PF-915275

PF-915275 is a potent, selective and orally active human 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1) inhibitor with a Ki of 2.3 nM and an EC50 of 15 nM (in HEK293 cells). The dose-dependent effect of PF-915275 on conversion of cortisone to cortisol in primary human and monkey hepatocytes, with an EC50 of 20 and 100 nM, respectively[1][2][3].

[1]Bhat BG, et al. Demonstration of proof of mechanism and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic relationship with 4'-cyano-biphenyl-4-sulfonic acid (6-amino-pyridin-2-yl)-amide (PF-915275), an inhibitor of 11 -hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, in cynomolgus monkeys. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2008 Jan;324(1):299-305.|[2]Siu M, et al. N-(Pyridin-2-yl) arylsulfonamide inhibitors of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1: Discovery of PF-915275. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Jul 1;19(13):3493-7.|[3]Courtney R, et al. Modulation of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11betaHSD) activity biomarkers and pharmacokinetics of PF-00915275, a selective 11betaHSD1 inhibitor. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Feb;93(2):550-6.