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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
G protein-coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) is being recently considered to be a new potential drug target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes because of its role in the enhancement of free fatty acid-regulated glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic ?-cells. We initially identified benzyloxyphenylpropanoic acid (1b) (EC(50) = 510 nM), which was designed based on the structure of free fatty acids, as a promising lead compound with GPR40 agonist activity. Chemical modification of compound 1b led to the discovery of 3-{4-[(2',6'-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)methoxy]-2-fluorophenyl}propanoic acid (4p) as a potent GPR40 agonist (EC(50) = 5.7 nM). Compound 4p exhibited acceptable pharmacokinetic profiles and significant glucose-lowering effects during an oral glucose tolerance test in diabetic rats. Moreover, no hypoglycemic event was observed even after administration of a high dose of compound 4p to normal fasted rats. These pharmacological results suggest that GPR40 agonists might be novel glucose-dependent insulin secretagogues with little or no risk of hypoglycemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1520-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1365-78
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Biphenyl Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Drug Design, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Glucose Tolerance Test, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Hypoglycemic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Phenylpropionates, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Stereoisomerism, pubmed-meshheading:21319751-Structure-Activity Relationship
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Design, synthesis, and biological activity of potent and orally available G protein-coupled receptor 40 agonists.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 17-85 Jusohonmachi 2-chome, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-8686, Japan. Sasaki_Shinobu@takeda.co.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article