Discovery of a Novel Selective Dual Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α/δ Agonist for the Treatment of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

ACS Med Chem Lett. 2019 Jun 24;10(7):1068-1073. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00189. eCollection 2019 Jul 11.

Abstract

A novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) α/δ dual agonist 5c was developed with an EC50 of 8 nM for PPARα, 5 nM for PPARδ, and >300-fold selectivity against PPARγ (EC50 = 2939 nM), respectively. Further ADME and pharmacokinetic studies indicated 5c possessed distinguished in vitro and in vivo profiles. The excellent in vivo efficacy of compound 5c was demonstrated by the rat primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) model.