Publication Date:
2011-04-19
Description:
T-helper cells that produce interleukin-17 (T(H)17 cells) are a recently identified CD4(+) T-cell subset with characterized pathological roles in autoimmune diseases. The nuclear receptors retinoic-acid-receptor-related orphan receptors alpha and gammat (RORalpha and RORgammat, respectively) have indispensible roles in the development of this cell type. Here we present SR1001, a high-affinity synthetic ligand-the first in a new class of compound-that is specific to both RORalpha and RORgammat and which inhibits T(H)17 cell differentiation and function. SR1001 binds specifically to the ligand-binding domains of RORalpha and RORgammat, inducing a conformational change within the ligand-binding domain that encompasses the repositioning of helix 12 and leads to diminished affinity for co-activators and increased affinity for co-repressors, resulting in suppression of the receptors' transcriptional activity. SR1001 inhibited the development of murine T(H)17 cells, as demonstrated by inhibition of interleukin-17A gene expression and protein production. Furthermore, SR1001 inhibited the expression of cytokines when added to differentiated murine or human T(H)17 cells. Finally, SR1001 effectively suppressed the clinical severity of autoimmune disease in mice. Our data demonstrate the feasibility of targeting the orphan receptors RORalpha and RORgammat to inhibit specifically T(H)17 cell differentiation and function, and indicate that this novel class of compound has potential utility in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148894/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉 〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148894/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Solt, Laura A -- Kumar, Naresh -- Nuhant, Philippe -- Wang, Yongjun -- Lauer, Janelle L -- Liu, Jin -- Istrate, Monica A -- Kamenecka, Theodore M -- Roush, William R -- Vidovic, Dusica -- Schurer, Stephan C -- Xu, Jihong -- Wagoner, Gail -- Drew, Paul D -- Griffin, Patrick R -- Burris, Thomas P -- DK080201/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK088499/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK089984/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- GM084041/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- MH084512/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/ -- R01 DK080201/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- R01 DK080201-06/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- R01 GM084041/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- R01 MH092769/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/ -- U54 MH084512/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/ -- U54 MH084512-02/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/ -- U54MH074404/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/ -- England -- Nature. 2011 Apr 28;472(7344):491-4. doi: 10.1038/nature10075. Epub 2011 Apr 17.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21499262" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Autoimmunity/*drug effects/immunology
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Cell Differentiation/*drug effects
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Drug Inverse Agonism
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HEK293 Cells
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Humans
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Interleukin-17/biosynthesis/immunology
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Interleukins/biosynthesis/immunology
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Ligands
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Models, Molecular
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Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1/antagonists &
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inhibitors/genetics/metabolism
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Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3/antagonists &
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inhibitors/genetics/metabolism
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Sulfonamides/*pharmacology
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Th17 Cells/*cytology/drug effects/*immunology/secretion
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Thiazoles/*pharmacology
Print ISSN:
0028-0836
Electronic ISSN:
1476-4687
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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