Biological Activity
apd688 is a selective and potent g protein-coupled receptor 119 (gpr119) agonist with an ec50 value of 2.7 nm for hgpr119 and 33 nm for rgpr119, and showed a moderate inhibition of the herg channel (ic50 = 3 ?m), exhibiting an in vivo activity of glucose regulation in rodent models [1].gpr199, which is predominantly expressed in human and rodent pancreas, is a membrane receptor that plays a role in the production of insulin as a response to high glucose concentration in male wistar rats, and is a probable target for the treatment of diabetes [2]. gpr199 is also localized in the gastrointestinal track, providing a potential target for obesity therapy and other related metabolic disorders through reduced food intake [3].in hek293 cells transfected with human gpr119, application of apd688 displayed an increase in adenylatecyclase activation subsequently leading to enhanced release of insulin in a glucose-dependent manner [1].oral administration of apd688 in zucker diabetic fatty (zdf) rats for over 8 weeks resulted in the significant decrease in blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin (hba1c) levels. in addition, the compound is mostly non-genotoxic, and shows no significant inhibition of cyp isoforms except for cyp2c9 (ki = 0.1 ?m) in human hepatic microsomes [1].
References
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