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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Michel Bernardon, le Rouret, FR;
Assignee:
Centre International de Recherches Dermatologiques Galderma, Valbonne, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514337 ; 514338 ; 514348 ; 514349 ; 514350 ; 514352 ; 514423 ; 514424 ; 514425 ; 514426 ; 514432 ; 514434 ; 514444 ; 514445 ; 514446 ; 514447 ; 514472 ; 514473 ; 514510 ; 514546 ; 514569 ; 514657 ; 514708 ; 514709 ; 514712 ; 514717 ; 514719 ;
Abstract
Novel pharmaceutically/cosmetically-active polycyclic aromatic compounds having the structural formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar is a radical having one of the formulae (a)-(e): ##STR2## which are useful for the treatment of a wide variety of disease states, whether human or veterinary, for example dermatological, rheumatic, respiratory, cardiovascular and ophthalmological disorders, as well as for the treatment of mammalian skin and hair conditions/disorders are provided. In particular, based on their RXR-agonist activity, these compounds may be used to treat noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and obesity.