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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2004
Graeme Semple, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Schrader, La Jolla, CA (US);
Philip J. Skinner, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven L. Colletti, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Tawfik Gharbaoui, Escondido, CA (US);
Jason E. Imbriglio, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Jae-kyu Jung, San Diego, CA (US);
Rui Liang, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Subharekha Raghavan, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Darby Schmidt, Clark, NJ (US);
James R. Tata, Westfield, NJ (US);
Graeme Semple, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Schrader, La Jolla, CA (US);
Philip J. Skinner, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven L. Colletti, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Tawfik Gharbaoui, Escondido, CA (US);
Jason E. Imbriglio, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Jae-Kyu Jung, San Diego, CA (US);
Rui Liang, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Subharekha Raghavan, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Darby Schmidt, Clark, NJ (US);
James R. Tata, Westfield, NJ (US);
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to certain tetrazole derivatives of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists for the RUP25 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 metabolic-related disorders, including dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, Syndrome-X and the like. In addition, the present invention also provides for the use of the compounds of the invention in combination with other active agents such as those belonging to the class of α-glucosidase inhibitors, aldose reductase inhibitors, biguanides, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, squalene synthesis inhibitors, fibrates, LDL catabolism enhancers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, insulin secretion enhancers and the like.