Method of treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis
AssigneeMediciNova, Inc.
InventorKazuko Matsuda
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Abstract
A compound of Formula (I): or a metabolite thereof, or an ester of the compound of Formula (I) or the metabolite thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of each thereof, wherein m, n, X1 and X2 are as defined herein, is useful for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Claims16
A method of treating a patient suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I):
- or an ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of each thereof, wherein m is an integer from 2 to 5, and n is an integer from 3 to 8, X1 and X2 each independently represent a sulfur atom, oxygen atom, sulfinyl group or a sulfonyl group, provided that X1 and X2 are not simultaneously oxygen atom.
A method of treating a patient suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula (IB):
- or an ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of each thereof.
A method of reducing liver inflammation in a patient suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I):
- or an ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of each thereof, wherein m is an integer from 2 to 5, and n is an integer from 3 to 8, X1 and X2 each independently represent a sulfur atom, oxygen atom, sulfinyl group or a sulfonyl group, provided that X1 and X2 are not simultaneously oxygen atom.
A method of reducing liver inflammation in a patient suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula (IB):
- or an ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of each thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.