Elafibranor (GFT505) is a PPARα/δ agonist with EC50s of 45 and 175 nM, respectively.
Elafibranor (GFT505) is being developed as a dual PPAR-α/PPAR-δ agonist for the inhibition of T2DM and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Elafibranor has an active metabolite, GFT1007, and both have potent agonist activity for PPAR-α and to a lesser extent for PPAR-δ[1].
Elafibranor is well tolerated and does not cause weight gain or cardiac events, but does produce a mild, reversible increase in serum creatinine. Elafibranor improves glucose homeostasis, and lipid metabolism and reduces inflammation[2]. Elafibranor (GFT505) treatment improves glucose control and plasma lipids in diabetic db/db mice. A significant dose-dependent reduction of hepatic expression of the key gluconeogenic enzymes glucose 6-phosphatase (G6Pase), PEPCK, and fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1) is observed with Elafibranor. Elafibranor does not induce cardiac adverse effects of PPARγ-activating agonists in monkeys[3].
| Catalog Number | I005500 |
| CAS Number | 923978-27-2 |
| Synonyms | 2-[2,6-dimethyl-4-[(E)-3-(4-methylsulfanylphenyl)-3-oxoprop-1-enyl]phenoxy]-2-methylpropanoic acid |
| Molecular Formula | C22H24O4S |
| Purity | % |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C22H24O4S/c1-14-12-16(13-15(2)20(14)26-22(3,4)21(24)25)6-11-19(23)17-7-9-18(27-5)10-8-17/h6-13H,1-5H3,(H,24,25)/b11-6+ |
| InChIKey | AFLFKFHDSCQHOL-IZZDOVSWSA-N |
| SMILES | CC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(C)(C)C(=O)O)C)C=CC(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)SC |
| Reference | [1]. Liu ZM, et al. Early investigational drugs targeting PPAR-α for the treatment of metabolic disease.Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2015 May;24(5):611-21. [2]. Ratziu V, et al. Elafibranor, an Agonist of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-α and -δ, Induces Resolution of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Without Fibrosis Worsening. Gastroenterology. 2016 May;150(5):1147-1159. [3]. Hanf R, et al. The dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha/delta agonist GFT505 exerts anti-diabetic effects in db/db mice without peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma-associated adverse cardiac effects.Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2014 No |
