| Bioactivity | MK-4256 is a potent and selective SSTR3 antagonist with IC50s of 0.66 nM and 0.36 nM in human and mouse receptor binding assays, respectively. | ||||||||||||
| Target | IC50: 0.66 nM (human SSTR3), 0.36 nM (mouse SSTR3) | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | MK-4256 has excellent selectivity against other SSTR subtypes based on in vitro assays. In human receptor binding assays, MK-4256 has IC50s >2 μM for SSTR1 and SSTR2. Although the binding IC50 values on SSTR4 and SSTR5 are below 1 μM, there is still >500-fold selectivity. MK-4256 is tested in functional antagonist assays against SSTR4 and SSTR5. The IC50 values are greater than 5 μM (at least 5000-fold selectivity)[1]. MK-4256 inhibits radiolabeled MK-499 binding of the hERG channel with an IC50=1.74 μM. In a functional patch clamp assay, MK-4256 exhibits 50% blockade of hERG at 3.4 μM concentration[2]. | ||||||||||||
| In Vivo | MK-4256 reduces glucose excursion in a dose-dependent fashion with maximal efficacy achieves at doses as low as 0.03 mg/kg po. MK-4256 demonstrates exceptional SSTR3-mediated glucose-lowering efficacy in the mouse oGTT model with minimal hypoglycemia risk. MK-4256 achieves complete ablation of glucose excursion (109%) at 1 mg/kg po. MK-4256 reduces the glucose excursion from 0.003 to 10 mg/kg in a dose-dependent manner. The plasma Cmax of MK-4256 is determined from parallel mouse PK studies. At 0.01, 0.1, and 1 mg/kg oral dose, MK-4256 achieves Cmax of 7, 88, and 493 nM, respectivley[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | MK-4256 | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 1104599-69-0 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C27H23FN8O | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 494.52 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. He S, et al. The Discovery of MK-4256, a Potent SSTR3 Antagonist as a Potential Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2012 May 7;3(6):484-9. [2]. He S, et al. Investigation of Cardiovascular Effects of Tetrahydro-β-carboline sstr3 antagonists. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2014 Apr 21;5(7):748-53. |