Discovery of 7-Oxo-2,4,5,7-tetrahydro-6 H-pyrazolo[3,4- c]pyridine Derivatives as Potent, Orally Available, and Brain-Penetrating Receptor Interacting Protein 1 (RIP1) Kinase Inhibitors: Analysis of Structure-Kinetic Relationships.
Yoshikawa, M., Saitoh, M., Katoh, T., Seki, T., Bigi, S.V., Shimizu, Y., Ishii, T., Okai, T., Kuno, M., Hattori, H., Watanabe, E., Saikatendu, K.S., Zou, H., Nakakariya, M., Tatamiya, T., Nakada, Y., Yogo, T.(2018) J Med Chem 61: 2384-2409
- PubMed: 29485864 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01647
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6C3E, 6C4D - PubMed Abstract: 
We report the discovery of 7-oxo-2,4,5,7-tetrahydro-6 H-pyrazolo[3,4- c]pyridine derivatives as a novel class of receptor interacting protein 1 (RIP1) kinase inhibitors. On the basis of the overlay study between HTS hit 10 and GSK2982772 (6) in RIP1 kinase, we designed and synthesized a novel class of RIP1 kinase inhibitor 11 possessing moderate RIP1 kinase inhibitory activity and P-gp mediated efflux. The optimization of the core structure and the exploration of appropriate substituents utilizing SBDD approach led to the discovery of 22, a highly potent, orally available, and brain-penetrating RIP1 kinase inhibitor with excellent PK profiles. Compound 22 significantly suppressed necroptotic cell death both in mouse and human cells. Oral administration of 22 (10 mg/kg, bid) attenuated disease progression in the mouse experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Moreover, analysis of structure-kinetic relationship (SKR) for our novel chemical series was also discussed.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Research , Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited , 26-1 Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome , Fujisawa , Kanagawa 251-8555 , Japan.