IP Library Granted Patent US 11,919,891
Granted Patent B2
US 11,919,891 · App. 17/121,165 · Granted Mar 5, 2024

Bicyclic compounds useful as GPR120 modulators

Inventors: Brian Raimundo (Boston, MA); Elena S. Koltun (Boston, MA); John Griffin (Boston, MA); Eric Stangeland (Boston, MA)
Assignee: Valo Health, Inc.
C07D417/12A61P1/16A61P3/08A61P3/10A61P25/28A61P29/00C07D275/06C07D401/12C07D417/14
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Patent No.
US 11,919,891
App. No.
17/121,165
Granted
Mar 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are compounds, compositions including them, and methods of modulating GPR120 activity and treating diseases mediated by GPR120 by administering such compounds and compositions.

Claims (33)

1. A compound of formula:

wherein

each X independently is CH, CR 3 , or N;

Y is SO 2 ;

Z is —CH 2 —, —CH(CH 3 )—, —C(CH 3 ) 2 —, —C(CH 2 CH 2 )—(cyclopropano), CO, —(CO)CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —, or —CHCH—;

U is a covalent bond, CH 2 , —CH(CH 3 )—, —C(CH 3 ) 2 —, or —CH 2 CH 2 —;

R 1 is an optionally substituted 3-7 membered cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group;

R 2 is an optionally substituted 3-7 membered cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted 6-membered aryl group, an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted 5,6- or 6,6-membered bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl group, or an optionally substituted bicyclic aryl group; and

R 3 is a halogen, or an optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy group.

2. The compound of claim 1 of formula

wherein

U is a covalent bond, CH 2 , —CH(CH 3 )—, —C(CH 3 ) 2 —, or —CH 2 CH 2 —;

R 1 is an optionally substituted 3-7 membered cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group; and

R 2 is an optionally substituted 3-7 membered cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted 6-membered aryl group, an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted 5,6- or 6,6-membered bicyclic heteroaryl group, or an optionally substituted bicyclic aryl group.

3. A compound of the structure

or a tautomer thereof, or an isotopomer thereof, or a stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of each thereof, or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of each of the foregoing.

4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

5. A method for agonizing GPR120, comprising contacting the GPR120 with a compound of claim 1 .

6. A method for modulating metabolism in a mammal, comprising contacting GPR120 in the mammal with an amount of the compound of claim 1 effective to modulate metabolism in the mammal.

7. A method for modulating metabolism in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an amount of the composition of claim 4 effective to modulate metabolism in the mammal.

8. A method for reducing inflammation in a mammal, comprising contacting GPR120 in the mammal with an amount of the compound of claim 1 effective to reduce the inflammation.

9. A method for reducing inflammation in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an amount of the composition of claim 4 effective to reduce the inflammation.

10. A method for reducing neuroinflammation in a mammal, comprising contacting GPR120 in the mammal with an amount of the compound of claim 1 effective to reduce the neuroinflammation.

11. A method for reducing neuroinflammation in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an amount of the composition of claim 4 effective to reduce neuroinflammation.

12. A method for treating diabetes, pre-diabetes or metabolic syndrome, or one or more symptoms of each thereof in a mammal, comprising contacting GPR120 in the mammal with a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .

13. A method for treating diabetes, pre-diabetes or metabolic syndrome, or one or more symptoms of each thereof in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of the composition of claim 4 .

14. A method for treating steatohepatitis in a mammal, comprising contacting GPR120 in the mammal with a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .

15. A method for treating steatohepatitis in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of the composition of claim 4 .

16. A method for treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in a mammal, comprising contacting GPR120 in the mammal with a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .

17. A method for treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of the composition of claim 4 .

18. A method for treating a disorder associated with, leading to, or resulting from neuroinflammation in a mammal, comprising contacting GPR120 in the mammal with a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .

19. A method for treating a disorder associated with leading to, or resulting from neuroinflammation in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of the composition of claim 4 .

20. A method for treating Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or multi-system atrophy, or one or more symptoms of each thereof, comprising contacting GPR120 in the patient with a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2023
From: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, AS AGENT
To: VALO HEALTH, INC.; VALO HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 065255/0660 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2023
From: VALO HEALTH, LLC; VALO HEALTH, INC.
To: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 064207/0957 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2022
From: RAIMUNDO, BRIAN; KOLTUN, ELENA S.; GRIFFIN, JOHN; STANGELAND, ERIC
To: NUMERATE, INC.
Reel/Frame 060753/0057 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2022
From: NUMERATE, INC.
To: INTEGRAL HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 060753/0087 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 9, 2022
From: INTEGRAL HEALTH, INC.
To: VALO HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 061119/0074 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16331928
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