Telotristat etiprate

Telotristat etiprate (LX1606 hippurate) is an orally active, small-molecule inhibitor of peripheral serotonin synthesis, acts by inhibiting tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) with IC50 of 28 nM, demonstrates potential for the treatment of carcinoid syndrome.Gastric Cancer Approved (In Vivo) :Telotristat ethyl (15, 50, 150, 300 mg/kg, po, qd) reduces serotonin content in the periphery, but not in the brain of the mice. Telotristat ethyl (200 mg/kg po, qd) prevents the increase in blood neutrophil counts that is observed after TNBS challenge, provides significant protection in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. Telotristat ethyl (200 mg/kg po, qd) protects the mouse IBD model confirmed by histopathology evaluation. Telotristat ethyl (15, 50, 150, 300 mg/kg) depletes 5-HT from the jejunum but not the brain. But Telotristat ethyl (200 mg/kg, p.o.) does not deplete enteric neuronal serotonin (5-HT), or alter constitutive gastrointestinal motility in mice. Telotristat ethyl (200 mg/kg) alleviates the severity of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) -induced colitis.