Abstract
A series of imidazopyridazines which are potent inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 (PfCDPK1) was identified from a high-throughput screen against the isolated enzyme. Subsequent exploration of the SAR and optimisation has yielded leading members which show promising in vitro anti-parasite activity along with good in vitro ADME and selectivity against human kinases. Initial in vivo testing has revealed good oral bioavailability in a mouse PK study and modest in vivo efficacy in a Plasmodium berghei mouse model of malaria.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3064-3069 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 May 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank David Tickle and Sadhia Mahmood at MRCT for in vitro ADME, David Whalley for testing against PbCDPK1 and PvCDPK1 and Munira Grainger at NIMR for provision of parasites. We are grateful to the Medicines for Malaria Venture for providing support for this project, including Paul Willis, Didier Leroy and Simon Campbell for their input and Sergio Wittlin at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute for conducting P. berghei in vivo efficacy studies. Mouse pharmacokinetic studies were performed by Pharmidex. A.A.H. is funded by the MRC ( U117532067 ) and the EU FP7 Grant agreement 242095 (EviMalar).
Keywords
- Plasmodium falciparum Calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 Malaria Imidazopyridazine SAR
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry