The invention provides novel compounds of formula (I)
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R
1
to R
7
are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of preparing and using the compounds.
The invention provides, inter alia, methods to treat, e.g., hyperglycemia or diabetes patients having two or more of a BMI of at least 28 or 29, a fasting insulin level of at least 4 μU/mL or at least 6 μU/mL and optionally (i) a serum MCP1 level of at least about 400 pg/mL or at least about 500 pg/mL. The treatment method includes administering 17α-ethynylandrost-5-ene-3β, 7β, 17β-triol and optionally another compound such as metformin or glyburide. Specific embodiments include use of 17α-ethynylandrost-5-ene-3β, 7β, 17β-triol for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in a patient and a BMI of at least 28 or 29 and optionally hyperglycemia. In these embodiments, the patient will most preferably have a fasting insulin level of at least 4 μU/mL or at least 5 μU/mL.
The invention provides novel compounds of formula (I)
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R7 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of preparing and using the compounds.
A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R7 have the significance given in claim 1, can be used in the form of a pharmaceutical composition.