The present invention relates to bicyclic compounds (e.g. indoles) containing a sulfonyl moiety, which bind to the liver X receptor (LXRα and/or LXRβ) and act preferably as inverse agonists of LXR.本發明係關於含有磺醯基部分之雙環化合物(例如,吲哚),其結合至肝X受體(LXRα及/或LXRβ)且較佳地充當LXR之反向促效劑。