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  2. 1-(1-acetyl-piperidin-4-yl)-3-adamantan-1-yl-urea (AR9281) as a potent, selective, and orally available soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor with efficacy in rodent models of hypertension and dysglycemia

1-(1-acetyl-piperidin-4-yl)-3-adamantan-1-yl-urea (AR9281) as a potent, selective, and orally available soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor with efficacy in rodent models of hypertension and dysglycemia

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Feb 1;21(3):983-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.12.042.
Sampath-Kumar Anandan 1 Heather Kay Webb Dawn Chen Yi-Xin Jim Wang Basker R Aavula Sylvaine Cases Ying Cheng Zung N Do Upasana Mehra Vinh Tran Jon Vincelette Joanna Waszczuk Kathy White Kenneth R Wong Le-Ning Zhang Paul D Jones Bruce D Hammock Dinesh V Patel Randall Whitcomb D Euan MacIntyre James Sabry Richard Gless
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Affiliation

  • 1 Arête Therapeutics, Inc., 7000 Shoreline Court, South San Francisco, CA 94080, United States. anandan30@yahoo.com
Abstract

1-(1-Acetyl-piperidin-4-yl)-3-adamantan-1-yl-urea 14a (AR9281), a potent and selective soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor, was recently tested in a phase 2a clinical setting for its effectiveness in reducing blood pressure and improving Insulin resistance in pre-diabetic patients. In a mouse model of diet induced obesity, AR9281 attenuated the enhanced glucose excursion following an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test. AR9281 also attenuated the increase in blood pressure in angiotensin-II-induced hypertension in rats. These effects were dose-dependent and well correlated with inhibition of the sEH activity in whole blood, consistent with a role of sEH in the observed pharmacology in rodents.

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