CLIFFORD CHENG - CAMBRIDGE MA, US XIAOHUA HUANG - BROOKLINE MA, US YING HUANG - BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ, US NING SHAO - WATCHUNG NJ, US ASHWIN RAO - MORGANVILLE NJ, US ANANDAN PALANI - BRIDGEWATER NJ, US PETER ORTH - NEW YORK NY, US JOHANNES H. VOIGT - CRANFORD NJ, US ROBERT J. HERR - VOORHEESVILLE NY, US LANA MICHELE ROSSITER - CLIFTON PARK NY, US QI ZENG - DELMAR NY, US XIANFENG SUN - GUILDERLAND NY, US
The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds as Fatty Acid Binding Protein (“FABP”) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the heterocyclic compounds and the use of the compounds for treating or preventing a cardiovascular disease, a metabolic disorder, obesity or an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, dyslipidemia, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose.