Synonyms: compound 73 [WO2017106607A1] | M-5049 | M5049
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: This chemical structure (as the IUPAC name) was obtained from the special release of proposed INNs for COVID-related therapeutics that was published by the WHO in October 2020. The INN structure was identified as being identical to compound 73 from Merck's patent WO2017106607A1 (2017) in which it is claimed as a Toll-like receptor (TLR)7 and TLR8 antagonist for the treatment of immune disorders [3]. We speculated that this was Merck's clinical lead M5049, which is expected to prevent activation of TLR7/8 which detect single-stranded RNA from viruses including SARS-CoV-2 [1]. M5049 is administered orally. Name-to-structure was confirmed in spring 2021 [4]. The structure of M5049 was subsequently matched to the INN enpatoran.
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References |
1. Merck.
Merck Initiates First Clinical Trial of TLR7 and 8 Inhibitor as a Potential Treatment for Severe Symptoms of Covid-19 Infection. Accessed on 02/11/2020. Modified on 02/11/2020. www.merckgroup.com, https://www.merckgroup.com/en/news/m5049-treatment-covid-19-pneumonia.html |
2. Port A, Shaw JV, Klopp-Schulze L, Bytyqi A, Vetter C, Hussey E, Mammasse N, Ona V, Bachmann A, Strugala D et al.. (2021)
Phase 1 study in healthy participants of the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of enpatoran (M5049), a dual antagonist of toll-like receptors 7 and 8. Pharmacol Res Perspect, 9 (5): e00842. [PMID:34414672] |
3. Sherer BA, Brugger N. (2017)
Polycyclic tlr7/8 antagonists and use thereof in the treatment of immune disorders. Patent number: WO2017106607A1. Assignee: Merck Patent Gmbh. Priority date: 17/12/2015. Publication date: 22/06/2017. |
4. Vlach J, Bender AT, Przetak M, Pereira A, Deshpande A, Johnson TL, Reissig S, Tzvetkov E, Musil D, Morse NT et al.. (2021)
Discovery of M5049: A Novel Selective Toll-Like Receptor 7/8 Inhibitor for Treatment of Autoimmunity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 376 (3): 397-409. [PMID:33328334] |