TY - JOUR T1 - A Novel Partial Agonist of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor <em>γ</em> with Excellent Effect on Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther SP - 573 LP - 581 DO - 10.1124/jpet.115.223107 VL - 353 IS - 3 AU - Hui-juan Liu AU - Cheng-yu Zhang AU - Fei Song AU - Ting Xiao AU - Jing Meng AU - Qiang Zhang AU - Cai-li Liang AU - Shan Li AU - Jing Wang AU - Bo Zhang AU - Yan-rong Liu AU - Tao Sun AU - Hong-gang Zhou Y1 - 2015/06/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/353/3/573.abstract N2 - Partial agonists of peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor γ (PPARγ) reportedly reverse insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this work, a novel non–thiazolidinedione-partial PPARγ ligand, MDCCCL1636 [N-(4-hydroxyphenethyl)-3-mercapto-2-methylpropanamide], was investigated. The compound displayed partial agonist activity in biochemical and cell-based transactivation assays and reversed insulin resistance. MDCCCL1636 showed a potential antidiabetic effect on an insulin-resistance model of human hepatocarcinoma cells (HepG2). High-fat diet–fed streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats treated with MDCCCL1636 for 56 days displayed reduced fasting serum glucose and reversed dyslipidemia and pancreatic damage without significant weight gain. Furthermore, MDCCCL1636 had lower toxicity in vivo and in vitro than pioglitazone. MDCCCL1636 also potentiated glucose consumption and inhibited the impairment in insulin signaling targets, such as AKT, glycogen synthase kinase 3β, and glycogen synthase, in HepG2 human hepatoma cells. Overall, our results suggest that MDCCCL1636 is a promising candidate for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. ER -