PPAR-(GAMMA) AGONISTS AS AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TYPE II DIABETES

摘要

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: Z is aryl or heteroaryl; n and m are 0, 1 or 2; A is a carboxylic acid or ester; or A is formula (II) where D, F and G are hydrogen, (un)substituted amino, (un)substituted alkoxy, methylene or an (un)substituted sulfide; X is N, O, CH2, S, SO or SO2; R4 is oxo, hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, cycloalkyl, keto, acyl, or sulfonyl; Y is hydrogen, (un)substituted amino, (un)substituted alkoxy, methylene, an (un)substituted sulfide, (un)substituted sulfonyl or an (un)substituted sulfoxide; and R5, R6 and R8 are hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, cycloalkyl, keto, acyl, or sulfonyl; or R5 and R6 together form a ring. The compounds are highly selective agonists for the PPAR- gamma receptor or prodrugs of agonists for the PPAR- gamma receptor. Thus these compounds are useful in the treatment Type II diabetes (NIDDM).