Abstract: Disclosed are MC-4 and/or MC-3 receptor ligands, the ligands having a structure according to Formula (I): wherein R2, R4, R4?, R5, R6, R6?, R7, R8, R8?, R9, R9?, R10, Ar, Z1, Z2, Z3, X, B, D, p, q, r and s are as described in the specification and claims, and optical isomers, diastereomers or enantiomers thereof; pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, hydrates, and biohydrolyzable esters, amides or imides thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the ligands of Formula (I), as well as methods of treating diseases mediate by the MC-4/MC-3 receptors, as described in the Detailed Descriptions section of the specification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which comprise a 4-substituted piperidine ring linked to a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl ring. The compounds, including all enatiomeric and diasteriomeric forms and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, have the formula: wherein preferably R is substituted aryl and W2 is a heteroatom comprising unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which comprise a 4-substituted piperidine ring linked to a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl ring. The compounds, including all enatiomeric and diasteriomeric forms and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, have the formula: wherein preferably R is substituted aryl, W is a pendant unit having the formula: -L-Q L is a linking unit, Q is preferably a cyclic hydrocarbyl unit; W1 is preferably a carbocyclic unit and W2 is a heteroatom comprising unit.