Effect of Food on the Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar Magnesium, a Novel Dual PPARαγ Agonist, in Healthy Adult Subjects.

Background And Objective: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have recently become a focus of interest for their important roles in glucose and lipid metabolism. In humans, PPAR activation causes a decrease in plasma triglyceride (TG) levels, enhancement of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and simultaneous enhancement of very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) lipolysis, whereas PPARγ agonists act as insulin sensitizers and improve insulin resistance, which is very useful in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Saroglitazar magnesium is a dual PPAR agonist with potent predominant PPAR and moderate PPAR activity and the first glitazar to be granted marketing authorization in India.

Phase I Clinical Study of ZYAN1, A Novel Prolyl-Hydroxylase (PHD) Inhibitor to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics Following Oral Administration in Healthy Volunteers.

Objective: This phase I study of ZYAN1 was conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics following oral administration in healthy volunteers.

Methods: The study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase I study carried out in two parts in addition to a third part involving an open-label study to evaluate the food/sex effect. A total of 100 subjects were enrolled into the study as follows: part I-single-dose study with ZYAN1 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 300 mg (n = 56); part II-multiple-dose study with every other day dosing of ZYAN1 100, 150, 200, and 300 mg (n = 32); and part III-sex and food effect study with ZYAN1 150 mg (n = 12; open-label).