Discovery of Potent, Highly Selective, and Orally Bioavailable Pyridine Carboxamide c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase Inhibitors
文摘
C-Jun NH2 terminal kinases (JNKs) are important cellsignaling enzymes. JNK1 plays a central role in linking obesity andinsulin resistance. JNK2 and JNK3 may be involved in inflammatoryand neurological disorders, respectively. Small-molecule JNK inhibitorscould be valuable tools to study the therapeutic benefits of inhibitingthese enzymes and as leads for potential drugs targeting JNKs. In thisreport, we disclose a series of potent and highly selective JNK inhibitorswith good pharmacokinetic profiles.