Discovery of BAY-390, a Selective CNS Penetrant Chemical Probe as Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) Antagonist

J Med Chem. 2023 Jan 26;66(2):1583-1600. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01830. Epub 2023 Jan 9.

Abstract

Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) is a voltage-dependent, ligand-gated ion channel, and activation thereof is linked to a variety of painful conditions. Preclinical studies have demonstrated the role of TRPA1 receptors in a broad range of animal models of acute, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain. In addition, a clinical study using the TRPA1 antagonist GRC-17536 (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals) demonstrated efficacy in a subgroup of patients with painful diabetic neuropathy. Consequently, there is an increasing interest in TRPA1 inhibitors as potential analgesics. Herein, we report the identification of a fragment-like hit from a high-throughput screening (HTS) campaign and subsequent optimization to provide a novel and brain-penetrant TRPA1 inhibitor (compound 18, BAY-390), which is now being made available to the research community as an open-source in vivo probe.

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Ankyrins
  • Neuralgia*
  • TRPA1 Cation Channel
  • Transient Receptor Potential Channels*

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Ankyrins
  • Transient Receptor Potential Channels
  • TRPA1 Cation Channel
  • GRC-17536