title: Pharmacological profile of FR260330, a novel orally active inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor.
abstract: In this study, we examined effects of a newly synthesized chemical compound, FR260330, (2E)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-[(1S)-2-oxo-2-{[2-oxo-2-(4-{[6-(trifluoromethyl)-4-pyrimidinyl]oxy}-1-piperidinyl)ethyl]amino}-1-(2-pyridinylmethyl)ethyl]acrylamide on nitric oxide (NO) production in rat splenocytes and human colon cancer cell line, DLD-1 cells. FR260330 inhibited NOx production dose dependently in both cells. In lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) treated murine macrophage cell line, RAW264.7, Western blot analysis with gel filtration chromatography revealed FR260330 might prevent dimerization of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), but had no effect on the expression of iNOS protein. Furthermore, oral administration of FR260330 reduced NOx production dose dependently in plasma from rats exposed to LPS (IC50=1.6 mg/kg). Meanwhile, higher dose (100 mg/kg) of oral administration of FR260330 did not change mean arterial blood pressure in rats. These results suggest that FR260330 might be a useful therapeutical approach to various inflammatory diseases, in which superoxide or peroxynitrite formed from iNOS-derived NO are involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Medicinal Biology Research Laboratories, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 1-6, Kashima 2-chome, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-8514, Japan. noboru_chida@po.fujisawa.co.jp
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chida
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkawa
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sudo
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Seitaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mutoh
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002850:Chromatography, Gel / Q000379:methods; D019281:Dimerization; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D009566:Nitrates / Q000097:blood; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000097:blood; D010880:Piperidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C501443:FR260330; D007375:Interleukin-1; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D010880:Piperidines; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester