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Abstract #67164 Published in IGR 17-4

Discovery of the ROCK inhibitor netarsudil for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma

Sturdivant JM; Royalty SM; Lin CW; Moore LA; Yingling JD; Laethem CL; Sherman B; Heintzelman GR; Kopczynski CC; deLong MA
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2016; 26: 2475-2480


Inhibition of Rho kinase (ROCK) to improve fluid outflow through the trabecular meshwork and lower intraocular pressure is a strategy for the development of new anti-glaucoma agents. Alpha-aryl-beta-amino isoquinoline analogs were identified as potent ROCK inhibitors. Compounds that provided a longer duration of intraocular pressure reduction in Dutch Belted rabbits also inhibited norepinephrine transporter. Ester 60 improved bioavailability of its parent ROCK inhibitor, 29 (Ki=0.2nM) and demonstrated an effective and sustained IOP reduction for 24h after dosing. From these studies, netarsudil (a.k.a. AR-13324) was discovered and is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4301 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400, Durham, NC 27703, United States. Electronic address: jsturdivant@aeriepharma.com.

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11.14 Investigational drugs; pharmacological experiments (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)



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