Publication Abstract from PubMed
Efforts to identify treatments for chronic diabetic complications have resulted in the discovery of a novel series of highly potent and selective [3-(4,5,7-trifluoro-benzothiazol-2-ylmethyl)-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl]ac etic acid aldose reductase inhibitors. The lead candidate, [6-methyl-3-(4,5,7-trifluoro-benzothiazol-2-ylmethyl)-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridi n-1-yl]acetic acid example 16, inhibits aldose reductase with an IC50 of 8 nM, while being inactive against aldehyde reductase (IC50>100 microM), a related enzyme involved in the detoxification of reactive aldehydes.
Discovery of [3-(4,5,7-trifluoro-benzothiazol-2-ylmethyl)-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl]ac etic acids as highly potent and selective inhibitors of aldose reductase for treatment of chronic diabetic complications.,Van Zandt MC, Doan B, Sawicki DR, Sredy J, Podjarny AD Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Apr 1;19(7):2006-8. Epub 2009 Feb 12. PMID:19250825[1]
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