Benzylbenzene derivatives and methods of use
Provided are compounds having an inhibitory effect on sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter SGLT. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing the compounds, synthetic intermediates, and methods of using the compounds, independently or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for treating diseases and conditions which are affected by SGLT inhibition.
1. A method of treating a disease or condition selected from the group consisting of type 1 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, said method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula:
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said disease or condition is type 1 diabetes mellitus.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said disease or condition is type 2 diabetes mellitus.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said disease or condition is obesity.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound is administered in combination with a second therapeutic agent.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said second therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of antidiabetic agents, lipid-lowering/lipid-modulating agents, agents for treating diabetic complications, anti-obesity agents, antihypertensive agents, antihyperuricemic agents, and agents for treating chronic heart failure or atherosclerosis.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said antidiabetic agent is selected from the group consisting of insulin and insulin mimetics, sulfonylureas, insulin secretion enhancers, biguanides, sulfonylurea/ biguanide combinations, meglitinides, thiazolidinediones, thiazolidinedione/ biguanide combinations, oxadiazolidinediones, PPAR-gamma agonists, PPAR-alpha/gamma dual agonists, PPAR-alpha/gamma/delta pan agonists, retinoid X receptor agonists, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, stimulants of insulin receptor tyrosine kinase, tripeptidyl peptidase II inhibitors, dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors, protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B inhibitors, glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors, glucose-6-phosphatase inhibitors, fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase inhibitors, pyruvate dehydrogenase inhibitors, imidazoline derivatives, hepatic gluconeogenesis inhibitors, D-chiroinositol, glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors, incretin mimetics, GLP-1, GLP-1 analogs, GLP-1 receptor agonists, amylin, amylin analogs and agonists, aP2 inhibitors, beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonists, and other insulin sensitivity enhancers.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said sulfonylurea is selected from the group consisting of glibornuride, gliclazide, glimepiride, glipizide, gliquidone, glisoxepide, glyburide, and glyclopyramide.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein said biguanide is metformin.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein said meglitinide is selected from the group consisting of repaglinide, nateglinide, and mitiglinide.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein said thiazolidinedione is selected from the group consisting of rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, and CLX-0921.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein said alpha-glucosidase inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of acarbose and miglitol.
13. The method of claim 7 , wherein said dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sitagliptin, saxagliptin and vildagliptin.
14. The method of claim 7 , wherein said incretin mimetic is exenatide.
15. The method of claim 7 , wherein said GLP-1 analog is liraglutide.
16. The method of claim 7 , wherein said amylin analog is pramlintide.
17. The method of claim 6 , wherein said anti-obesity agent is selected from the group consisting of serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, norepinephrine releasing stimulants, anorexiants, dopamine agonists, H 3 -histamine antagonists, 5-HT2c receptor agonists, beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonists, cholecystokinin agonists, antidepressant/acetylcholinesterase inhibitor combinations, lipase inhibitors, anti-epileptic agents, leptin, leptin analogs and leptin receptor agonists, NPY receptor antagonists and modulators, ciliary neurotrophic factor, thyroid hormone receptor-beta agonists, cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists, melanin-concentrating hormone receptor antagonists, melanocortin-4 receptor agonists, selective muscarinic receptor M 1 antagonists, opioid receptor antagonists, and combinations thereof.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein said norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor is bupropion.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein said selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and sertraline.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein said anorexiant is phentermine.
21. The method of claim 17 , wherein said anti-epileptic agent is topiramate.
22. The method of claim 17 , wherein said selective muscarinic receptor M 1 antagonist is telenzepine.
23. The method of claim 17 , wherein said opioid receptor antagonist is naltrexone.