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  2. Pyrrolopyridine inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MK-2)

Pyrrolopyridine inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MK-2)

  • J Med Chem. 2007 May 31;50(11):2647-54. doi: 10.1021/jm0611004.
David R Anderson 1 Marvin J Meyers William F Vernier Matthew W Mahoney Ravi G Kurumbail Nicole Caspers Gennadiy I Poda John F Schindler David B Reitz Robert J Mourey
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  • 1 Pfizer Global Research and Development, St. Louis Laboratories, 700 Chesterfield Parkway W, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017, USA. david.r.anderson@pfizer.com
Abstract

A new class of potent kinase inhibitors selective for mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MAPKAP-K2 or MK-2) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has been prepared and evaluated. These inhibitors have IC50 values as low as 10 nM against the target and have good selectivity profiles against a number of kinases including CDK2, ERK, JNK, and p38. These MK-2 inhibitors have been shown to suppress TNFalpha production in U397 cells and to be efficacious in an acute inflammation model. The structure-activity relationships of this series, the selectivity for MK-2 and their activity in both in vitro and in vivo models are discussed. The observed selectivity is discussed with the aid of an MK-2/inhibitor crystal structure.

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