Zevaquenabant ((S)-MRI-1867) is a peripherally restricted, orally bioavailable dual CB1 receptor/iNOS inhibitor.Zevaquenabant ((S)-MRI-1867) (3 mg/kg, p.o.) ameliorated obesity-induced kidney morphological and functional changes via decreasing kidney inflammation, fibrosis, oxidative stress, and renal injury.The hybrid CB1R/iNOS inhibitor Zevaquenabant ((S)-MRI-1867) has greater antifibrotic efficacy than inhibition of CB1R alone.(S)-MRI-1867 reduced hepatic steatosis and the rate of hepatic VLDL secretion, upregulated hepatic LDLR expression, and reduced the circulating levels of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) in diet-induced obesity (DIO mice).
