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MK-4256 is a potent and selective SSTR3 antagonist with IC50s of 0.66 nM and 0.36 nM in human and mouse receptor binding assays, respectively.
MK-4256 has excellent selectivity against other SSTR subtypes based on in vitro assays. In human receptor binding assays, MK-4256 has IC50s >2 μM for SSTR1 and SSTR2. Although the binding IC50 values on SSTR4 and SSTR5 are below 1 μM, there is still >500-fold selectivity. MK-4256 is tested in functional antagonist assays against SSTR4 and SSTR5. The IC50 values are greater than 5 μM (at least 5000-fold selectivity)[1]. MK-4256 inhibits radiolabeled MK-499 binding of the hERG channel with an IC50=1.74 μM. In a functional patch clamp assay, MK-4256 exhibits 50% blockade of hERG at 3.4 μM concentration[2].
MK-4256 reduces glucose excursion in a dose-dependent fashion with maximal efficacy achieves at doses as low as 0.03 mg/kg po. MK-4256 demonstrates exceptional SSTR3-mediated glucose-lowering efficacy in the mouse oGTT model with minimal hypoglycemia risk. MK-4256 achieves complete ablation of glucose excursion (109%) at 1 mg/kg po. MK-4256 reduces the glucose excursion from 0.003 to 10 mg/kg in a dose-dependent manner. The plasma Cmax of MK-4256 is determined from parallel mouse PK studies. At 0.01, 0.1, and 1 mg/kg oral dose, MK-4256 achieves Cmax of 7, 88, and 493 nM, respectivley[1].
| Catalog Number | I008065 |
| CAS Number | 1104599-69-0 |
| Synonyms | 3-[(1R,3R)-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-1-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl]-5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole |
| Molecular Formula | C27H23FN8O |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C27H23FN8O/c1-15-31-26(35-37-15)27(17-12-30-36(2)14-17)24-20(19-5-3-4-6-21(19)32-24)11-22(34-27)25-29-13-23(33-25)16-7-9-18(28)10-8-16/h3-10,12-14,22,32,34H,11H2,1-2H3,(H,29,33)/t22-,27-/m1/s1 |
| InChIKey | NTIFDLOQPKMIJK-AJTFRIOCSA-N |
| SMILES | CC1=NC(=NO1)C2(C3=C(CC(N2)C4=NC=C(N4)C5=CC=C(C=C5)F)C6=CC=CC=C6N3)C7=CN(N=C7)C |
| Reference | [1]. He S, et al. The Discovery of MK-4256, a Potent SSTR3 Antagonist as a Potential Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2012 May 7;3(6):484-9. [2]. He S, et al. Investigation of Cardiovascular Effects of Tetrahydro-β-carboline sstr3 antagonists. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2014 Apr 21;5(7):748-53. |
