Sufugolix (TAK-013)

Kinase experiment:

The receptor-expressing CHO cells are seeded into 24-well plates at a density of 4×104 cells/well and cultured for 1 day. The cells are then incubated with [5,6,8,9,11,12,14,15-3H]arachidonic acid (11 kBq/well) for 1 day and ished with DMEM supplemented with 20 mM HEPES and 0.2% BSA. The cells are then preincubated with the compounds (Sufugolix) at 37 °C for 60 min and the reaction is started by addition of LHRH (1 nM). After incubation at37 °C for 40 min, radioactivity in the medium is measured with a liquid scintillation counter[1].

Animal experiment:

Monkeys: Sufugolix (10 or 30 mg/kg, 3 mL/kg, n=3 for each group) is suspended in 0.5% methylcellulose containing 1.2% citric acid, or 0.5% methylcellulose containing 1.2% citric acid alone (3 mL/kg, n=3), are administered orally. Blood samples (heparin-plasma) are collected from a femoral vein 24 h before administration and 0, 2, 4, 8, 24, and 48 h after administration. LH concentrations in the plasma are measured by bioassays using mouse testicular cells[1].

References:

[1]. Sasaki S, et al. Discovery of a thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione bearing a p-methoxyureidophenyl moiety at the 6-position: a highly potent and orally bioavailable non-peptide antagonist for the human luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone receptor. J Med Chem. 2003 Jan 2;46(1):113-24.