Structure-based drug design of pyrazinone antithrombotics as selective inhibitors of the tissue factor VIIa complex

Michael S. South, Brenda L. Case, Rhonda S. Wood, Darin E. Jones, Michael J. Hayes, Thomas J. Girard, Rhonda M. Lachance, Nancy S. Nicholson, Michael Clare, Anna M. Stevens, Roderick A. Stegeman, William C. Stallings, Ravi G. Kurumbail, John J. Parlow

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Abstract

Structure-based drug design coupled with polymer-assisted solution-phase library synthesis was utilized to develop a series of pyrazinone inhibitors of the tissue factor/Factor VIIa complex. The crystal structure of a tri-peptide ketothiazole complexed with TF/VIIa was utilized in a docking experiment that identified a benzyl-substituted pyrazinone as a P2 surrogate for the tri-peptide. A 5-step PASP library synthesis of these aryl-substituted pyrazinones was developed. The sequence allows for attachment of a variety of P1 and P3 moieties, which led to synthesis pyrazinone 23. Compound 23 exhibited 16 nM IC50 against TF/VIIa with >6250× selectivity versus Factor Xa and thrombin. This potent and highly selective inhibitor of TF/VIIa was chosen for pre-clinical intravenous proof-of-concept studies to demonstrate the separation between antithrombotic efficacy and bleeding side effects in a primate model of thrombosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2319-2325
Number of pages7
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume13
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 21 2003

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