This invention relates to novel compounds of the Formula (I), (I*), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic), (Id), (Ie), (If), (If*), (Ig), (Ih), (Ij), (Ik), (ll1-3 ), (Im1-3), (In1-3), (lo1-2), (Ip1-9), (Iq1-9), (Ir1-9) and (Is1-3) pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful for the
therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the modulation or inhibition of 11β-HSD1 in mammals. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of the novel compounds and methods for their use in the reduction or control of the production of cortisol in a
cell or the inhibition of the conversion of
cortisone to Cortisol in a
cell. (I)