APJ receptor agonist 1, a potent biphenyl acid derivative, acts as an agonist (EC50 of 0.093 nM and 0.12 nM for human and rat APJ receptors, respectively) for the APJ receptor (APJ-R). It exhibits significant in vitro potency towards apelin-13, the endogenous peptidic ligand for the APJ receptor. APJ receptor agonist 1 holds promise for heart failure research.
ML233 is a potent non-peptide apelin receptor agonist (EC50 = 3.7 μM) that exhibits more than 21-fold selectivity over the closely related angiotensin 1 receptor (AT1) (>79 μM) [1].