Cutting edge: a small molecule antagonist of LFA-1-mediated cell adhesion. |
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Authors: | T A Kelly D D Jeanfavre D W McNeil J R Woska P L Reilly E A Mainolfi K M Kishimoto G H Nabozny R Zinter B J Bormann R Rothlein |
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Affiliation: | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA. tkelly@rdg.boehringer-ingelheim.com |
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Abstract: | LFA-1 (CD18,CD11a) is a cell-adhesion molecule that mediates critical immunological processes. In this paper we report the discovery and characterization of (R)-5-(4-bromobenzyl)-3-(3, 5-dichlorophenyl)-1,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (BIRT 377), an orally bioavailable small molecule that interacts specifically with LFA-1 via noncovalent binding to the CD11a chain and prevents LFA-1 from binding to its ligand, ICAM-1. BIRT 377 inhibits lymphocyte activity both in vitro and in vivo, in functional assays that require LFA-1-mediated cell adhesion. These results demonstrate that LFA-1-mediated leukocyte adhesion can be antagonized with noncharged, low m.w. molecules and suggest that the potential therapeutic value of adhesion inhibitors can be attained with a small, orally bioavailable compound. |
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