Synonyms: CP-456,773 | CP-456773 | CRID3 | MCC-950
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: MCC950 has been reported as a potent, selective and direct inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome [4-5]. The compound binds directly at a motif within the NLRP3 protein's NACHT domain [2] and blocks its activation and inflammasome formation which ultimately reduces cleavage of IL-1β and IL-18 from their latent forms. It offers a useful tool for examination of NLRP3 biology and its potential for therapeutic intervention. MCC950 has demonstrated anti-inflammatory actions in numerous in vivo models of human diseases [3-4] and has been proposed as a therapeutic option for the treatment of NLRP3-associated diseases, including IL-1β/IL-18-driven inflammatory/autoinflammatory conditions [10,13] and other diseases that have an inflammatory component such as atherosclerosis [7,14], type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases [8,12], cancer and pathologic inflammation that is a result of viral infection [1,11].
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Immunopharmacology Comments |
MCC950 blocks canonical and non-canonical NLRP3-induced events, but spares NLRC4 and AIM2 inflammasome activity and TLR signaling. The potential of inflammasome inhibition as an anti-inflammatory modality is discussed in Fenini et al. (2017) [6]. |