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INFLAMMATION, IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY, AND ASTHMA

Identification and Characterization of NDT 9513727 [N,N-bis(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-1-butyl-2,4-diphenyl-1H-imidazole-5-methanamine], a Novel, Orally Bioavailable C5a Receptor Inverse Agonist

Departments of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (R.M.B., D.N.C., A.P.K., J.Y., C.O.B., M.E.B., R.M., J.E.K.), Drug Metabolism (D.-S.C.), and Medicinal Chemistry (G.D.M., A.T., A.J.H.), Neurogen Corporation, Branford, Connecticut

The complement system represents an innate immune mechanism of host defense that has three effector arms, the C3a receptor, the C5a receptor (C5aR), and the membrane attack complex. Because of its inflammatory and immune-enhancing properties, the biological activity of C5a and its classical receptor have been widely studied. Because specific antagonism of the C5aR could have therapeutic benefit without affecting the protective immune response, the C5aR continues to be a promising target for pharmaceutical research. The lack of specific, potent and orally bioavailable small-molecule antagonists has limited the clinical investigation of the C5aR. We report the discovery of NDT 9513727 [N,N-bis(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-1-butyl-2,4-diphenyl-1H-imidazole-5-methanamine], a small-molecule, orally bioavailable, selective, and potent inverse agonist of the human C5aR. NDT 9513727 was discovered based on the integrated use of in vitro affinity and functional assays in conjunction with medicinal chemistry. NDT 9513727 inhibited C5a-stimulated responses, including guanosine 5'-3-O-(thio)triphosphate binding, Ca²⁺ mobilization, oxidative burst, degranulation, cell surface CD11b expression and chemotaxis in various cell types with IC₅₀s from 1.1 to 9.2 nM, respectively. In C5a competition radioligand binding experiments, NDT 9513727 exhibited an IC₅₀ of 11.6 nM. NDT 9513727 effectively inhibited C5a-induced neutropenia in gerbil and cynomolgus macaque in vivo. The findings suggest that NDT 9513727 may be a promising new entity for the treatment of human inflammatory diseases.

Address correspondence to: Dr. James E. Krause, ARMGO Pharma, Inc., 3960 Broadway, New York, NY 10032. E-mail: jkrause{at}armgo.com