Discovery of Highly Potent and Selective Small-Molecule Reversible Factor D Inhibitors Demonstrating Alternative Complement Pathway Inhibition in Vivo.
Lorthiois, E., Anderson, K., Vulpetti, A., Rogel, O., Cumin, F., Ostermann, N., Steinbacher, S., Mac Sweeney, A., Delgado, O., Liao, S.M., Randl, S., Rudisser, S., Dussauge, S., Fettis, K., Kieffer, L., de Erkenez, A., Yang, L., Hartwieg, C., Argikar, U.A., La Bonte, L.R., Newton, R., Kansara, V., Flohr, S., Hommel, U., Jaffee, B., Maibaum, J.(2017) J Med Chem 60: 5717-5735
- PubMed: 28621538 
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00425
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5NBA, 5NAR, 5NB6, 5NAT, 5NAW, 5NB7 - PubMed Abstract: 
The highly specific S1 serine protease factor D (FD) plays a central role in the amplification of the complement alternative pathway (AP) of the innate immune system. Genetic associations in humans have implicated AP activation in age-related macular deg ...