1610033-02-7Relevant articles and documents
Discovery of Potent and Orally Bioavailable Dihydropyrazole GPR40 Agonists
Shi, Jun,Gu, Zhengxiang,Jurica, Elizabeth Anne,Wu, Ximao,Haque, Lauren E.,Williams, Kristin N.,Hernandez, Andres S.,Hong, Zhenqiu,Gao, Qi,Dabros, Marta,Davulcu, Akin H.,Mathur, Arvind,Rampulla, Richard A.,Gupta, Arun Kumar,Jayaram, Ramya,Apedo, Atsu,Moore, Douglas B.,Liu, Heng,Kunselman, Lori K.,Brady, Edward J.,Wilkes, Jason J.,Zinker, Bradley A.,Cai, Hong,Shu, Yue-Zhong,Sun, Qin,Dierks, Elizabeth A.,Foster, Kimberly A.,Xu, Carrie,Wang, Tao,Panemangalore, Reshma,Cvijic, Mary Ellen,Xie, Chunshan,Cao, Gary G.,Zhou, Min,Krupinski, John,Whaley, Jean M.,Robl, Jeffrey A.,Ewing, William R.,Ellsworth, Bruce Alan
, p. 681 - 694 (2018/02/16)
G protein-coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) has become an attractive target for the treatment of diabetes since it was shown clinically to promote glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Herein, we report our efforts to develop highly selective and potent GPR40 agonists with a dual mechanism of action, promoting both glucose-dependent insulin and incretin secretion. Employing strategies to increase polarity and the ratio of sp3/sp2 character of the chemotype, we identified BMS-986118 (compound 4), which showed potent and selective GPR40 agonist activity in vitro. In vivo, compound 4 demonstrated insulinotropic efficacy and GLP-1 secretory effects resulting in improved glucose control in acute animal models.
