PMID: 18313298 , Related PDB id: 3BX5

Authors:

Hynes J Jr, Wu H, Pitt S, Shen DR, Zhang R, Schieven GL, Gillooly KM, Shuster DJ, Taylor TL, Yang X, McIntyre KW, McKinnon M, Zhang H, Marathe PH, Doweyko AM, Kish K, Kiefer SE, Sack JS, Newitt JA, Barrish JC, Dodd J, Leftheris K

Title:

The discovery of (R)-2-(sec-butylamino)-N-(2-methyl-5-(methylcarbamoyl)phenyl) thiazole-5-carboxamide (BMS-640994)-A potent and efficacious p38alpha MAP kinase inhibitor.

Journal:

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Mar 15;18(6):1762-7. Epub 2008 Feb 16.

Abstract:

A novel structural class of p38alpha MAP kinase inhibitors has been identified via iterative SAR studies of a focused deck screen hit. Optimization of the lead series generated 6e, BMS-640994, a potent and selective p38alpha inhibitor that is orally efficacious in rodent models of acute and chronic inflammation.