Selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors: Novel 4-spiro 1,2-diarylcyclopentenes are potent and orally active cox-2 inhibitors

David B. Reitz, Horng Chih Huang, James J. Li, Danny J. Garland, Robert E. Manning, Gary D. Anderson, Susan A. Gregory, Carol M. Koboldt, William E. Perkins, Karen Seibert, Peter C. Isakson

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Abstract

Novel 4,5-diarylspiro[2.4]hept-5-enes, 6,7-diarylspiro[3.4]oct-6-enes, and 2,3-diarylspiro[4.4]non-2-enes have been synthesized and shown to be very potent inducible cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitors with inhibition (IC50) in the low nanomolar range and enzyme selectivity ratios as high as four orders of magnitude. The methyl sulfone spiro[2.4]hept-5-ene 1 (SC-58451) was found to be orally active (ED50 = 0.3 mpk) in the rat adjuvant-induced arthritis model with no gastric lesions observed at 200 mpk.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)867-872
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume5
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 20 1995

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