Abstract
Novel potent trisubstituted pyridazine inhibitors of p38 MAP (mitogen activated protein) kinase are described that have activity in both cell-based assays of cytokine release and animal models of rheumatoid arthritis. They demonstrated potent inhibition of LPS-induced TNF-alpha production in mice and exhibited good efficacy in the rat collagen induced arthritis model.
MeSH terms
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Binding Sites
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Drug Design
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Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
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Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
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Humans
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Indicators and Reagents
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Kinetics
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Microsomes, Liver / enzymology
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Structure
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Protein Conformation
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Pyridazines / chemical synthesis*
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Pyridazines / pharmacology*
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Structure-Activity Relationship
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p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
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p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / chemistry
Substances
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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Indicators and Reagents
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Pyridazines
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p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases