Compounds and methods for treating lupus
Methods for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE” or “Lupus”) by administration of a modulator of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 1 (S1P1), as well as compositions and methods related to the same, wherein such S1P1 modulators have the following general structure and wherein X and Y are as defined herein.
1. A method for treating systemic lupus erythematosus in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound having the following structure, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, homolog, hydrate or solvate thereof:
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is in the form of a racemic mixture.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is in the form of an isolated optical isomer.