In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of
bipiperidinyl compounds as inhibitors of the CCR5 receptors, methods of
preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or
more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations
comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment,
prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases
associated with CCR5 using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
The invention also relates to the use of a combination of a compound of
this invention and one or more antiviral or other agents useful in the
treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The invention further
relates to the use of a compound of this invention, alone or in
combination with another agent, in the treatment of solid organ
transplant rejection, graft v. host disease, arthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis,
asthma, allergies or multiple sclerosis.