Novel compounds of the general formula (I), in which the variables are as defined in claim
1
, the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treatment employing these compounds and compositions. The present compounds are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions mediated by Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR), in particular the PPARδ subtype, namely, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia, syndrome X (including the metabolic syndrome, i.e. impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, hyper-triglyceridaemia and/or obesity), cardiovascular diseases (including atherosclerosis) and hypercholesterolaemia.
通用公式(I)的新化合物,其中变量的定义如权利要求1中所述,这些化合物作为药物组成物的用途,包含这些化合物的药物组成物以及使用这些化合物和组成物进行治疗的方法。这些化合物在治疗和/或预防由
过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体(
PPAR)介导的疾病中有用,特别是
PPARδ亚型,即1型糖尿病、2型糖尿病、血脂异常、X综合征(包括代谢综合征,即糖耐量受损、
胰岛素抵抗、高三酰
甘油血症和/或肥胖)、心血管疾病(包括动脉粥样硬化)和高
胆固醇血症。