Synonyms: LCQ-908 | LCQ908
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Pradigastat is a potent and selective inhibitor of diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1).
The PubChem CID 53387035 shows the molecule with no stereochemistry. |
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Bioactivity Comments |
Results of a Phase II study report that pradigastat at doses >10mg can reduce postprandial triglyceride levels in obese diabetic patients (presented as abstract MEDI 230 at the ACS 243rd National Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, March 2012; see also the results as collated on the Novartis Clinical Trial Results Database [2]). In a separate trial which treated patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome with pradigastat for 3 weeks, a >38% reduction in plasma triglycerides was reported [1]. |