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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
P. Douglas Boatman, San Diego, CA (US);
Benjamin R. Johnson, San Diego, CA (US);
Jae-kyu Jung, San Diego, CA (US);
Michelle Kasem, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Thomas O. Schrader, San Diego, CA (US);
Philip J. Skinner, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven Colletti, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
P. Douglas Boatman, San Diego, CA (US);
Benjamin R. Johnson, San Diego, CA (US);
Jae-Kyu Jung, San Diego, CA (US);
Michelle Kasem, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Thomas O. Schrader, San Diego, CA (US);
Philip J. Skinner, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven Colletti, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to certain 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-5-ol derivatives of Formula (Ia) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the GPR81 receptor. Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of GPR81 associated disorders, for example, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, atheromatous disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes, syndrome X, obesity, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type 1 diabetes and acne.