When administered intravenously to CD-1 mice, INCB3344 exhibits a high clearance and a moderate volume of distribution, resulting in a short half life of 1 h. Despite its high clearance, however, good oral exposure is achieved, with an AUC at 2664 nM h at a dose of 10 mg/kg. The oral bioavailability is 47%. By comparison, slightly better oral exposure (AUC=3888 nM h) is obtained when administered orally to Balb/c mice at the same dose. This PK property, couple with its potent anti-mCCR2 activity and good selectivity, makes this compound suitable for model studies in rodents[1]. INCB3344 prevents Deoxycorticosterone acetate/salt-induced changes in vascular expression of CCR2. In a separate series of experiments, CCR2 expression is elevated (≈1.5-fold higher) in aortas from mice that receive INCB3344 from days 7 to 21 of the Deoxycorticosterone acetate/salt treatment period compare with sham animals; however, this level of CCR2 expression is significantly lower than that observed in the vehicle-treated group (P<0.05, n=6). Likewise, increased expression of its receptor ligand CCL2 in Deoxycorticosterone acetate/salt-treated mice is blunted in mice receiving INCB3344 (P<0.05, n=6). By contrast, levels of CCL7, CCL8, and CCL12 are elevated to similar extents in Deoxycorticosterone acetate/salt-treated mice receiving vehicle or INCB3344[3].
