Aryl sulfonamides active as 5-HT6 receptor antagonist or serotonin antagonist for the treatment of obesity

摘要

The invention provides a method of treatment or prophylaxis of obesity, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of an aryl sulfonamide compound of formula (I) or formula (II) wherein the substituents are as described in the specification in which E is -SO2NH- or -NHSO2.