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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Soumya P. Sahoo, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Conrad Santini, Warren, NJ (US);
Julia K. Boueres, Piscataway, NJ (US);
James V. Heck, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Edward Metzger, Edison, NJ (US);
Victoria K. Lombardo, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1421 ; A61K 3/1426 ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1421 ; A61K 3/1426 ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
Abstract
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.