The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A is a five to eight membered monocyclic or a nine to twelve membered bicyclic heterocyclic ring, as further defined herein; Y is S, CH
2
, or CH; Z is CH or N; R
7
and R
9
are hydrogen or (C
1
-C
6
)alkyl; R
2
is (C
1
-C
6
)alkoxy, OH, CN, (C
1
-C
6
)alkyl, halogen, or CF
3
; r and s are 0, 1, or 2; and R
1
and R
3
are as further defined herein. These compounds are agonists, partial agonists and/or modulators of the NPY4 receptor and may be used for the treatment and prophylaxis of obesity, food intake, and other diseases and conditions modulated by the NPY4 receptor.
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A is a five to eight membered monocyclic or a nine to twelve membered bicyclic heterocyclic ring, as further defined herein; Y is S, CH2, or CH; Z is CH or N; R7 and R9 are hydrogen or (C1-C6)alkyl; R2 is (C1-C6)alkoxy, OH, CN, (C1-C6)alkyl, halogen, or CF3; r and s are 0, 1, or 2; and R1 and R3 are as further defined herein. These compounds are agonists, partial agonists and/or modulators of the NPY4 receptor and may be used for the treatment and prophylaxis of obesity, food intake, and other diseases and conditions modulated by the NPY4 receptor.