Insights of a Lead Optimization Study and Biological Evaluation of Novel 4-Hydroxytamoxifen Analogs as Estrogen-Related Receptor γ (ERRγ) Inverse Agonists

Jina Kim, Seo Yeon Woo, Chun Young Im, Eun Kyung Yoo, Seungmi Lee, Hyo Ji Kim, Hee Jong Hwang, Joong Heui Cho, Won Seok Lee, Heeseok Yoon, Shinae Kim, Oh Bin Kwon, Hayoung Hwang, Kyung Hee Kim, Jae Han Jeon, Thoudam Debraj Singh, Sang Wook Kim, Sung Yeoun Hwang, Hueng Sik Choi, In Kyu LeeSeong Heon Kim, Yong Hyun Jeon, Jungwook Chin, Sung Jin Cho

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Abstract

We evaluated the in vitro pharmacology as well as the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) properties of chemical entities that not only were shown to be highly selective agonists for ERRγ but also exhibited enhanced pharmacokinetic profile compared with 3 (GSK5182). 6g and 10b had comparable potency to 3 and were far more selective for ERRγ over the ERRα, -β, and ERα. The in vivo pharmacokinetic profiles of 6g and 10b were further evaluated, as they possessed superior in vitro ADMET profiles compared to the other compounds. Additionally, we observed a significant increase of fully glycosylated NIS protein, key protein for radioiodine therapy in anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), in 6g- or 10b-treated CAL62 cells, which indicated that these compounds could be promising enhancers for restoring NIS protein function in ATC cells. Thus, 6g and 10b possess advantageous druglike properties and can be used to potentially treat various ERRγ-related disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10209-10227
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume59
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Nov 2016

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