Carboxylic acid based quinolines as liver X receptor modulators that have LXRbeta receptor binding selectivity.

A series of potent and binding selective LXRbeta agonists was developed using the previously reported non-selective LXR ligand WAY-254011 as a structural template. With the aid of molecular modeling, it was found that 2,3-diMe-Ph, 2,5-diMe-Ph, and naphthalene substituted quinoline acetic acids (such as quinoline 33, 37, and 38) showed selectivity for LXRbeta over LXRalpha in binding assays.