Discovery of LX2761, a Sodium-Dependent Glucose Cotransporter 1 (SGLT1) Inhibitor Restricted to the Intestinal Lumen, for the Treatment of Diabetes.
Nicole C GoodwinZhi-Ming DingBryce A HarrisonEric D StrobelAngela L HarrisMelinda SmithAndrea Y ThompsonWendy XiongFaika MseehDebra J BruceDamaris DiazSuma GopinathanLing LiEmily O'NeillMary ThielAlan G E WilsonKenneth G CarsonDavid R PowellDavid B RawlinsPublished in: Journal of medicinal chemistry (2017)
The increasing number of people afflicted with diabetes throughout the world is a major health issue. Inhibitors of the sodium-dependent glucose cotransporters (SGLT) have appeared as viable therapeutics to control blood glucose levels in diabetic patents. Herein we report the discovery of LX2761, a locally acting SGLT1 inhibitor that is highly potent in vitro and delays intestinal glucose absorption in vivo to improve glycemic control.