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Growth Hormone System

MOLECULAR TARGETS

Molecule Obesity/IR? Remarks [references]
Growth Hormone Decrease [1,5,6,11]
Ghrelin Increase [2-4,6-14]
GOAT Increase [3,4]

  

COMMERCIAL: LEADS --> PRODUCTS

Target Compound Company [references]
GHR AOD-9640 Metabolic [1,5,6,11]
GHSR NOX-B11 N/K [3,8]
GHSR TZP-301 Tranzyme [11]
GHSR EX-1305 Elixir [11]
GHSR CYT-009 Cytos [11]
GOAT N/K N/K [3]

      Abbreviations: GHR=growth hormone receptor; GHSR=growth hormone secretogogue receptor; GOAT=ghrelin O-acyltransferase; N/K=not known

  

References

1. Aronne LJ, Thornton-Jones ZD. New targets for obesity pharmacotherapy. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007 May;81(5):748-52.          

2. Dimaraki EV, Jaffe CA. Role of endogenous ghrelin in growth hormone secretion, appetite regulation and metabolism.  Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2006 Dec;7(4):237-49.

3. Gualillo O, Lago F, Dieguez C.  Introducing GOAT: a target for obesity and anti-diabetic drugs? Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2008 Aug;29(8):398-401.

4. Gauna C, van de Zande B, van Kerkwijk A, Themmen AP, van der Lely AJ, Delhanty PJ. Unacylated ghrelin is not a functional antagonist but a full agonist of the type 1a growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2007 Aug 15;274(1-2):30-4.

5. Heal DJ, Smith SL, Fisas A, Codony X, Buschmann H. Selective 5-HT6 receptor ligands: progress in the development of a novel pharmacological approach to the treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders. Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Feb;117(2):207-31.

6. Hofbauer KG, Nicholson JR, Boss O. The obesity epidemic: current and future pharmacological treatments. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2007;47:565-92.

7. Kola B, Farkas I, Christ-Crain M, Wittmann G, Lolli F, Amin F, Harvey-White J, Liposits Z, Kunos G, Grossman AB, Fekete C, Korbonits M. The orexigenic effect of ghrelin is mediated through central activation of the endogenous cannabinoid system. PLoS ONE. 2008 Mar 12;3(3):e1797.

8. Zigman JM, Elmquist JK. In search of an effective obesity treatment: a shot in the dark or a shot in the arm? Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Aug 29;103(35):12961-2.

9. Bennett NR, Boyne MS, Cooper RS, Royal-Thomas TY, Bennett FI, Luke A, Wilks RJ, The impact of adiponectin and ghrelin on incident glucose intolerance and on weight change. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008;70:408-414.

10. Wilding J. AOD-9604 Metabolic. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2004;5(4):436-40.

11. Depoortere I. Targeting the ghrelin receptor to regulate food intake. Regul Pept. 2009 Apr 10.

12. Huda MS, Dovey T, Wong SP, English PJ, et al. Ghrelin restores 'lean-type' hunger and energy expenditure profiles in morbidly obese subjects but has no effect on postgastrectomy subjects. Int J Obes (Lond). 2009 Mar;33(3):317-25.

13. Li H, Anderes KL, Kraynov EA, Luthin DR, Do QQ, Hong Y, Tompkins E, et al.  Discovery of a novel, orally active, small molecule gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist. J Med Chem. 2006 Jun 1;49(11):3362-7. Erratum in: J Med Chem. 2006 Sep 21;49(19):5849.

14. Rudolph J, Esler WP, O'connor S, Coish PD, Wickens PL, Brands M, et al. Quinazolinone derivatives as orally available ghrelin receptor antagonists for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. J Med Chem. 2007 Oct 18;50(21):5202-16.