RESUMO
A series of indane acetic acid derivatives were prepared which show a spectrum of activity as insulin sensitizers and PPAR-alpha and PPAR-delta ligands. In vivo data are presented for insulin sensitizers with selectivity for PPAR-delta over PPAR-alpha.
Assuntos
Resistência à Insulina , PPAR delta/agonistas , Transferência Ressonante de Energia de Fluorescência , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Modulation of cAMP levels has been linked to insulin secretion in preclinical animal models and in humans. The high expression of PDE-10A in pancreatic islets suggested that inhibition of this enzyme may provide the necessary modulation to elicit increased insulin secretion. Using an HTS approach, we have identified quinoline-based PDE-10A inhibitors as insulin secretagogues in vitro. Optimized compounds were evaluated in vivo where improvements in glucose tolerance and increases in insulin secretion were measured.
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Insulina/metabolismo , Ilhotas Pancreáticas/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de Fosfodiesterase/farmacologia , Diester Fosfórico Hidrolases/metabolismo , Quinolinas/farmacologia , Desenho de Fármacos , Humanos , Secreção de Insulina , Ilhotas Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Estrutura Molecular , Inibidores de Fosfodiesterase/síntese química , Diester Fosfórico Hidrolases/efeitos dos fármacos , Quinolinas/síntese química , Quinolinas/química , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Modulation of PPAR activities represents an attractive approach for the treatment of diabetes with associated cardiovascular complications. The indanylacetic acid structural motif has proven useful in the generation of potent and tunable PPAR ligands. Modification of the substituents on the linker and the heterocycle tail group allowed for the modulation of the selectivity at the different receptor subtypes. Compound 33 was evaluated in vivo, where it displayed the desired reduction of glucose levels and increase in HDL levels in various animal models.
