DBPR108, a novel dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor with antihyperglycemic activity

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AIMS: Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) is a valid molecular drug target from which its inhibitors have been developed as medicines for treating diabetes. The present study evaluated a new synthetic DPP-4-specific inhibitor of small molecule DBPR108 for pharmacology and pharmacokinetic profiles.

MAIN METHODS: DBPR108 of various doses was orally administered to rats, diabetic mice, and dogs and the systemic circulating DPP-4 activities in the animals were measured to demonstrate the pharmacological mechanisms of action via DPP-4 inhibition. Upon an oral administration of DBPR108, the serum active GLP-1 and insulin levels of the rats challenged with an oral glucose ingestion were measured. Oral glucose tolerance test in diet-induced obese mice was performed to examine if DBPR108 increases the glucose tolerability in animals.

KEY FINDINGS: Orally administered DBPR108 inhibited the systemic plasma DPP-4 activities in rats, dogs and diabetic mice in a dose-dependent manner. DBPR108 caused elevated serum levels of active GLP-1 and insulin in the rats. DBPR108 dose-dependently increased the glucose tolerability in diet-induced obese (DIO) mice and, furthermore, DIO mice treated with DBPR108 (0.1 mg/kg) in combination with metformin (50 or 100 mg/kg) showed a prominently strong increase in the glucose tolerability.

SIGNIFICANCE: DBPR108 is a novel DPP-4-selective inhibitor of small molecule that demonstrated potent in vivo pharmacological effects and good safety profiles in animals. DBPR108 is now a drug candidate being further developed in the clinical studies as therapeutics for treating diabetes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:278

Enthalten in:

Life sciences - 278(2021) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 119574

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yeh, Kai-Chia [VerfasserIn]
Yeh, Teng-Kuang [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chung-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Chih-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Min-Hsien [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yu-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Chou, Ling-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Hsuan-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jen-Shin [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Tsu [VerfasserIn]
Jiaang, Weir-Torn [VerfasserIn]
Chao, Yu-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chiung-Tong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9100L32L2N
Butanes
DBPR108
DPP-4
DPP4 protein, human
Diabetes
Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4
Dipeptidyl peptidase
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
Drug discovery
EC 3.4.14.5
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin
Journal Article
Metformin
Nitriles
Pyrrolidines

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Date Completed 07.07.2021

Date Revised 30.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119574

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325136696