805250-09-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
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.
BICYCLIC CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES USEFUL FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERS
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, (2008/06/13)
Compounds having the general formula I and/or the general formula II are useful, for example, for treating metabolic disorders in a subject formula (I) (II) where the variables are provided herein. Compositions and methods for using the compounds for preparing medicaments and for treating metabolic disorders such as, for instance, type II diabetes are disclosed.
