Defining the key pharmacophore elements of PF-04620110: Discovery of a potent, orally-active, neutral DGAT-1 inhibitor
作者:Robert L. Dow、Melissa P. Andrews、Jian-Cheng Li、E. Michael Gibbs、Angel Guzman-Perez、Jennifer L. LaPerle、Qifang Li、Dawn Mather、Michael J. Munchhof、Mark Niosi、Leena Patel、Christian Perreault、Susan Tapley、William J. Zavadoski
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2013.06.045
日期:2013.9
DGAT-1 is an enzyme that catalyzes the final step in triglyceride synthesis. mRNA knockout experiments in rodent models suggest that inhibitors of this enzyme could be of value in the treatment of obesity and type II diabetes. The carboxylic acid-based DGAT-1 inhibitor 1 was advanced to clinical trials for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, despite of the low passive permeability of 1. Because of questions relating to the potential attenuation of distribution and efficacy of a poorly permeable agent, efforts were initiated to identify compounds with improved permeability. Replacement of the acid moiety in 1 with an oxadiazole led to the discovery of 52, which possesses substantially improved passive permeability. The resulting pharmacodynamic profile of this neutral DGAT-1 inhibitor was found to be similar to 1 at comparable plasma exposures. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.