Merck + Co., Inc.

Julia K Boueres

Soumya P Sahoo

Ranjit C Desai

Conrad Santini

Victoria K Lombardo

Richard L Tolman

Hiroo Koyama

Jeffrey P Bergman

Daniel J Miller

Wei Han

Dominick F Gratale

James V Heck

Edward J Metzger

A class of benzopyrancarboxylic acid derivatives comprises compounds that are potent agonists of PPAR alpha and/or gamma, and are therefore useful in the treatment, control or prevention of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, atherosclerosis, obesity, vascular restenosis, inflammation, and other PPAR alpha and/or gamma mediated diseases, disorders and conditions.

Benzopyrancarboxylic acid derivatives for the treatment of diabetes and lipid disorders

Substituted 5-aryl-2,4-thiazolidinediones or 5-aryl-2,4-oxazolidinediones that also carry a second substituent in the 5-position of the heterocyclic ring are potent agonists of PPAR, and are therefore useful in the treatment, control or prevention of diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia (including hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia), atherosclerosis, obesity, vascular restenosis, and other PPAR &agr;, &dgr; and/or &ggr; mediated diseases, disorders and conditions.

Arylthiazolidinedione and aryloxazolidinedione derivatives

Substituted 5-aryl-2,4-thiazolidinediones are potent agonists of PPAR, and are therefore useful in the treatment, control or prevention of diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia (including hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia), atherosclerosis, obesity, vascular restenosis, and other PPAR &agr;, &dgr; and/or &ggr; mediated diseases, disorders and conditions.

Arylthiazolidinedione derivitives

Substituted 5-aryl-2,4-thiazolidinediones are potent agonists of PPAR, and are therefore useful in the treatment, control or prevention of diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia (including hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia), atherosclerosis, obesity, vascular restenosis, and other PPAR .alpha., .delta. and/or .gamma. mediated diseases, disorders and conditions.

Arylthiazolidinedione derivatives

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Julia K Boueres