The present invention is directed to piperidine isoxazole and isothiazole orexin compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. Such compounds are of the general structural formula I:
wherein the variables are defined herein.
The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
                            本发明涉及
哌啶异恶唑和
异噻唑奥曲肽化合物,它们是
奥曲肽受体的拮抗剂。此类化合物的结构通式为 I:
其中变量的定义见本文。
本发明还涉及本文所述化合物在潜在治疗或预防涉及
奥曲肽受体的神经和精神疾病中的用途。本发明还涉及包含这些化合物的组合物。本发明还涉及这些组合物在预防或治疗涉及
奥曲肽受体的此类疾病中的用途。