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Discovery of a potent orally bioavailable retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor-gamma-t (RORγt) inhibitor, S18-000003
Sasaki, Yoshikazu,Odan, Masahide,Yamamoto, Shiho,Kida, Shiro,Ueyama, Azumi,Shimizu, Masaya,Haruna, Takayo,Watanabe, Ayahisa,Okuno, Takayuki
, p. 3549 - 3553 (2018)
The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor-gamma-t (RORγt) is the master transcription factor responsible for regulating the development and function of T-helper 17 (Th17) cells, which are related to the pathology of several autoimmune disorders. Therefore, RORγt is an attractive drug target for such Th17-mediated autoimmune diseases. A structure-activity relationship (SAR) study of lead compound 1 yielded a novel series of RORγt inhibitors, represented by compound 6. Detailed SAR optimization, informed by X-ray cocrystal structure analysis, led to the discovery of a potent orally bioavailable RORγt inhibitor 25, which inhibited IL-17 production in the skin of IL-23-treated mice by oral administration.