| Literature DB >> 24900295 |
Jun Qin1, Ashwin Rao1, Xiao Chen1, Xiaohong Zhu1, Zhidan Liu1, Xianhai Huang1, Sylvia Degrado1, Ying Huang1, Dong Xiao1, Robert Aslanian1, Boonlert Cheewatrakoolpong2, Hongtao Zhang2, Scott Greenfeder2, Constance Farley2, John Cook2, Stan Kurowski2, Qiu Li2, Margaret van Heek2, Madhu Chintala2, Ganfeng Wang3, Yunsheng Hsieh3, Fangbiao Li3, Anandan Palani1.
Abstract
Nicotinic acid has been used clinically for decades to control serum lipoproteins. Nicotinic acid lowers very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, and lipoprotein-a (LPa), and it is also effective in raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol. However, nicotinic acid has several side effects in clinical use. The most notable is intense cutaneous vasodilation "flushing" on the upper body and face. We discovered a pyranopyrimidinedione series to be nicotinic acid receptor agonists. A potent nicotinic acid receptor agonist from this series {5-(3-cyclopropylpropyl)-2-(difluoromethyl)-3H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4,7-dione}with reduced flushing side effect in dogs was identified.Entities:
Keywords: HDL; Nicotinic acid; VLDL; agonist; dyslipidemia; flushing
Year: 2010 PMID: 24900295 PMCID: PMC4017979 DOI: 10.1021/ml100251u
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345