SR-1903 is a modulator of retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γ (RORγ) and liver X receptor (LXR). It is an inverse agonist of RORγ and an agonist of LXR. It also binds to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR) but does not activate it. SR-1903 inhibits LPS-induced expression of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM-1). It also inhibits LPS-induced expression of the LXR target genes IL-6 and IL-33 and increases expression of ABCG1, FASN, and SCD-1. SR-1903 reduces the severity of collagen-induced arthritis. It reduces blood glucose levels in a glucose tolerance test, serum levels of total cholesterol and LDL, body weight, and fat mass in a mouse model of high-fat diet-induced obesity.
SR-1903 is an inverse agonist of RORγ and PPARγ (IC50 of ~100 nM and 209 nM for RORγ and PPARγ, respectively) and a LXR agonist. SR-1903 exhibits anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic efficacy in collagen-induced arthritis and diet-induced obesity mouse models[1].