Therapeutic compounds
The invention provides compounds of formula (I), prodrugs and stereoisomers thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, prodrugs, and stereoisomers, wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , HET, n, Q, X, Y, and Z are as described herein; compositions thereof; and uses thereof in treating diabetic complications including diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic microangiopathy, and the like.
1. (3,3-Difluoropyrrolidin-1-yl)-((2S,4S)-4-(4-(pyrimidin-2-yl) piperazin-1-yl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate of said salt.
2. A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
(a) (3,3-difluoropyrrolidin-1-yl)-((2S,4S)-4-(4-(pyrimidin-2-yl) piperazin-1-yl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound, or a solvate of said salt; and
(b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, vehicle, diluent or excipient.
3. A method of treating a condition, selected from the group consisting of Type 2 diabetes, Type 1 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy and diabetic cardiomyopathy, comprising administering to a mammal, in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of (3,3-difluoropyrrolidin-1-yl)-((2S,4S)-4-(4-(pyrimidin-2-yl) piperazin-1-yl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound, or a solvate of said salt.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said mammal is a human.