Discovery of a potent orally bioavailable retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor-gamma-t (ROR gamma t) inhibitor, S18-000003.
Sasaki, Y., Odan, M., Yamamoto, S., Kida, S., Ueyama, A., Shimizu, M., Haruna, T., Watanabe, A., Okuno, T.(2018) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 28: 3549-3553
- PubMed: 30301676 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.09.032
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5ZA1 - PubMed Abstract: 
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, ROR γ t 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 ROR γ t inhibitors, represented by compound 6. Detailed SAR optimization, informed by X-ray cocrystal structure analysis, led to the discovery of a potent orally bioavailable ROR γ t inhibitor 25, which inhibited IL-17 production in the skin of IL-23-treated mice by oral administration.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Pharmaceutical Research Division, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., 1-1, Futaba-cho 3-chome, Toyonaka, Osaka 561-0825, Japan. Electronic address: yoshikazu.sasaki@shionogi.co.jp.