Weichao Chen
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11 Papers
19 Citations
Weichao Chen is an academic researcher from Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. The author has contributed to research in topics: Receptor & Agonist. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 11 publications.
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Papers
Discovery of a second generation agonist of the orphan G-protein coupled receptor GPR119 with an improved profile
Graeme Semple,Juerg Lehmann,Amy Siu-Ting Wong,Albert S. Ren,Bruce Marc A,Young-Jun Shin,Carleton R. Sage,Michael Morgan,Weichao Chen,Kristen Sebring,Zhi-Liang Chu,James N. Leonard,Hussien A. Al-Shamma,Andrew J. Grottick,Fuyong Du,Yin Liang,Keith T. Demarest,Robert M. Jones +17 more
TL;DR: Compound 16 (APD597, JNJ-38431055) was selected for preclinical development based on a good balance between agonist potency, intrinsic activity and in particular on its good solubility and reduced drug-drug interaction potential.
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Discovery and structure-activity relationship of 3-methoxy-N-(3-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)benzamide (APD791): a highly selective 5-hydroxytryptamine2A receptor inverse agonist for the treatment of arterial thrombosis.
Yifeng Xiong,Bradley Teegarden,Jin-Sun Karoline Choi,Sonja Strah-Pleynet,Marc Decaire,Honnappa Jayakumar,Peter I. Dosa,Martin Casper,Lan Pham,Konrad Feichtinger,Brett Ullman,John W. Adams,Diane Yuskin,John Frazer,Michael Morgan,Abu J.M. Sadeque,Weichao Chen,Robert R. Webb,Daniel T. Connolly,Graeme Semple,Hussien A. Al-Shamma +20 more
TL;DR: A series of phenyl pyrazole inverse agonists optimized for selectivity, aqueous solubility, antiplatelet activity, low hERG activity, and good pharmacokinetic properties are described, resulting in the discovery of 10k (APD791), a potential treatment for arterial thrombosis.
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(7-Benzyloxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetic Acids as S1P1 Functional Antagonists
Daniel J. Buzard,Luis Lopez,Moody Jeanne,Andrew M. Kawasaki,Thomas O. Schrader,Michelle Kasem,Ben Johnson,Xiuwen Zhu,Lars Thoresen,Sun Hee Kim,Tawfik Gharbaoui,Dipanjan Sengupta,Lorene Calvano,Krishnan Ashwin M,Yinghong Gao,Graeme Semple,Jeff Edwards,Jeremy Barden,Michael Morgan,Khawja A. Usmani,Chuan Chen,Abu J.M. Sadeque,Weichao Chen,Christopher Ronald J,Jayant Thatte,Lixia Fu,Michelle Solomon,Kevin Whelan,Hussien A. Al-Shamma,Joel Gatlin,Ibragim Gaidarov,Todd Anthony,Minh Le,David J. Unett,Scott Stirn,Anthony C. Blackburn,Dominic P. Behan,Robert M. Jones +37 more
TL;DR: The discovery and optimization of (7-benzyloxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetic acids as potent, centrally available, direct acting S1P1 functional antagonists, with favorable pharmacokinetic and safety properties are described.
Patent
Modulators of the prostacyclin (PG12) receptor useful for the treatment of disorders related thereto
Thuy-Anh Tran,Weichao Chen,Bryan A. Kramer,Abu J.M. Sadeque,Shifrina Hanna L L,Young-Jun Shin,Pureza Vallar,Ning Zou +7 more
- 08 Apr 2015
TL;DR: In this article, amide derivatives of Formula (XIIIa) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the PGI2 receptor are directed to methods useful in the treatment of: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), idiopathic PAH, familial PAH; PAH associated with a collagen vascular disease, a congenital heart disease, portal hypertension, HIV infection, ingestion of a drug or toxin, splenectomy, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) or pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH); PAH
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Modulateurs du recepteur gpr119 et traitement des troubles qui lui sont lies
Robert M. Jones,Juerg Lehmann,Weichao Chen,Jeffrey Edwards,Glen Marquez,Michael Morgan,Abu J.M. Sadeque,Sun Hee Kim +7 more
- 21 Sep 2011
TL;DR: The presente invention concerne les agonistes du recepteur GPR119 : 3-fluoro-4-(5-fluoropropan-2-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)piperidin-1-yl),pyrimidin -4-ylamino)- N, N -dimethylbenzamide, ainsi que leurs sels, solvates et hydrates de qualite pharmaceutique, utiles en tant qu'agent pharmace