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ArticleBioorganic chemistry2020

Discovery of trisubstituted pyrazolines as a novel scaffold for the development of selective phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors.

Mohammad Abdel-Halim, Heather Tinsley, Adam B Keeton, Mohammed Weam, Noha H Atta, Mennatallah A Hammam, Amr Hefnawy, Rolf W Hartmann, Matthias Engel, Gary A Piazza and 1 more

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Article in Bioorganic chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Mohammad Abdel-HalimDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt. Electronic address: mohammad.abdel-halim@guc.edu.eg.
Heather TinsleyDepartment of Biology, University of Montevallo.
Adam B KeetonDepartment of Pharmacology, Drug Discovery Research Center, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36608, USA.
Mohammed WeamDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Noha H AttaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Mennatallah A HammamDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Amr HefnawyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Rolf W HartmannPharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus C2.3, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Matthias EngelPharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus C2.3, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Gary A PiazzaDepartment of Pharmacology, Drug Discovery Research Center, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36608, USA.
Ashraf H AbadiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt. Electronic address: ashraf.abadi@guc.edu.eg.
German University in Cairo · EGSaarland University · DEUniversity of Montevallo · USUniversity of South Alabama · USUSA Mitchell Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Selective anti-cancer activity of sulindac derivatives on KRAS mutant colon tumor cells by inducing ROSR01CA131378 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA · PI PIAZZA, GARY A · 2008 to 2019
$5.2M
Phosphodiesterase 5: A Novel Target and Inhibitor for Breast Cancer ChemopreventionR01CA155638 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA · PI PIAZZA, GARY A · 2012 to 2017
$2.3M
Exploiting the immunomodulatory effects of sulindac and novel non-COX inhibitory derivatives for cancer treatmentR01CA238514 · NCI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI PIAZZA, GARY A, ZHOU, GANG · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Phosphodiesterase 10A, a novel target for lung cancer chemopreventionR01CA197147 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA · PI PIAZZA, GARY A · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA131378NCI NIH HHS R01 CA155638NCI NIH HHS R01 CA197147NCI NIH HHS R01 CA238514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Celecoxib, is a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) inhibitor with a 1,5-diaryl pyrazole scaffold. Celecoxib has a better safety profile compared to other COX2 inhibitors having side effects of systemic hypertension and thromboembolic complications. This may be partly attributed to an off-target activity involving phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibition and the potentiation of NO/cGMP signalling allowing coronary vasodilation and aortic relaxation. Inspired by the structure of celecoxib, we synthesized a chemically diverse series of compounds containing a 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazoline scaffold to improve PDE5 inhibitory potency, while eliminating COX2 inhibitory activity. SAR studies for PDE5 inhibition revealed an essential role for a carboxylic acid functionality at the 1-phenyl and the importance of the non-planar pyrazoline core over the planar pyrazole with the 5-phenyl moiety tolerating a range of substituents. These modifications led to new PDE5 inhibitors with approximately 20-fold improved potency to inhibit PDE5 and no COX-2 inhibitory activity compared with celecoxib. PDE isozyme profiling of compound 11 revealed a favorable selectivity profile. These results suggest that trisubstituted pyrazolines provide a promising scaffold for further chemical optimization to identify novel PDE5 inhibitors with potential for less side effects compared with available PDE5 inhibitors used for the treatment of penile erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension.

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Drug DiscoveryCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5Dose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansMolecular StructurePhosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorsPyrazolesStructure-Activity RelationshipCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5Phosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorspyrazolePyrazolesCelecoxibcGMP elevationPDE5PDE5 inhibitorsPyrazoline

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PMID33142429
PMCPMC7686114
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