BT-11

BT-11 is an orally available LANCL2 binding compound for treating inflammatory bowel disease.

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

Research Areas >> Inflammation/Immunology

Research Areas >> Neurological Disease

LANCL2 engagement produces an increase of PKA, followed by an accumulation of cAMP in the cytoplasm. BT-11 treatment splenocytes shows a dose−response increase of cAMP production. BT-11 stimulates cAMP production by activating the LANCL2 pathway[1].

The oral treatment with BT-11 (8 mg/kg/d) in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease results in lowering the disease activity index, decreasing colonic inflammatory lesions by 4-fold, and suppressing inflammatory markers (e.g., TNF-α, and interferon-γ) in the gut. Furthermore, studies in LANCL2−/− mice demonstrates that loss of LANCL2 abrogates beneficial actions of BT-11, suggesting high selectivity for the target. Oral treatment with BT-11 (8 mg/kg/day) ameliorates colitis in mice. Initial safety assessment in rats indicates that oral treatment with BT-11 at high doses has an excellent safety profile up to 1000 mg/kg/day[1]. BT-11 is well tolerated in rats, and may hold promise as an orally active therapeutic for Crohn’s disease. One hour after oral administration of a single dose of 80 mg/kg, BT-11 has a maximal concentration of 21 ng/mL; the half-life is 3 hours[2].

Rats: Male Harlan Sprague Dawley rats are treated with a single oral dose of 500 mg/kg and 80 mg/kg/d for 14 days. Treated and control rats are observed for behavioral detriments, and blood and tissues are collected for clinical pathology and histopathological examination[2]. Mice: Wild type and LANCL2−/− male mice are treated with 8 mg/kg/d BT-11 over 8 weeks. Mice are sacrificed and spleens are collected for splenocytes isolation. Cell lysates are collected and cAMP intracellular concentration is measured[1].

[1]. Carbo A, et al. An N,N-Bis(benzimidazolylpicolinoyl)piperazine (BT-11): A Novel Lanthionine Synthetase C-Like 2-Based Therapeutic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Med Chem. 2016 Nov 23;59(22):10113-10126.

[2]. Bissel P, et al. Exploratory Studies With BT-11: A Proposed Orally Active Therapeutic for Crohn's Disease. Int J Toxicol. 2016 Sep;35(5):521-9.

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