A series of heterocyclic glucocorticoid receptor (GR) modulators with 2,2-dimethyl-3-phenyl-N-(thiazol or thiadiazol-2-yl)propanamide core are described. Structure-activity relationships suggest a combination of H-bond acceptor and a 4-fluorophenyl moiety as being important structural components contributing to the glucocorticoid receptor binding and functional activity for this series of GR modulators.
Keywords: Dissociated steroids; Glucocorticoid receptor; Non-steroidal glucocorticoid receptor agonists; Transactivation; Transrepression.
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