Di-and tri-substituted piperidines, pyrrolidines and hexahydro-1H-azepines promote release of growth hormone
US5721250A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to certain novel compounds identified as di- and tri-substituted piperidines, pyrrolidines, and hexahydro-1H-azepines of the general structural formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, A, X, Y, and n are as defined herein. These compounds promote the release of growth hormone in humans and animals. This property can be utilized to promote the growth of food animals to render the production of edible meat products more efficient, and in humans, to treat physiological or medical conditions characterized by a deficiency in growth hormone secretion, such as short stature in growth hormone deficient children, and to treat medical conditions which are improved by growth hormone. Growth hormone releasing compositions containing such di and tri substituted piperidines, pyrrolidines, and hexahydro-1H-azepines as the active ingredient thereof are also disclosed.
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