Patent number: 7705052
Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of sulfonamide derivatives in the treatment of metabolic disorders mediated by insulin resistance or hyperglycemia, comprising diabetes type II, inadequate glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Formula (I). R1 is selected from the group comprising or consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, amino, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, sulfonyloxy, sulfonamide, acylamino, aminocarbonyl, C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, heteroaryl, carboxy, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, hydrazides. R2 is selected from the group comprising or consisting of hydrogen, COOR3, —CONR3R3?, OH, a C1-C4 alkyl substituted with an OH or amino group, a hydrazido carbonyl group, a sulfate, a sulfonate, an amine or an ammonium salt.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 13, 2004
Date of Patent:
April 27, 2010
Assignee:
Merck Serono SA
Inventors:
Thomas Rueckle, Pierre-Alain Vitte, Jean-Pierre Gotteland