Description
A potent, highly specific JNK inhibitor with IC50 of 390, 360, and 87nM for JNK1, JNK2, and JNK3, respectively; does not inhibits other kinases that represent potential targets for RA treatment, including GSK-3beta, JAK2, JAK3, PI3Ks, Btk, IKK-2, etc.; inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, and GM-CSF and nitric oxide production by human and murine monocyte/macrophages; inhibits LPS-induced TNF-alpha and IL-6 production in MonoMac-6 cells with IC50 of 0.25 and 0.61uM, respectively; reduces inflammation and cartilage loss associated with CIA in mice model