Cyclic AMP-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitors
US6680336B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Novel compounds that are potent and selective inhibitors of PDE4, as well as methods of making the same, are disclosed. Use of the compounds in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and other diseases involving elevated levels of cytokines, as well as central nervous system (CNS) disorders, also is disclosed.
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