Expansion of the Structure-Activity Relationship Profile of Triaminopyrimidines as Inhibitors of Caspase-1.

Caspase-1 is a sought-after therapeutic target for inflammatory conditions due to its role in activation and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, but there has been little success getting drugs into the clinic. We have previously shown triaminopyrimidines such as CK-1-41 are potent, reversible small molecule inhibitors of caspase-1, likely binding in an allosteric site within the enzyme. A series of analogs of CK-1-41 were synthesized and tested against caspase-1 to develop a more robust structure-activity relationship profile.