34 results about "Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor" patented technology

Compounds of Formula I and Formula IA are inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase and are suitable for use in compositions and methods for dihydrofolate reductase inhibition or, more specifically, treatment of a fungal infection, a bacterial infection or a protozoal infection, and, in specific embodiments, treatment of a fungal infection caused by C. albicans or C. glabrata:wherein R, R1, R2, R3, R4, A, B, E, V, W, X, Y and Z are as defined herein.

Compounds of formula (I) or (II) are dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors, useful for the treatment of, for example, cell proliferative diseases:wherein A and D are independently —CHR7— or —NR7—; E and G are independently ═CR7— or ═N—; each R6 independently represents hydrogen or —OR7; R7 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; R1 is a carboxylic acid group (—COOH), or an ester group which is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular carboxylesterase enzymes to a carboxylic acid group; R2 is the side chain of a natural or non-natural alpha amino acid which does not contain a carboxyl, or carboxyl ester group; Y is a bond, —C(═O)—, —S(═O)2—, —C(═O)NR3—, —C(═S)—NR3, —C(═NH)NR3 or —S(═O)2NR3— wherein R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl; L1 is a divalent radical of formula -(Alk1)m(Q)n(Alk2)p- wherein m, n and p are independently 0 or 1, and Q, Alk1 and Alk2 are as defined in the claims; X1 represents a bond; —C(═O); or —S(═O)2—; —NR4C(═O)—, —C(═O)NR4—, —NR4C(═O)NR5—, —NR4S(═O)2—, or —S(═O)2NR4— wherein R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl; and z is 0 or 1.

The compositions and methods described herein discloses the design, synthesis and testing of compounds that act as inhibitors of DHFR. The basic scaffold of these inhibitors includes a 2,4-diaminopyrimidine ring with a propargyl linker to another substituted aryl, bicyclo or heteroaryl ring. These DHFR inhibitors are potent and selective for many different pathogenic organisms, including the DHFR enzyme from bacteria such as Bacillus anthracis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, fungi such as Candida glabrata, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans and protozoa such as Cryptosporidium hominis and Toxoplasma gondii. These compounds and other similar compounds are also potent against the mammalian enzyme and may be useful as anti-cancer therapeutics.

Compounds of the formula I: wherein R1, R2, R1' and R2' are independently hydrogen or a group releasing the free amine in vivo, R6 is a substituted phenyl or an optionally substituted, bicyclic or tricyclic aryl ring system or an optionally substituted mono, bi- or tricyclic heteroaryl ring system having utility as DHFR inhibitors with favourable pharmacokinetic properties.

The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula I:or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R5, R6 and Z are as described herein. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and methods for inhibiting DHFR activity; and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases, autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease or bacterial, fungal or parasitic infection by administering a compound of Formula I.

Compounds of formula (I) or (II) are dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors, useful for the treatment of, for example, cell proliferative diseases:wherein A and D are independently —CHR7— or —NR7—; E and G are independently ═CR7— or ═N—; each R6 independently represents hydrogen or —OR7; R7 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; R1 is a carboxylic acid group (—COOH), or an ester group which is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular carboxylesterase enzymes to a carboxylic acid group; R2 is the side chain of a natural or non-natural alpha amino acid which does not contain a carboxyl, or carboxyl ester group; Y is a bond, —C(═O)—, —S(═O)2—, —C(═O)NR3—, —C(═S)—NR3, —C(═NH)NR3 or —S(═O)2NR3— wherein R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl; L1 is a divalent radical of formula -(Alk1)m(Q)n(Alk2)p- wherein m, n and p are independently 0 or 1, and Q, Alk1 and Alk2 are as defined in the claims; X1 represents a bond; —C(═O); or —S(═O)2—; —NR4C(═O)—, —C(═O)NR4—, —NR4C(═O)NR5—, —NR4S(═O)2—, or —S(═O)2NR4— wherein R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl; and z is 0 or 1.

The invention provides a combined medicine having efficacy of antineoplastic drugs. The combined medicine consists of chlorogenic acid and a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor of unit preparations in same or different specifications, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the chlorogenic acid and the dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor are applied in a simultaneous or separated mode. According to the combined medicine, a synergistic effect can be developed when the chlorogenic acid and the DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase) inhibitor are used in a combined mode, and hematopoietic function injury and weight loss caused by the DHFR inhibitor can be relieved; toxic and side effects of the DHFR inhibitor can be effectively reduced; and the medicine, which combines the chlorogenic acid and the DHFR inhibitor is excellent in curative effect, low in toxicity and good in prospect of clinical application.

The invention discloses derivatives and salts of damino dihydrotriazine, and a preparation method, a composition and application thereof. According to the invention, the preparation method of the damino dihydrotriazine derivative and the damino dihydrotriazine salt can be realized by adopting a method I or a method II, wherein the method I includes the step of obtaining a general formula I compound prepared through the reaction between a general formula IV compound and a general formula V compound, while the method II includes the step of mixing a general formula VIII compound with a general formula II compound under an acidic condition, and obtaining the compound shown in the general formula I through a cyclization reaction of the mixture. The invention also provides application of derivatives and salts of the damino dihydrotriazine in preparation of human dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors, preventing and curing drugs for tumor or bacterial infection diseases. The invention further provides a drug composition, which comprises an effective amount of the derivatives and / or salts of the damino dihydrotriazine, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. According to the invention, spiro heterocyclic ring derivatives of the damino dihydrotriazine have an excellent inhibitory activity on human dihydrofolate reductase, tumor cells and bacteria.

The compositions and methods described herein disclose the design, synthesis and testing of compounds that act as inhibitors of DHFR. The basic scaffold of these inhibitors includes a 2,4-diaminopyrimidine ring with a propargyl linker to another substituted aryl, bicyclo or heteroaryl ring. These DHFR inhibitors are potent and selective for many different pathogenic organisms, including the DHFR enzyme from bacteria such as Bacillus anthracis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, fungi such as Candida glabrata, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans and protozoa such as Cryptosporidium hominis and Toxoplasma gondii. These compounds and other similar compounds are also potent against the mammalian enzyme and may be useful as anti-cancer therapeutics.

The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of the compound of formula I, a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitorand to valuable intermediates in this process.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a combination of reduced forms of folate, liver protectors, vitamins, and essential or non-essential amino acids, useful in preventing the adverse effects associated with prolonged use of dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors.

A method of controlling proliferation of fish parasites comprising the administration of 1 to 50 mg / kg fish body weight / day of an inhibitor of folate synthesis and / or an inhibitor of folate activation to fish continuously for 1 to 2 weeks. Using a combination preparation composed of an inhibitor of folate synthesis and an inhibitor of folate activation is preferable, and a sulfonamide is preferable for the inhibitor of folate synthesis. A dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, a folate antagonist, etc., can be used as the inhibitor of folate activation. The antiparasitic agent is able to exterminate fish parasites via oral administration. It is particularly effective against parasites belonging to the ciliate group among fish parasites.

The invention relates to inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treatment of parasitic infections, such as T. gondii, T. cruzi, P. falciparum, T. brucei, or L. major infections, using the novel inhibitors of the invention.

The invention provides a coupling compound which is a compound as shown in a formula (I) or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, a homologue, a solvate, a metabolite, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug of the compound as shown in the formula (I), A is a linking group, and B is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor.

The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula I:or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R5, R6 and Z are as described herein. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and methods for inhibiting DHFR activity; and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases, autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease or bacterial, fungal or parasitic infection by administering a compound of Formula I.

The present invention relates to a method for mass producing human blood coagulation factor VII, and more specifically, to a method for mass producing human blood coagulation factor VII, and a cell line for mass production of a human blood coagulation factor VII derivative, the method comprising the steps of: a) preparing an expression vector comprising i) a base sequence of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) promoter in which at least one CCGCCC is removed in a GC-rich region and a base sequence encoding DHFR operably linked thereto, and ii) a base sequence of an early gene of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and a base sequence encoding a human blood coagulation factor VII derivative operably linked thereto; b) transforming an animal cell line by using the expression vector of step; c) selecting a cell line expressing a human blood coagulation factor VII derivative with high efficiency by culturing the transformed animal cell line of step b) in the presence of a DHFR inhibitor; and d) culturing the selected animal cell line of step c) by adding at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium butyrate, vitamin K and a culture medium additive. The present invention can express a human blood coagulation factor VII derivative with high efficiency and in a large quantity by using a vector in which GC-rich repeating sequences are deleted in a DHFR promoter region, and thus can be usefully applied to the preparation of a therapeutic agent for hemophilia.

The invention provides novel compounds or the formula II: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen of a group that liberates the free amine in vivo, for example —CO-alkyl, preferably —CO—C1-C3 alkyl or pivalate; or —COhaloalkyl, preferably —CO—C1-C3 haloalkyl, most preferably —CO—C1-C3 chloroalkyl; wherein W is: and @ denotes the points of attachment and wherein the ester can be located in either direction; wherein n and m are independently 0-5; wherein one but not both or X and Y can be nitrogen, or X is C-A and / or Y is C—B; wherein A and B are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl optionally substituted with a halogen, an electron donor group such as amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino or hydroxy, or an electron acceptor group such as nitro, cyano. trihaloalkyl or amido, alkoxy or halogen; and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof. Provided that when R1 to R4 are hydrogen, both X and Y are C—H, n is 1 and —(CH2)n— is attached to the bridging oxygen of the ester group W, then m cannot be 0 or 1.

The invention relates to inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treatment of parasitic infections, such as T gondii, T. cruzi, P. falciparum, T. brucei, or L. major infections, using the novel inhibitors of the invention.

A method for the mass production of human coagulation factor VII. The method includes a) providing an expression vector carrying i) a dihydrofolate reductase promoter devoid of one or more CCGCC repeat sequences from the GC-rich region thereof and a dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene operably linked thereto and ii) a cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter and a human coagulation factor VII gene operably linked thereto; b) obtaining a transformed a host cell line containing the expression vector; and c) culturing the transfected host cell in the presence of a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor to select cells which express human coagulation factor VII with high efficiency; and d) adding sodium butyrate to the selected host cells.

The invention relates to the use of an inhibitor of the dihydrofolate reductase enzyme selected from the group that consists of methotrexate, trimetrexate and pemetrexed; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the preparation of a drug for the treatment or prevention of recurrences of a disease selected from the group that consists of cancer, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile polyarticular arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, polymyositis, dermatomyositis and sarcoidosis, wherein said treatment or prevention includes administering to a patient, simultaneously, separately or sequentially, a lipophilic statin and the inhibitor of the dihydrofolate reductase enzyme. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition which includes the inhibitor of the dihydrofolate reductase enzyme and the lipophilic statin together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and / or vehicles.

A method for the mass production of human coagulation Factor VII. The method includes a) providing an expression vector carrying i) a dihydrofolate reductase promoter devoid of one or more CCGCC repeat sequences from the GC-rich region thereof and a dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene operably linked thereto and ii) a cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter and a human coagulation Factor VII gene operably linked thereto; b) obtaining a transformed host cell line containing the expression vector; and c) culturing the transfected host cell in the presence of a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor to select cells which express human coagulation Factor VII with high efficiency; and d) adding sodium butyrate to the selected host cells.

The invention discloses derivatives and salts of damino dihydrotriazine, and a preparation method, a composition and application thereof. According to the invention, the preparation method of the damino dihydrotriazine derivative and the damino dihydrotriazine salt can be realized by adopting a method I or a method II, wherein the method I includes the step of obtaining a general formula I compound prepared through the reaction between a general formula IV compound and a general formula V compound, while the method II includes the step of mixing a general formula VIII compound with a general formula II compound under an acidic condition, and obtaining the compound shown in the general formula I through a cyclization reaction of the mixture. The invention also provides application of derivatives and salts of the damino dihydrotriazine in preparation of human dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors, preventing and curing drugs for tumor or bacterial infection diseases. The invention further provides a drug composition, which comprises an effective amount of the derivatives and / or salts of the damino dihydrotriazine, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. According to the invention, spiro heterocyclic ring derivatives of the damino dihydrotriazine have an excellent inhibitory activity on human dihydrofolate reductase, tumor cells and bacteria.

The invention relates to inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treatment of parasitic infections, such as T. gondii, T. cruzi, P. falciparum, T. brucei, or L. major infections, using the novel inhibitors of the invention.

The invention relates to the use of an inhibitor of the dihydrofolate reductase enzyme selected from the group that consists of methotrexate, trimetrexate and pemetrexed; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the preparation of a drug for the treatment or prevention of recurrences of a disease selected from the group that consists of cancer, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile polyarticular arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, polymyositis, dermatomyositis and sarcoidosis, wherein said treatment or prevention includes administering to a patient, simultaneously, separately or sequentially, a lipophilic statin and the inhibitor of the dihydrofolate reductase enzyme. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition which includes the inhibitor of the dihydrofolate reductase enzyme and the lipophilic statin together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and / or vehicles.

An antiparasitic agent for fish includes an inhibitor of folate synthesis and / or an inhibitor of folate activation as the active substance(s). A combination preparation composed of an inhibitor of folate synthesis and an inhibitor of folate activation is disclosed. Sulfonamide is disclosed as suitable for the inhibitor of folate synthesis. A dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, a folate antagonist are disclosed as suitable inhibitors of folate activation. The antiparasitic agent is able to exterminate fish parasites via oral administration. It is effective against fish parasites belonging to the ciliate group.

The invention provides a combined medicine having efficacy of antineoplastic drugs. The combined medicine consists of chlorogenic acid and a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor of unit preparations in same or different specifications, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the chlorogenic acid and the dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor are applied in a simultaneous or separated mode. According to the combined medicine, a synergistic effect can be developed when the chlorogenic acid and the DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase) inhibitor are used in a combined mode, and hematopoietic function injury and weight loss caused by the DHFR inhibitor can be relieved; toxic and side effects of the DHFR inhibitor can be effectively reduced; and the medicine, which combines the chlorogenic acid and the DHFR inhibitor is excellent in curative effect, low in toxicity and good in prospect of clinical application.