TrkA Inhibitor Compounds with Optimized Solubility and Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current compounds do not effectively inhibit TrkA, which is involved in various disorders such as pain, cancer, inflammatory, and dermatological diseases, and there is a need for a compound with TrkA inhibitory activity for therapeutic applications.

Innovation Solution

A compound represented by Formula (I) with specific structural features, including various substituents and functional groups, exhibits TrkA kinase inhibitory activity, forming the basis of a pharmaceutical composition for treating TrkA-mediated disorders.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If existing TrkA inhibitor compounds are used, then TrkA inhibitory activity is achieved, but the compounds lack effective therapeutic potential due to insufficient inhibitory activity or poor pharmacological properties

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveTrkA inhibitory activityVSAvoidtherapeutic potential
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by systematically modifying molecular parameters of the compound structure, including substituting different groups at specific positions (R1-R15), adjusting molecular weight, and optimizing functional groups to achieve both high TrkA inhibitory activity and desirable pharmacological properties for therapeutic applications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention creates composite molecular structures by combining multiple functional groups and structural motifs ( Formula I compounds with various substituents including heterocyclic groups, carbonyl groups, and linkers) to achieve synergistic effects that simultaneously provide TrkA inhibition and therapeutic efficacy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Ease of manufacture

If compound structure is simplified for easier synthesis, then manufacturing ease improves, but TrkA inhibitory activity and therapeutic effectiveness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesynthesis simplicityVSAvoidTrkA inhibitory activity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the complex molecular structure into modular components (core scaffold with specific substituents at defined positions), allowing systematic assembly through stepwise synthesis while maintaining the overall complexity necessary for high TrkA inhibitory activity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies local quality by introducing specific functional groups and substituents at particular positions in the molecular structure (e.g., R1-R15 positions) to achieve local chemical properties that are critical for TrkA binding and inhibition, while the rest of the molecule can be optimized for synthesis ease

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Quantity of substance

If compound solubility is improved for better bioavailability, then therapeutic effectiveness improves, but metabolic stability and enzyme inhibition profiles deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesolubilityVSAvoidmetabolic stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by carefully selecting and adjusting molecular parameters including the introduction of polar groups for solubility while incorporating hydrophobic regions and rigid structures to maintain metabolic stability, achieving an optimal balance through systematic structure-activity relationship optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10532985B2Heterocycle and carbocycle derivatives having TRKA inhibitory activity
Publication Date: 2020.01.14 SHIONOGI & CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula (I):wherein -L- is —C(═X)—, or the like, —Z— is —NR5—, or the like, —ZA— is —NR5A—, or the like, —W— is —C(R8R9)n-, —WA— is —C(R3R4)m-, B is substituted or unsubstituted aromatic carbocyclyl, or the like, Y is a bond, or the like, the ring C is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocycle, or the like, R2 is a hydrogen atom, or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising thereof.