3-Substituted Quinolines as RORγt Inverse Agonists

Virginia M. Tanis, Hariharan Venkatesan, Maxwell D. Cummings, Michael Albers, J. Kent Barbay, Krystal Herman, David A. Kummer, Cynthia Milligan, Marina I. Nelen, Rachel Nishimura, Thomas Schlueter, Brian Scott, John Spurlino, Ronald Wolin, Craig Woods, Xiaohua Xue, James P. Edwards, Anne M. Fourie, Kristi Leonard

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Abstract

We have previously reported the syntheses of a series of 3,6-disubstituted quinolines as modulators of the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt). These molecules are potent binders but are high molecular weight and they exhibited poor solubility at pH 2 and pH 7. This manuscript details our efforts at improving physical chemical properties for this series of compounds by increasing the diversity at the 3-position (i.e. introducing heteroatoms and lowering the molecular weight). These efforts have led to molecules which are potent binders with improved solubility.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1463-1470
Number of pages8
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume29
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 15 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • IL-17
  • Inverse agonist
  • RORγt
  • Retinoic acid-related orphan nuclear receptor gamma t
  • Th17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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