various compositions of the disclosure can be brought about by including in the composition agents that delay absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate hydrogels and gelatin.
• controlled release binders suitable for use in accordance with the disclosure include any biocompatible controlled release material which is inert to the active agent and which is capable of incorporating the compound and/or other biologically active agent. Numerous such materials are known in the art.
• Useful controlled-release binders are materials that are metabolized slowly under physiological conditions following their delivery (for example, at a mucosal surface, or in the presence of bodily fluids).
• Appropriate binders include, but are not limited to, biocompatible polymers and copolymers well known in the art for use in sustained release formulations.
• biocompatible compounds are non-toxic and inert to surrounding tissues, and do not trigger significant adverse side effects, such as nasal irritation, immune response, inflammation, or the like. They are metabolized into metabolic products that are also biocompatible and easily eliminated from the body.
• Exemplary polymeric materials for use in the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, polymeric matrices derived from copolymeric and homopolymeric polyesters having hydrolyzable ester linkages. A number of these are known in the art to be biodegradable and to lead to degradation products having no or low toxicity.
• Exemplary polymers include polyglycolic acids and polylactic acids, poly(DL-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid), poly(D-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid), and poly(L-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid).
• biodegradable or bioerodable polymers include, but are not limited to, such polymers as poly(epsilon- caprolactone), poly(epsilon-aprolactone-CO-lactic acid), poly(epsilon.-aprolactone-CO-glycolic acid), poly(beta-hydroxy butyric acid), poly(alkyl-2-cyanoacrilate), hydrogels, such as poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate), polyamides, poly(amino acids) (for example, L-leucine, glutamic acid, L-aspartic acid and the like), poly(ester urea), poly(2-hydroxyethyl DL-aspartamide), polyacetal polymers, polyorthoesters, polycarbonate, polymaleamides, polysaccharides, and copolymers thereof.
• polymers such as polymers as poly(epsilon- caprolactone), poly(epsilon-aprolactone-CO-lactic acid
• the compound can be delivered to a subject in a manner consistent with conventional methodologies associated with management of the disorder for which treatment or prevention is sought.
• a subject in a manner consistent with conventional methodologies associated with management of the disorder for which treatment or prevention is sought.
• a non-limiting range for a therapeutically effective amount of a compound and/or other biologically active agent within the methods and formulations of the disclosure is about 0.01 mg/kg body weight to about 20 mg/kg body weight, such as about 0.05 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg body weight, or about 0.2 mg/kg to about 2 mg/kg body weight.
• step b Treatment of the acrylophenone with hydrazine hydrate in refluxing 2-propanol produces 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-phenyl- 4,5-dihydro-l/i-pyrazole (step b) (J. Agric. Food Chem. 1979, 27, 406).
• the pyrazoline was condensed with methyl (4-chlorophenyl)sulfonylcarbamate obtained from methyl chloroformate and 4- chlorobenzenesulfonamide to give the diarylpyrazoline acylsulfonamide (step c).
• racemic diarylpyrazoline acylsulfonamide can be separated on a chiral column to give optically pure enantiomeric acyl sulfonamides which can be individually subjected to further manipulations as shown in step d and e.
• the Ki of one of the enantiomers of compound 2 is 9 nM. Measuring its tissue levels 1 hour after administration of 10 mg/kg to mice, plasma levels were comparable after oral or i.p. administration (indicating good oral bioavailability), and brain tissue level was ⁇ 2% of plasma level, indicating low brain penetrance/peripheral selectivity. 1 h after oral administration of compound 2 at 10 mg/kg dose in mice, the metabolite generation in plasma was monitored by LC -MS/MS. As expected, this compound underwent in vivo metabolism to liberate the amidine moiety and a metabolite (structure 4IV in the Fig. 1).
• the Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rat is a commonly used animal model of type 2 diabetes with progressive ⁇ -cell loss resulting in extreme hyperglycemia.
• peripheral CBiR antagonism prevents ⁇ - cell loss by blocking CBiR in infiltrating, proinflammatory macrophages.
• the compound 2 prevented the increase in blood glucose, and the parallel decline in insulin and c-peptide levels in ZDF rats (Fig 6) which indicates prevention of ⁇ -cell loss as reported recently (Jourdan et al, Nature Med 2013, 19-(9): 1132-1140).
• Fibrosis results from excessive extracellular matrix deposition by myofibroblasts accompanying chronic inflammation and wound healing, and is a key pathogenic process in many organs, including kidneys, lung, and liver. Since the prototype CBiR antagonist rimonabant was reported to have an anti-fibrotic effect in mouse models of liver fibrosis (Teixeira-Clerc, Nature Med 2006 12(6);671-676) we also used CCU-induced liver fibrosis model in mice to assess the in vivo efficacy of compound 2. In order to compare its efficacy with that of rimonabant, we treated mice either with rimonabant or compound 2E1 (Fig 7).
• Compound 2E1 was more effective than rimonabant in reducing CCU-induced collagen deposition in liver as shown by Sirius red and Masson's trichrome stainings (Fig 7B,D). Importantly, CCU-induced elevation of iNOS immunostaining was dramatically attenuated by the compound 2E1 but not by rimonabant (Fig 7C). This may indicate that dual targeting on CBiR and iNOS by compound 2E1 results in higher in vivo efficacy. Overall, compound 2E1 showed higher anti-fibrotic efficacy than rimonabant in liver fibrosis.
• AMP-activated protein kinase such as guanidines of biguanides such as metformin are useful for the treatment of diabetes owing to their AMPK activating property (Hardie, et al., Chem & Biol 2012, 19(10); 1222-1236). Guanidine analogues of certain embodiments were screened for AMPK activation by using a recombinant AMPK activity assay. The compounds activated AMPK to various extents, whereas rimonabant had no effect on AMPK activity at 1 ⁇ (Fig 8).

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