Scaffold modified Vemurafenib analogues as highly selective mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4) inhibitors.
Acute and chronic liver failure
Liver regeneration
MKK4 inhibition
NAFLD
NASH
Selectivity
Vemurafenib
α-carboline
Journal
European journal of medicinal chemistry
ISSN: 1768-3254
Titre abrégé: Eur J Med Chem
Pays: France
ID NLM: 0420510
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Oct 2022
05 Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
13
04
2022
revised:
29
06
2022
accepted:
02
07
2022
pubmed:
23
7
2022
medline:
17
8
2022
entrez:
22
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4) has recently been identified as druggable target for the treatment of acute liver failure in RNAi experiments. In these experiments MKK4 was identified to be a major regulator in hepatocyte regeneration. Inhibitors thereof may serve as medication to promote liver regeneration or reducing hepatocyte death. Just a small number of potent inhibitors with acceptable selectivity towards relevant off-targets are known up to date. Among the known potent inhibitors, selectivity is highly sensitive towards minor modifications of the molecule, which makes it necessary to carefully balance between potency and selectivity. In the herein presented study, a new class of Vemurafenib-derived inhibitors was investigated with α-carbolines as new scaffold. This new scaffold showed a remarkable intrinsic selectivity towards the chosen off-targets, without affecting potency towards MKK4 on a broad range of structural modifications.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35868124
pii: S0223-5234(22)00486-X
doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114584
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Vemurafenib
207SMY3FQT
MAP Kinase Kinase 4
EC 2.7.12.2
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
114584Informations de copyright
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