文摘
We previously reported benzopyrimido-pyrrolo-oxazinedione (BPO) inhibitors of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel and showed their efficacy in a model of polycystic kidney disease. Here, we separated the enantiomers of lead compound BPO-27 (1), which contains a single chiral center, and determined their absolute configuration, activity, and metabolic stability. Following separation by chiral supercritical fluid chromatography, the R enantiomer, as determined by X-ray crystallography, inhibited CFTR chloride conductance with IC50 鈮?4 nM, while S enantiomer was inactive. In vitro metabolic stability in hepatic microsomes showed both enantiomers as stable, with <5% metabolism in 4 h. Following bolus interperitoneal administration in mice, serum (R)-1 decayed with t1/2 鈮?1.6 h and gave sustained therapeutic concentrations in kidney.
Keywords:
Cystic fibrosis; polycystic kidney disease; secretory diarrhea; crystallography