Discovery of 3-Cyano-<i>N</i>-(3-(1-isobutyrylpiperidin-4-yl)-1-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1<i>H</i>-pyrrolo[2,3-<i>b</i>]pyridin-5-yl)benzamide: A Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor C2 Inverse Agonist
作者:Mark E. Schnute、Mattias Wennerstål、Jennifer Alley、Martin Bengtsson、James R. Blinn、Charles W. Bolten、Timothy Braden、Tomas Bonn、Bo Carlsson、Nicole Caspers、Ming Chen、Chulho Choi、Leon P. Collis、Kimberly Crouse、Mathias Färnegårdh、Kimberly F. Fennell、Susan Fish、Andrew C. Flick、Annika Goos-Nilsson、Hjalmar Gullberg、Peter K. Harris、Steven E. Heasley、Martin Hegen、Alexander E. Hromockyj、Xiao Hu、Bolette Husman、Tomasz Janosik、Peter Jones、Neelu Kaila、Elisabet Kallin、Björn Kauppi、James R. Kiefer、John Knafels、Konrad Koehler、Lars Kruger、Ravi G. Kurumbail、Robert E. Kyne、Wei Li、Joakim Löfstedt、Scott A. Long、Carol A. Menard、Scot Mente、Dean Messing、Marvin J. Meyers、Lee Napierata、Daniel Nöteberg、Philippe Nuhant、Matthew J. Pelc、Michael J. Prinsen、Patrik Rhönnstad、Eva Backström-Rydin、Johnny Sandberg、Maria Sandström、Falgun Shah、Maria Sjöberg、Aron Sundell、Alexandria P. Taylor、Atli Thorarensen、John I. Trujillo、John D. Trzupek、Ray Unwalla、Felix F. Vajdos、Robin A. Weinberg、David C. Wood、Li Xing、Edouard Zamaratski、Christoph W. Zapf、Yajuan Zhao、Anna Wilhelmsson、Gabriel Berstein
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00392
日期:2018.12.13
The nuclear hormone receptor retinoic acid receptor-related orphan C2 (RORC2, also known as RORγt) is a promising target for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. A small molecule, inverse agonist of the receptor is anticipated to reduce production of IL-17, a key proinflammatory cytokine. Through a high-throughput screening approach, we identified a molecule displaying promising binding affinity for
核激素受体视黄酸受体相关的孤儿C2(RORC2,也称为RORγt)是治疗自身免疫性疾病的有希望的靶标。预期该受体的小分子反向激动剂会减少关键的促炎细胞因子IL-17的产生。通过高通量筛选方法,我们鉴定了一种分子,该分子显示出对RORC2的有希望的结合亲和力,抑制Th17细胞中IL-17的产生以及对相关RORA和RORB受体同工型的选择性。铅优化以提高这种命中的效力和代谢稳定性为重点,主要集中在两个关键设计策略上,即,通过提高亲脂性效率和结构指导的构象限制驱动的迭代优化,以实现最佳的基态能量学和最大化受体停留时间。N-(3-(1-异丁酰基哌啶-4-基)-1-甲基-4-(三氟甲基)-1 H-吡咯并[2,3 - b ]吡啶-5-基)苯甲酰胺为强效且选择性的RORC2逆激动剂,在临床前体内动物模型中,口服给药后表现出良好的代谢稳定性,口服生物利用度以及降低IL-17水平和皮肤炎症的能力。