SUBSTITUTED AZOLE ACID DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS ANTIDIABETIC AND ANTIOBESITY AGENTS AND METHOD.

摘要

(formula I); wherein Q is C or N; R2a, R2b, R2c, X1 to X7, R1, R2, R3, R3a, R4, A, Y, m, and n are as defined herein, which compounds are useful as antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and antiobesity agents. The present invention further provides a method for treating obesity and dyslipidemia in mammals including humans through simultaneous inhibition of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) and stimulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-alpha (PPARalpha).