Lafontaine JA, Day RF, Dibrino J, Hadcock JR, Hargrove DM, Linhares M, Martin KA, Maurer TS, Nardone NA, Tess DA, Dasilva-Jardine P. Discovery of potent and orally bioavailable heterocycle-based β3-adrenergic receptor agonists, potential therapeutics for the treatment of obesity.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007;
17:5245-50. [PMID:
17632003 DOI:
10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.06.072]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2007] [Revised: 06/21/2007] [Accepted: 06/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
A novel series of heterocycle-based analogs were prepared and evaluated for their in vitro and in vivo biological activity as human beta(3)-adrenergic receptor (AR) agonists. Several analogs demonstrated potent agonist activity at the beta(3)-AR, functional selectivity against beta(1)- and beta(2)-ARs, and favorable pharmacokinetic profiles in vivo. Compound 17 increased oxygen consumption in rats, a measure of energy expenditure, with an ED(20%) of 2mg/kg.
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