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  2. Discovery of gem-Dimethyl-hydroxymethylpyridine Derivatives as Potent Non-nucleoside RSV Polymerase Inhibitors

Discovery of gem-Dimethyl-hydroxymethylpyridine Derivatives as Potent Non-nucleoside RSV Polymerase Inhibitors

  • J Med Chem. 2024 Aug 22;67(16):13723-13736. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00525.
Sandrine Grosse 1 Ludwig Cooymans 1 Werner Embrechts 1 David McGowan 2 Edgar Jacoby 1 Bart Stoops 1 Kusum Gupta 3 Mark Ackermann 4 Sarhad Alnajjar 5 Jerome Guillemont 6 Zhinan Jin 7 Bart Kesteleyn 1 Kiran Matcha 1 Pun Sriboonyapirat 4 Anh Truong 3 Joke Van Den Berg 1 Xiaodi Yu 8 Florence Herschke 1 Dirk Roymans 9 Pierre Raboisson 10 Peter Rigaux 1 Tim H M Jonckers 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Janssen Research & Development, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, 2340 Beerse, Belgium.
  • 2 Aligos, Gaston Geenslaan 1, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
  • 3 Neuron23 Inc. 343 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
  • 4 LambCure LLC, Corvallis, Oregon 97232, United States.
  • 5 Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7AL, U.K.
  • 6 NovAlix, 27106 Val-de-Reuil, France.
  • 7 Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Brisbane, California 94005, United States.
  • 8 Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Spring House, Pennsylvania 19477 United States.
  • 9 DNS Life Sciences Consulting, Brandhoefstraat 63, 2300 Turnhout, Belgium.
  • 10 Galapagos, General De Wittelaan L112, A3, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium.
Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an RNA virus infecting the upper and lower respiratory tract and is recognized as a major respiratory health threat, particularly to older adults, immunocompromised individuals, and young children. Around 64 million children and adults are infected every year worldwide. Despite two vaccines and a new generation monoclonal antibody recently approved, no effective Antiviral treatment is available. In this manuscript, we present the medicinal chemistry efforts resulting in the identification of compound 28 (JNJ-8003), a novel RSV non-nucleoside inhibitor displaying subnanomolar activity in vitro as well as prominent efficacy in mice and a neonatal lamb models.

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