Synthesis, biological evaluation, molecular modeling, and structural analysis of new pyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives as N-formyl peptide receptors agonists

Abstract

N- formyl peptide receptors (FPR1, FPR2, and FPR3) play key roles in the regulation of inflammatory processes, and recently, it was demonstrated that FPR1 and FPR2 have a dual role in the progression/suppression of some cancers. Therefore, FPRs represent an important therapeutic target for the treatment of both cancer and inflammatory diseases. Previously, we identified selective or mixed FPR agonists with pyridazinone or pyridinone scaffolds showing a common 4-(bromophenyl)acetamide fragment, which was essential for activity. We report here new pyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives as restricted analogues of the above 6-membered compounds, all exhibiting the same 4-bromophenylacetamide side chain. Most new products had low or absent FPR agonist activity, suggesting that the pyrazole nucleus was not appropriate for FPR agonists. This hypothesis was confirmed by molecular modeling studies, which highlighted that the five-membered scaffold was responsible for a worse arrangement of the molecules in the receptor binding site.

Description

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Synthesis, biological evaluation, molecular modeling, and structural analysis of new pyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives as N‐formyl peptide receptors (FPRs) agonists. Chemical Biology & Drug Design (2021)], which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/cbdd.13913. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions: https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html#3.

Keywords

pyrazole

Citation

Vergelli, C., Khlebnikov, A. I., Crocetti, L., Guerrini, G., Cantini, N., Kirpotina, L. N., ... & Giovannoni, M. P. (2021). Synthesis, biological evaluation, molecular modeling, and structural analysis of new pyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives as N‐formyl peptide receptors agonists. Chemical biology & drug design, 98(4), 582-603.
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