Design and Synthesis of a Series of Novel Macrocycle Janus Kinase 2 Inhibitors

Summary of main observation and conclusion Macrocycle has attracted the attention of many researchers in the field of medicinal chemistry due to its unique advantages and good prospects,but the difficulties in drug design and synthesis of macrocycle limit its applications.In this study,a series of macrocyclic derivatives designed from anaplastic lymphoma kinase(ALK)inhibitor lorlatinib were synthesized as Janus kinase 2(JAK2)selective inhibitors.Among them,17f had the best inhibitory activity(IC50=0.177μmol·L^-1)and selectivity for JAK2 over JAK1 and JAK3,which indicated that design of the macrocyclic derivatives might be a feasible strategy for the discovery of novel selective JAK2 inhihitors.

Design,synthesis and SAR study of 2-aminopyridine derivatives as potent and selective JAK2 inhibitors

The abnormal activation of JAK2 kinase is closely related to the occurrence and progression of myeloproliferative neoplasms(MPNs).At present,there is still an obvious unmet medical need for selective JAK2 inhibitors in clinic.In this paper,a class of 2-aminopyridine derivatives as potent and selective JAK2 inhibitors was obtained by combining drug design,synthesis and structure-activity relationship studies based on the previously identified lead Crizotinib.Among them,21 b exhibited high inhibitory activity against JAK2 with an IC_(50)of 9 nmol/L,moreover,it showed 276-and 184-fold selectivity over JAK1 and JAK3,respectively.Besides,21 b had a significant antiproliferative activity against HEL cells,and also inhibited the phosphorylation of JAK2 and its down-stream signaling pathway.These results indicated that2-aminopyridine compound 21 b had the potential to be developed as a selective JAK2 inhibitor for further study.