PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Leo Thomas AU - Matthias Eckhardt AU - Elke Langkopf AU - Moh Tadayyon AU - Frank Himmelsbach AU - Michael Mark TI - (<em>R</em>)-8-(3-Amino-piperidin-1-yl)-7-but-2-ynyl-3-methyl-1-(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-ylmethyl)-3,7-dihydro-purine-2,6-dione (BI 1356), a Novel Xanthine-Based Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor, Has a Superior Potency and Longer Duration of Action Compared with Other Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors AID - 10.1124/jpet.107.135723 DP - 2008 Apr 01 TA - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics PG - 175--182 VI - 325 IP - 1 4099 - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/325/1/175.short 4100 - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/325/1/175.full SO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther2008 Apr 01; 325 AB - BI 1356 [proposed trade name ONDERO; (R)-8-(3-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-7-but-2-ynyl-3-methyl-1-(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-ylmethyl)-3,7-dihydro-purine-2,6-dione] is a novel dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitor under clinical development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In this study, we investigated the potency, selectivity, mechanism, and duration of action of BI 1356 in vitro and in vivo and compared it with other DPP-4 inhibitors. BI 1356 inhibited DPP-4 activity in vitro with an IC50 of approximately 1 nM, compared with sitagliptin (19 nM), alogliptin (24 nM), saxagliptin (50 nM), and vildagliptin (62 nM). BI 1356 was a competitive inhibitor, with a Ki of 1 nM. The calculated koff rate for BI 1356 was 3.0 × 10–5/s (versus 2.1 × 10–4/s for vildagliptin). BI 1356 was ≥10,000-fold more selective for DPP-4 than DPP-8, DPP-9, amino-peptidases N and P, prolyloligopeptidase, trypsin, plasmin, and thrombin and was 90-fold more selective than for fibroblast activation protein in vitro. In HanWistar rats, the DPP-4 inhibition 24 h after administration of BI 1356 was more profound than with any of the other DPP-4 inhibitors. In C57BL/6J mice and Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats, the duration of action on glucose tolerance decreased in the order BI 1356 &gt; (sitagliptin/saxagliptin) &gt; vildagliptin. These effects were mediated through control of glucagon-like peptide-1 and insulin. In conclusion, BI 1356 inhibited DPP-4 more effectively than vildagliptin, sitagliptin, saxagliptin, and alogliptin and has the potential to become the first truly once-a-day DPP-4 inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics