Abstract:
The present invention discloses compounds of formula I wherein m, n, p, R 1 , R 2 and X, are herein defined, said compounds being novel antagonists for melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such MCH antagonists as well as methods of using them to treat obesity, metabolic disorders, eating disorders such as hyperphagia, and diabetes.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a compound having aggrecanase inhibitory activity and MMP-13 inhibitory activity, and useful as a therapeutic agent for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and the like, more specifically, a cyclopropane compound of formula (1): wherein R is - (CH2) m-X- (CH2)n-A etc., wherein m and n are the same or different and each is 0 to 6, X is a single bond, etc. and A is a substituted C3-14 hydrocarbon ring group, etc.; R and R are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, -(CH2)p-X1-(CH2)q-A , etc., wherein p and q are the same or different and each is 0 to 6, X1 is a single bond, etc. and A is an optionally substituted C3-14 hydrocarbon ring group, etc.; R is -C02R , etc., wherein R is a hydrogen atom, etc.; and R and R are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, - (CH2)m12-X12- (CH2)m12-R , etc., wherein m12 and m12 are the same or different and each is 0 to 6, X12 is a single bond, etc. and R is a hydrogen atom, etc.; or a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel cathepsin S inhibitors, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and N-oxides thereof, their uses as therapeutic agents and the methods of their making.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): f I wherein A, X, Q, Y, B, D, Z, and E have any of the values defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, that are useful as antidiabetic agents. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of Formula I, process for preparing compounds of Formula I, and intermediates useful for preparing compounds of Formula I.
Abstract:
It is intended to provide remedies or preventives for arthritis deformans and/or rheumatoid arthritis comprising as the active ingredient a compound represented by the following formula (I), its optical isomers, prodrugs thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or solvates of the same.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of certain chemical compounds. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for the preparation of compounds that have been shown to activate human peroxisome proliferator activated receptors ("hPPARs"). The present invention also relates to certain chemical compounds useful as intermediates in the preparation of hPPAR active compounds.
Abstract:
This invention discloses compounds of structures (1) and (2) that alter PPAR activity. The invention also discloses pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds or their salts, and methods of using them as therapeutic agents for treating or preventing hyperlipidemia and hypercholesteremia in a mammal. The present invention also discloses method for making the disclosed compounds.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to compounds represented by the following structural formula, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, Formula I: (Formula I); wherein: (a) R5 is selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 ) alkenyl, aryl (C 0 -C 4 ) alkyl, aryloxy (C 0 -C 4 ) alkyl, arylthio (C 0 -C 4 ) alkyl, and further wherein when R5 is alkyl, R5 can optionally combine with W to form a 6 membered cycloheteroalkyl ring that is fused with the oxazole or thiazole ring to which the R5 group is attached; (b) R9 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 alkyl, C 1 -C 5 alkenyl, and arylC 0 -C 3 alkyl; (c) T 1 is selected from the group consisting of C and N; (d) W is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 , C(O)N(R21), N(R21), N(R21)CH 2 , O, OCH 2 , S, and SO 2 ; and(e) X is selected from the group consisting of C, CH 2 C, and CCH 2.
Abstract:
Novel compounds having an effect of inhibiting the production/secretion of a &bgr;-amyloid protein. Namely, compounds having various substituents as represented by the following general formula (1), salts thereof and solvates of the same: (1)