Indanylacetic acid derivatives carrying 4-thiazolyl-phenoxy tail groups, a new class of potent PPAR alpha/gamma/delta pan agonists: synthesis, structure-activity relationship, and in vivo efficacy.

Abstract:

:Compounds that simultaneously activate the three peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) subtypes alpha, gamma, and delta hold potential to address the adverse metabolic and cardiovascular conditions associated with diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. We recently identified the indanylacetic acid moiety as a well-tunable PPAR agonist head group. Here we report the synthesis and structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of novel aryl tail group derivatives that led to a new class of potent PPAR pan agonists. While most of the tail group modifications imparted potent PPAR delta agonist activity, improvement of PPAR alpha and gamma activity required the introduction of new heterocyclic substituents that were not known in the PPAR literature. Systematic optimization led to the discovery of 4-thiazolyl-phenyl derivatives with potent PPAR alpha/gamma/delta pan agonistic activity. The lead candidate from this series was found to exhibit excellent ADME properties and superior therapeutic potential compared to known PPAR gamma activating agents by favorably modulating lipid levels in hApoA1 mice and hyperlipidemic hamsters, while normalizing glucose levels in diabetic rodent models.

journal_name

J Med Chem

authors

Rudolph J,Chen L,Majumdar D,Bullock WH,Burns M,Claus T,Dela Cruz FE,Daly M,Ehrgott FJ,Johnson JS,Livingston JN,Schoenleber RW,Shapiro J,Yang L,Tsutsumi M,Ma X

doi

10.1021/jm061299k

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-03-08 00:00:00

pages

984-1000

issue

5

eissn

0022-2623

issn

1520-4804

journal_volume

50

pub_type

杂志文章