POLYCYCLIC DERIVATIVES, PREPARATION METHOD AND MEDICAL USES THEREOF
申请人:Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd.
公开号:EP2803664A1
公开(公告)日:2014-11-19
Disclosed in the present invention are polycyclic derivatives as represented by general formula (I), the preparation method thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing the derivatives and uses thereof as therapeutical agents, especially the GPR40 agonist and in preparation of drugs for treating diseases like diabetes and metabolic disorders, etc., wherein each substituent in the general formula (I) has the same definition as in the description.
[EN] POLYCYCLIC DERIVATIVES, PREPARATION METHOD AND MEDICAL USES THEREOF<br/>[FR] DÉRIVÉS POLYCYCLIQUES, LEUR PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION ET LEURS UTILISATIONS MÉDICALES
TETRAHYDROBENZOFURANE DERIVATIVES AS GPR40 AGONISTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES
申请人:Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd.
公开号:EP2803664B1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-21
Optimization of (2,3-Dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-yl)acetic Acids: Discovery of a Non-Free Fatty Acid-Like, Highly Bioavailable G Protein-Coupled Receptor 40/Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 Agonist as a Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Agent
G protein-coupled receptor 40 (GPR40)/free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA1) is a free fatty acid (FFA) receptor that mediates FFA-amplified glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic beta-cells. We previously identified (2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-yl)acetic acid derivative 2 as a candidate, but it had relatively high lipophilicity. Adding a polar functional group on 2 yielded several compounds with lower lipophilicity and little effect on caspase-3/7 activity at 30 mu M (a marker of toxicity in human HepG2 hepatocytes). Three optimized compounds showed promising pharmacokinetic profiles with good in vivo effects. Of these, compound 16 had the lowest lipophilicity. Metabolic analysis of 16 showed a long-acting PK profile due to high resistance to beta-oxidation. Oral administration of 16 significantly reduced plasma glucose excursion and increased insulin secretion during an OGTT in type 2 diabetic rats. Compound 16 (TAK-875) is being evaluated in human clinical trials for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.