Discovery of 2-oxo-1, 2-dihydrobenzo [cd] indole-6-sulfonamide derivatives as new RORγ inhibitors using virtual screening, synthesis and biological evaluation
Abstract Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γ (RORγ), a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily, is a promising therapeutic target for treating Th17-mediated autoimmune diseases. We performed structure-based virtual screening targeting the RORγ ligand-binding domain. Among the tested compounds, s4 demonstrated RORγ antagonistic activities with micromolar IC 50 values in both an AlphaScreen assay (20.27 μM) and a ...