Structural–activity relationship study of highly-functionalized imidazolines as potent inhibitors of nuclear transcription factor-κB mediated IL-6 production
摘要:
We herein describe the synthesis and anti-inflammatory properties of a small library of imidazoline-based NF-kappa B inhibitors. The structure-activity relationship of various substituents on an imidazoline core structure was evaluated for the ability to inhibit NF-kappa B mediated IL-6 production. Optimization of the scaffolds was pursued by correlating luciferase-based NF-kappa B reporter assays with inhibition of IL-6 production in IL-1 beta stimulated human blood. Several derivatives were found to inhibit NF-kappa B mediated IL-6 production in the nanomolar range in IL-1 beta stimulated human blood. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The invention relates to compositions comprising substituted imidazoline compounds including prodrugs, and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the use of these compositions as therapeutic agents, preferably for the treatment of arthritis or cancer. In further embodiments, The invention relates to the pharmaceutical compositions with effective amounts of substituted imidazoline compounds disclosed herein that function as agonist or antagonists of the genetic expression or interactions with transcription factor NF-κB.