Improvement of physiochemical properties of the tetrahydroazepinoindole series of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonists: beneficial modulation of lipids in primates
Autor: | Kristin M. Phipps, Lisa Borges-Marcucci, KehDih Lai, Douglas C. Harnish, Matthew L. Crawley, Vikram S. Patel, Irene Feingold, Rayomand J. Unwalla, John F. Mehlmann, Wah-Tung Hum, Paige Erin Mahaney, Thomas Joseph Commons, Julius E Eta, Jay E. Wrobel, Weixin Xu, Daniel M. Green, Kim Callain Younghee, Mark J. Evans, Joseph T. Lundquist |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male Models Molecular medicine.medical_specialty Very low-density lipoprotein Indoles medicine.drug_class Biological Availability Receptors Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Cell Line Rats Sprague-Dawley chemistry.chemical_compound Mice Structure-Activity Relationship Internal medicine Drug Discovery medicine Animals Humans Receptor Triglycerides Hypolipidemic Agents Mice Knockout Triglyceride Cholesterol Azepines Cholesterol LDL Macaca mulatta Rats Endocrinology chemistry Nuclear receptor Receptors LDL Solubility LDL receptor Microsomes Liver Molecular Medicine Farnesoid X receptor Female |
Zdroj: | Journal of medicinal chemistry. 53(4) |
ISSN: | 1520-4804 |
Popis: | In an effort to develop orally active farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonists, a series of tetrahydroazepinoindoles with appended solubilizing amine functionalities were synthesized. The crystal structure of the previously disclosed FXR agonist, 1 (FXR-450), aided in the design of compounds with tethered solubilizing functionalities designed to reach the solvent cavity around the hFXR receptor. These compounds were soluble in 0.5% methylcellulose/2% Tween-80 in water (MC/T) for oral administration. In vitro and in vivo optimization led to the identification of 14dd and 14cc, which in a dose-dependent fashion regulated low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) in low density lipoprotein receptor knockout (LDLR(-/-)) mice. Compound 14cc was dosed in female rhesus monkeys for 4 weeks at 60 mg/kg daily in MC/T vehicle. After 7 days, triglyceride (TG) levels and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDLc) levels were significantly decreased and LDLc was decreased 63%. These data are the first to demonstrate the dramatic lowering of serum LDLc levels by a FXR agonist in primates and supports the potential utility of 14cc in treating dyslipidemia in humans beyond just TG lowering. |
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