N-substituted piperidines and their use as pharmaceuticals
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- INCYTE
- Publication Date
- 2007-07-04
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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field of invention
[0001] The present invention relates to modulators of 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1) and / or the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. Background of the invention
[0002] Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones that regulate fat metabolism, function and distribution. In vertebrates, glucocorticoids also have profound and diverse physiological effects on growth, neurobiology, inflammation, blood pressure, metabolism, and apoptosis. In humans, the major endogenous glucocorticoid is cortisol. Cortisol is synthesized in the zona fascicularis of the adrenal cortex and is controlled by a short-term neuroendocrine feedback loop known as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Adrenal production of Cortisol is under the control of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), a factor produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. ACTH production in the anterior pituitary is itself highly ...