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  2. 3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazoles: a novel class of NFAT transcription factor regulator

3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazoles: a novel class of NFAT transcription factor regulator

  • J Med Chem. 2000 Aug 10;43(16):2975-81. doi: 10.1021/jm990615a.
S W Djuric 1 N Y BaMaung A Basha H Liu J R Luly D J Madar R J Sciotti N P Tu F L Wagenaar P E Wiedeman X Zhou S Ballaron J Bauch Y W Chen X G Chiou T Fey D Gauvin E Gubbins G C Hsieh K C Marsh K W Mollison M Pong T K Shaughnessy M P Sheets M Smith J M Trevillyan U Warrior C D Wegner G W Carter
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  • 1 Immunological Diseases Research, Abbott Laboratories, 200 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6217, USA. stevan.w.djuric@abbott.com
Abstract

A series of bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazoles (BTPs) has been found to be a novel inhibitor of cytokine production. Identified initially as inhibitors of IL-2 synthesis, the BTPs have been optimized in this regard and even inhibit IL-2 production with a 10-fold enhancement over cyclosporine in an ex vivo assay. Additionally, the BTPs show inhibition of IL-4, IL-5, IL-8, and eotaxin production. Unlike the IL-2 inhibitors, cyclosporine and FK506, the BTPs do not directly inhibit the dephosphorylation of NFAT by Calcineurin.

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