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ACS Med Chem Lett. 2013 May 09;4(5):441-445. doi: 10.1021/ml4000673. Epub 2013 Apr 08.

Discovery of TUG-770: A Highly Potent Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1/GPR40) Agonist for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes.

ACS medicinal chemistry letters

Elisabeth Christiansen, Steffen V F Hansen, Christian Urban, Brian D Hudson, Edward T Wargent, Manuel Grundmann, Laura Jenkins, Mohamed Zaibi, Claire J Stocker, Susanne Ullrich, Evi Kostenis, Matthias U Kassack, Graeme Milligan, Michael A Cawthorne, Trond Ulven

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.

PMID: 23687558 PMCID: PMC3654565 DOI: 10.1021/ml4000673

Abstract

Free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA1 or GPR40) enhances glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells and currently attracts high interest as a new target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. We here report the discovery of a highly potent FFA1 agonist with favorable physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. The compound efficiently normalizes glucose tolerance in diet-induced obese mice, an effect that is fully sustained after 29 days of chronic dosing.

Keywords: FFA1 agonist; GPR40 agonist; TUG-770; Type 2 diabetes; free fatty acid receptor; insulin secretagogue

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