NON-PEPTIDIC NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR MODULATORS

摘要

The invention provides compounds that are modulators of neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptors, which can be selective inhibitors of NPY receptor Y2R. NPY receptor modulatory compounds are of the general formula Ar2-Y-Ar1-W-Ar3, wherein the variables are as defined herein. Compounds of the invention can be used for treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an NPY receptor is medically indicated, for example including drug or alcohol abuse, anxiety disorders, depression, stress-related disorders, neurological disorders, nerve degeneration, osteoporosis or bone loss, sleep/wake disorders, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, anorexia, inovulation, fertility disorders, angiogenesis, cell proliferation, learning and memory disorders, migraine and pain.