Development of nitroalkene-based inhibitors to target STING-dependent inflammation

Chang, Fei - Gunderstofte, Camila - Colussi, Nicole - Pitts, Mareena - Salvatore, S.R. - Thielke, Anne L. - Turell Novo, Lucía - Alvarez, Beatriz - Goldbach-Mansky, Raphaela - Villacorta, Luis - Holm, Christian K. - Schopfer, F.J. - Hansen, Anne Louise

Resumen:

Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) is essential for the inflammatory response to cytosolic DNA. Despite that aberrant activation of STING is linked to an increasing number of inflammatory diseases, the development of inhibitors has been challenging, with no compounds in the pipeline beyond the preclinical stage. We previously identified endogenous nitrated fatty acids as novel reversible STING inhibitors. With the aim of improving the specificity and efficacy of these compounds, we developed and tested a library of nitroalkene-based compounds for in vitro and in vivo STING inhibition. The structure-activity relationship study revealed a robustly improved electrophilicity and reduced degrees of freedom of nitroalkenes by conjugation with an aromatic moiety. The lead compounds CP-36 and CP-45, featuring a β-nitrostyrene moiety, potently inhibited STING activity in vitro and relieved STING-dependent inflammation in vivo. This validates the potential for nitroalkene compounds as drug candidates for STING modulation to treat STING-driven inflammatory diseases, providing new robust leads for preclinical development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
2024
Stimulator of Interferon Genes
Drug discovery Nitroalkene-based compounds
STING inhibitors
STING-associated vasculopathy with onset in infancy
Interferon
Inglés
Universidad de la República
COLIBRI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/50451
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