A compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in a method for treating stroke in a mammal, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: 1-((6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)quinazolin-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-(1-(6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(4-isopropylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(cis-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(4-ethylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(4-butylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(spiro[4.5]decan-8-yloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(cis-4-ethylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(trans-4-ethylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)quinolin-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-(6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)-2-naphthoyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-((4-tert-butylcyclohexylidene)methyl)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((2-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)quinolin-6-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-4-ethyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-4-propyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-3-methyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-4-phenyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-perhydro-azepine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-4-hydroxy-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; {1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-acetic acid; 1-[7-(trans-4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-isoquinolin-3-ylmethyl]-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)-4-methylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(cyclopentyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(cycloheptyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(spiro[5.5]undecan-3-yloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; and 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-piperidine-2-carboxylic acid. 1-((6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)quinazolin-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-(1-(6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(4-isopropylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(cis-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(4-ethylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(4-butylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(spiro[4.5]decan-8-yloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(cis-4-ethylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(trans-4-ethylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)quinolin-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-(6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)-2-naphthoyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-((4-tert-butylcyclohexylidene)methyl)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((2-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)quinolin-6-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-4-ethyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-4-propyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-3-methyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-4-phenyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-perhydro-azepine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-4-hydroxy-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; {1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-acetic acid; 1-[7-(trans-4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-isoquinolin-3-ylmethyl]-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)-4-methylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(cyclopentyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(cycloheptyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(spiro[5.5]undecan-3-yloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; 1-((6-(spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid; and 1-[6-(4-tert-butyl-cyclohexyloxy)-naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-piperidine-2-carboxylic acid.