Fukui Research Institute, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Yamagishi, Mikuni, Sakai, Fukui, Japan. to.matsui@ono.co.jp
Abstract:
2-(Acylamino)benzylphosphonic acid 6 derived from an artificial substrate of sphingomyelinase was found to show inhibitory activity of TNF-alpha production. Structural optimization was started with the chemical modification of 6. The discovery of another chemical leads 7, 8, 10 and 16 for the development of structurally new inhibitors of TNF-alpha production is reported.