Cisd2 agonist 2 (compound 6) is an orally active Cisd2 activator (EC50=191 nM), while the Cisd2 levels is correlated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Cisd2 agonist 2 has no significant toxicity in vivo in Cisd2hKO-het mice (heterozygous hepatocyte-specific Cisd2 knockout).
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