[EN] NEW INDANYLOXYDIHYDROBENZOFURANYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS GPR40 RECEPTOR AGONISTS [FR] NOUVEAUX DÉRIVÉS D'ACIDE INDANYLOXYDIHYDROBENZOFURANNYLACÉTIQUE ET LEUR UTILISATION COMME AGONISTES DU RÉCEPTEUR GPR40
[Problem]
The present invention has an object to provide a compound having a GPR40 agonistic activity, which is useful as a pharmaceutical composition, an insulin secretion promoter, or an agent for preventing/treating diabetes.
[Means for Solution]
The present inventors have extensively studied a compound having a GPR40 agonistic activity, and as a result, they have found that the compound (I) of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in which a carboxylic acid is bonded to a bicyclic or tricyclic moiety through methylene, and further, a benzene ring substituted with a monocyclic 6-membered aromatic ring is bonded to a bicyclic or tricyclic moiety through —O-methylene or —NH-methylene, has an excellent GPR40 agonistic activity. They have also found that the compound has an excellent insulin secretion promoting action and strongly inhibits increase in the blood glucose after glucose loading, thereby completing the present invention.
[EN] NEW INDANYLOXYDIHYDROBENZOFURANYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS GPR40 RECEPTOR AGONISTS<br/>[FR] NOUVEAUX DÉRIVÉS D'ACIDE INDANYLOXYDIHYDROBENZOFURANNYLACÉTIQUE ET LEUR UTILISATION COMME AGONISTES DU RÉCEPTEUR GPR40
申请人:BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INT
公开号:WO2013144098A1
公开(公告)日:2013-10-03
The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I), wherein the groups R1, R2 and m are defined as in claim 1, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular bind to the GPR40 receptor and modulate its activity. The compounds are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by this receptor, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2.