Approaches towards the development of chimeric DPP4/ACE inhibitors for treating metabolic syndrome

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2017 Jun 1;27(11):2313-2318. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.036. Epub 2017 Apr 13.

Abstract

Designing drug candidates exhibiting polypharmacology is one of the strategies adopted by medicinal chemists to address multifactorial diseases. Metabolic disease is one such multifactorial disorder characterized by hyperglycaemia, hypertension and dyslipidaemia among others. In this paper we report a new class of molecular framework combining the pharmacophoric features of DPP4 inhibitors with those of ACE inhibitors to afford potent dual inhibitors of DPP4 and ACE.

Keywords: DPP4-ACE dual inhibitor.

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Dogs
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Metabolic Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Mice
  • Microsomes, Liver / drug effects
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Rats

Substances

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors