PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING IMMUNE DISEASES OR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, CONTAINING BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE COMPOUND AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT
The present invention relates to a biguanide derivative compound capable of effectively preventing and treating immune diseases. The biguanide-based derivative compound according to the present invention inhibits the generation of IL-17 and TNF-α, which are inflammatory cytokines, increases the activity of regulatory T cells having an immunomodulatory function, and exhibits excellent therapeutic effects in animal models of immune diseases. Accordingly, the biguanide-based derivative compound can be usefully used as an immunosuppressant or a pharmaceutical composition capable of preventing or treating various immune diseases, such as autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and transplant rejection, caused by the dysregulation of immune responses.
