VPR-254: an inhibitor of ROR-gamma T with potential utility for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
In: Inflammopharmacology, Jg. 28 (2020-04-01), Heft 2, S. 499-511
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Introduction: Retinoic Acid Related Orphan Nuclear Receptor gamma T (RORγT) is a lineage specifying transcription factor for IL-17 expressing cells, which may contribute to the pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). VPR-254 is a selective in vitro inhibitor of RORγT.
Aims: The main goals of our study were twofold: (1) To determine if ex vivo treatment with VPR-254 reduced relevant cytokine (IL-17 and IL-21) secretion from colonic strips of mice with colitis; (2) To determine if treatment of mice with VPR-254 attenuated parameters of colitis, using three murine IBD models.
Methods: VPR-254 was evaluated ex vivo in a colonic strip assay, using tissue from mice with Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis. In vivo, VPR-254 was evaluated for efficacy in DSS, Trintirobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) and Anti-CD40 antibody-induced murine models of colitis.
Results: VPR-254 reduced the production of key pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-17) in ex vivo and in vivo models of colitis. This small molecule inhibitor of RORγT also improved various morphometric and histological parameters associated with three diverse murine models of IBD.
Conclusion: Our results support the concept that an inhibitor of ROR-gamma T may have potential utility for the treatment of IBD.
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VPR-254: an inhibitor of ROR-gamma T with potential utility for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Fitzpatrick, LR ; Small, J ; O'Connell, R ; Talbott, G ; Alton, G ; Zapf, J |
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Zeitschrift: | Inflammopharmacology, Jg. 28 (2020-04-01), Heft 2, S. 499-511 |
Veröffentlichung: | Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Dordrecht, The Netherlands ; Norwell, MA, USA : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1991-, 2020 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1568-5608 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10787-019-00643-z |
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