Approaches to a multitargeting drug development: first profiled 3- ethoxycarbonyl-1-aza-9-oxafluorenes representing a perspective compound class targeting Alzheimer disease relevant kinases CDK1, CDK5 and GSK-3β

Med Chem. 2014;10(1):90-7. doi: 10.2174/157340641001131226141606.

Abstract

Since Alzheimer disease (AD) is a multifactorial disease, recent therapeutical approaches concentrate on the development of a multitargeting drug. Various protein kinases are known to be involved in the progression of AD. A first series of 3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-aza-9-oxafluorenes has been synthesized and biologically evaluated as AD-relevant protein kinase inhibitors. A concentration-dependent inhibition of important AD-relevant kinases has been characterized after the selectivity of kinase inhibition had been demonstrated. Structure-activity relationships of protein kinase inhibition are discussed and first multitargeting inhibitors have been identified.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy
  • Alzheimer Disease / enzymology*
  • Animals
  • Aza Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Aza Compounds / chemistry
  • Aza Compounds / pharmacology
  • Biological Assay
  • CDC2 Protein Kinase / metabolism*
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 / metabolism*
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Drug Design*
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Enzyme Activation / drug effects
  • Fluorenes / chemical synthesis
  • Fluorenes / chemistry*
  • Fluorenes / pharmacology*
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 / metabolism*
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Sf9 Cells
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Aza Compounds
  • Fluorenes
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5
  • GSK3B protein, human
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta
  • CDC2 Protein Kinase
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3