C-Glucosides with heteroaryl thiophene as novel sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem. 2013 Sep 1;21(17):5561-72. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.05.048. Epub 2013 Jun 4.

Abstract

Canagliflozin (1), a novel inhibitor for sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), has been developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. To investigate the effect of replacement of the phenyl ring in 1 with heteroaromatics, C-glucosides 2 were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their inhibitory activities against SGLT2. Of these, 3-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidyl or 5-membered heteroaryl substituted derivatives showed highly potent inhibitory activity against SGLT2, while 5-pyrimidyl substitution was associated with slightly reduced activity. In particular, 2g (TA-3404) had remarkable anti-hyperglycemic effects in high-fat diet fed KK (HF-KK) mice.

Keywords: Canagliflozin; Glucoside; SGLT2 inhibitor; Thiophene; Type 2 diabetes.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • CHO Cells
  • Canagliflozin
  • Cell Line
  • Cricetinae
  • Cricetulus
  • Diet, High-Fat
  • Glucosides / chemical synthesis
  • Glucosides / chemistry*
  • Glucosides / pharmacokinetics
  • Half-Life
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / chemistry*
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Monosaccharides / chemical synthesis
  • Monosaccharides / chemistry*
  • Monosaccharides / pharmacokinetics
  • Protein Binding
  • Pyridines / chemical synthesis
  • Pyridines / chemistry*
  • Pyridines / pharmacokinetics
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 1 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 1 / genetics
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 1 / metabolism
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 / genetics
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 / metabolism
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors*
  • Thiophenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Glucosides
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Monosaccharides
  • Pyridines
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 1
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors
  • TA-3404
  • Thiophenes
  • Canagliflozin