13-Oxo-9E,11E-octadecadienoic acid, a potent PPARα activator derived from tomato juice and an isomer of 9-oxo-ODA, exhibits the ability to decrease plasma and hepatic triglyceride levels in obese diabetic mice[1].
BRL 37344 sodium is a specific agonist of the β3-adrenergic receptor. The treatment of BRL 37344 sodium significantly lowers the bodyweight of obese mice.
D5D-IN-326 is an orally active delta-5 desaturase (D5D) inhibitor (IC50s: 72 and 22 nM for rat and human D5D in enzymic and cell-based assays). It has no effect on D6D or D9D activity. D5D-IN-326 reduces insulin resistance and decreases body weight in die
YM-440 is a novel hypoglycemic agent, an insulin sensitizer, that may be used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus by reducing glucose 6-phosphatase activity in obese Zucker rats and inhibiting liver glucose output through gluconeogenesis.
1-Stearoyl-3-oleoyl-rac-glycerol is a diacylglycerol that contains stearic acid at the sn-1 position and oleic acid at the sn-3 position. Intermittent fasting decreases skeletal muscle and hepatic levels of 1-stearoyl-3-oleoyl-rac-glycerol in New Zealand obese (NZO) mice.1 The concentration of 1-stearoyl-3-oleoyl-rac-glycerol decreases from 4.59 to 1.88% during the dry-curing process of Iberian ham.2References1. Baumeier, C., Kaiser, D., Heeren, J., et al. Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting alter hepatic lipid droplet proteome and diacylglycerol species and prevent diabetes in NZO mice. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1851(5), 566-576 (2015).2. Narváez-Rivas, M., Vicario, I.M., Constante, E.G., et al. Changes in the concentrations of free fatty acid, monoacylglycerol, and diacylglycerol in the subcutaneous fat of Iberian ham during the dry-curing process. J. Agric. Food Chem. 55(26), 10953-10961 (2007). 1-Stearoyl-3-oleoyl-rac-glycerol is a diacylglycerol that contains stearic acid at the sn-1 position and oleic acid at the sn-3 position. Intermittent fasting decreases skeletal muscle and hepatic levels of 1-stearoyl-3-oleoyl-rac-glycerol in New Zealand obese (NZO) mice.1 The concentration of 1-stearoyl-3-oleoyl-rac-glycerol decreases from 4.59 to 1.88% during the dry-curing process of Iberian ham.2 References1. Baumeier, C., Kaiser, D., Heeren, J., et al. Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting alter hepatic lipid droplet proteome and diacylglycerol species and prevent diabetes in NZO mice. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1851(5), 566-576 (2015).2. Narváez-Rivas, M., Vicario, I.M., Constante, E.G., et al. Changes in the concentrations of free fatty acid, monoacylglycerol, and diacylglycerol in the subcutaneous fat of Iberian ham during the dry-curing process. J. Agric. Food Chem. 55(26), 10953-10961 (2007).
YW1128 is an inhibitor of Wnt/β-catenin signaling with an IC50 value of 4.1 nM in a reporter assay.1 It decreases protein levels of β-catenin in the presence of the GSK3β inhibitor lithium chloride and increases protein levels of Axin1 in HEK293 cells. YW1128 decreases lipid accumulation and the expression of gluconeogenic and lipogenic genes in Huh7 cells. It decreases the hepatic expression of Wnt target genes, improves glucose tolerance, and prevents body weight increases and hepatic lipid accumulation in mice fed a high-fat diet, but not mice fed normal chow, when administered at a dose of 40 mg/kg every other day for 11 weeks.References1. Obianom, O.N., Ai, Y., Li, Y., et al. Triazole-based inhibitors of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway improve glucose and lipid metabolism in diet-induced obese mice. J. Med. Chem. 62(2), 727-741 (2019). YW1128 is an inhibitor of Wnt/β-catenin signaling with an IC50 value of 4.1 nM in a reporter assay.1 It decreases protein levels of β-catenin in the presence of the GSK3β inhibitor lithium chloride and increases protein levels of Axin1 in HEK293 cells. YW1128 decreases lipid accumulation and the expression of gluconeogenic and lipogenic genes in Huh7 cells. It decreases the hepatic expression of Wnt target genes, improves glucose tolerance, and prevents body weight increases and hepatic lipid accumulation in mice fed a high-fat diet, but not mice fed normal chow, when administered at a dose of 40 mg/kg every other day for 11 weeks. References1. Obianom, O.N., Ai, Y., Li, Y., et al. Triazole-based inhibitors of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway improve glucose and lipid metabolism in diet-induced obese mice. J. Med. Chem. 62(2), 727-741 (2019).
FKGK 18 is an inhibitor of group VIA (GVIA) calcium-independent phospholipase A2 (iPLA2). It inhibits GVIA iPLA2 by 99.9% at 0.091 mole fraction in a mixed micelle activity assay and is selective for GVIA iPLA2 over GIVA cPLA2 and GV sPLA2 where it shows 80.8 and 36.8% inhibition, respectively. FKGK 18 inhibits iPLA2β activity in cytosolic extracts from INS-1 cells overexpressing iPLA2β (IC50 = ~50 nM) as well as iPLA2γ activity in mouse heart membrane fractions (IC50s = ~1-3 μM). It inhibits glucose-induced increases in prostaglandin E2 production and insulin secretion in human pancreatic islets when used at a concentration of 10 μM and inhibits thapsigargin-induced apoptosis in INS-1 cells overexpressing iPLA2β in a concentration-dependent manner. FKGK 18 (20 mg/kg, 3 times per week) reduces blood glucose levels in an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test, decreases the incidence of diabetes, and increases serum insulin levels in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice.
Peptide YY (PYY) is a 36-amino acid peptide and anorectic gut hormone agonist for the neuropeptide Y receptors Y1, Y2, Y5, and Y6 with EC50 values of 0.7, 0.58, 1, and 0.8 nM, respectively, for supression of forskolin-induced cAMP accumulation. PYY is cleaved in vivo to PYY (3-36) . Release of PYY occurs postprandially in proportion to calorie intake from intestinal enteroendocrine L cells, indicating it may be a satiety signal. In humans, PYY inhibits food intake and gastrointestinal transit in both lean and obese subjects.