Synthesis and biological activity of novel substituted pyridines and purines containing 2,4-thiazolidinedione

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2004.03.001

A series of substituted pyridines and purines containing 2,4-thiazolidinedione were designed and synthesized from their corresponding pyridines and purines. These synthesized compounds (entry no. 6a-d, 12a-e, 18a-d, 23a-c) were evaluated for their effect on triglyceride accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells in vitro and their hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity in the genetically diabetic KKA^y mice in vivo. On the basis of their biological activities, 5-(4-{2-[N-methyl-(5-phenyl-pyridin-2-yl)amino]ethoxy} benzyl)thiazolidine-2,4-dione (6d) was selected as a candidate for further pharmacological studies.