Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which selectively inhibit CYP11B1. Preferably, the compounds of the present invention do not substantially inhibit CYP11B2. Moreover, the compounds of the present invention do not substantially inhibit CYP17 and/or CYP19, either. Amongst other applications of the compounds of the present invention, they can be used for the treatment of Cushing's syndrome or metabolic disease.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 21, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 19, 2016
Assignee:
UNIVERSITAET DES SAARLANDES CAMPUS SAARBRUECKEN
Inventors:
Rolf Hartmann, Ulrike Hille, Christina Zimmer, Carsten A. Vock, Qingzhong Hu