THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease, announced today that Dr. David Powell, senior vice president of metabolism research, will present data from clinical and preclinical studies of LX4211, a dual inhibitor of sodium glucose transporters 1 and 2 (SGLT1 and SGLT2), at the Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Diabetes Drug Discovery conference in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, November 4, 2011.
In clinical studies to date, LX4211 has demonstrated a favorable safety profile and beneficial effects on multiple parameters of glycemic control and cardiovascular health. Recent studies in healthy subjects have shown that LX4211 substantially decreases postprandial glucose levels without hypoglycemia and substantially reduces triglycerides, results that have not been reported for SGLT2-selective inhibitors. Data from a mechanistic study in patients with type 2 diabetes demonstrated that a single dose of LX4211 significantly increased circulating levels of GLP-1 (active and total) and PYY, important regulators of glycemic and appetite control. In addition, postprandial release of GLP-1 and PYY from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract has been observed in preclinical studies of SGLT1 knockout mice but not in SGLT2 knockout mice, indicating that inhibition of SGLT1 function may trigger the postprandial release of these important regulators of glycemic and appetite control.
For more information on this program or to download a copy of the presentation, please visit www.lexpharma.com.
About Lexicon
Lexicon is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease. Lexicon currently has four drug programs in mid-stage development for diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, carcinoid syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis, all of which were discovered by Lexicon's research team. Lexicon has used its proprietary gene knockout technology to identify more than 100 promising drug targets. Lexicon has focused drug discovery efforts on these biologically-validated targets to create its extensive pipeline of clinical and preclinical programs. For additional information about Lexicon and its programs, please visit www.lexpharma.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," including statements relating to Lexicon's clinical development of LX4211, including characterizations of the results of and projected timing of clinical trials of such compounds, and the potential therapeutic and commercial potential of LX4211. This press release also contains forward-looking statements relating to Lexicon's growth and future operating results, discovery and development of products, strategic alliances and intellectual property, as well as other matters that are not historical facts or information. All forward-looking statements are based on management's current assumptions and expectations and involve risks, uncertainties and other important factors, specifically including those relating to Lexicon's ability to successfully conduct clinical development of LX4211 and preclinical and clinical development of its other potential drug candidates, advance additional candidates into preclinical and clinical development, obtain necessary regulatory approvals, achieve its operational objectives, obtain patent protection for its discoveries and establish strategic alliances, as well as additional factors relating to manufacturing, intellectual property rights, and the therapeutic or commercial value of its drug candidates, that may cause Lexicon's actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, results reported as trends were not statistically significant. Information identifying such important factors is contained under "Risk Factors" in Lexicon's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lexicon undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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