Structure-Based Design of Tetrahydroisoquinoline-7-carboxamides as Selective Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 (DDR1) Inhibitors

J Med Chem. 2016 Jun 23;59(12):5911-6. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00140. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

Abstract

The structure-based design of 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives as selective DDR1 inhibitors is reported. One of the representative compounds, 6j, binds to DDR1 with a Kd value of 4.7 nM and suppresses its kinase activity with an IC50 value of 9.4 nM, but it is significantly less potent for a panel of 400 nonmutated kinases. 6j also demonstrated reasonable pharmacokinetic properties and a promising oral therapeutic effect in a bleomycin-induced mouse pulmonary fibrosis model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Bleomycin
  • Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 / metabolism
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Design*
  • Isoquinolines / administration & dosage
  • Isoquinolines / chemistry
  • Isoquinolines / pharmacology*
  • Mice
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / chemically induced
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / drug therapy*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Isoquinolines
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • tetrahydroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide
  • Bleomycin
  • DDR1 protein, human
  • Discoidin Domain Receptor 1