Compounds having the structure of Formula I1 including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are potent CETP (cholesterol ester transfer protein) inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis and its clinical consequences, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and penpheral vascular disease, represent a truly enormous burden to the health care systems of the industrialized world In formula I, A-B is an arylamide moiety
具有I1式结构的化合物,包括化合物的药学上可接受的盐,是有效的CETP(
胆固醇酯转移蛋白)
抑制剂,可用于升高
HDL-
胆固醇,降低LDL-
胆固醇,并用于治疗或预防动脉粥样硬化及其临床后果,如
冠心病(C
HD)、中风和周围血管疾病,对工业化国家的医疗保健系统构成巨大负担。在式I中,A-B是一个芳香
酰胺基团。