Discovery of 4-Aryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinolines as Potent, Selective, and Orally Active Aldosterone Synthase (CYP11B2) Inhibitors: In Vivo Evaluation in Rodents and Cynomolgus Monkeys.
Martin, R.E., Aebi, J.D., Hornsperger, B., Krebs, H.J., Kuhn, B., Kuglstatter, A., Alker, A.M., Marki, H.P., Muller, S., Burger, D., Ottaviani, G., Riboulet, W., Verry, P., Tan, X., Amrein, K., Mayweg, A.V.(2015) J Med Chem 58: 8054-8065
- PubMed: 26403853 
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00851
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4ZGX - PubMed Abstract: 
Inappropriately high levels of aldosterone are associated with many serious medical conditions, including renal and cardiac failure. A focused screen hit has been optimized into a potent and selective aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) inhibitor with in vitro activity against rat, mouse, human, and cynomolgus monkey enzymes, showing a selectivity factor of 160 against cytochrome CYP11B1 in the last species ...