Zevaquenabant

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Zevaquenabant
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Other namesS-MRI-1867; INV-101; MRI-1867
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  • Investigational
Identifiers
  • (4S)-N-(1-Aminoethylidene)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-phenyl-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfonyl-3,4-dihydropyrazole-2-carboximidamide
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C25H21ClF3N5O2S
Molar mass 547.98 g·mol−1

Zevaquenabant (S-MRI-1867, INV-101, or MRI-1867) is an investigational small-molecule drug, discovered by Dr George Kunos, Dr Resat Cinar, and Dr Malliga iyer at the National Institutes of Health. Zevaquenabant was described as a third generation cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) antagonist due to its peripheral selectivity and polypharmacology. [1] It acts as a peripherally selective inverse agonist of the cannabinoid receptor 1 and an inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor. [2] [3] It has been studied in the experimental models of fibrotic disorders such as liver fibrosis [1], chronic kidney disease, [4] idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, [5] Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome pulmonary fibrosis, [6] [7] skin fibrosis, [8] and metabolic disorders such as obesity [2] and dyslipidemia. [9]

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