Fused-aryl and heteroaryl derivatives as modulators of metabolism and the prophylaxis and treatment of disorders related thereto
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ARENA PHARMA
- Publication Date
- 2007-03-29
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11 / 355,785, filed Feb. 16, 2006, which is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 890,549, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,132,426, filed Jul. 13,2004, which in turn claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Applications Ser. Nos. 60 / 487,443, filed Jul. 14, 2003 and 60 / 510,644, filed Oct. 10, 2003, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to certain fused aryl and heteroaryl derivatives that are modulators of glucose metabolism. Accordingly, compounds of the present invention are useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of metabolic disorders and complications thereof, such as, diabetes and obesity. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Diabetes mellitus is a serious disease afflicting over 100 million people worldwide. In the United States, there are more than 12 million diabetics, with 600,000 new cases diagnosed each year. [0...