| Literature DB >> 35450354 |
Claudia Betschart1, Michael Faller2, Florence Zink2, René Hemmig2, Jutta Blank2, Eric Vangrevelinghe1, Marjorie Bourrel1, Ralf Glatthar1, Dirk Behnke1, Kerstin Barker1, Andreas Heizmann1, Daniela Angst1, Pierre Nimsgern1, Sébastien Jacquier1, Tobias Junt3, Géraldine Zipfel3, Giulia Ruzzante3, Pius Loetscher3, Sarah Limonta3, Stuart Hawtin3, Cedric Bernard Andre3, Thomas Boulay3, Roland Feifel4, Thomas Knoepfel1.
Abstract
Inappropriate activation of TLR7 and TLR8 is linked to several autoimmune diseases, such as lupus erythematosus. Here we report on the efficient structure-based optimization of the inhibition of TLR8, starting from a co-crystal structure of a small screening hit. Further optimization of the physicochemical properties for cellular potency and expansion of the structure-activity relationship for dual potency finally resulted in a highly potent TLR7/8 antagonist with demonstrated in vivo efficacy after oral dosing.Entities:
Year: 2022 PMID: 35450354 PMCID: PMC9014506 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00696
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.632