TY - JOUR T1 - A Novel Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase 2 Selective Inhibitor Improves Whole-Body Insulin Resistance and Hyperglycemia in Diabetic Mice through Target-Dependent Pathways JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther DO - 10.1124/jpet.119.263590 SP - jpet.119.263590 AU - Hiroyuki Takagi AU - Keiichi Tanimoto AU - Atsuyuki Shimazaki AU - Yutaka Tonomura AU - Sotaro Momosaki AU - Shingo Sakamoto AU - Kohji Abe AU - Mitsuru Notoya AU - Hideo Yukioka Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/early/2020/01/03/jpet.119.263590.abstract N2 - Excess intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) deposition in skeletal muscle is closely associated with insulin resistance. Pharmacological inhibition of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) 2 offers a promising approach to treat insulin resistance through stimulation of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and reduction of IMCL deposition. Previously reported experimental ACC2 inhibitors exhibited plasma glucose-lowering effect in diabetic rodents. However, their antidiabetic action may be potentially biased by off-target effects on triglyceride metabolism or by neurological side effects. In this study, we investigated a safety profile, target dependency of its action and antidiabetic efficacy of compound 2e, a novel olefin derivative potent ACC2 selective inhibitor. Four-day administration of supra-pharmacological dose of compound 2e did not exhibit any obvious side effects in Sprague-Dawley rats. In db/db mice, single administration of compound 2e led to significantly elevated FAO and reduced IMCL deposition in skeletal muscle. In ACC2 knockout mice, treatment with pharmacological doses of compound 2e did not reduce plasma triglyceride levels, while A-908292, a previously reported ACC2 inhibitor, caused a significant triglyceride reduction, showing that compound 2e was devoid of off-target triglyceride-lowering activity. Chronic treatment of db/db mice with compound 2e improved hyperglycemia but did not decrease plasma triglyceride levels. Additionally, compound 2e showed significant improvements of whole-body insulin resistance in the clamp study and insulin tolerance test. Collectively, compound 2e demonstrated a good safety profile and significant antidiabetic effects through inhibition of ACC2-dependent pathways. These findings provide further evidence that selective inhibition of ACC2 is an attractive strategy against insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT This study shows that pharmacological inhibition of ACC2 leads to significant improvements in whole-body glucose homeostasis, independently of off-target metabolic pathways and toxicity which were observed in previously reported ACC2 inhibitors. These findings support the concept that ACC2 selective inhibitors will be a novel remedy for treatment of type 2 diabetes. ER -