Abstract:
The present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme. The present invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme for the treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, and other diseases and conditions that are mediated by excessive glucocorticoid action.
Abstract:
A method for treating a patient suffering from disorders and deficits of the central nervous system associated with diabetes, associated with aging and neurodegeneration, comprising attention deficit disorder in general, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment, senile dementia, AIDS dementia, neurodegeneration, depression, and schizophrenia, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a selective inhibitor of the 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme activity.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to compounds of formula (I), or a therapeutically suitable salt or prodrug thereof, which antagonize the effects of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) through the melanin concentrating hormone receptor and are useful for the prevention or treatment of eating disorders, weight gain and obesity.
Abstract:
A method of inhibiting interleukin 5 gene expression in a mammal comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a pharmaceutically effective amount of one or more compounds selected from formula (I) and/or from formula (II).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme. The present invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme for the treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, and other diseases and conditions that are mediated by excessive glucocorticoid action.
Abstract:
This invention provides compounds that are antagonists of melanin concentrating hormone receptor-1 (MCH-R1). The compounds are represented by formula (I): where m is zero or one, n is zero to two, Y is oxygen or -N (R )-, R , R , R , R , R , R , and Ring A are defined in the specification. Coumarin and quinolone compounds where R and R together form a fused benzo ring are preferred. The invention also provides compounds of formula (VI) where the coumarin moiety is replaced by a quinazolinone ring. The compounds are useful for treating MCH-R1-related disorders, particularly overweight conditions including obesity.