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Structural Basis for Developing Multitarget Compounds Acting on Cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptor 1 and G-Protein-Coupled Bile Acid Receptor 1

  • J Med Chem. 2021 Nov 25;64(22):16512-16529. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01078.
Bianca Fiorillo 1 Valentina Sepe 1 Paolo Conflitti 2 Rosalinda Roselli 1 Michele Biagioli 3 Silvia Marchianò 3 Pasquale De Luca 4 Giuliana Baronissi 1 Pasquale Rapacciuolo 1 Chiara Cassiano 1 Bruno Catalanotti 1 Angela Zampella 1 Vittorio Limongelli 1 2 Stefano Fiorucci 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano, 49, I-80131 Naples, Italy.
  • 2 Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Euler Institute, via G. Buffi 13, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland.
  • 3 Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Piazza L. Severi 1, 06132 Perugia, Italy.
  • 4 Head─Sequencing and Molecular Analyses Center, RIMAR Stazione Zoologica, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy.
Abstract

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the molecular target of 40% of marketed drugs and the most investigated structures to develop novel therapeutics. Different members of the GPCRs superfamily can modulate the same cellular process acting on diverse pathways, thus representing an attractive opportunity to achieve multitarget drugs with synergic pharmacological effects. Here, we present a series of compounds with dual activity toward cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptor 1 (CysLT1R) and G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (GPBAR1). They are derivatives of REV5901─the first reported dual compound─with therapeutic potential in the treatment of colitis and other inflammatory processes. We report the binding mode of the most active compounds in the two GPCRs, revealing unprecedented structural basis for future drug design studies, including the presence of a polar group opportunely spaced from an aromatic ring in the ligand to interact with Arg792.60 of CysLT1R and achieve dual activity.

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