Tricyclic compounds containing a cyclopropyl carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid derivative (e.g. amide) fused to a bicyclic ring, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
含有环丙基
羧酸或
羧酸衍
生物(如酰胺)的
三环化合物与融合到双环环上的G蛋白偶联受体40(GPR40)是激动剂,并且可用作治疗化合物,特别是在治疗2型糖尿病方面,以及与该疾病常相关的病症,包括肥胖和脂质紊乱,如混合性或糖尿病性脂质代谢异常、高血脂、高
胆固醇血症和高
甘油三酯血症。