PMID- 35424505 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220416 IS - 2046-2069 (Electronic) IS - 2046-2069 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Dec 20 TI - Synthetic strategy and structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of 3-(5'-hydroxymethyl-2'-furyl)-1-benzyl indazole (YC-1, Lificiguat): a review. PG - 251-264 LID - 10.1039/d1ra08120a [doi] AB - Since 1994, YC-1 (Lificiguat, 3-(5'-hydroxymethyl-2'-furyl)-1-benzylindazole) has been synthesized, and many targets for special bioactivities have been explored, such as stimulation of platelet-soluble guanylate cyclase, indirect elevation of platelet cGMP levels, and inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) and NF-kappaB. Recently, Riociguat(R), the first soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator drug used to treat pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension, was derived from the YC-1 structure. In this review, we aim to highlight the synthesis and structure-activity relationships in the development of YC-1 analogs and their possible indications. CI - This journal is (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry. FAU - Yu, Ko-Hua AU - Yu KH AD - School of Pharmacy College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Tainan 701 Taiwan z10308005@email.ncku.edu.tw. FAU - Hung, Hsin-Yi AU - Hung HY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7666-2420 AD - School of Pharmacy College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Tainan 701 Taiwan z10308005@email.ncku.edu.tw. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20211220 PL - England TA - RSC Adv JT - RSC advances JID - 101581657 PMC - PMC8978903 COIS- There are no conflicts to declare. EDAT- 2022/04/16 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/16 06:01 PMCR- 2021/12/20 CRDT- 2022/04/15 05:28 PHST- 2021/11/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/15 05:28 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/16 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - d1ra08120a [pii] AID - 10.1039/d1ra08120a [doi] PST - epublish SO - RSC Adv. 2021 Dec 20;12(1):251-264. doi: 10.1039/d1ra08120a. eCollection 2021 Dec 20.