N, N; -SUBSTITUTED PIPERAZINES BINDING TO MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR

摘要

Melanocortin receptor-specific piperazine compounds, of the formula (I) wherein the variables are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Compounds disclosed herein bind to one or more melanocortin receptors and may be an agonist, a partial agonist, an antagonist, an inverse agonist or an antagonist of an inverse agonist as to one or more melanocortin receptors, and may be employed for treatment of one or more melanocortin receptor-associated conditions or disorders, including specifically treatment of obesity and related conditions.