Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of 2-adamantylmethyl tetrazoles as potent and selective inhibitors of human 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1)

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2014 Jan 15;24(2):654-60. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.11.066. Epub 2013 Dec 5.

Abstract

A series of 2-adamantylmethyl tetrazoles bearing a quaternary carbon at the 2-position of the adamantane ring (i.e. structure A) have been designed and synthesized as novel, potent, and selective inhibitors of human 11β-HSD1 enzyme. Based on the SAR and the docking experiment, we report for the first time a tetrazole moiety serving as the active pharmacophore for inhibitory activity of 11β-HSD1 enzyme. Optimization of two regions of A, R(1) and R(2) respectively, was explored with a focus on improving the inhibitory activity (IC50) and the microsomal stability in both human and mouse species. These efforts led to the identification of 26, an orally bioavailable inhibitor of human 11β-HSD1 with a favorable development profile.

Keywords: 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1); Enzyme inhibitor; Structure–activity relationships (SAR).

MeSH terms

  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 / metabolism
  • Adamantane / chemical synthesis*
  • Adamantane / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Microsomes, Liver / drug effects
  • Microsomes, Liver / enzymology
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tetrazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Tetrazoles / pharmacology

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Tetrazoles
  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1
  • HSD11B1 protein, human
  • Adamantane