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Tretyakova, Natalia Y.

0000-0002-0621-6860

A5068509910 | I130238516

Mayo Clinic

University of Minnesota

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BET Bromodomain Pan-D1-Biased Inhibitors with Improved Drug-Like Properties and hERG Profiles as Therapies for Inflammatory Liver Injury

No container title available | September 23, 2026 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.26434/chemrxiv.15009359/v1

BET bromodomain inhibitors are efficacious as anti-inflammatory compounds, but clinical translation is hampered by dose-limiting toxicities from non-selective inhibition. We herein report compounds 16 and 26, based on previously reported 4-methyl-1,2,3-triazole-based inhibitor, DW34. 16 has a BRD4 BD1 Ki of 10 nM, and up to 13–38-fold selectivity for BRD4 BD1 over other BD2 domains, and an improved hERG affinity of 4.24 µM over DW34. 26, A biscyclopropyl analog of 16 showed further enhancement of BD1 selectivity over BD2 (26–203-fold), but exhibited more potent hERG inhibition. Compound 16 had improved liver and plasma clearance over DW34, with good biodistribution to the liver, and had an intracellular target-engagement affinity Ki of 92 nM, with reduction of Ccl2, Cxcl1, AST, and ALT in in vitro and in vivo mouse models of liver inflammation. 16 represents a useful lead for treating inflammatory liver diseases, with improved specificity, drug-like properties, and reduced hERG affinity.