Metabolic and Viral Diseases Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, Five Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. andrew.j.carpenter@gsk.com
Abstract:
The identification of an MCH R1 antagonist screening hit led to the optimization of a class of benzimidazole-based MCH R1 antagonists. Structure-activity relationships and efforts to optimize pharmacokinetic properties are detailed along with the demonstration of the effectiveness of an MCH R1 antagonist in an animal model of obesity.