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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Guixue Yu, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Jun LI, Princeton, NJ (US);
William R. Ewing, Yardley, PA (US);
Richard B. Sulsky, West Trenton, NJ (US);
James J. LI, Pennington, NJ (US);
Joseph Anthony Tino, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Guixue Yu, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Jun Li, Princeton, NJ (US);
William R. Ewing, Yardley, PA (US);
Richard B. Sulsky, West Trenton, NJ (US);
James J. Li, Pennington, NJ (US);
Joseph Anthony Tino, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
Novel heterocyclic aromatic compounds are provided that are useful in stimulating endogenous production or release of growth hormone, said compounds having the general structure of formula I wherein R, R', R, R, R, Xa, Y, Z and n are as described herein. The compounds provided herein are useful in treating obesity, osteoporosis (improving bone density) and in improving muscle mass and muscle strength.