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Met Based Drugs. 1995;2(4):221-32. doi: 10.1155/MBD.1995.221.

Hypolipidemic activity of amine-borane aducts of cyclohexylamine and toluidine in rodents.

Metal-based drugs

B S Burnham, S Y Chen, A Sood, B F Spielvogel, I H Hall

Affiliations

  1. Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products School of Pharmacy University of North Carolina Chapel Hill N.C. 27599-7360 USA.

PMID: 18472769 PMCID: PMC2364981 DOI: 10.1155/MBD.1995.221

Abstract

The amine-borane adducts of cyclohexylamine and toluidine were observed to be potent hypolipidemic agents in mice, I.P. and rats orally at 8 mg/kg/day lowering both serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels after 14-16 days. These compounds were able to lower tissue lipids including the cholesterol content of the aorta wall. The agents successfully lower VLDL- and LDL-cholesterol content while elevating HDL-cholesterol content significantly. The agents also modulate lipid regulatory enzyme activities in a manner to reduce liver lipid levels. These studies demonstrate that the nitrogen atom does not have to be apart of the aromatic ring as in heterocyclic-amine borane to afford good hypolipidemic activity in rodents.

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