1. Academic Validation
  2. Discovery of the imidazole-derived GPR40 agonist AM-3189

Discovery of the imidazole-derived GPR40 agonist AM-3189

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Jan 1;26(1):15-20. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.11.050.
Zhihua Ma 1 Daniel C-H Lin 2 Rajiv Sharma 1 Jinqian Liu 1 Liusheng Zhu 1 An-Rong Li 1 Todd Kohn 1 Yingcai Wang 1 Jiwen Jim Liu 1 Michael D Bartberger 1 Julio C Medina 1 Run Zhuang 2 Frank Li 2 Jane Zhang 2 Jian Luo 2 Simon Wong 3 George R Tonn 3 Jonathan B Houze 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Therapeutic Discovery, Amgen Inc., 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
  • 2 Department of Metabolic Disorders, Amgen Inc., 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
  • 3 Department of Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism, Amgen Inc., 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Abstract

As a follow-up to the GPR40 agonist AMG 837, which was evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of type II diabetes, further optimization led to the discovery of AM-3189 (13k). AM-3189 is representative of a new class of compounds with minimal CNS penetration, superior pharmacokinetic properties and in vivo efficacy comparable to AMG 837.

Keywords

AM-3189; AMG 837; Agonist; FFAR1; GPCR; GPR40; Insulin secretagogue; Type II diabetes.

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