The discovery of setileuton, a potent and selective 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor

…, EL Grimm, H Juteau, S Laliberté… - ACS medicinal …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The discovery of novel and selective inhibitors of human 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) is described.
These compounds are potent, orally bioavailable, and active at inhibiting leukotriene …

Discovery of MK-0952, a selective PDE4 inhibitor for the treatment of long-term memory loss and mild cognitive impairment

…, P Hamel, Z Huang, P Lacombe, S Laliberté… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
The structure–activity relationship of a novel series of 8-biarylnaphthyridinones acting as
type 4 phosphodiesterase (PDE4) inhibitors for the treatment of long-term memory loss and …

Oxidation of aromatic and aliphatic triisopropylsilanylsulfanyls to sulfonyl chlorides: preparation of sulfonamides

Y Gareau, J Pellicelli, S Laliberté, D Gauvreau - Tetrahedron letters, 2003 - Elsevier
A series of aromatic and aliphatic triisopropylsilanylsulfanyls were prepared and oxidized to
the sulfonyl chlorides with KNO3/SO2Cl2. The sulfonyl chlorides were characterized via their …

Novel cytochrome P450-mediated ring opening of the 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole in setileuton, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor

CM Maciolek, B Ma, K Menzel, S Laliberte… - Drug metabolism and …, 2011 - ASPET
Setileuton [4-(4-fluorophenyl)-7-[({5-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-1-(trifluoromethyl)propyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl}amino)methyl]-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one]
is a selective inhibitor of the 5-lipoxygenase …

Optimization and structure–activity relationship of a series of 1-phenyl-1, 8-naphthyridin-4-one-3-carboxamides: Identification of MK-0873, a potent and effective PDE4 …

…, P Hamel, Z Huang, F Laliberté, S Laliberté… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2008 - Elsevier
A SAR study of a series of 1-phenyl-1,8-naphthyridin-4-one-3-carboxamides is described.
Optimization of the series was based on in vitro potency against PDE4, inhibition of the LPS-…

Palladium-catalyzed double allylic alkylation of indole-2-hydroxamates: easy access to pyrazino [1, 2-a] indole derivatives

S Laliberté, PK Dornan, A Chen - Tetrahedron Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
The synthesis of pyrazino [1, 2-a] indoles via a palladium-catalyzed double allylic alkylation
of indole-2-hydroxamates is described. The reaction conditions are very mild and allow for a …

Renin inhibitors for the treatment of hypertension: design and optimization of a novel series of spirocyclic piperidines

…, S Gagné, Y Han, R Houle, S Laliberté… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2011 - Elsevier
The discovery and SAR of a novel series of spirocyclic renin inhibitors are described herein.
It was found that by restricting the northern aromatic plate to the bioactive conformation …

Discovery of a 4-aryloxy-1H-pyrrolo [3, 2-c] pyridine and a 1-aryloxyisoquinoline series of TRPA1 antagonists

YJ Hu, MS Onge, S Laliberté, F Vallée, S Jin… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
A series of TRPA1 antagonists is described having a 4-aryloxy-1 H-pyrrolo [3, 2-c] pyridine
or a 1-aryloxyisoquinoline scaffold. These compounds have high ligand efficiency and …

Renin inhibitors for the treatment of hypertension: Design and optimization of a novel series of pyridone-substituted piperidines

…, R Houle, JQ Huang, P Lacombe, S Laliberté… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2011 - Elsevier
An SAR campaign aimed at decreasing the overall lipophilicity of renin inhibitors such as 1
is described herein. It was found that replacement of the northern appendage in 1 with an N-…

Addressing time-dependent CYP 3A4 inhibition observed in a novel series of substituted amino propanamide renin inhibitors, a case study

…, E Grimm, R Houle, P Lacombe, S Laliberté… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
Time-dependent inhibitors of CYPs have the potential to perpetrate drug–drug interactions
in the clinical setting. After finding that several leading compounds in a novel series of …