Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a plasma glycoprotein that plays an important role in decreasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and increasing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ...Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a plasma glycoprotein that plays an important role in decreasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and increasing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Inhibition of CETP may be a new therapy for treating atherosclerosis. Herein, we report the development of a ligand-based pharmacophore model and pharmacophore-based virtual screening of the ZINC/big-n-greasy database, leading to the identification of compound H-10 as a potential CETP inhibitor in vitro. Based on H-10, a series of 3-((3,4-dichlorophenyl)(4-substituted benzyl)amino) propanamides were designed, synthesized, and evaluated against CETP. Compound 41 was found to have the best activity, resulting in 85.0% inhibition of CETP at l0 μmol/L.展开更多
文摘Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a plasma glycoprotein that plays an important role in decreasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and increasing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Inhibition of CETP may be a new therapy for treating atherosclerosis. Herein, we report the development of a ligand-based pharmacophore model and pharmacophore-based virtual screening of the ZINC/big-n-greasy database, leading to the identification of compound H-10 as a potential CETP inhibitor in vitro. Based on H-10, a series of 3-((3,4-dichlorophenyl)(4-substituted benzyl)amino) propanamides were designed, synthesized, and evaluated against CETP. Compound 41 was found to have the best activity, resulting in 85.0% inhibition of CETP at l0 μmol/L.