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Compounds and methods for the treatment of cardiovascular, inflammatory and immune disorders

US5792776A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 1994
Grant dateAug 11, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D307/14
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disubstituted tetrahydrofurans, tetrahydrothiophenes, pyrrolidines and cyclopentanes are disclosed that reduce the chemotaxis and respiratory burst leading to the formation of damaging oxygen radicals of polymorphonuclear leukocytes during an inflammatory or immune response. The compounds exhibit this biological activity by acting as PAF receptor antagonists, by inhibiting the enzyme 5-lipoxygenase, or by exhibiting dual activity, i. e., by acting as both a PAF receptor antagonist and inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase. A method to treat disorders mediated by PAF and/or leukotrienes is also disclosed, that includes administering an effective amount of one or more of the above-identified compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

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