申请人:Friends J. Todd
公开号:US20050032890A1
公开(公告)日:2005-02-10
New thyroid receptor ligands are provided which have the general formula
in which:
X is —O—, —S—, —CH
2
—, —CO—, or —NH—;
Y is —(CH
2
)
n
— where n is an integer from 1 to 5, or cis- or trans-ethylene;
R
1
is halogen, trifluoromethyl, or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbons or cycloalkyl of 3 to 7 carbons;
R
2
and R
3
are the same or different and are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons or cycloalkyl of 3 to 6 carbons, at least one of R
2
and R
3
being other than hydrogen;
R
4
is hydrogen or lower alkyl;
R
5
is hydrogen or lower alkyl;
R
6
is carboxylic acid, or esters or prodrugs;
R
7
is hydrogen or an alkanoyl or an aroyl.
In addition, a method is provided for preventing, inhibiting or treating a disease associated with metabolism dysfunction or which is dependent upon the expression of a T
3
regulated gene, wherein a compound as described above is administered in a therapeutically effective amount. Examples of such diseases associated with metabolism dysfunction or are dependent upon the expression of a T
3
regulated gene include obesity, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cardiac arrhythmias, depression, osteoporosis, hypothyroidism, goiter, thyroid cancer as well as glaucoma, congestive heart failure and skin disorders.