Design, synthesis, structure-activity relationship and in-silico studies of novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives as selective COX-2 inhibitors with promising anti-inflammatory activity and safety profile.
Selective COX-2 inhibitors offer effective anti-inflammatory therapy with minimized gastrointestinal side effects, yet developing novel scaffolds with superior safety profiles remains critical. In this study, a novel series of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives (7a-b, 8a-j, 9a-b, and 12a-e) was designed using ligand...