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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edward E. Cable, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark D. Erion, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/683 (2006.01); A61K 31/661 (2006.01); A61K 31/662 (2006.01); A61K 31/665 (2006.01); A61K 31/192 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/683 (2013.01); A61K 31/192 (2013.01); A61K 31/661 (2013.01); A61K 31/662 (2013.01); A61K 31/665 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward the use of thyromimetic compounds that are thyroid receptor ligands, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to prodrugs of these compounds for preventing, treating, or ameliorating fatty liver diseases such as steatosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.