申请人:Japan Science and Technology Agency
公开号:EP2151236A1
公开(公告)日:2010-02-10
Disclosed is a novel aralkyl carboxylic acid compound which has an agonistic activity on GPR-120 and/or GPR-40, particularly GPR-120, and is therefore useful as an appetite regulator, an anti-obesity agent, a therapeutic agent for diabetes, a pancreatic beta differentiating cell growth enhancer, a therapeutic agent for metabolic syndrome, a therapeutic agent for a gastrointestinal disease, a therapeutic agent for a neuropathy, a therapeutic agent for a mental disorder, a therapeutic agent for a pulmonary disease, a therapeutic agent for a pituitary hormone secretion disorder or a lipid flavoring/seasoning agent. The aralkyl carboxylic acid compound is represented by the general formula (I). (I) wherein the ring Q represents a pyridyl or the like; R1 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group or a C1-4 alkoxy group; m and n independently represent an integer of 1 to 5; and X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or - NR3- [wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group].
本发明公开了一种新型芳烷基羧酸化合物,该化合物对 GPR-120 和/或 GPR-40(尤其是 GPR-120)具有激动活性,因此可用作食欲调节剂、抗肥胖剂、糖尿病治疗剂、胰腺β分化细胞生长促进剂、代谢综合征治疗剂、胃肠道疾病治疗剂、神经病治疗剂、精神疾病治疗剂、肺病治疗剂、垂体激素分泌紊乱治疗剂或脂质调味/调料剂。芳烷基羧酸化合物由通式 (I) 表示。(I) 其中环 Q 代表吡啶基或类似物;R1 代表 C1-6 烷基或类似物;R2 代表氢原子、C1-4 烷基或 C1-4 烷氧基;m 和 n 独立地代表 1 至 5 的整数;X 代表氧原子、硫原子或 - NR3-[其中 R3 代表氢原子或 C1-4 烷基]。