Description
PPQ-102 is a pyramido-pyrrolo-quinoxalinedione that inhibits the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel. PPQ-102 exhibits nephroprotective and anti-fibrotic activities, decreasing the size of pre-formed kidney cysts in animal models of polycystic kidney disease.
References
Snyder DS, Tradtrantip L, Yao C, et al. Potent, metabolically stable benzopyrimido-pyrrolo-oxazine-dione (BPO) CFTR inhibitors for polycystic kidney disease. J Med Chem. 2011 Aug 11;54(15):5468-77. PMID: 21707078.
Tradtrantip L, Sonawane ND, Namkung W, et al. Nanomolar potency pyrimido-pyrrolo-quinoxalinedione CFTR inhibitor reduces cyst size in a polycystic kidney disease model. J Med Chem. 2009 Oct 22;52(20):6447-55. PMID: 19785436.