| abstract |
The present invention relates to lipid metabolism, pain, diabetes, vascular conditions, demyelination or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease comprising the steps of administering an azetidinone derivative, a composition comprising the azetidinone derivative, and an effective amount of the azetidinone derivative to a patient. It relates to a method for treating or preventing a disorder. Accordingly, in one aspect, the invention provides an azetidinone compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof. In another aspect, the present invention provides an azetidinone compound of formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof. |