Compounds and methods for the treatment of inflammatory and immune disorders
US6294574A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D409/12
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
2,5-Diaryl tetrahydrofurans, 2,5-diaryl tetrahydrothiophenes, 2,4-diaryl tetrahydrofurans, 2,4-diaryl tetrahydrothiophenes, 1,3-diaryl cyclopentanes, 2,4-diaryl pyrrolidines, and 2,5-diaryl pyrrolidines 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 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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