Repositioning Candidate Details
| Candidate ID: | R0651 |
| Source ID: | DB04929 |
| Source Type: | investigational |
| Compound Type: | small molecule |
| Compound Name: | DG031 |
| Synonyms: | -- |
| Molecular Formula: | -- |
| SMILES: | -- |
| DrugBank Description: | DG031, deCODE genetics's lead compound, is being developed for the prevention of myocardial infarction, or heart attack. |
| CAS Number: | -- |
| Molecular Weight: | |
| DrugBank Indication: | Investigated for use/treatment in heart disease and myocardial infarction. |
| DrugBank Pharmacology: | DG031 is an inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, or FLAP. deCODE has linked variants in the gene encoding FLAP, and the gene encoding leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) to risk of heart attack. These variants appear to confer increased risk of heart attack by increasing the production of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a potent driver of inflammation produced in atherosclerotic plaques. In Phase II trials completed last year, DG031 was shown to be well tolerated at all doses tested and to reduce the production of LTB4 in a dose-dependent manner. Late last year deCODE discovered that the HapK variant of the LTA4H gene, discovered in Iceland and which confers a moderate increase in risk of heart attack in people of predominantly European ancestry, confers a 250% increase in risk of the disease in African Americans. deCODE licensed DG031 from Bayer AG, which developed it originally for the treatment of asthma. In deCODE’s clinical trials and those conducted previously by Bayer, a total of approximately 2000 people have been dosed with DG031. |
| DrugBank MoA: | DG031 inhibits the activity of the FLAP, or 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, that modulates the activity of the leukotriene pathway. |
| Targets: | Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein |
| Inclusion Criteria: | Indication associated |
| Strategy ID | Strategy | Synonyms | Related Targets | Related Drugs |
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| Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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| I08 | 114 | Cardiovascular system disease | A disease of anatomical entity which occurs in the blood, heart, blood vessels or the lymphatic system that passes nutrients (such as amino acids and electrolytes), gases, hormones, blood cells or lymph to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases and help stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory_system | disease of anatomical entity | Details |