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  2. Design and synthesis of alpha-aryloxy-alpha-methylhydrocinnamic acids: a novel class of dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha/gamma agonists

Design and synthesis of alpha-aryloxy-alpha-methylhydrocinnamic acids: a novel class of dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha/gamma agonists

  • J Med Chem. 2004 May 6;47(10):2422-5. doi: 10.1021/jm0342616.
Yanping Xu 1 Christopher J Rito Garret J Etgen Robert J Ardecky James S Bean William R Bensch Jacob R Bosley Carol L Broderick Dawn A Brooks Samuel J Dominianni Patric J Hahn Sha Liu Dale E Mais Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh Kathy M Ogilvie Brian A Oldham Mary Peters Deepa K Rungta Anthony J Shuker Gregory A Stephenson Allie E Tripp Sarah B Wilson Leonard L Winneroski Richard Zink Raymond F Kauffman James R McCarthy
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Affiliation

  • 1 Lilly Research Laboratories, A Division of Eli Lilly & Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, USA. xu_yanping@lilly.com
Abstract

The design and synthesis of the dual peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) alpha/gamma agonist (S)-2-methyl-3-[4-[2-(5-methyl-2-thiophen-2-yl-oxazol-4-yl)ethoxy]phenyl]-2-phenoxypropionic acid (2) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and associated dyslipidemia are described. 2 possesses a potent dual hPPAR alpha/gamma agonist profile (IC(50) = 28 and 10 nM; EC(50) = 9 and 4 nM, respectively, for hPPARalpha and hPPARgamma). In preclinical models, 2 substantially improves Insulin sensitivity and potently reverses diabetic hyperglycemia while significantly improving overall lipid homeostasis.

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