Discovery and Initial SAR of Arylsulfonylpiperazine Inhibitors of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 (11β-HSD1)

High-throughput screening of a small-molecule compound library resulted in the identification of a series of arylsulfonylpiperazines that are potent and selective inhibitors of human 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 (11β-HSD1). Optimization of the initial lead resulted in the discovery of compound (R)-45 (11β-HSD1 IC50 = 3 nM).

Graphical abstractHigh-throughput screening of a small-molecule compound library resulted in the identification of a series of arylsulfonylpiperazines that are potent and selective inhibitors of human 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 (11β-HSD1). Optimization of the initial lead resulted in the discovery of compound (R)-45 (11β-HSD1 IC50 = 3 nM).Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide