abstract |
In its many embodiments, the present invention relates to a novel class of substituted bicyclic piperidinyl- and piperazinylsulfonamide compounds useful to inhibit 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-I, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more conditions associated with the expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-I using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. |