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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
Sherman T. Waddell, Westfield, NJ (US);
James M. Balkovec, Martinsville, NJ (US);
Gina M. Santorelli, Oceanport, NJ (US);
Aaron H. Leeman, Portland, ME (US);
Milana Maletic, Summit, NJ (US);
Xin Gu, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Sherman T. Waddell, Westfield, NJ (US);
James M. Balkovec, Martinsville, NJ (US);
Gina M. Santorelli, Oceanport, NJ (US);
Aaron H. Leeman, Portland, ME (US);
Milana Maletic, Summit, NJ (US);
Xin Gu, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
Sulfonyl derivatives of structural formula I are selective inhibitors of the 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diabetes, such as noninsulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM), hyperglycemia, obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X, and other symptoms associated with NIDDM.