805249-07-4Relevant articles and documents
Identification of fused-ring alkanoic acids with improved pharmacokinetic profiles that Act as G protein-coupled receptor 40/free fatty acid receptor 1 agonists
Negoro, Nobuyuki,Sasaki, Shinobu,Ito, Masahiro,Kitamura, Shuji,Tsujihata, Yoshiyuki,Ito, Ryo,Suzuki, Masami,Takeuchi, Koji,Suzuki, Nobuhiro,Miyazaki, Junichi,Santou, Takashi,Odani, Tomoyuki,Kanzaki, Naoyuki,Funami, Miyuki,Tanaka, Toshimasa,Yasuma, Tsuneo,Momose, Yu
, p. 1538 - 1552 (2012/04/10)
The G protein-coupled receptor 40 (GPR40)/free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA1) has emerged as an attractive target for a novel insulin secretagogue with glucose dependency. We previously identified phenylpropanoic acid derivative 1 (3-{4-[(2′,6′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)methoxy]-2-fluorophenyl} propanoic acid) as a potent and orally available GPR40/FFA1 agonist; however, 1 exhibited high clearance and low oral bioavailability, which was likely due to its susceptibility to β-oxidation at the phenylpropanoic acid moiety. To identify long-acting compounds, we attempted to block the metabolically labile sites at the phenylpropanoic acid moiety by introducing a fused-ring structure. Various fused-ring alkanoic acids with potent GPR40/FFA1 activities and good PK profiles were produced. Further optimizations of the lipophilic portion and the acidic moiety led to the discovery of dihydrobenzofuran derivative 53 ((6-{[4′-(2-ethoxyethoxy)-2′,6′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl]methoxy} -2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-yl)acetic acid), which acted as a GPR40/FFA1 agonist with in vivo efficacy during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in rats with impaired glucose tolerance.
