Discovery of a dihydropyrimidine series of molecules that selectively mimic the biological actions of calcitonin

Jay M. Matthews, Fina Liotta, William Hageman, Ralph A. Rivero, Lori Westover, Maria Yang, Jun Xu, Keith Demarest

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Abstract

The use of a multiplex mimetic assay led us to identify 1,4-dihydropyrimidines with potent and selective calcitonin receptor mimetic activity. Subsequent modification of the dihydropyrimidine scaffold led to a series of molecules that were efficacious in a neonatal mouse calvaria in vitro model. Dihydropyrimidine 5h, in particular, was identified as a calcitonin mimetic (EC50=6 μM), active in-vivo in the Weanling rat model when administered subcutaneously.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1155-1159
Number of pages5
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume14
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 8 2004
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

Keywords

  • Calcitonin
  • Dihydropyrimidine
  • GPCR

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