US20080166318A1 - Methods and therapeutic combinations for the treatment of demyelination - Google Patents

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  • the present invention relates to methods and therapeutic combinations for treating and preventing demyelination in a subject comprising the administration of sterol absorption inhibitor(s).
  • Nerve fibers are wrapped with many layers of insulation known as the myelin sheath. Like insulation around an electrical wire, the myelin sheath permits electrical impulses to be conducted along the nerve fiber with speed and accuracy.
  • the myelin sheath can be damaged by stroke, inflammation, immune diseases, metabolic disorders, poison or drugs. If the sheath is able to regenerate itself, normal nerve function can be partially or fully restored. If demyelination is extensive, the underlying nerve can die and cause irreversible damage.
  • Demyelination in the central nervous system occurs in several primary demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenomyeloneuropathy, Leber's hereditary optic atrophy and HTLV-associated myelopathy.
  • demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenomyeloneuropathy, Leber's hereditary optic atrophy and HTLV-associated myelopathy.
  • Demyelination in nerve pathways that bring signals to the brain can cause sensory symptoms, such as numbness, tingling, dysesthesias, visual disturbances, sexual dysfunction, dizziness or vertigo.
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can reveal areas of the brain that have lost myelin, and may even distinguish areas of recent demyelination from areas that occurred some time ago.
  • Treatments for multiple sclerosis include injection with beta-interferon, which can decrease the frequency and occurrence of flare-ups and slow the progression to disability; injection with glatiramer acetate, which can reduce the frequency of relapses; or administration of corticosteroids, such as prednisone, to relieve acute symptoms.
  • statins such as simvastatin and atorvastatin (HMG CoA reductase inhibitors) have been studied for their immunomodulatory effects in treating MS.
  • a method of treating or preventing demyelination in a subject comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
  • a method of treating or preventing multiple sclerosis in a subject comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
  • a method of treating or preventing demyelination in a subject comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (II) below:
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and (b) at least one antidemyelination agent.
  • Therapeutic combinations also are provided comprising: (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; and (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent, wherein the first amount and the second amount together comprise a therapeutically effective amount for the treatment or prevention of demyelination in a subject.
  • compositions for the treatment or prevention of demyelination in a subject comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the above compounds, compositions or therapeutic combinations and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier also are provided.
  • U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,846,966 and 5,661,145 respectively, disclose hydroxy-substituted azetidinone compounds or substituted ⁇ -lactam compounds in combination with HMG CoA reductase inhibitors for preventing or treating atherosclerosis and reducing plasma cholesterol levels. Such compounds can also be useful in lowering C-reactive protein levels in subjects.
  • the present invention is directed to compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, therapeutic combinations, kits and methods of treatment using the same comprising at least one (one or more) sterol absorption inhibitor(s).
  • Suitable sterol absorption inhibitors include substituted azetidinone sterol absorption inhibitors, substituted ⁇ -lactam sterol absorption inhibitors or combinations thereof as discussed in detail below.
  • sterol absorption inhibitor means a compound capable of inhibiting the absorption of one or more sterols, including but not limited to cholesterol, phytosterols (such as sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and avenosterol), when administered in a therapeutically effective (sterol absorption inhibiting) amount to a subject, such as a mammal or human.
  • Other useful compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, therapeutic combinations, kits and methods of treatment using the same comprise at least one (one or more) 5 ⁇ -stanol absorption inhibitor(s).
  • 5 ⁇ -stanol absorption inhibitor means a compound capable of inhibiting the absorption of one or more 5 ⁇ -stanols (such as cholestanol, 5 ⁇ -campestanol, 5 ⁇ -sitostanol), when administered in a therapeutically effective (5 ⁇ -stanol absorption inhibiting) amount to a subject, such as a mammal or human.
  • 5 ⁇ -stanols such as cholestanol, 5 ⁇ -campestanol, 5 ⁇ -sitostanol
  • sterol or 5 ⁇ -stanol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (I) below:
  • Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of aryl and R 4 -substituted aryl;
  • Ar 3 is aryl or R 5 -substituted aryl
  • X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
  • R 1 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl;
  • R 4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 9 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , -(lower alkylene)COOR 6 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 , —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 and halogen;
  • R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
  • alkyl or “lower alkyl” means straight or branched alkyl chains having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and “alkoxy” means alkoxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • alkyl groups include, for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl groups. Where an alkyl chain joins two other variables and is therefore bivalent, the term alkylene is used.
  • Aryl means an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, preferably about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms, such as phenyl, naphthyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl or indanyl.
  • Ar 2 is R 4 -substituted aryl
  • Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted aryl
  • Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
  • A is selected from —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 and —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 ;
  • R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl; or R 1 and R 2 together are ⁇ O;
  • q 1, 2 or 3;
  • p 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
  • R 5 is 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 9 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 -lower alkyl, —NR 6 SO 2 -aryl, —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 -alkyl, S(O) 0-2 -aryl, —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , o-halogeno, m-halogeno, o-lower alkyl, m-lower alkyl,
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of R 5 , hydrogen, p-lower alkyl, aryl, —NO 2 , —CF 3 and p-halogeno;
  • R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and R 9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl.
  • A is selected from the group consisting of R 2 -substituted heterocycloalkyl, R 2 -substituted heteroaryl, R 2 -substituted benzofused heterocycloalkyl, and R 2 -substituted benzofused heteroaryl;
  • Ar 1 is aryl or R 3 -substituted aryl
  • Ar 2 is aryl or R 4 -substituted aryl
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 5 is selected from:
  • a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R 6 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, a is 1; provided that when R 7 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R 6 's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R 7 's can be the same or different;
  • R 1 also can be selected from:
  • M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
  • X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)- and —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl);
  • R 11 and R 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and aryl; or R 10 and R 11 together are ⁇ O, or R 12 and R 13 together are ⁇ O;
  • d is 1, 2 or 3;
  • h 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
  • v 0 or 1
  • j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
  • R 2 is 1-3 substituents on the ring carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkenyl, R 17 -substituted aryl, R 17 -substituted benzyl, R 17 -substituted benzyloxy, R 17 -substituted aryloxy, halogeno, —NR 14 R 15 , NR 14 R 15 (C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-, NR 14 R 15 C(O)(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-, —NHC(O)R 16 , OH, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, —OC(O)R 16 , —COR 14 , hydroxy(C 1
  • R 2 is a substituent on a substitutable ring nitrogen, it is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl, (C 1 -C 6 )aryloxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, hydroxy, —(CH 2 ) 1-6 CONR 18 R 18 ,
  • J is —O—, —NH—, —NR 18 — or —CH 2 —;
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR 14 , —O(CO)R 14 , —O(CO)OR 16 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 14 , —O(CO)NR 14 R 15 , —NR 14 R 15 , —NR 14 (CO)R 15 , —NR 14 (CO)OR 16 , —NR 14 (CO)NR 15 R 19 , —NR 14 SO 2 R 16 , —COOR 14 , —CONR 14 R 15 , —COR 14 , SO 2 NR 14 R 15 , S(O) 0-2 R 16 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 14 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 14 R 15 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-COOR 14 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 14 , —
  • R 8 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 14 or —COOR 14 ;
  • R 9 and R 17 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —NR 14 R 15 , OH and halogeno;
  • R 14 and R 15 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
  • R 16 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 17 -substituted aryl;
  • R 18 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl
  • R 19 is hydrogen, hydroxy or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
  • sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (V):
  • Ar 1 is aryl, R 10 -substituted aryl or heteroaryl
  • Ar 2 is aryl or R 4 -substituted aryl
  • Ar 3 is aryl or R 5 -substituted aryl
  • X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
  • R is —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 or —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 ;
  • R 1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; or R and R 1 together are ⁇ O;
  • q is 0 or 1
  • r 0, 1 or 2;
  • n and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; provided that the sum of m, n and q is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
  • R 5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 , halogen, -(lower alkylene)COOR 6 and —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 ;
  • R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
  • R 9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl
  • sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (VI):
  • R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)-, —C(di-lower alkyl)-, —CH ⁇ CH— and —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—; or R 1 together with an adjacent R 2 , or R 1 together with an adjacent R 3 , form a —CH ⁇ CH— or a —CH ⁇ C(lower alkyl)- group;
  • u and v are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R 2 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—, v is 1; provided that when R 3 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—, u is 1; provided that when v is 2 or 3, the R 2 's can be the same or different; and provided that when u is 2 or 3, the R 3 's can be the same or different;
  • R 4 is selected from B—(CH 2 ) m C(O)—, wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; B—(CH 2 ) q —, wherein q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(CH 2 ) e -Z-(CH 2 ) r —, wherein Z is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —N(R 8 )— or —S(O) 0-2 —, e is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of e and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)-; B—(C 4 -C 6 alkadienylene)-; B—(CH 2 ) t -Z-(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)-, wherein Z is as defined above, and wherein t is 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that the sum of t
  • B is selected from indanyl, indenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, heteroaryl or W-substituted heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and furanyl, and for nitrogen-containing heteroaryls, the N-oxides thereof, or
  • W is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, (lower alkoxyimino)-lower alkyl, lower alkanedioyl, lower alkyl lower alkanedioyl, allyloxy, —CF 3 , —OCF 3 , benzyl, R 7 -benzyl, benzyloxy, R 7 -benzyloxy, phenoxy, R 7 -phenoxy, dioxolanyl, NO 2 , —N(R 8 )(R 9 ), N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylene-, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylenyloxy-, OH, halogeno, —CN, —N 3 , —NHC(O)OR 10 , —NH
  • substituents on the substituted heteroaryl ring nitrogen atoms when present, are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —C(O)OR 10 , —C(O)R 10 , OH, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylene-, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylenyloxy-, —S(O) 2 NH 2 and 2-(trimethylsilyl)-ethoxymethyl;
  • R 7 is 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —N(R 8 )(R 9 ), OH, and halogeno;
  • R 8 and R 9 are independently selected from H or lower alkyl
  • R 10 is selected from lower alkyl, phenyl, R 7 -phenyl, benzyl or R 7 -benzyl;
  • R 11 is selected from OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, R 7 -phenyl or R 7 -benzyl;
  • R 12 is selected from H, OH, alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy,
  • R 13 is selected from —O—, —CH 2 —, —NH—, —N(lower alkyl)- or —NC(O)R 19 ;
  • R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and the groups defined for W; or R 15 is hydrogen and R 16 and R 17 , together with adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dioxolanyl ring;
  • R 19 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl lower alkyl
  • R 20 and R 21 are independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, W-substituted naphthyl, indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzodioxolyl, heteroaryl, W-substituted heteroaryl, benzofused heteroaryl, W-substituted benzofused heteroaryl and cyclopropyl, wherein heteroaryl is as defined above.
  • sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formulas (VIIA) and (VIIB):
  • A is —CH ⁇ CH—, —C ⁇ C— or —(CH 2 ) p — wherein p is 0, 1 or 2;
  • D is —(CH 2 ) m C(O)— or —(CH 2 ) q — wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4 and q is 2, 3 or 4;
  • E is C 10 to C 20 alkyl or —C(O)—(C 9 to C 19 )-alkyl, wherein the alkyl is straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds;
  • R is hydrogen, C 1 -C 15 alkyl, straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds, or B—(CH 2 ) r —, wherein r is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 1′ , R 2′ , and R 3′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO 2 , NH 2 , OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, —NHC(O)OR 5 , R 6 O 2 SNH— and —S(O) 2 NH 2 ;
  • R 5 is lower alkyl
  • R 6 is OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituents are 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO 2 , NH 2 , OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino and dilower alkylamino; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof.
  • sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (VIII):
  • R 26 is H or OG 1 ;
  • G and G are independently selected from the group consisting of
  • R, R 1 and R b are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH 2 , azido, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy or —W—R 30 ;
  • W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R 31 )—, —NH—C(O)—N(R 31 )— and —O—C(S)—N(R 31 )—;
  • R 2 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 7 , R 3a and R 4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
  • R 30 is selected from the group consisting of R 32 -substituted T, R 32 -substituted-T-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -Substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl and R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
  • R 31 is selected from the group consisting of H and (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl
  • T is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
  • R 32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogeno, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfanyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfinyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —C(O)—NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R 32 is a covalent bond
  • Ar 1 is aryl or R 10 -substituted aryl
  • Ar 2 is aryl or R 11 -substituted aryl
  • Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
  • R 12 is
  • R 13 and R 14 are independently selected from the group consisting of
  • a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero;
  • R 14 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, b is 1;
  • the R 13 's can be the same or different;
  • R 1 also can be:
  • M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
  • X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl- and —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl);
  • R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR 19 , —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 19 , —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)OR 21 , —NR 19 (CO)NR 20 R 25 , —NR 19 SO 2 R 21 , —COOR 19 , —CONR 19 R 20 , —COR 19 , —SO 2 NR 19 R 20 , S(O) 0-2 R 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 19 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 19 R 20 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-COOR 19 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 19 ,
  • R 15 and R 17 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 19 , —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 and —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 ;
  • R 16 and R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and aryl; or R 15 and R 16 together are ⁇ O, or R 17 and R 18 together are ⁇ O;
  • h 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
  • s and t are 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6;
  • v 0 or 1
  • j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
  • Ar 1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyi, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
  • R 19 and R 20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
  • R 21 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 24 -substituted aryl;
  • R 22 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 19 or —COOR 19 ;
  • R 23 and R 24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —NR 19 R 20 , —OH and halogeno; and
  • R 25 is H, —OH or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H, G, G 1 , G 2 , —SO 3 H and —PO 3 H;
  • G is selected from the group consisting of: H,
  • R, R a and R b are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halo, —NH 2 , azido, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy or —W—R 30 ;
  • W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R 31 )—, —NH—C(O)—N(R 31 )— and —O—C(S)—N(R 31 )—;
  • R 2 and R 6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, acetyl, aryl and aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 7 , R 3a and R 4a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, acetyl, aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
  • R 30 is independently selected from the group consisting of R 32 -substituted T, R 32 -substituted-T-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl and R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloal kyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
  • R 31 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl
  • T is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
  • R 32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfanyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfinyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —C(O)—NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R 32 is
  • G 1 is represented by the structure:
  • R 33 is independently selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, R 34 -substituted alkyl, (R 35 )(R 36 )alkyl-,
  • R 34 is one to three substituents, each R 34 being independently selected from the group consisting of HOOC—, HO—, HS—, (CH 3 )S—, H 2 N—, (NH 2 )(NH)C(NH)—, (NH 2 )C(O)— and HOOCCH(NH 3 + )CH 2 SS—;
  • R 35 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and NH 2 —;
  • R 36 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, unsubstituted alkyl, R 34 -substituted alkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl and R 34 -substituted cycloalkyl;
  • G 2 is represented by the structure:
  • R 37 and R 38 are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and aryl;
  • R 26 is one to five substituents, each R 26 being independently selected from the group consisting of:
  • Ar 1 is aryl, R 10 -substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R 10 -substituted heteroaryl;
  • Ar 2 is aryl, R 11 -substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R 11 -substituted heteroaryl;
  • L is selected from the group consisting of:
  • M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
  • X, Y and Z are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl- and —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl)-;
  • R 8 is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl
  • R 10 and R 11 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR, —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 19 , —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)OR 21 ,
  • R 16 and R 18 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and aryl;
  • R 15 and R 16 together are ⁇ O, or R 17 and R 18 together are ⁇ O;
  • d is 1, 2 or 3;
  • h 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
  • s is 0 or 1;
  • t is 0 or 1;
  • n, p are each independently selected from 0-4;
  • s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, n and p is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
  • j and k are each independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
  • Q is a bond, —(CH 2 ) q —, wherein q is 1-6, or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
  • Ar 1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
  • R 19 and R 20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
  • R 21 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 24 -substituted aryl;
  • R 22 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 19 or —COOR 19 ;
  • R 23 and R 24 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 ,—NR 19 R 20 , —OH and halo; and
  • R 25 is H, —OH or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
  • R 1 is defined as above.
  • a more preferred compound is one represented by formula XI:
  • azetidinone compounds include N-sulfonyl-2-azetidinones such as are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,983,597, ethyl 4-(2-oxoazetidin-4-yl)phenoxy-alkanoates such as are disclosed in Ram et al., Indian J. Chem. Sect. B. 29B, 12 (1990), p. 1134-7, and diphenyl azetidinones and derivatives disclosed in U.S. Patent Publication Nos. 2002/0039774, 2002/0128252, 2002/0128253 and 2002/0137689, and WO 2002/066464, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • the compounds of Formulae I-XII can be prepared by known methods, including the methods discussed above and, for example, WO 93/02048 describes the preparation of compounds wherein —R 1 -Q- is alkylene, alkenylene or alkylene interrupted by a hetero atom, phenylene or cycloalkylene; WO 94/17038 describes the preparation of compounds wherein Q is a spirocyclic group; WO 95/08532 describes the preparation of compounds wherein —R 1 -Q- is a hydroxy-substituted alkylene group; PCT/US95/03196 describes compounds wherein —R 1 -Q- is a hydroxy-substituted alkylene attached to the Ar 1 moiety through an —O— or S(O) 0-2 — group; and U.S.
  • Compounds of the invention have at least one asymmetrical carbon atom and therefore all isomers, including enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers and racemates of the compounds of Formulae I-XII are contemplated as being part of this invention.
  • the invention includes d and I isomers in both pure form and in admixture, including racemic mixtures.
  • Isomers can be prepared using conventional techniques, either by reacting optically pure or optically enriched starting materials or by separating isomers of a compound of the Formulae I-XII. Isomers may also include geometric isomers, e.g., when a double bond is present.
  • Compounds of the invention with an amino group can form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with organic and inorganic acids.
  • suitable acids for salt formation are hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric, acetic, citric, oxalic, malonic, salicylic, malic, fumaric, succinic, ascorbic, maleic, methanesulfonic and other mineral and carboxylic acids well known to those in the art.
  • the salt is prepared by contacting the free base form with a sufficient amount of the desired acid to produce a salt.
  • the free base form may be regenerated by treating the salt with a suitable dilute aqueous base solution such as dilute aqueous sodium bicarbonate.
  • the free base form differs from its respective salt form somewhat in certain physical properties, such as solubility in polar solvents, but the salt is otherwise equivalent to its respective free base forms for purposes of the invention.
  • Certain compounds of the invention are acidic (e.g., those compounds which possess a carboxyl group). These compounds form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with inorganic and organic bases. Examples of such salts are the sodium, potassium, calcium, aluminum, gold and silver salts. Also included are salts formed with pharmaceutically acceptable amines such as ammonia, alkyl amines, hydroxyalkylamines, N-methylglucamine and the like.
  • solvate means a molecular or ionic complex of molecules or ions of solvent with those of solute (for example, one or more compounds of Formulae I-XII, isomers of the compounds of Formulae I-XII, or prodrugs of the compounds of Formulae I-XII).
  • useful solvents include polar, protic solvents such as water and/or alcohols (for example methanol).
  • Prodrugs of the compounds of Formulae I-XII are contemplated as being part of this invention.
  • “prodrug” means compounds that are drug precursors which, following administration to a patient, release the drug in vivo via some chemical or physiological process (e.g., a prodrug on being brought to the physiological pH or through enzyme action is converted to the desired drug form).
  • the daily dose of the sterol absorption inhibitor(s) administered to the subject can range from about 0.1 to about 1000 mg per day, preferably about 0.25 to about 50 mg/day, and more preferably about 10 mg per day, given in a single dose or 2-4 divided doses.
  • the exact dose is determined by the attending clinician and is dependent on the potency of the compound administered, the age, weight, condition and response of the patient.
  • the weights indicated above refer to the weight of the acid equivalent or the base equivalent of the therapeutic compound derived from the salt.
  • suitable subjects that can be treated according to the methods of the present invention include mammals, such as humans or dogs, and other animals.
  • “combination therapy” or “therapeutic combination” means the administration of two or more therapeutic agents, such as sterol absorption inhibitor(s) and antidemyelination agent(s), to prevent or treat demyelination or any of its associated conditions, such as are discussed above.
  • “demyelination” means insufficient or loss of myelin on the nerves.
  • Such administration includes coadministration of these therapeutic agents in a substantially simultaneous manner, such as in a single tablet or capsule having a fixed ratio of active ingredients or in multiple, separate capsules for each therapeutic agent. Also, such administration includes use of each type of therapeutic agent in a sequential manner. In either case, the treatment using the combination therapy will provide beneficial effects in treating the demyelination condition.
  • a potential advantage of the combination therapy disclosed herein may be a reduction in the required amount of an individual therapeutic compound or the overall total amount of therapeutic compounds that are effective in treating the demyelination condition.
  • the side effects of the individual compounds can be reduced as compared to a monotherapy, which can improve patient compliance.
  • therapeutic agents can be selected to provide a broader range of complimentary effects or complimentary modes of action.
  • the present invention provides a therapeutic combination comprising (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof; and (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent or treatment, wherein the first amount and the second amount together comprise a therapeutically effective amount for the treatment or prevention of demyelination or lessening or amelioration of one or more symptoms of a condition associated with demyelination.
  • the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of diabetes and/or lowering a concentration of a sterol in plasma of a subject, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof; (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • the present invention provides a method of treating or preventing demyelination in a subject, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a composition comprising (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof; and (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent to prevent or treat demyelination or any of its symptoms in the subject.
  • Useful antidemyelination agents include beta-interferon (such as AVONEX® which is available from Biogen, Inc. and BETASERON® which is available from Berlex Laboratories), which can decrease the frequency and occurrence of flare-ups and slow the progression to disability, glatiramer acetate (such as COPAXONE® which is available from Teva Neuroscience, Inc.), which can reduce the frequency of relapses, and/or administration of corticosteroids, such as prednisone (available from Roxane), to relieve acute symptoms.
  • the amount of respective antidemyelination agent to be administered to the subject readily can be determined by one skilled in the art from the Physician's Desk Reference (56 th Ed. 2002) at pages 1013-1016, 988-995, 3306-3310 and 3064-3066, incorporated herein by reference.
  • compositions or therapeutic combinations that can further comprise one or more pharmacological or therapeutic agents or drugs such as cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors and/or lipid-lowering agents discussed below.
  • Non-limiting examples of cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors for use in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention include competitive inhibitors of HMG CoA reductase, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis, squalene synthase inhibitors, squalene epoxidase inhibitors and mixtures thereof.
  • HMG CoA reductase inhibitors include statins such as atorvastatin (for example LIPITOR® which is available from Pfizer), lovastatin (for example MEVACOR® which is available from Merck & Co.), pravastatin (for example PRAVACHOL® which is available from Bristol Meyers Squibb), fluvastatin, simvastatin (for example ZOCOR® which is available from Merck & Co.), cerivastatin, Cl-981, rivastatin (sodium 7-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-methoxymethylpyridin-3-yl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptanoate) and pitavastatin (such as NK-104 of Negma Kowa of Japan).
  • statins such as atorvastatin (for example LIPITOR® which is available from Pfizer), lovastatin (for example MEVACOR® which is available from Merck
  • Preferred HMG CoA reductase inhibitors include atorvastatin and simvastatin.
  • a total daily dosage of cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.1 to about 160 mg per day, and preferably about 0.2 to about 80 mg/day in single or 2-3 divided doses.
  • compositions or therapeutic combinations that can further comprise at least one (one or more) activators for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR), such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR ⁇ ), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR ⁇ ) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPAR ⁇ ).
  • PPAR ⁇ activator compounds are useful for, among other things, lowering triglycerides, moderately lowering LDL levels and increasing HDL levels.
  • Useful examples of PPAR ⁇ activators include fibrates, such as clofibrate, gemfibrozil and fenofibrate.
  • the PPAR activator(s) are administered in a therapeutically effective amount to treat the specified condition, for example in a daily dose preferably ranging from about 50 to about 3000 mg per day.
  • compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine, colestipol and colesevelam hydrochloride.
  • bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine, colestipol and colesevelam hydrochloride.
  • a total daily dosage of bile acid sequestrant(s) can range from about 1 to about 50 grams per day, and preferably about 2 to about 16 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more ileal bile acid transport (“IBAT”) inhibitors (or apical sodium co-dependent bile acid transport (“ASBT”) inhibitors) coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
  • IBAT inhibitors can inhibit bile acid transport to reduce LDL cholesterol levels.
  • suitable IBAT inhibitors include benzothiepines such as are disclosed in PCT Patent Application WO 00/38727 which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • a total daily dosage of IBAT inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg/day, and preferably about 0.1 to about 50 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise nicotinic acid (niacin) and/or derivatives thereof, such as NIASPAN® (niacin extended-release tablets) which are available from Kos.
  • nicotinic acid niacin
  • NIASPAN® niacin extended-release tablets
  • a total daily dosage of nicotinic acid or a derivative thereof can range from about 500 to about 10,000 mg/day, preferably about 1000 to about 8000 mg/day, and more preferably about 3000 to about 6000 mg/day in single or divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more AcylCoA:Cholesterol 0-acyltransferase (“ACAT”) Inhibitors, which can reduce LDL and VLDL levels.
  • ACAT AcylCoA:Cholesterol 0-acyltransferase
  • useful ACAT inhibitors include avasimibe.
  • a total daily dosage of ACAT inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.1 to about 1000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (“CETP”) Inhibitors.
  • CETP is responsible for the exchange or transfer of cholesteryl ester carrying HDL and triglycerides in VLDL.
  • suitable CETP inhibitors are disclosed in PCT Patent Application No. WO 00/38721 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,147,090, which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • a total daily dosage of CETP inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg/day, and preferably about 0.5 to about 20 mg/kg body weight/day in single or divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise probucol or derivatives thereof, which can reduce LDL levels.
  • a total daily dosage of probucol or derivatives thereof can range from about 10 to about 2000 mg/day, and preferably about 500 to about 1500 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor activators such as HOE-402, an imidazolidinyl-pyrimidine derivative that directly stimulates LDL receptor activity.
  • LDL low-density lipoprotein
  • a total daily dosage of LDL receptor activator(s) can range from about 1 to about 1000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise fish oil, which contains Omega 3 fatty acids (3-PUFA), which can reduce VLDL and triglyceride levels.
  • fish oil which contains Omega 3 fatty acids (3-PUFA), which can reduce VLDL and triglyceride levels.
  • a total daily dosage of fish oil or Omega 3 fatty acids can range from about 1 to about 30 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise natural water soluble fibers, such as psyllium, guar, oat and pectin, which can reduce cholesterol levels.
  • natural water soluble fibers such as psyllium, guar, oat and pectin
  • a total daily dosage of natural water soluble fibers can range from about 0.1 to about 10 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise plant sterols, plant stanols and/or fatty acid esters of plant stanols, such as sitostanol ester used in BENECOL® margarine, which can reduce cholesterol levels.
  • plant sterols, plant stanols and/or fatty acid esters of plant stanols can range from about 0.5 to about 20 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise antioxidants, such as probucol, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, ⁇ -carotene and selenium, or vitamins such as vitamin B 6 or vitamin B 12 .
  • antioxidants such as probucol, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, ⁇ -carotene and selenium
  • vitamins such as vitamin B 6 or vitamin B 12 .
  • a total daily dosage of antioxidants or vitamins can range from about 0.05 to about 10 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise monocyte and macrophage inhibitors such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, gene therapy and use of recombinant proteins such as recombinant apo E.
  • monocyte and macrophage inhibitors such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, gene therapy and use of recombinant proteins such as recombinant apo E.
  • a total daily dosage of these agents can range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more cardiovascular agents or blood modifiers.
  • compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention can be administered to a subject in need of such treatment in a therapeutically effective amount to treat demyelination and its associated conditions as discussed above.
  • the compositions and treatments can be administered by any suitable means which produce contact of these compounds with the site of action in the body, for example in the plasma, liver or small intestine of a subject.
  • the daily dosage for the various compositions and therapeutic combinations described above can be administered to a subject in a single dose or in multiple subdoses, as desired. Subdoses can be administered 2 to 6 times per day, for example. Sustained release dosages can be used. Where the antidemyelination agent and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) are administered in separate dosages, the number of doses of each component given per day may not necessarily be the same, e.g., one component may have a greater duration of activity and will therefore need to be administered less frequently.
  • compositions, therapeutic combinations or medicaments of the present invention can further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, one or more excipients and/or one or more additives.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions can comprise about 1 to about 99 weight percent of active ingredient (such as one or more compounds of Formula I-XII), and preferably about 5 to about 95 percent active ingredient.
  • Non-limiting examples of suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and additives include non-toxic compatible fillers, binders such as starch, polyvinyl pyrrolidone or cellulose ethers, disintegrants such as sodium starch glycolate, crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone or croscarmellose sodium, buffers, preservatives, anti-oxidants, lubricants, flavorings, thickeners, coloring agents, wetting agents such as sodium lauryl sulfate, emulsifiers and the like.
  • the amount of excipient or additive can range from about 0.1 to about 95 weight percent of the total weight of the treatment composition or therapeutic combination.
  • carrier(s), excipients and additives can vary. Further examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and methods of manufacture for various compositions can be found in A. Gennaro (ed.), Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 20 th Edition, (2000), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Md.
  • Useful solid form preparations include powders, tablets, dispersible granules, capsules, cachets and suppositories.
  • An example of a preparation of a preferred solid form dosage formulation is provided below.
  • Useful liquid form preparations include solutions, suspensions and emulsions. As an example may be mentioned water or water-propylene glycol solutions for parenteral injection or addition of sweeteners and opacifiers for oral solutions, suspensions and emulsions. Liquid form preparations may also include solutions for intranasal administration.
  • Aerosol preparations suitable for inhalation may include solutions and solids in powder form, which may be in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, such as an inert compressed gas, e.g. nitrogen.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as an inert compressed gas, e.g. nitrogen.
  • solid form preparations which are intended to be converted, shortly before use, to liquid form preparations for either oral or parenteral administration.
  • liquid forms include solutions, suspensions and emulsions.
  • the compounds of the invention may also be deliverable transdermally.
  • the transdermal compositions can take the form of creams, lotions, aerosols and/or emulsions and can be included in a transdermal patch of the matrix or reservoir type as are conventional in the art for this purpose.
  • the compound is administered orally.
  • the present invention provides the use of at least one compound represented by Formulae (I-XII) for manufacture of a medicament (such as one of the compositions discussed above) for the treatment of demyelination and its associated conditions.
  • the term “Active Compound I” designates a sterol absorption inhibitor such as any of the compounds of Formulas I-XII described herein above and the term “Active Compound II” designates an antidemyelination agent described herein above.
  • sterol absorption inhibitors For coadministration in separate tablets or capsules, representative formulations comprising a sterol absorption inhibitor such as are discussed above are well known in the art and representative formulations comprising an antidemyelination agent such as are discussed above are well known in the art. It is contemplated that where the two active ingredients are administered as a single composition, the dosage forms disclosed above for sterol absorption inhibitors may readily be modified using the knowledge of one skilled in the art.
  • kits are contemplated wherein two separate units are combined: a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antidemyelination medication and a separate pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one sterol absorption inhibitor as described above.
  • the kit will preferably include directions for the administration of the separate components.
  • the kit form is particularly advantageous when the separate components must be administered in different dosage forms (e.g., oral and parenteral) or are administered at different dosage intervals.
  • CRP C-reactive protein
  • the C-reactive protein blood levels in a subject are reduced or controlled to less than 1.0 mg/dL by the methods of the present invention. More preferably, the C-reactive protein blood levels in a subject are reduced or controlled to less than 0.4 mg/dL by the methods of the present invention.
  • C-reactive protein assays and methodologies for the same are available from Behring Diagnostics Inc., of Somerville, N.J. Moreover, methods for analyzing c-reactive proteins are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,358,852; 6,040,147; and 6,277,584, whose contents are incorporated herein by reference.
  • Step 1) To a solution of (S)-4-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone (41 g, 0.25 mol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (200 ml), was added 4-dimethylaminopyridine (2.5 g, 0.02 mol) and triethylamine (84.7 ml, 0.61 mol) and the reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. Methyl-4-(chloroformyl)butyrate (50 g, 0.3 mol) was added as a solution in CH 2 Cl 2 (375 ml) dropwise over 1 h, and the reaction was allowed to warm to 22° C.
  • Step 2 To a solution of TiCl 4 (18.2 ml, 0.165 mol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (600 ml) at 0° C., was added titanium isopropoxide (16.5 ml, 0.055 mol). After 15 min, the product of Step 1 (49.0 g, 0.17 mol) was added as a solution in CH 2 Cl 2 (100 ml). After 5 min., diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA) (65.2 ml, 0.37 mol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C.
  • DIPEA diisopropylethylamine
  • Step 3 To a solution of the product of Step 2 (8.9 g, 14.9 mmol) in toluene (100 ml) at 50° C., was added N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide (BSA) (7.50 ml, 30.3 mmol). After 0.5 h, solid TBAF (0.39 g, 1.5 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture stirred at 50° C. for an additional 3 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 22° C., CH 3 OH (10 ml), was added. The reaction mixture was washed with HCl (1N), NaHCO 3 (1N) and NaCl (sat'd.), and the organic layer was dried over MgSO 4 .
  • BSA N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide
  • Step 4) To a solution of the product of Step 3 (0.94 g, 2.2 mmol) in CH 3 OH (3 ml), was added water (1 ml) and LiOH.H 2 O (102 mg, 2.4 mmole). The reaction mixture was stirred at 22° C. for 1 h and then additional LiOH.H 2 O (54 mg, 1.3 mmole) was added. After a total of 2 h, HCl (1N) and EtOAc was added, the layers were separated, the organic layer was dried and concentrated in vacuo.
  • Step 5 To an efficiently stirred suspension of 4-fluorophenylzinc chloride (4.4 mmol) prepared from 4-fluorophenylmagnesium bromide (1M in THF, 4.4 ml, 4.4 mmol) and ZnCl 2 (0.6 g, 4.4 mmol) at 4° C., was added tetrakis(triphenyl-phosphine)palladium (0.25 g, 0.21 mmol) followed by the product of Step 4 (0.94 g, 2.2 mmol) as a solution in THF (2 ml). The reaction was stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and then for 0.5 h at 22° C.
  • Step 6) To the product of Step 5 (0.95 g, 1.91 mmol) in THF (3 ml), was added (R)-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-1H,3H-pyrrolo-[1,2-c][1,3,2] oxazaborole (120 mg, 0.43 mmol) and the mixture was cooled to ⁇ 20° C. After 5 min, borohydride-dimethylsulfide complex (2M in THF, 0.85 ml, 1.7 mmol) was added dropwise over 0.5 h.
  • Step 6′ (Alternative): To a solution of the product of Step 5 (0.14 g, 0.3 mmol) in ethanol (2 ml), was added 10% Pd/C (0.03 g) and the reaction was stirred under a pressure (60 psi) of H 2 gas for 16 h. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solvent was concentrated to afford a 1:1 mixture of compounds 6A and 6B.
  • the compound of Formula II (or any cholesterol absorption inhibitor discussed above) is administered to rodents which have been induced to develop experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (“EAE”), a model of human multiple sclerosis and demyelinating disease.
  • EAE experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
  • Useful rodents can include C57BL/6 mice (obtained from the Jackson Laboratory or Charles River Laboratories) immunized with myelin oligodendrocyte protein (MOG) 35-55 peptide, SJL/J (also available from Jackson Laboratory or Charles River Laboratories) mice immunized with proteolipid protein (PLP) peptides, or Lewis, BN or DA rats (obtained from Charles River Laboratories or Harlan Laboratories) immunized with guinea pig spinal cord homogenate or myelin basic protein (MBP).
  • MBP myelin basic protein
  • the compound of Formula II (or any cholesterol absorption inhibitor discussed above) is administered to anti-MBP T cell receptor transgenic mice (as in Grewal et al Immunity 14:291, 2001), which naturally develop EAE disease.
  • the compound of Formula II (or any cholesterol absorption inhibitor discussed above) is administered to rodents adoptively transferred with MBP-specific, PLP-specific or MOG-specific T cell lines (as described in Current Protocols in Immunology, Unit 15, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NY).
  • the compound of Formula II (or any cholesterol absorption inhibitor discussed above) is administered to SJL/J or C57BL/6 mice which can be induced to develop a profound demyelinating disease by intracerebral inoculation with Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (as described in Pope et al, J. Immunol. 156:4050, 1994) or by intraperitoneal injection of Simliki Forest virus (as described in Soilu-Hanninen et al, J. Virol. 68:6291,1994).
  • the compound is administered at a dosage of 0.1-50 mg/kg/day either in the diet or by systemic oral, subcutaneous or intraperitoneal administration over a period of 4-10 weeks. Animals are scored daily for clinical disease score as described in Current Protocols in Immunology, Unit 15, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NY, or Tran et al, Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1410, 2002 or H. Butzkeuven et al, Nat. Med. 8:613, 2002). At a specified period of compound administration, animals are euthanized by CO 2 asphyxiation and histological, immunohistochemical and immunological parameters measured as in Tran et al, Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1410, 2002 or H. Butzkeuven et al, Nat. Med. 8:613, 2002. Serum lipoprotein and cholesterol measurements will be made by standard techniques well known to those skilled in the art.

Abstract

The present invention provides methods for treating demyelination and associated conditions by administering at least one sterol absorption inhibitor and compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods including: (a) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor; and (b) at least one demyelination treatment which can be useful for preventing or treating demyelination and associated conditions, such as multiple sclerosis.

Description

    CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This application is a divisional application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/701,244, filed Nov. 4, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference. This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/493,318, filed Aug. 7, 2003 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/424,165, filed Nov. 6, 2002, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • 1. Field of the Invention
  • The present invention relates to methods and therapeutic combinations for treating and preventing demyelination in a subject comprising the administration of sterol absorption inhibitor(s).
  • 2. Description
  • Nerve fibers are wrapped with many layers of insulation known as the myelin sheath. Like insulation around an electrical wire, the myelin sheath permits electrical impulses to be conducted along the nerve fiber with speed and accuracy. When normal development of the myelin is impaired (for example in subjects having Tay-Sachs disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Gaucher's disease and Hurler's syndrome), permanent, extensive neurological defects can result. Also, the myelin sheath can be damaged by stroke, inflammation, immune diseases, metabolic disorders, poison or drugs. If the sheath is able to regenerate itself, normal nerve function can be partially or fully restored. If demyelination is extensive, the underlying nerve can die and cause irreversible damage. Demyelination in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) occurs in several primary demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenomyeloneuropathy, Leber's hereditary optic atrophy and HTLV-associated myelopathy.
  • Multiple sclerosis (“MS”) is characterized by the loss of patches of myelin in the nerves of the eye, brain and/or spinal cord. It is believed that the body produces antibodies against its own myelin that provoke inflammation and damage the myelin sheath. Heredity and environment appear to play some role in the disease, although it is believed that a virus or unknown antigen somehow triggers the autoimmune process. Symptoms depend upon the area affected. Demyelination in nerve pathways that bring signals to muscles can produce problems with movement (motor symptoms), such as weakness, clumsiness, difficulty in walking or maintaining balance, tremor, double vision, problems with bladder or bowel control, stiffness, unsteadiness or unusual tiredness. Demyelination in nerve pathways that bring signals to the brain can cause sensory symptoms, such as numbness, tingling, dysesthesias, visual disturbances, sexual dysfunction, dizziness or vertigo. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can reveal areas of the brain that have lost myelin, and may even distinguish areas of recent demyelination from areas that occurred some time ago.
  • Treatments for multiple sclerosis include injection with beta-interferon, which can decrease the frequency and occurrence of flare-ups and slow the progression to disability; injection with glatiramer acetate, which can reduce the frequency of relapses; or administration of corticosteroids, such as prednisone, to relieve acute symptoms. Recently, statins such as simvastatin and atorvastatin (HMG CoA reductase inhibitors) have been studied for their immunomodulatory effects in treating MS. C. Pelfrey, “ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS 2002 (Part II)”, IDDB Meeting Report, Sep. 18-21, 2002 Baltimore, Md., USA, (October 3, 2002).
  • There is a need in the art for improved compositions and treatments for demyelination and associated diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • In one embodiment, there is provided a method of treating or preventing demyelination in a subject, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
  • In another embodiment, there is provided a method of treating or preventing multiple sclerosis in a subject, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
  • A method of treating or preventing demyelination in a subject is provided, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (II) below:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00001
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and (b) at least one antidemyelination agent.
  • Therapeutic combinations also are provided comprising: (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; and (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent, wherein the first amount and the second amount together comprise a therapeutically effective amount for the treatment or prevention of demyelination in a subject.
  • Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of demyelination in a subject, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the above compounds, compositions or therapeutic combinations and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier also are provided.
  • Other than in the operating examples, or where otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, reaction conditions, and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about.”
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • According to F. Giubilei et al., “Blood Cholesterol and MRI Activity in First Clinical Episode Suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis”, Acta Neurol Scand 2002: 106: 109-112, 111, a significant correlation was found between MS disease activity and both total and LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels. Lesions formed by demyelination are characterized by the presence of foamy macrophages containing cholesterol esters. J. Newcombe et al., “Low Density Lipoprotein Uptake by Macrophages in Multiple Sclerosis Plaques: Implication for Pathogenesis”, Neuropathol. Appl. Neurobiol. 1994: 20:152-62, 152. There is evidence of early involvement of LDL in the development of MS lesions. F. Giubilei at 111. A large proportion of the plasma LDL enters the parenchyma of MS plaques as a result of blood-brain barrier damage and is oxidatively modified in the lesion. Id. Lipid peroxidation and oxidized LDL uptake by infiltrating macrophages or microglial cells in early stages of MS plaque development may play an important role in demyelination. Id.
  • U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,767,115, 5,624,920, 5,668,990, 5,656,624 and 5,688,787, respectively, disclose hydroxy-substituted azetidinone compounds and substituted β-lactam compounds useful for inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol, thereby lowering cholesterol levels and/or inhibiting the formation of cholesterol-containing lesions in mammalian arterial walls. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,846,966 and 5,661,145, respectively, disclose hydroxy-substituted azetidinone compounds or substituted β-lactam compounds in combination with HMG CoA reductase inhibitors for preventing or treating atherosclerosis and reducing plasma cholesterol levels. Such compounds can also be useful in lowering C-reactive protein levels in subjects.
  • According to the present invention, these and other sterol absorption inhibitors discussed in detail below can be useful in preventing or treating demyelination and its associated conditions, such as primary demyelinating diseases including but not limited to multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenomyeloneuropathy, Leber's hereditary optic atrophy and HTLV-associated myelopathy, and other conditions characterized by demyelination such as Tay-Sachs disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Gaucher's disease and Hurler's syndrome; or stroke, inflammation, immune diseases, metabolic disorders, poison or drugs.
  • In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, therapeutic combinations, kits and methods of treatment using the same comprising at least one (one or more) sterol absorption inhibitor(s). Suitable sterol absorption inhibitors include substituted azetidinone sterol absorption inhibitors, substituted β-lactam sterol absorption inhibitors or combinations thereof as discussed in detail below. As used herein, “sterol absorption inhibitor” means a compound capable of inhibiting the absorption of one or more sterols, including but not limited to cholesterol, phytosterols (such as sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and avenosterol), when administered in a therapeutically effective (sterol absorption inhibiting) amount to a subject, such as a mammal or human. Other useful compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, therapeutic combinations, kits and methods of treatment using the same comprise at least one (one or more) 5α-stanol absorption inhibitor(s). As used herein, “5α-stanol absorption inhibitor” means a compound capable of inhibiting the absorption of one or more 5α-stanols (such as cholestanol, 5α-campestanol, 5α-sitostanol), when administered in a therapeutically effective (5α-stanol absorption inhibiting) amount to a subject, such as a mammal or human.
  • In a preferred embodiment, sterol or 5α-stanol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (I) below:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00002
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (I) above:
  • Ar1 and Ar2 are independently selected from the group consisting of aryl and R4-substituted aryl;
  • Ar3 is aryl or R5-substituted aryl;
  • X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
  • R and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9 and —O(CO)NR6R7;
  • R1 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl;
  • q is 0 or 1; r is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; provided that at least one of q and r is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, q and r is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; and provided that when p is 0 and r is 1, the sum of m, q and n is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
  • R4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R9, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, -(lower alkylene)COOR6, —CH═CH—COOR6, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
  • R5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
  • R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and
  • R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl.
  • Preferably, R4 is 1-3 independently selected substituents, and R5 is preferably 1-3 independently selected substituents.
  • In a preferred embodiment, a sterol or 5α-stanol absorption inhibitor of Formula (I) useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention is represented by Formula (II) (ezetimibe) below:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00003
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The compound of Formula (II) can be in anhydrous or hydrated form.
  • As used herein, the term “alkyl” or “lower alkyl” means straight or branched alkyl chains having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and “alkoxy” means alkoxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of lower alkyl groups include, for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl groups. Where an alkyl chain joins two other variables and is therefore bivalent, the term alkylene is used.
  • “Aryl” means an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic ring system comprising about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, preferably about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms, such as phenyl, naphthyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl or indanyl.
  • The statements wherein, for example, R, R1, R2 and R3 are said to be independently selected from a group of substituents mean that R, R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected, but also that where an R, R1, R2 and R3 variable occurs more than once in a molecule, each occurrence is independently selected (e.g., if R is —OR6, wherein R6 is hydrogen, R2 can be —OR6 wherein R6 is lower alkyl). Those skilled in the art will recognize that the size and nature of the substituent(s) will affect the number of substituents that can be present.
  • Compounds of Formula I can be prepared by a variety of methods well known to those skilled in the art, for example such as are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,631,365, 5,767,115, 5,846,966, 6,207,822, PCT patent application Ser. No. 02/079174 and PCT Patent Application WO 93/02048, each of which is incorporated herein by reference, and in the Example below.
  • Alternative sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (III) below:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00004
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (III) above:
  • Ar1 is R3-substituted aryl;
  • Ar2 is R4-substituted aryl;
  • Ar3 is R5-substituted aryl;
  • Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
  • A is selected from —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
  • R1 is selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9 and —O(CO)NR6R7; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl; or R1 and R2 together are ═O;
  • q is 1, 2 or 3;
  • p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
  • R5 is 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR9, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2-lower alkyl, —NR6SO2-aryl, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2-alkyl, S(O)0-2-aryl, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, o-halogeno, m-halogeno, o-lower alkyl, m-lower alkyl, -(lower alkylene)-COOR6, and —CH═CH—COOR6;
  • R3 and R4 are independently 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of R5, hydrogen, p-lower alkyl, aryl, —NO2, —CF3 and p-halogeno;
  • R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl.
  • Methods for making compounds of Formula III are well known to those skilled in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable methods are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,688,990, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • In another embodiment, sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (IV):
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00005
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (IV) above:
  • A is selected from the group consisting of R2-substituted heterocycloalkyl, R2-substituted heteroaryl, R2-substituted benzofused heterocycloalkyl, and R2-substituted benzofused heteroaryl;
  • Ar1 is aryl or R3-substituted aryl;
  • Ar2 is aryl or R4-substituted aryl;
  • Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00006
  • and
  • R1 is selected from the group consisting of:
      • —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 2-6, provided that when Q forms a spiro ring, q can also be zero or 1;
      • —(CH2)e-G-(CH2)r—, wherein G is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR8— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
      • —(C2-C6 alkenylene)-; and
      • —(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6;
  • R5 is selected from:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00007
  • R6 and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)=CH—; or R5 together with an adjacent R6, or R5 together with an adjacent R7, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
  • a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R6 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1; provided that when R7 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R6's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R7's can be the same or different;
  • and when Q is a bond, R1 also can be selected from:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00008
  • where M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
  • X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)- and —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl);
  • R10 and R12 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR14, —O(CO)R14, —O(CO)OR16 and —O(CO)NR14R15;
  • R11 and R13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl; or R10 and R11 together are ═O, or R12 and R13 together are ═O;
  • d is 1, 2 or 3;
  • h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
  • s is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently 0-4; provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, s and n is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
  • v is 0 or 1;
  • j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
  • R2 is 1-3 substituents on the ring carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C10)alkyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkenyl, R17-substituted aryl, R17-substituted benzyl, R17-substituted benzyloxy, R17-substituted aryloxy, halogeno, —NR14R15, NR14R15(C1-C6 alkylene)-, NR14R15C(O)(C1-C6 alkylene)-, —NHC(O)R16, OH, C1-C6 alkoxy, —OC(O)R16, —COR14, hydroxy(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, —S(O)0-2R16, —SO2NR14R15 and —(C1-C6 alkylene)COOR14; when R2 is a substituent on a heterocycloalkyl ring, R2 is as defined, or is ═O or
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00009
  • and, where R2 is a substituent on a substitutable ring nitrogen, it is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, (C1-C6)aryloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, hydroxy, —(CH2)1-6CONR18R18,
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00010
  • wherein J is —O—, —NH—, —NR18— or —CH2—;
  • R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR14, —O(CO)R14, —O(CO)OR16, —O(CH2)1-5OR14, —O(CO)NR14R15, —NR14R15, —NR14(CO)R15, —NR14(CO)OR16, —NR14(CO)NR15R19, —NR14SO2R16, —COOR14, —CONR14R15, —COR14, SO2NR14R15, S(O)0-2R16, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR14, —O(CH2)1-10CONR14R15, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR14, —CH═CH—COOR14, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
  • R8 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R14 or —COOR14;
  • R9 and R17 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR14R15, OH and halogeno;
  • R14 and R15 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
  • R16 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R17-substituted aryl;
  • R18 is hydrogen or (C1-C6)alkyl; and
  • R19 is hydrogen, hydroxy or (C1-C6)alkoxy.
  • Methods for making compounds of Formula IV are well known to those skilled in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable methods are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,656,624, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • In another embodiment, sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (V):
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00011
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (V) above:
  • Ar1 is aryl, R10-substituted aryl or heteroaryl;
  • Ar2 is aryl or R4-substituted aryl;
  • Ar3 is aryl or R5-substituted aryl;
  • X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
  • R is —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9 or —O(CO)NR6R7; R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; or R and R1 together are ═O;
  • q is 0 or 1;
  • r is 0, 1 or 2;
  • m and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; provided that the sum of m, n and q is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
  • R4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR7(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
  • R5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, —CF3, —CN, —NO2, halogen, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
  • R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
  • R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and
  • R10 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, —S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen.
  • Methods for making compounds of Formula V are well known to those skilled in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable methods are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,624,920, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • In another embodiment, sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (VI):
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00012
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein:
  • R1 is
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00013
  • R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)-, —C(di-lower alkyl)-, —CH═CH— and —C(lower alkyl)═CH—; or R1 together with an adjacent R2, or R1 together with an adjacent R3, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(lower alkyl)- group;
  • u and v are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R2 is —CH═CH— or —C(lower alkyl)═CH—, v is 1; provided that when R3 is —CH═CH— or —C(lower alkyl)═CH—, u is 1; provided that when v is 2 or 3, the R2's can be the same or different; and provided that when u is 2 or 3, the R3's can be the same or different;
  • R4 is selected from B—(CH2)mC(O)—, wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; B—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(CH2)e-Z-(CH2)r—, wherein Z is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —N(R8)— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of e and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-; B—(C4-C6 alkadienylene)-; B—(CH2)t-Z-(C2-C6 alkenylene)-, wherein Z is as defined above, and wherein t is 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and g is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(CH2)t—V—(C2-C6 alkenylene)- or B—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-V—(CH2)t—, wherein V and t are as defined above, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(CH2)a-Z-(CH2)d—V—(CH2)d—, wherein Z and V are as defined above and a, b and d are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, provided that the sum of a, b and d is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or T-(CH2)s—, wherein T is cycloalkyl of 3-6 carbon atoms and s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or
  • R1 and R4 together form the group
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00014
  • B is selected from indanyl, indenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, heteroaryl or W-substituted heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and furanyl, and for nitrogen-containing heteroaryls, the N-oxides thereof, or
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00015
  • W is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, (lower alkoxyimino)-lower alkyl, lower alkanedioyl, lower alkyl lower alkanedioyl, allyloxy, —CF3, —OCF3, benzyl, R7-benzyl, benzyloxy, R7-benzyloxy, phenoxy, R7-phenoxy, dioxolanyl, NO2, —N(R8)(R9), N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylene-, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylenyloxy-, OH, halogeno, —CN, —N3, —NHC(O)OR10, —NHC(O)R10, R11O2SNH—, (R11O2S)2N—, —S(O)2NH2, —S(O)0-2R8, tert-butyldimethyl-silyloxymethyl, —C(O)R12, —COOR19, —CON(R8)(R9), —CH═CHC(O)R12, -lower alkylene-C(O)R12, R10C(O)(lower alkylenyloxy)-, N(R8)(R9)C(O)(lower alkylenyloxy)- and
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00016
  • for substitution on ring carbon atoms, and the substituents on the substituted heteroaryl ring nitrogen atoms, when present, are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —C(O)OR10, —C(O)R10, OH, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylene-, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylenyloxy-, —S(O)2NH2 and 2-(trimethylsilyl)-ethoxymethyl;
  • R7 is 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —N(R8)(R9), OH, and halogeno;
  • R8 and R9 are independently selected from H or lower alkyl;
  • R10 is selected from lower alkyl, phenyl, R7-phenyl, benzyl or R7-benzyl;
  • R11 is selected from OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, R7-phenyl or R7-benzyl;
  • R12 is selected from H, OH, alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy,
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00017
  • —N(R8)(R9), lower alkyl, phenyl or R7-phenyl;
  • R13 is selected from —O—, —CH2—, —NH—, —N(lower alkyl)- or —NC(O)R19;
  • R15, R16 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and the groups defined for W; or R15 is hydrogen and R16 and R17, together with adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dioxolanyl ring;
  • R19 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl lower alkyl; and
  • R20 and R21 are independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, W-substituted naphthyl, indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzodioxolyl, heteroaryl, W-substituted heteroaryl, benzofused heteroaryl, W-substituted benzofused heteroaryl and cyclopropyl, wherein heteroaryl is as defined above.
  • Methods for making compounds of Formula VI are well known to those skilled in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable methods are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,698,548, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • In another embodiment, sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formulas (VIIA) and (VIIB):
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00018
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,
    wherein:
  • A is —CH═CH—, —C≡C— or —(CH2)p— wherein p is 0, 1 or 2;
  • B is
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00019
  • B′ is
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00020
  • D is —(CH2)mC(O)— or —(CH2)q— wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4 and q is 2, 3 or 4;
  • E is C10 to C20 alkyl or —C(O)—(C9 to C19)-alkyl, wherein the alkyl is straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds;
  • R is hydrogen, C1-C15 alkyl, straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds, or B—(CH2)r—, wherein r is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
  • R1, R2, R3, R1′, R2′, and R3′, are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO2, NH2, OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, —NHC(O)OR5, R6O2SNH— and —S(O)2NH2;
  • R4 is
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00021
  • wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
  • R5 is lower alkyl; and
  • R6 is OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituents are 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO2, NH2, OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino and dilower alkylamino; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof.
  • In another embodiment, sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (VIII):
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00022
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (VIII) above,
  • R26 is H or OG1;
  • G and G are independently selected from the group consisting of
  • H,
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00023
  • and
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00024
  • provided that when R26 is H or OH, G is not H;
  • R, R1 and Rb are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH2, azido, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)-alkoxy or —W—R30;
  • W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R31)—, —NH—C(O)—N(R31)— and —O—C(S)—N(R31)—;
  • R2 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
  • R3, R4, R5, R7, R3a and R4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)(C1-C6)alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
  • R30 is selected from the group consisting of R32-substituted T, R32-substituted-T-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C2-C4)alkenyl, R32-substituted-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-Substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl and R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl;
  • R31 is selected from the group consisting of H and (C1-C4)alkyl;
  • T is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
  • R32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogeno, (C1-C4)alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF3, —NO2, (C1-C4)alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C1-C4)alkylsulfanyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH3)2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—N((C1-C4)alkyl)2, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R32 is a covalent bond and R31, the nitrogen to which it is attached and R32 form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methyl-piperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group, or a (C1-C4)alkoxycarbonyl-substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group;
  • Ar1 is aryl or R10-substituted aryl;
  • Ar2 is aryl or R11-substituted aryl;
  • Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00025
  • and
  • R1 is selected from the group consisting of
      • —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 2-6, provided that when Q forms a spiro ring, q can also be zero or 1;
      • —(CH2)e-E-(CH2)r—, wherein E is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR22— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
      • —(C2-C6)alkenylene-; and
      • —(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6;
  • R12 is
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00026
  • R13 and R14 are independently selected from the group consisting of
  • —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—; or R12 together with an adjacent R13, or R12 together with an adjacent R14, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
  • a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero;
  • provided that when R13 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1;
  • provided that when R14 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1;
  • provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R13's can be the same or different; and
  • provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R14's can be the same or different;
  • and when Q is a bond, R1 also can be:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00027
  • M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
  • X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6)alkyl- and —C(di-(C1-C6)alkyl);
  • R10 and R11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21, —O(CH2)1-5OR19, —O(CO)NR19R20, —NR19R20, —NR19(CO)R20, —NR19(CO)OR21, —NR19(CO)NR20R25, —NR19SO2R21, —COOR19, —CONR19R20, —COR19, —SO2NR19R20, S(O)0-2R21, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR19, —O(CH2)1-10CONR19R20, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR19, —CH═CH—COOR19, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
  • R15 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21 and —O(CO)NR19R20;
  • R16 and R18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl; or R15 and R16 together are ═O, or R17 and R18 together are ═O;
  • d is 1, 2 or 3;
  • h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
  • s is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently 0-4;
  • provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6;
  • provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, s and n is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
  • v is 0 or 1;
  • j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
  • and when Q is a bond and R1 is
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00028
  • Ar1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyi, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
  • R19 and R20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
  • R21 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R24-substituted aryl;
  • R22 is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R19 or —COOR19;
  • R23 and R24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR19R20, —OH and halogeno; and
  • R25 is H, —OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy.
  • Methods for making compounds of Formula VIII are well known to those skilled in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable methods are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,756,470, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • In another embodiment, sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (IX) below:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00029
  • or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein in Formula (IX):
  • R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, G, G1, G2, —SO3H and —PO3H;
  • G is selected from the group consisting of: H,
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00030
  • wherein R, Ra and Rb are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halo, —NH2, azido, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkoxy or —W—R30;
  • W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R31)—, —NH—C(O)—N(R31)— and —O—C(S)—N(R31)—;
  • R2 and R6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, acetyl, aryl and aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
  • R3, R4, R5, R7, R3a and R4a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, acetyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)(C1-C6)alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
  • R30 is independently selected from the group consisting of R32-substituted T, R32-substituted-T-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C2-C4)alkenyl, R32-substituted-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl and R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloal kyl(C1-C6)alkyl;
  • R31 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and (C1-C4)alkyl;
  • T is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
  • R32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, (C1-C4)alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF3, —NO2, (C1-C4)alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C1-C4)alkylsulfanyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH3)2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—N((C1-C4)alkyl)2, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R32 is a covalent bond and R31, the nitrogen to which it is attached and R32 form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methyl-piperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group, or a (C1-C4)alkoxycarbonyl-substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group;
  • G1 is represented by the structure:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00031
  • wherein R33 is independently selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, R34-substituted alkyl, (R35)(R36)alkyl-,
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00032
  • R34 is one to three substituents, each R34 being independently selected from the group consisting of HOOC—, HO—, HS—, (CH3)S—, H2N—, (NH2)(NH)C(NH)—, (NH2)C(O)— and HOOCCH(NH3 +)CH2SS—;
  • R35 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and NH2—;
  • R36 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, unsubstituted alkyl, R34-substituted alkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl and R34-substituted cycloalkyl;
  • G2 is represented by the structure:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00033
  • wherein R37 and R38 are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl;
  • R26 is one to five substituents, each R26 being independently selected from the group consisting of:
      • a) H;
      • b) —OH;
      • c) —OCH3;
      • d) fluorine;
      • e) chlorine;
      • f) —O-G;
      • g) —O-G1;
      • h) —O-G2;
      • i) —SO3H; and
      • j) —PO3H;
        provided that when R1 is H, R26 is not H, —OH, —OCH3 or —O-G;
  • Ar1 is aryl, R10-substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R10-substituted heteroaryl;
  • Ar2 is aryl, R11-substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R11-substituted heteroaryl;
  • L is selected from the group consisting of:
      • a) a covalent bond;
      • b) —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 1-6;
      • c) —(CH2)e-E-(CH2)r—, wherein E is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR22— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
      • d) —(C2-C6)alkenylene-;
      • e) —(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6; and
      • f)
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00034
  • wherein M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
  • X, Y and Z are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6)alkyl- and —C(di-(C1-C6)alkyl)-;
  • R8 is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl;
  • R10 and R11 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21, —O(CH2)1-5OR19, —O(CO)NR19R20, —NR19R20, —NR19(CO)R20, —NR19(CO)OR21,
  • —NR19(CO)NR20R25, —NR19SO2R21, —COOR19, —CONR19R20, —COR—SO 2NR19R20, S(O)0-2R21, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR19, —O(CH2)1-10CONR19R20, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR19, —CH═CH—COOR·, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halo;
  • R15 and R17 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —OR19, —OC(O)R19, —OC(O)OR21, —OC(O)NR19R20;
  • R16 and R18are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl;
  • or R15 and R16 together are ═O, or R17and R18 together are ═O;
  • d is 1, 2 or 3;
  • h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
  • s is 0 or 1;
  • t is 0 or 1;
  • m, n and p are each independently selected from 0-4;
  • provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, n and p is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
  • v is 0 or 1;
  • j and k are each independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
  • Q is a bond, —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 1-6, or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00035
  • wherein R is
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00036
  • R13 and R14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—; or R12 together with an adjacent R13, or R12 together with an adjacent R14, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
  • a and b are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R13 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1; provided that when R14 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)=CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R13's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R14's can be the same or different;
  • and when Q is a bond and L is
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00037
  • then Ar1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
  • R19 and R20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
  • R21 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R24-substituted aryl;
  • R22 is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R19 or —COOR19;
  • R23 and R24 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2,—NR19R20, —OH and halo; and
  • R25 is H, —OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy.
  • Examples of compounds of Formula (IX) which are useful in the methods and combinations of the present invention and methods for making such compounds are disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/166,942, filed Jun. 11, 2002, incorporated herein by reference.
  • An example of a useful compound of this invention is one represented by the formula X:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00038
  • wherein R1 is defined as above.
  • A more preferred compound is one represented by formula XI:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00039
  • Another useful compound is represented by Formula XII:
  • Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00040
  • Other useful substituted azetidinone compounds include N-sulfonyl-2-azetidinones such as are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,983,597, ethyl 4-(2-oxoazetidin-4-yl)phenoxy-alkanoates such as are disclosed in Ram et al., Indian J. Chem. Sect. B. 29B, 12 (1990), p. 1134-7, and diphenyl azetidinones and derivatives disclosed in U.S. Patent Publication Nos. 2002/0039774, 2002/0128252, 2002/0128253 and 2002/0137689, and WO 2002/066464, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • The compounds of Formulae I-XII can be prepared by known methods, including the methods discussed above and, for example, WO 93/02048 describes the preparation of compounds wherein —R1-Q- is alkylene, alkenylene or alkylene interrupted by a hetero atom, phenylene or cycloalkylene; WO 94/17038 describes the preparation of compounds wherein Q is a spirocyclic group; WO 95/08532 describes the preparation of compounds wherein —R1-Q- is a hydroxy-substituted alkylene group; PCT/US95/03196 describes compounds wherein —R1-Q- is a hydroxy-substituted alkylene attached to the Ar1 moiety through an —O— or S(O)0-2— group; and U.S. Ser. No. 08/463,619, filed Jun. 5, 1995, describes the preparation of compounds wherein —R1-Q- is a hydroxy-substituted alkylene group attached the azetidinone ring by a —S(O)0-2— group.
  • Compounds of the invention have at least one asymmetrical carbon atom and therefore all isomers, including enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers and racemates of the compounds of Formulae I-XII are contemplated as being part of this invention. The invention includes d and I isomers in both pure form and in admixture, including racemic mixtures. Isomers can be prepared using conventional techniques, either by reacting optically pure or optically enriched starting materials or by separating isomers of a compound of the Formulae I-XII. Isomers may also include geometric isomers, e.g., when a double bond is present.
  • Those skilled in the art will appreciate that for some of the compounds of the Formulas I-XII, one isomer will show greater pharmacological activity than other isomers.
  • Compounds of the invention with an amino group can form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with organic and inorganic acids. Examples of suitable acids for salt formation are hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric, acetic, citric, oxalic, malonic, salicylic, malic, fumaric, succinic, ascorbic, maleic, methanesulfonic and other mineral and carboxylic acids well known to those in the art. The salt is prepared by contacting the free base form with a sufficient amount of the desired acid to produce a salt. The free base form may be regenerated by treating the salt with a suitable dilute aqueous base solution such as dilute aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The free base form differs from its respective salt form somewhat in certain physical properties, such as solubility in polar solvents, but the salt is otherwise equivalent to its respective free base forms for purposes of the invention.
  • Certain compounds of the invention are acidic (e.g., those compounds which possess a carboxyl group). These compounds form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with inorganic and organic bases. Examples of such salts are the sodium, potassium, calcium, aluminum, gold and silver salts. Also included are salts formed with pharmaceutically acceptable amines such as ammonia, alkyl amines, hydroxyalkylamines, N-methylglucamine and the like.
  • As used herein, “solvate” means a molecular or ionic complex of molecules or ions of solvent with those of solute (for example, one or more compounds of Formulae I-XII, isomers of the compounds of Formulae I-XII, or prodrugs of the compounds of Formulae I-XII). Non-limiting examples of useful solvents include polar, protic solvents such as water and/or alcohols (for example methanol).
  • Prodrugs of the compounds of Formulae I-XII are contemplated as being part of this invention. As used herein, “prodrug” means compounds that are drug precursors which, following administration to a patient, release the drug in vivo via some chemical or physiological process (e.g., a prodrug on being brought to the physiological pH or through enzyme action is converted to the desired drug form).
  • The daily dose of the sterol absorption inhibitor(s) administered to the subject can range from about 0.1 to about 1000 mg per day, preferably about 0.25 to about 50 mg/day, and more preferably about 10 mg per day, given in a single dose or 2-4 divided doses. The exact dose, however, is determined by the attending clinician and is dependent on the potency of the compound administered, the age, weight, condition and response of the patient.
  • For administration of pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the above compounds, the weights indicated above refer to the weight of the acid equivalent or the base equivalent of the therapeutic compound derived from the salt.
  • The term “therapeutically effective amount” means that amount of a therapeutic agent of the composition, such as a sterol absorption inhibitor(s), antidemyelination agent and other pharmacological or therapeutic agents described below, that will elicit a biological or medical response of a tissue, system, or subject that is being sought by the administrator (such as a researcher, doctor or veterinarian) which includes alleviation of the symptoms of the condition or disease being treated and the prevention, slowing or halting of progression of the condition (demyelination and its symptom(s)).
  • Examples of suitable subjects that can be treated according to the methods of the present invention include mammals, such as humans or dogs, and other animals.
  • As used herein, “combination therapy” or “therapeutic combination” means the administration of two or more therapeutic agents, such as sterol absorption inhibitor(s) and antidemyelination agent(s), to prevent or treat demyelination or any of its associated conditions, such as are discussed above. As used herein, “demyelination” means insufficient or loss of myelin on the nerves. Such administration includes coadministration of these therapeutic agents in a substantially simultaneous manner, such as in a single tablet or capsule having a fixed ratio of active ingredients or in multiple, separate capsules for each therapeutic agent. Also, such administration includes use of each type of therapeutic agent in a sequential manner. In either case, the treatment using the combination therapy will provide beneficial effects in treating the demyelination condition. A potential advantage of the combination therapy disclosed herein may be a reduction in the required amount of an individual therapeutic compound or the overall total amount of therapeutic compounds that are effective in treating the demyelination condition. By using a combination of therapeutic agents, the side effects of the individual compounds can be reduced as compared to a monotherapy, which can improve patient compliance. Also, therapeutic agents can be selected to provide a broader range of complimentary effects or complimentary modes of action.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention provides a therapeutic combination comprising (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof; and (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent or treatment, wherein the first amount and the second amount together comprise a therapeutically effective amount for the treatment or prevention of demyelination or lessening or amelioration of one or more symptoms of a condition associated with demyelination.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of diabetes and/or lowering a concentration of a sterol in plasma of a subject, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof; (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating or preventing demyelination in a subject, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a composition comprising (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof; and (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent to prevent or treat demyelination or any of its symptoms in the subject.
  • Useful antidemyelination agents include beta-interferon (such as AVONEX® which is available from Biogen, Inc. and BETASERON® which is available from Berlex Laboratories), which can decrease the frequency and occurrence of flare-ups and slow the progression to disability, glatiramer acetate (such as COPAXONE® which is available from Teva Neuroscience, Inc.), which can reduce the frequency of relapses, and/or administration of corticosteroids, such as prednisone (available from Roxane), to relieve acute symptoms. The amount of respective antidemyelination agent to be administered to the subject readily can be determined by one skilled in the art from the Physician's Desk Reference (56th Ed. 2002) at pages 1013-1016, 988-995, 3306-3310 and 3064-3066, incorporated herein by reference.
  • Also useful with the present invention are compositions or therapeutic combinations that can further comprise one or more pharmacological or therapeutic agents or drugs such as cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors and/or lipid-lowering agents discussed below.
  • Non-limiting examples of cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors for use in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention include competitive inhibitors of HMG CoA reductase, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis, squalene synthase inhibitors, squalene epoxidase inhibitors and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of suitable HMG CoA reductase inhibitors include statins such as atorvastatin (for example LIPITOR® which is available from Pfizer), lovastatin (for example MEVACOR® which is available from Merck & Co.), pravastatin (for example PRAVACHOL® which is available from Bristol Meyers Squibb), fluvastatin, simvastatin (for example ZOCOR® which is available from Merck & Co.), cerivastatin, Cl-981, rivastatin (sodium 7-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-methoxymethylpyridin-3-yl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptanoate) and pitavastatin (such as NK-104 of Negma Kowa of Japan). Preferred HMG CoA reductase inhibitors include atorvastatin and simvastatin. Generally, a total daily dosage of cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.1 to about 160 mg per day, and preferably about 0.2 to about 80 mg/day in single or 2-3 divided doses.
  • Also useful with the present invention are compositions or therapeutic combinations that can further comprise at least one (one or more) activators for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR), such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARδ). PPARα activator compounds are useful for, among other things, lowering triglycerides, moderately lowering LDL levels and increasing HDL levels. Useful examples of PPARα activators include fibrates, such as clofibrate, gemfibrozil and fenofibrate. The PPAR activator(s) are administered in a therapeutically effective amount to treat the specified condition, for example in a daily dose preferably ranging from about 50 to about 3000 mg per day.
  • The compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine, colestipol and colesevelam hydrochloride. Generally, a total daily dosage of bile acid sequestrant(s) can range from about 1 to about 50 grams per day, and preferably about 2 to about 16 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more ileal bile acid transport (“IBAT”) inhibitors (or apical sodium co-dependent bile acid transport (“ASBT”) inhibitors) coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above. The IBAT inhibitors can inhibit bile acid transport to reduce LDL cholesterol levels. Non-limiting examples of suitable IBAT inhibitors include benzothiepines such as are disclosed in PCT Patent Application WO 00/38727 which is incorporated herein by reference. Generally, a total daily dosage of IBAT inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg/day, and preferably about 0.1 to about 50 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise nicotinic acid (niacin) and/or derivatives thereof, such as NIASPAN® (niacin extended-release tablets) which are available from Kos. Generally, a total daily dosage of nicotinic acid or a derivative thereof can range from about 500 to about 10,000 mg/day, preferably about 1000 to about 8000 mg/day, and more preferably about 3000 to about 6000 mg/day in single or divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more AcylCoA:Cholesterol 0-acyltransferase (“ACAT”) Inhibitors, which can reduce LDL and VLDL levels. Non-limiting examples of useful ACAT inhibitors include avasimibe. Generally, a total daily dosage of ACAT inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.1 to about 1000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (“CETP”) Inhibitors. CETP is responsible for the exchange or transfer of cholesteryl ester carrying HDL and triglycerides in VLDL. Non-limiting examples of suitable CETP inhibitors are disclosed in PCT Patent Application No. WO 00/38721 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,147,090, which are incorporated herein by reference. Generally, a total daily dosage of CETP inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg/day, and preferably about 0.5 to about 20 mg/kg body weight/day in single or divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise probucol or derivatives thereof, which can reduce LDL levels. Generally, a total daily dosage of probucol or derivatives thereof can range from about 10 to about 2000 mg/day, and preferably about 500 to about 1500 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor activators such as HOE-402, an imidazolidinyl-pyrimidine derivative that directly stimulates LDL receptor activity. Generally, a total daily dosage of LDL receptor activator(s) can range from about 1 to about 1000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise fish oil, which contains Omega 3 fatty acids (3-PUFA), which can reduce VLDL and triglyceride levels. Generally, a total daily dosage of fish oil or Omega 3 fatty acids can range from about 1 to about 30 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise natural water soluble fibers, such as psyllium, guar, oat and pectin, which can reduce cholesterol levels. Generally, a total daily dosage of natural water soluble fibers can range from about 0.1 to about 10 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise plant sterols, plant stanols and/or fatty acid esters of plant stanols, such as sitostanol ester used in BENECOL® margarine, which can reduce cholesterol levels. Generally, a total daily dosage of plant sterols, plant stanols and/or fatty acid esters of plant stanols can range from about 0.5 to about 20 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise antioxidants, such as probucol, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, β-carotene and selenium, or vitamins such as vitamin B6 or vitamin B12. Generally, a total daily dosage of antioxidants or vitamins can range from about 0.05 to about 10 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise monocyte and macrophage inhibitors such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, gene therapy and use of recombinant proteins such as recombinant apo E. Generally, a total daily dosage of these agents can range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
  • The compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more cardiovascular agents or blood modifiers.
  • Mixtures of any of the pharmacological or therapeutic agents described above can be used in the compositions and therapeutic combinations of these other embodiments of the present invention.
  • The compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention can be administered to a subject in need of such treatment in a therapeutically effective amount to treat demyelination and its associated conditions as discussed above. The compositions and treatments can be administered by any suitable means which produce contact of these compounds with the site of action in the body, for example in the plasma, liver or small intestine of a subject.
  • The daily dosage for the various compositions and therapeutic combinations described above can be administered to a subject in a single dose or in multiple subdoses, as desired. Subdoses can be administered 2 to 6 times per day, for example. Sustained release dosages can be used. Where the antidemyelination agent and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) are administered in separate dosages, the number of doses of each component given per day may not necessarily be the same, e.g., one component may have a greater duration of activity and will therefore need to be administered less frequently.
  • The compositions, therapeutic combinations or medicaments of the present invention can further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, one or more excipients and/or one or more additives. The pharmaceutical compositions can comprise about 1 to about 99 weight percent of active ingredient (such as one or more compounds of Formula I-XII), and preferably about 5 to about 95 percent active ingredient.
  • Useful pharmaceutically acceptable carriers can be either solid, liquid or gas. Non-limiting examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include solids and/or liquids such as magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugar, lactose, ethanol, glycerol, water and the like. The amount of carrier in the treatment composition or therapeutic combination can range from about 5 to about 99 weight percent of the total weight of the treatment composition or therapeutic combination. Non-limiting examples of suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and additives include non-toxic compatible fillers, binders such as starch, polyvinyl pyrrolidone or cellulose ethers, disintegrants such as sodium starch glycolate, crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone or croscarmellose sodium, buffers, preservatives, anti-oxidants, lubricants, flavorings, thickeners, coloring agents, wetting agents such as sodium lauryl sulfate, emulsifiers and the like. The amount of excipient or additive can range from about 0.1 to about 95 weight percent of the total weight of the treatment composition or therapeutic combination. One skilled in the art would understand that the amount of carrier(s), excipients and additives (if present) can vary. Further examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and methods of manufacture for various compositions can be found in A. Gennaro (ed.), Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 20th Edition, (2000), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Md.
  • Useful solid form preparations include powders, tablets, dispersible granules, capsules, cachets and suppositories. An example of a preparation of a preferred solid form dosage formulation is provided below.
  • Useful liquid form preparations include solutions, suspensions and emulsions. As an example may be mentioned water or water-propylene glycol solutions for parenteral injection or addition of sweeteners and opacifiers for oral solutions, suspensions and emulsions. Liquid form preparations may also include solutions for intranasal administration.
  • Aerosol preparations suitable for inhalation may include solutions and solids in powder form, which may be in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, such as an inert compressed gas, e.g. nitrogen.
  • Also useful are solid form preparations which are intended to be converted, shortly before use, to liquid form preparations for either oral or parenteral administration. Such liquid forms include solutions, suspensions and emulsions.
  • The compounds of the invention may also be deliverable transdermally. The transdermal compositions can take the form of creams, lotions, aerosols and/or emulsions and can be included in a transdermal patch of the matrix or reservoir type as are conventional in the art for this purpose.
  • Preferably the compound is administered orally.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention provides the use of at least one compound represented by Formulae (I-XII) for manufacture of a medicament (such as one of the compositions discussed above) for the treatment of demyelination and its associated conditions.
  • The following formulation exemplifies one of the dosage forms of this invention. In the formulation, the term “Active Compound I” designates a sterol absorption inhibitor such as any of the compounds of Formulas I-XII described herein above and the term “Active Compound II” designates an antidemyelination agent described herein above.
  • EXAMPLE
  • Tablets
    No. Ingredient mq/tablet
    1 Active Compound I 10
    2 Lactose monohydrate NF 55
    3 Microcrystalline cellulose NF 20
    4 Povidone USP (K29-32) 4
    5 Croscarmellose sodium NF 8
    6 Sodium lauryl sulfate NF 2
    7 Magnesium stearate NF 1
    Total 100
  • In the present invention, the above-described tablet can be coadministered with an injection, tablet, capsule, etc. comprising a dosage of Active Compound II as described above.
  • Method of Manufacture
  • Mix Item No. 4 with purified water in suitable mixer to form binder solution. Spray the binder solution and then water over Items 1, 2 and 6 and a portion of item 5 in a fluidized bed processor to granulate the ingredients. Continue fluidization to dry the damp granules. Screen the dried granule and blend with Item No. 3 and the remainder of Item No. 5. Add Item No. 7 and mix. Compress the mixture to appropriate size and weight on a suitable tablet machine.
  • For coadministration in separate tablets or capsules, representative formulations comprising a sterol absorption inhibitor such as are discussed above are well known in the art and representative formulations comprising an antidemyelination agent such as are discussed above are well known in the art. It is contemplated that where the two active ingredients are administered as a single composition, the dosage forms disclosed above for sterol absorption inhibitors may readily be modified using the knowledge of one skilled in the art.
  • Since the present invention relates to treating demyelination by treatment with a combination of active ingredients wherein the active ingredients may be administered separately, the invention also relates to combining separate pharmaceutical compositions in kit form. That is, a kit is contemplated wherein two separate units are combined: a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antidemyelination medication and a separate pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one sterol absorption inhibitor as described above. The kit will preferably include directions for the administration of the separate components. The kit form is particularly advantageous when the separate components must be administered in different dosage forms (e.g., oral and parenteral) or are administered at different dosage intervals.
  • The treatment compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention can inhibit the intestinal absorption of sterols in subjects and can be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of demyelination and associated conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, in subjects, in particular in mammals.
  • The compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention can reduce plasma concentration of at least one sterol selected from the group consisting of cholesterol, phytosterols (such as sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and avenosterol), and/or 5α-stanols (such as cholestanol, 5α-campestanol, 5α-sitostanol), and mixtures thereof. The plasma concentration can be reduced by administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one treatment composition comprising at least one sterol or 5α-stanol absorption inhibitor described above. The reduction in plasma concentration of sterols or 5α-stanols can range from about 1 to about 70 percent, and preferably about 10 to about 50 percent. Methods of measuring serum total blood cholesterol and total LDL cholesterol are well known to those skilled in the art and for example include those disclosed in PCT WO 99/38498 at page 11, incorporated by reference herein. Methods of determining levels of other sterols in serum are disclosed in H. Gylling et al., “Serum Sterols During Stanol Ester Feeding in a Mildly Hypercholesterolemic Population”, J. Lipid Res. 40: 593-600 (1999), incorporated by reference herein.
  • These sterol absorption inhibitors can be useful in treating or preventing vascular inflammation. Vascular stimuli to mammals, such as cellular injury or inflammation, may lead to the production of various proteins, commonly called acute response proteins, in the body. One particular type of acute phase protein is C-reactive protein (CRP). Manufactured in the liver and deposited in damaged tissue, CRP is found in high levels in inflammatory fluids and in both the intimal layer of the atherosclerotic artery and within the lesions of atherosclerotic plaque. These sterol absorption inhibitors can be useful for lowering or controlling c-reactive protein blood levels in a subject to less than about 3.4 mg/dL. Preferably, the C-reactive protein blood levels in a subject are reduced or controlled to less than 1.0 mg/dL by the methods of the present invention. More preferably, the C-reactive protein blood levels in a subject are reduced or controlled to less than 0.4 mg/dL by the methods of the present invention. C-reactive protein assays and methodologies for the same are available from Behring Diagnostics Inc., of Somerville, N.J. Moreover, methods for analyzing c-reactive proteins are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,358,852; 6,040,147; and 6,277,584, whose contents are incorporated herein by reference.
  • Illustrating the invention is the following example of preparation of a compound of Formula II which, however, is not to be considered as limiting the invention to their details. Unless otherwise indicated, all parts and percentages in the following examples, as well as throughout the specification, are by weight.
  • Example Preparation of Compound of Formula (II)
  • Step 1): To a solution of (S)-4-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone (41 g, 0.25 mol) in CH2Cl2 (200 ml), was added 4-dimethylaminopyridine (2.5 g, 0.02 mol) and triethylamine (84.7 ml, 0.61 mol) and the reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. Methyl-4-(chloroformyl)butyrate (50 g, 0.3 mol) was added as a solution in CH2Cl2 (375 ml) dropwise over 1 h, and the reaction was allowed to warm to 22° C. After 17 h, water and H2SO4 (2N, 100 ml), was added the layers were separated, and the organic layer was washed sequentially with NaOH (10%), NaCI (sat'd) and water. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to obtain a semicrystalline product.
  • Step 2): To a solution of TiCl4 (18.2 ml, 0.165 mol) in CH2Cl2 (600 ml) at 0° C., was added titanium isopropoxide (16.5 ml, 0.055 mol). After 15 min, the product of Step 1 (49.0 g, 0.17 mol) was added as a solution in CH2Cl2 (100 ml). After 5 min., diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA) (65.2 ml, 0.37 mol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h, the reaction mixture was cooled to −20° C., and 4-benzyloxybenzylidine(4-fluoro)aniline (114.3 g, 0.37 mol) was added as a solid. The reaction mixture was stirred vigorously for 4 h at −20° C., then acetic acid was added as a solution in CH2Cl2 dropwise over 15 min, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to 0° C., and H2SO4 (2N) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred an additional 1 h, the layers were separated, washed with water, separated and the organic layer was dried. The crude product was crystallized from ethanol/water to obtain the pure intermediate.
  • Step 3): To a solution of the product of Step 2 (8.9 g, 14.9 mmol) in toluene (100 ml) at 50° C., was added N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide (BSA) (7.50 ml, 30.3 mmol). After 0.5 h, solid TBAF (0.39 g, 1.5 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture stirred at 50° C. for an additional 3 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 22° C., CH3OH (10 ml), was added. The reaction mixture was washed with HCl (1N), NaHCO3 (1N) and NaCl (sat'd.), and the organic layer was dried over MgSO4.
  • Step 4): To a solution of the product of Step 3 (0.94 g, 2.2 mmol) in CH3OH (3 ml), was added water (1 ml) and LiOH.H2O (102 mg, 2.4 mmole). The reaction mixture was stirred at 22° C. for 1 h and then additional LiOH.H2O (54 mg, 1.3 mmole) was added. After a total of 2 h, HCl (1N) and EtOAc was added, the layers were separated, the organic layer was dried and concentrated in vacuo. To a solution of the resultant product (0.91 g, 2.2 mmol) in CH2Cl2 at 22° C., was added ClCOCOCl (0.29 ml, 3.3 mmol) and the mixture stirred for 16 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo.
  • Step 5): To an efficiently stirred suspension of 4-fluorophenylzinc chloride (4.4 mmol) prepared from 4-fluorophenylmagnesium bromide (1M in THF, 4.4 ml, 4.4 mmol) and ZnCl2 (0.6 g, 4.4 mmol) at 4° C., was added tetrakis(triphenyl-phosphine)palladium (0.25 g, 0.21 mmol) followed by the product of Step 4 (0.94 g, 2.2 mmol) as a solution in THF (2 ml). The reaction was stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and then for 0.5 h at 22° C. HCl (1N, 5 ml) was added and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was concentrated to an oil and purified by silica gel chromatography to obtain 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4(S)-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3(R)-(3-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)-2-azetidinone:
  • HRMS calc'd for C24H19F2NO3=408.1429, found 408.1411.
  • Step 6): To the product of Step 5 (0.95 g, 1.91 mmol) in THF (3 ml), was added (R)-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-1H,3H-pyrrolo-[1,2-c][1,3,2] oxazaborole (120 mg, 0.43 mmol) and the mixture was cooled to −20° C. After 5 min, borohydride-dimethylsulfide complex (2M in THF, 0.85 ml, 1.7 mmol) was added dropwise over 0.5 h. After a total of 1.5 h , CH3OH was added followed by HCl (1 N) and the reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc to obtain 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-3(R)-[3(S)-(4-fluorophenyl )-3-hydroxypropyl)]-4(S)-[4-(phenyl methoxy)phenyl]-2-azetidinone (compound 6A-1) as an oil. 1H in CDCl3 d H3=4.68. J=2.3 Hz. Cl (M+H) 500.
  • Use of (S)-tetra-hydro-1-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-1H ,3H-pyrrolo-[1,2-c][1,3,2] oxazaborole gives the corresponding 3(R)-hydroxypropyl azetidinone (compound 6B-1). 1H in CDCl3 d H3=4.69. J=2.3 Hz. Cl (M+H) 500.
  • To a solution of compound 6A-1 (0.4 g, 0.8 mmol) in ethanol (2 ml), was added 10% Pd/C (0.03 g) and the reaction mixture was stirred under a pressure (60 psi) of H2 gas for 16 h. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solvent was concentrated to obtain compound 6A. Mp 164-166° C.; Cl (M+H) 410. [α]D 25=−28.1° (c 3, CH3OH). Elemental analysis calc'd for C24H21F2NO3: C 70.41; H 5.17; N 3.42; found C 70.25; H 5.19; N 3.54.
  • Similarly treat compound 6B-1 to obtain compound 6B. Mp 129.5-132.5° C.; Cl (M+H) 410. Elemental analysis calc'd for C24H21F2NO3: C 70.41; H 5.17; N 3.42; found C 70.30; H 5.14; N 3.52.
  • Step 6′ (Alternative): To a solution of the product of Step 5 (0.14 g, 0.3 mmol) in ethanol (2 ml), was added 10% Pd/C (0.03 g) and the reaction was stirred under a pressure (60 psi) of H2 gas for 16 h. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solvent was concentrated to afford a 1:1 mixture of compounds 6A and 6B.
  • Hypothetical In Vivo Evaluation
  • The compound of Formula II (or any cholesterol absorption inhibitor discussed above) is administered to rodents which have been induced to develop experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (“EAE”), a model of human multiple sclerosis and demyelinating disease. Useful rodents can include C57BL/6 mice (obtained from the Jackson Laboratory or Charles River Laboratories) immunized with myelin oligodendrocyte protein (MOG) 35-55 peptide, SJL/J (also available from Jackson Laboratory or Charles River Laboratories) mice immunized with proteolipid protein (PLP) peptides, or Lewis, BN or DA rats (obtained from Charles River Laboratories or Harlan Laboratories) immunized with guinea pig spinal cord homogenate or myelin basic protein (MBP). All immunizations are performed by emulsifying the inducing peptide in either incomplete Freund's adjuvant or complete Freund's adjuvant, with or without pertussis toxin administration (as described in Current Protocols in Immunology, Unit 15, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NY, or Tran et al, Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1410, 2002 or H. Butzkeuven et al, Nat. Med. 8:613, 2002).
  • Alternatively, the compound of Formula II (or any cholesterol absorption inhibitor discussed above) is administered to anti-MBP T cell receptor transgenic mice (as in Grewal et al Immunity 14:291, 2001), which naturally develop EAE disease.
  • Alternatively the compound of Formula II (or any cholesterol absorption inhibitor discussed above) is administered to rodents adoptively transferred with MBP-specific, PLP-specific or MOG-specific T cell lines (as described in Current Protocols in Immunology, Unit 15, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NY).
  • Alternatively, the compound of Formula II (or any cholesterol absorption inhibitor discussed above) is administered to SJL/J or C57BL/6 mice which can be induced to develop a profound demyelinating disease by intracerebral inoculation with Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (as described in Pope et al, J. Immunol. 156:4050, 1994) or by intraperitoneal injection of Simliki Forest virus (as described in Soilu-Hanninen et al, J. Virol. 68:6291,1994).
  • The compound is administered at a dosage of 0.1-50 mg/kg/day either in the diet or by systemic oral, subcutaneous or intraperitoneal administration over a period of 4-10 weeks. Animals are scored daily for clinical disease score as described in Current Protocols in Immunology, Unit 15, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NY, or Tran et al, Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1410, 2002 or H. Butzkeuven et al, Nat. Med. 8:613, 2002). At a specified period of compound administration, animals are euthanized by CO2 asphyxiation and histological, immunohistochemical and immunological parameters measured as in Tran et al, Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1410, 2002 or H. Butzkeuven et al, Nat. Med. 8:613, 2002. Serum lipoprotein and cholesterol measurements will be made by standard techniques well known to those skilled in the art.
  • It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes could be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the broad inventive concept thereof. It is understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but it is intended to cover modifications that are within the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (11)

1. A method of treating demyelination in a subject, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein the at least one sterol absorption inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sterol absorption inhibitors represented by the following Formulae:
(a) Formula (III):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00041
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (III) above:
Ar1 is R3-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is R4-substituted aryl;
Ar3 is R5-substituted aryl;
Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
A is selected from —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9 and —O(CO)NR6R7; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl; or R1 and R2 together are ═O;
q is 1, 2 or 3;
p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or4;
R5 is 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR9, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2-lower alkyl, —NR6SO2-aryl, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6 R7, S(O)0-2-alkyl, S(O)0-2-aryl, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, o-halogeno, m-halogeno, o-lower alkyl, m-lower alkyl, -(lower alkylene)-COOR6, and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R3 and R4 are independently 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of R5, hydrogen, p-lower alkyl, aryl, —NO2, —CF3 and p-halogeno;
R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and
R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
(b) Formula (IV):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00042
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (IV) above:
A is selected from the group consisting of R2-substituted heterocycloalkyl, R2-substituted heteroaryl, R2-substituted benzofused heterocycloalkyl, and R2-substituted benzofused heteroaryl;
Ar1 is aryl or R3-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R4-substituted aryl;
Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00043
and
R1 is selected from the group consisting of:
—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 2-6, provided that when Q forms a spiro ring, q can also be zero or 1;
—(CH2)e-G-(CH2)r—, wherein G is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR8— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-; and
—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6;
R5 is selected from:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00044
R6 and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—; or R5 together with an adjacent R6, or R5 together with an adjacent R7, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R6 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1; provided that when R7 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R6's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R7's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond, R1 also can be selected from:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00045
where M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)- and —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl);
R10 and R12 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR14, —O(CO)R14, —O(CO)OR16 and —O(CO)NR14R15;
R11 and R13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl; or R10 and R11 together are ═O, or R12 and R13 together are ═O;
d is 1, 2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently 0-4; provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, s and n is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
R2 is 1-3 substituents on the ring carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C10)alkyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkenyl, R17-substituted aryl, R17-substituted benzyl, R17-substituted benzyloxy, R17-substituted aryloxy, halogeno, —NR14R15, NR14R15(C1-C6 alkylene)-, NR14R15C(O)(C1-C6 alkylene)-, —NHC(O)R16, OH, C1-C6 alkoxy, —OC(O)R16, —COR14, hydroxy(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, —S(O)0-2R16, —SO2NR14R15 and —(C1-C6 alkylene)COOR14; when R2is a substituent on a heterocycloalkyl ring, R2 is as defined, or is ═O or
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00046
and, where R2 is a substituent on a substitutable ring nitrogen, it is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, aryloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, hydroxy, —(CH2)1-6CONR18R18,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00047
wherein J is —O—, —NH—, —NR18— or —CH2—;
R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR14, —O(CO)R14, —O(CO)OR16, —O(CH2)1-5OR14, —O(CO)NR14R15, —NR14R15, —NR14(CO)R15, —NR14(CO)OR16, —NR14(CO)NR15R19, —NR14SO2R16, —COOR14, —CONR14R15, —COR14, —SO2NR14R15, S(O)0-2R16, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR14, —O(CH2)1-10CONR14R15, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR14, —CH═CH—COOR14, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
R8 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R14 or —COOR14;
R9 and R17 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR14R15, OH and halogeno;
R14 and R15 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R16 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R17-substituted aryl;
R18 is hydrogen or (C1-C6)alkyl; and
R19 is hydrogen, hydroxy or (C1-C6)alkoxy;
(c) Formula (V):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00048
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (V) above:
Ar1 is aryl, R10-substituted aryl or heteroaryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R4-substituted aryl;
Ar3 is aryl or R5-substituted aryl;
X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
R is —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9 or —O(CO)NR6R7; R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; or R and R1 together are ═O;
q is 0 or 1;
r is 0, 1 or 2;
m and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; provided that the sum of m, n and q is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
R4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, —CF3, —CN, —NO2, halogen, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and
R10 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, —S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6,
—O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
(d) Formula (VI):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00049
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein:
R1 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00050
R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)-, —C(di-lower alkyl)-, —CH═CH— and —C(lower alkyl)═CH—; or R1 together with an adjacent R2, or R1 together with an adjacent R3, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(lower alkyl)- group;
u and v are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R2 is —CH═CH— or —C(lower alkyl)═CH—, v is 1; provided that when R3 is —CH═CH— or —C(lower alkyl)=CH—, u is 1; provided that when v is 2 or 3, the R2's can be the same or different; and provided that when u is 2 or 3, the R3's can be the same or different;
R4 is selected from B—(CH2)mC(O)—, wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
B—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)e-Z-(CH2)r—, wherein Z is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —N(R8)— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of e and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-;
B—(C4-C6 alkadienylene)-;
B—(CH2)t-Z-(C2-C6 alkenylene)-, wherein Z is as defined above, and wherein t is 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and g is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)t—V—(C2-C6 alkenylene)- or
B—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-V—(CH2)t—, wherein V and t are as defined above, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)a-Z-(CH2)b—V—(CH2)d—, wherein Z and V are as defined above and a, b and d are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, provided that the sum of a, b and d is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or T-(CH2)s—, wherein T is cycloalkyl of 3-6 carbon atoms and s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or
R1 and R4 together form the group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00051
B is selected from indanyl, indenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, heteroaryl or W-substituted heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and furanyl, and for nitrogen-containing heteroaryls, the N-oxides thereof, or
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00052
W is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, (lower alkoxyimino)-lower alkyl, lower alkanedioyl, lower alkyl lower alkanedioyl, allyloxy, —CF3, —OCF3, benzyl, R7-benzyl, benzyloxy, R7-benzyloxy, phenoxy, R7-phenoxy, dioxolanyl, NO2,—N(R8)(R9), N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylene-, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylenyloxy-, OH, halogeno, —CN, —N3, —NHC(O)OR10, —NHC(O)R10, R11O2SNH—, (R11O2S)2N—, —S(O)2NH2, —S(O)0-2R8, tert-butyldimethyl-silyloxymethyl, —C(O)R12, —COOR19, —CON(R8)(R9), —CH═CHC(O)R12, -lower alkylene-C(O)R12, R10C(O)(lower alkylenyloxy)-, N(R8)(R9)C(O)(lower alkylenyloxy)- and
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00053
for substitution on ring carbon atoms, and the substituents on the substituted heteroaryl ring nitrogen atoms, when present, are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —C(O)OR10, —C(O)R10, OH, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylene-,N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylenyloxy-, —S(O)2NH2 and 2-(trimethylsilyl)-ethoxymethyl;
R7 is 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —N(R8)(R9), OH, and halogeno;
R8 and R9 are independently selected from H or lower alkyl;
R10 is selected from lower alkyl, phenyl, R7-phenyl, benzyl or R7-benzyl;
R11 is selected from OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, R7-phenyl or R7-benzyl;
R12 is selected from H, OH, alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00054
—N(R8)(R9), lower alkyl, phenyl or R7-phenyl;
R13 is selected from —O—, —CH2—, —NH—, —N(lower alkyl)- or —NC(O)R19;
R15, R16 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and the groups defined for W; or R15 is hydrogen and R16 and R17, together with adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dioxolanyl ring;
R19 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl lower alkyl; and
R20 and R21 are independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, W-substituted naphthyl, indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzodioxolyl, heteroaryl, W-substituted heteroaryl, benzofused heteroaryl, W-substituted benzofused heteroaryl and cyclopropyl, wherein heteroaryl is as defined above;
(e) Formula (VIIA) or (VIIB):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00055
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,
wherein:
A is —CH═CH—, —C≡C— or —(CH2)p— wherein p is 0, 1 or 2;
B is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00056
B′ is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00057
D is —(CH2)mC(O)— or —(CH2)q— wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4 and q is 2, 3 or 4;
E is C10 to C20 alkyl or —C(O)—(C9 to C19)-alkyl, wherein the alkyl is straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds;
R is hydrogen, C1-C15 alkyl, straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds, or B—(CH2)r—, wherein r is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
R1, R2, R3, R1′, R2′, and R3′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO2, NH2, OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, —NHC(O)OR5, R6O2SNH— and —S(O)2NH2;
R4 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00058
wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
R5 is lower alkyl; and
R6 is OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituents are 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO2, NH2, OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino and dilower alkylamino;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug thereof;
(f) Formula (VIII):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00059
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (VIII) above,
R26 is H or OG1;
G and G1 are independently selected from the group consisting of H,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00060
and
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00061
provided that when R26 is H or OH, G is not H;
R, Ra and Rb are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH2, azido, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)-alkoxy or —W—R30;
W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R31)—, —NH—C(O)—N(R31)— and —O—C(S)—N(R31)—;
R2 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R3, R4, R5, R7, R3a and R4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)(C1-C6)alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
R30 is selected from the group consisting of R32-substituted T, R32-substituted-T-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C2-C4)alkenyl, R32-substituted-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl and R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R31 is selected from the group consisting of H and (C1-C4)alkyl;
T is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
R32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogeno, (C1-C4)alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF3, —NO2, (C1-C4)alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C1-C4)alkylsulfanyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH3)2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—N((C1-C4)alkyl)2, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R32 is a covalent bond and R31, the nitrogen to which it is attached and R32 form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methyl-piperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group, or a (C1-C4)alkoxycarbonyl-substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group;
Ar1 is aryl or R10-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R11-substituted aryl;
Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00062
and
R1 is selected from the group consisting of
—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 2-6, provided that when Q forms a spiro ring, q can also be zero or 1;
—(CH2)e-E-(CH2)r—, wherein E is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR22— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
—(C2-C6)alkenylene-; and
—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6;
R12 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00063
R13 and R14 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—; or R12 together with an adjacent R13 , or R12 together with an adjacent R14, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero;
provided that when R13 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1;
provided that when R14 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1;
provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R13's can be the same or different; and
provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R14's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond, R1 also can be:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00064
M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6)alkyl- and —C(di-(C1-C6)alkyl);
R10 and R11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21, —O(CH2)1-5OR19, —O(CO)NR19R20, —NR19R20, —NR19(CO)R20, —NR19(CO)OR21, —NR19(CO)NR20R25, —NR19SO2R21, —COOR19, —CONR19R20, —COR19, —SO2NR19R20, S(O)0-2R21, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR19, —O(CH2)1-10CONR19R20, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR19, —CH═CH—COOR19, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
R15 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21 and —O(CO)NR19R20;
R16 and R18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl; or R15 and R16 together are ═O, or R17 and R18 together are ═O;
d is 1, 2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently 0-4;
provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6;
provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, s and n is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
and when Q is a bond and R1 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00065
Ar1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
R19 and R20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R21 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R24-substituted aryl;
R22 is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R19 or —COOR19;
R23 and R24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR19R20, —OH and halogeno; and
R25 is H, —OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy; and
(g) Formula (IX):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00066
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein in Formula (IX):
R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, G, G1, G2, —SO3H and —PO3H;
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00067
G is selected from the group consisting of: H,
wherein R, Ra and Rb are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halo, —NH2, azido, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkoxy or —W—R30;
W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R31)—, —NH—C(O)—N(R31)— and —O—C(S)—N(R31)—;
R2 and R6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, acetyl, aryl and aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R3, R4, R5, R7, R3a and R4a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, acetyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)(C1-C6)alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
R30 is independently selected from the group consisting of R32-substituted T, R32-substituted-T-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C2-C4)alkenyl, R32-substituted-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl and R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R31 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and (C1-C4)alkyl;
T is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
R32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, (C1-C4)alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF3, —NO2, (C1-C4)alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C1-C4)alkylsulfanyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH3)2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—N((C1-C4)alkyl)2, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R32 is a covalent bond and R31, the nitrogen to which it is attached and R32 form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methyl-piperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group, or a (C1-C4)alkoxycarbonyl-substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group;
G1 is represented by the structure:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00068
wherein R33 is independently selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, R34-substituted alkyl, (R35)(R36)alkyl-,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00069
R34 is one to three substituents, each R34 being independently selected from the group consisting of HOOC—, HO—, HS—, (CH3)S—, H2N—, (NH2)(NH)C(NH)—, (NH2)C(O)— and HOOCCH(NH3 +)CH2SS—;
R35 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and NH2—;
R36 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, unsubstituted alkyl, R34-substituted alkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl and R34-substituted cycloalkyl;
G2 is represented by the structure:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00070
wherein R37 and R38 are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl;
R26 is one to five substituents, each R26 being independently selected from the group consisting of:
a) H;
b) —OH;
c) —OCH3;
d) fluorine;
e) chlorine;
f) —O-G;
g) —O-G1;
h) —O-G2;
i) —SO3H; and
j) —PO3H;
provided that when R1 is H, R26 is not H, —OH, —OCH3 or —O-G;
Ar1 is aryl, R10-substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R10-substituted heteroaryl;
Ar2 is aryl, R11-substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R11-substituted heteroaryl;
L is selected from the group consisting of:
a) a covalent bond;
b) —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 1-6;
c) —(CH2)e-E-(CH2)r—, wherein E is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR22— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
d) —(C2-C6)alkenylene-;
e) —(CH2)f—V—(CH2)9—, wherein V is C3-C6cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6; and
f)
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00071
wherein M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6)alkyl- and —C(di-(C1-C6)alkyl)-;
R8 is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl;
R10 and R11 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21, —O(CH2)1-5OR19, —O(CO)NR19R20, —NR19R20, —NR19(CO)R20, —NR19(CO)OR21, —NR19(CO)NR20R25, —NR19SO2R21, —COOR19, —CONR19R20, —COR19, —SO2NR19R20, S(O)0-2R21, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR19, —O(CH2)1-10CONR19R20, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR19, —CH═CH—COOR19, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halo;
R15 and R17 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —OR19, —OC(O)R19, —OC(O)OR21, —OC(O)NR19R20;
R16 and R18 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl;
or R15 and R16 together are ═O, or R17 and R18 together are ═O;
d is 1, 2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1;
t is 1 or 1;
m, n and p are each independently selected from 0-4;
provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, n and p is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are each independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
Q is a bond, —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 1-6, or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00072
wherein R12 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00073
R13 and R14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—; or R12 together with an adjacent R13, or R12 together with an adjacent R14, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R13 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1; provided that when R14 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R13's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R14's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond and L is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00074
then Ar1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
R19 and R20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R21 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R24-substituted aryl;
R22 is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R19 or —COOR19;
R23 and R24 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR19R20, —OH and halo; and
R25 is H, —OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sterol absorption inhibitor is administered to a subject in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to about 1000 milligrams of sterol absorption inhibitor per day.
3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of administering at least one antidemyelination agent to the subject.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the antidemyelination agent is selected from the group consisting of beta interferon, glatiramer acetate and corticosteroids.
5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of administering at least one HMG CoA reductase inhibitor to the subject.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the at least one HMG CoA reductase inhibitor is atorvastatin.
7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the at least one HMG CoA reductase inhibitor is simvastatin.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subject has multiple sclerosis.
9. A method of treating multiple sclerosis in a subject, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor of Formula (III) through (IX) of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
10. A composition comprising: (a) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and (b) at least one antidemyelination agent, wherein the at least one sterol absorption inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sterol absorption inhibitors represented by the following Formulae:
(a) Formula (III):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00075
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (III) above:
Ar1 is R3-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is R4-substituted aryl;
Ar3 is R5-substituted aryl;
Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
A is selected from —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(OO)OR9 and —O(CO)NR6R7; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl; or R1 and R2 together are ═O;
q is 1, 2 or 3;
p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
R5 is 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR9, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2-lower alkyl, —NR6SO2-aryl, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2-alkyl, S(O)0-2-aryl, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, o-halogeno, m-halogeno, o-lower alkyl, m-lower alkyl, -(lower alkylene)-COOR6, and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R3 and R4 are independently 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of R5, hydrogen, p-lower alkyl, aryl, —NO2, —CF3 and p-halogeno;
R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and
R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
(b) Formula (IV):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00076
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (IV) above:
A is selected from the group consisting of R2-substituted heterocycloalkyl, R2-substituted heteroaryl, R2-substituted benzofused heterocycloalkyl, and R2-substituted benzofused heteroaryl;
Ar1 is aryl or R3-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R4-substituted aryl;
Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00077
and
R1 is selected from the group consisting of:
—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 2-6, provided that when Q forms a spiro ring, q can also be zero or 1;
—(CH2)e-G-(CH2)r—, wherein G is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR8— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-; and
—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6;
R5 is selected from:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00078
R6 and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—; or R5 together with an adjacent R6, or R5 together with an adjacent R7, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R6 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1; provided that when R7 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R6's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R7's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond, R1 also can be selected from:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00079
where M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)- and —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl);
R10 and R12 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR14, —O(CO)R14, —O(CO)OR16 and —O(CO)NR14R15;
R11 and R13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl; or R10 and R11 together are ═O, or R12 and R13 together are ═O;
d is 1,2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently 0-4; provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, s and n is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
R2 is 1-3 substituents on the ring carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C10)alkyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkenyl, R17-substituted aryl, R17-substituted benzyl, R17-substituted benzyloxy, R17-substituted aryloxy, halogeno, —NR14R15, NR14R15(C1-C6 alkylene)-, NR14R15C(O)(C1-C6 alkylene)-, —NHC(O)R16, OH, C1-C6 alkoxy, —OC(O)R16, —COR14, hydroxy(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-6)alkyl, NO2, —S(O)0-2R16, —SO2NR14R15 and —(C1-C6 alkylene)COOR14; when R2 is a substituent on a heterocycloalkyl ring, R2 is as defined, or is ═O or
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00080
and, where R2 is a substituent on a substitutable ring nitrogen, it is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, aryloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, hydroxy, —(CH2)1-6CONR18R18,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00081
wherein J is —O—, —NH—, —NR18— or —CH2—;
R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR14, —O(CO)R14, —O(CO)OR16, —O(CH2)1-5OR14, —O(CO)NR14R15, —NR14R15, —NR14(CO)R15, —NR14(CO)OR16, —NR14(CO)NR15R19, —NR14SO2R16, —COOR14, —CONR14R15, —COR14, —SO2NR14R15, S(O)0-2R16, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR14, —O(CH2)1-10CONR14R15, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR14, —CH═CH—COOR14, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
R8 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R14 or —COOR14;
R9 and R17 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR14R15, OH and halogeno;
R14 and R15 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R16 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R17-substituted aryl;
R18 is hydrogen or (C1-C6)alkyl; and
R19 is hydrogen, hydroxy or (C1-C6)alkoxy;
(c) Formula (V):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00082
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (V) above:
Ar1 is aryl, R10-substituted aryl or heteroaryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R4-substituted aryl;
Ar3 is aryl or R5-substituted aryl;
X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
R is —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9 or —O(CO)NR6R7; R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; or R and R1 together are ═O;
q is 0 or 1;
r is 0, 1 or 2;
m and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; provided that the sum of m, n and q is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
R4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR5, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, —CF3, —CN, —NO2, halogen, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and
R10 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R6, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, —S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6,
—O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
(d) Formula (VI):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00083
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein:
R1 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00084
R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)-, —C(di-lower alkyl)-, —CH═CH— and —C(lower alkyl)═CH—; or R1 together with an adjacent R2, or R1 together with an adjacent R3, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(lower alkyl)- group;
u and v are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R2 is —CH═CH— or —C(lower alkyl)═CH—, v is 1; provided that when R3 is —CH═CH— or —C(lower alkyl)═CH—, u is 1; provided that when v is 2 or 3, the R2's can be the same or different; and provided that when u is 2 or 3, the R3's can be the same or different;
R4 is selected from B—(CH2)mC(O)—, wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
B—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)e-Z-(CH2)r—, wherein Z is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —N(R8)— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of e and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-;
B—(C4-C6 alkadienylene)-;
B—(CH2)t-Z-(C2-C6 alkenylene)-, wherein Z is as defined above, and wherein t is 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and g is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)t—V—(C2-C6 alkenylene)- or
B—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-V—(CH2)t—, wherein V and t are as defined above, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)a-Z-(CH2)b—V—(CH2)d—, wherein Z and V are as defined above and a, b and d are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, provided that the sum of a, b and d is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or T-(CH2)s—, wherein T is cycloalkyl of 3-6 carbon atoms and s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or
R1 and R4 together form the group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00085
B is selected from indanyl, indenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, heteroaryl or W-substituted heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and furanyl, and for nitrogen-containing heteroaryls, the N-oxides thereof, or
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00086
W is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, (lower alkoxyimino)-lower alkyl, lower alkanedioyl, lower alkyl lower alkanedioyl, allyloxy, —CF3, —OCF3, benzyl, R7-benzyl, benzyloxy, R7-benzyloxy, phenoxy, R7-phenoxy, dioxolanyl, NO2,—N(R8)(R9), N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylene-, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylenyloxy-, OH, halogeno, —CN, —N3, —NHC(O)OR10, —NHC(O)R10, R11O2SNH—, (R11O2S)2N—, —S(O)2NH2, —S(O)0-2R8, tert-butyldimethyl-silyloxymethyl, —C(O)R12, —COOR19, —CON(R8)(R9), —CH═CHC(O)R12, -lower alkylene-C(O)R12, R10C(O)(lower alkylenyloxy)-, N(R8)(R9)C(O)(lower alkylenyloxy)- and
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00087
for substitution on ring carbon atoms, and the substituents on the substituted heteroaryl ring nitrogen atoms, when present, are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —C(O)OR10, —C(O)R10, OH, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylene-,N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylenyloxy-, —S(O)2NH2 and 2-(trimethylsilyl)-ethoxymethyl;
R7 is 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —N(R8)(R9), OH, and halogeno;
R8 and R9 are independently selected from H or lower alkyl;
R10 is selected from lower alkyl, phenyl, R7-phenyl, benzyl or R7-benzyl;
R11 is selected from OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, R7-phenyl or R7-benzyl;
R12 is selected from H, OH, alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00088
—N(R8)(R9), lower alkyl, phenyl or R7-phenyl;
R13 is selected from —O—, —CH2—, —NH—, —N(lower alkyl)- or —NC(O)R19;
R15, R16 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and the groups defined for W; or R15 is hydrogen and R16 and R17, together with adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dioxolanyl ring;
R19 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl lower alkyl; and
R20 and R21 are independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, W-substituted naphthyl, indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzodioxolyl, heteroaryl, W-substituted heteroaryl, benzofused heteroaryl, W-substituted benzofused heteroaryl and cyclopropyl, wherein heteroaryl is as defined above;
(e) Formula (VIIA) or (VIIB):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00089
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,
wherein:
A is —CH═CH—, —C≡C— or —(CH2)p— wherein p is 0, 1 or 2;
B is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00090
B′ is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00091
D is —(CH2)mC(O)— or —(CH2)q— wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4 and q is 2, 3 or 4;
E is C10 to C20 alkyl or —C(O)—(C9 to C19)-alkyl, wherein the alkyl is straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds;
R is hydrogen, C1-C15 alkyl, straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds, or B—(CH2)r—, wherein r is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
R1, R2, R3, R1′, R2′, and R3′are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO2, NH2, OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, —NHC(O)OR5, R6O2SNH— and —S(O)2NH2;
R4 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00092
wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
R5 is lower alkyl; and
R6 is OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituents are 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO2, NH2, OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino and dilower alkylamino;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug thereof;
(f) Formula (VIII):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00093
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (VIII) above,
R26 is H or OG1;
G and G1 are independently selected from the group consisting of H,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00094
provided that when R26 is H or OH, G is not H;
R, Ra and Rb are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH2, azido, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)-alkoxy or —W—R30;
W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R31)—, —NH—C(O)—N(R31)— and —O—C(S)—N(R31)—;
R2 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R3, R4, R5, R7, R3a and R4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)(C1-C6)alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
R30 is selected from the group consisting of R32-substituted T, R32-substituted-T-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C2-C4)alkenyl, R32-substituted-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl and R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R31 is selected from the group consisting of H and (C1-C4)alkyl;
T is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
R32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogeno, (C1-C4)alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF3, —NO2, (C1-C4)alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C1-C4)alkylsulfanyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH3)2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—N((C1-C4)alkyl)2, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R32 is a covalent bond and R31, the nitrogen to which it is attached and R32 form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methyl-piperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group, or a (C1-C4)alkoxycarbonyl-substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group;
Ar1 is aryl or R10-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R11-substituted aryl;
Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00095
and
R1 is selected from the group consisting of
—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 2-6, provided that when Q forms a spiro ring, q can also be zero or 1;
—(CH2)e-E-(CH2)r—, wherein E is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR22— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
—(C2-C6)alkenylene-; and
—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6;
R12 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00096
R13 and R14 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)=CH—; or R12 together with an adjacent R13, or R12 together with an adjacent R14, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero;
provided that when R13 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1;
provided that when R14 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1;
provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R13's can be the same or different; and
provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R14's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond, R1 also can be:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00097
M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6)alkyl- and —C(di-(C1-C6)alkyl);
R10 and R11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (Cl -C 6)alkyl, —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21, —O(CH2)1-5OR19, —O(CO)NR19R20, —NR19R20, —NR19(CO)R20, —NR19(CO)OR21, —NR19(CO)NR20R25, —NR19SO2R21, —COOR19, —CONR19R20, —COR19, —SO2NR19R20, S(O)0-2R21, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR19, —O(CH2)1-10CONR19R20, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR19, —CH═CH—COOR19, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
R15 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21 and —O(CO)NR19R20;
R16 and R18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl; or R15 and R16 together are ═O, or R17 and R18 together are ═O;
d is 1, 2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently 0-4;
provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6;
provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, s and n is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
and when Q is a bond and R1 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00098
Ar1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
R19 and R20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R21 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R24-substituted aryl;
R22 is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R19 or —COOR19;
R23 and R24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR19R20, —OH and halogeno; and
R25 is H, —OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy; and
(g) Formula (IX):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00099
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein in Formula (IX):
R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, G, G1, G2, —SO3H and —PO3H;
G is selected from the group consisting of: H,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00100
wherein R, Ra and Rb are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halo, —NH2, azido, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkoxy or —W—R30;
W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R31)—, —NH—C(O)—N(R31)— and —O—C(S)—N(R31)—;
R2 and R6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, acetyl, aryl and aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R3, R4, R5, R7, R3a and R4a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, acetyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)(C1-C6)alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
R30 is independently selected from the group consisting of R32-substituted T, R32-substituted-T-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C2-C4)alkenyl, R32-substituted-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl and R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R31 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and (C1-C4)alkyl;
T is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
R32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, (C1-C4)alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF3, —NO2, (C1-C4)alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C1-C4)alkylsulfanyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH3)2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—N((C1-C4)alkyl)2, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R32 is a covalent bond and R31, the nitrogen to which it is attached and R32 form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methyl-piperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group, or a (C1-C4)alkoxycarbonyl-substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group;
G1 is represented by the structure:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00101
wherein R33 is independently selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, R34-substituted alkyl, (R35)(R36)alkyl-,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00102
R34 is one to three substituents, each R34 being independently selected from the group consisting of HOOC—, HO—, HS—, (CH3)S—, H2N—, (NH2)(NH)C(NH)—, (NH2)C(O)— and HOOCCH(NH3 +)CH2SS—;
R35 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and NH2—;
R36 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, unsubstituted alkyl, R34-substituted alkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl and R34-substituted cycloalkyl;
G2 is represented by the structure:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00103
wherein R37 and R38 are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl;
R26 is one to five substituents, each R26 being independently selected from the group consisting of:
a) H;
b) —OH;
c) —OCH3;
d) fluorine;
e) chlorine;
f) —O-G;
g) —O-G1;
h) —O-G2;
i) —SO3H; and
j) —PO3H;
provided that when R1 is H, R26 is not H, —OH, —OCH3 or —O-G;
Ar1 is aryl, R10-substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R10-substituted heteroaryl;
Ar2 is aryl, R11-substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R11-substituted heteroaryl;
L is selected from the group consisting of:
a) a covalent bond;
b) —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 1-6;
c) —(CH2)e-E-(CH2)r—, wherein E is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR22— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
d) —(C2-C6)alkenylene-;
e) —(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6; and
f)
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00104
wherein M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6)alkyl- and —C(di-(C1-C6)alkyl)-;
R8 is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl;
R10 and R11 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21, —O(CH2)1-5OR19, —O(CO)NR19R20, —NR19R20, —NR19(CO)R20, —NR19(CO)OR21, —NR19(CO)NR20R25, —NR19SO2R21, —COOR19, —CONR19R20, —COR19, —SO2NR19R20, S(O)0-2R21, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR19, —O(CH2)1-10CONR19R20, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR19, —CH═CH—COOR19, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halo;
R15 and R17 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —OR19, —OC(O)R19, —OC(O)OR21, —OC(O)NR19R20;
R16 and R18are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl;
or R15 and R16 together are ═O, or R17and R18 together are ═O;
d is 1, 2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1;
t is 1 or 1;
m, n and p are each independently selected from 0-4;
provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, n and p is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are each independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
Q is a bond, —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 1-6, or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00105
wherein R12 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00106
R13 and R14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)=CH—; or R12 together with an adjacent R13, or R12 together with an adjacent R14, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R13 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1; provided that when R14 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R13's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R14's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond and L is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00107
then Ar1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
R19 and R20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R21 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R24-substituted aryl;
R22 is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R19 or —COOR19;
R23 and R24 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR19R20, —OH and halo; and
R25 is H, —OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy.
11. A therapeutic combination comprising: (a) a first amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; and (b) a second amount of at least one antidemyelination agent, wherein the first amount and the second amount together comprise a therapeutically effective amount for the treatment of demyelination in a subject and wherein the at least one sterol absorption inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sterol absorption inhibitors represented by the following Formulae:
(a) Formula (III):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00108
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (III) above:
Ar1 is R3-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is R4-substituted aryl;
Ar3 is R5-substituted aryl;
Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
A is selected from —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
R is selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9 and —O(CO)NR6R7; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl; or R1 and R2 together are ═O;
q is 1, 2 or 3;
p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
R5 is 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR9, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2-lower alkyl, —NR6SO2-aryl, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2-alkyl, S(O)0-2-aryl, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, o-halogeno, m-halogeno, o-lower alkyl, m-lower alkyl, -(lower alkylene)-COOR6, and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R3 and R4 are independently 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of R5, hydrogen, p-lower alkyl, aryl, —NO2, —CF3 and p-halogeno;
R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and
R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
(b) Formula (IV):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00109
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (IV) above:
A is selected from the group consisting of R2-substituted heterocycloalkyl, R2-substituted heteroaryl, R2-substituted benzofused heterocycloalkyl, and R2-substituted benzofused heteroaryl;
Ar1 is aryl or R3-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R2-substituted aryl;
Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00110
and
R1 is selected from the group consisting of:
—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 2-6, provided that when Q forms a spiro ring, q can also be zero or 1;
—(CH2)e-G-(CH2)r—, wherein G is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR8— or —S(O)0-2, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-; and
—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6;
R5 is selected from:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00111
R6 and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—; or R5 together with an adjacent R6, or R5 together with an adjacent R7, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R6 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1; provided that when R7 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R6's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R6's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond, R1 also can be selected from:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00112
where M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)- and —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl);
R10 and R12 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR14, —O(CO)R14, —O(CO)OR16 and —O(CO)NR14R15;
R11 and R13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl; or R10 and R11 together are ═O, or R12 and R13 together are ═O;
d is 1, 2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently 0-4; provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, s and n is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
R2 is 1-3 substituents on the ring carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C10)alkyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkenyl, R17-substituted aryl, R17-substituted benzyl, R17-substituted benzyloxy, R17-substituted aryloxy, halogeno, —NR14R15, NR14R15(C1-C6 alkylene)-,—NR14R15C(O)(C1-C6alkylene)-,—NHC(O)R16, OH, C1-C6 alkoxy, —OC(O)R16, —COR14, hydroxy(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkyl, NO2, —S(O)0-2R16, —SO2NR14R15 and —(C1-C6 alkylene)COOR14; when R2 is a substituent on a heterocycloalkyl ring, R2 is as defined, or is ═O or
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00113
and, where R2 is a substituent on a substitutable ring nitrogen, it is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, aryloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, hydroxy, —(CH2)1-6CONR18R18,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00114
wherein J is —O—, —NH—, —NR18— or —CH2—;
R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR14, —O(CO)R14, —O(CO)OR16, —O(CH2)1-5OR14, —O(CO)NR14R15,—NR14R15, —NR14(CO)R15, —NR14(CO)OR16, —NR14(CO)NR15R19, —NR14SO2R16, —COOR14, —CONR14R15, —COR14, SO2NR14R15, S(O)0-2R16, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR14, —O(CH2)1-10CONR14R15, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR14, —CH═CH—COOR14, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
R8 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R14 or —COOR14;
R9 and R17 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR14R15, OH and halogeno;
R14 and R15 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R16 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R17-substituted aryl;
R18 is hydrogen or (C1-C6)alkyl; and
R19 is hydrogen, hydroxy or (C1-C6)alkoxy;
(c) Formula (V):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00115
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (V) above:
Ar1 is aryl, R10-substituted aryl or heteroaryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R4-substituted aryl;
Ar3 is aryl or R5-substituted aryl;
X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
R is —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR6, or —O(CO)NR6R7; R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; or R and R1 together are ═O;
q is 0 or 1;
r is 0, 1 or 2;
m and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; provided that the sum of m, n and q is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
R4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7,S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6, —O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, —CF3, —CN, —NO2, halogen, -(lower alkylene)COOR6 and —CH═CH—COOR6;
R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and
R10 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR6, —O(CO)R6, —O(CO)OR9, —O(CH2)1-5OR6, —O(CO)NR6R7, —NR6R7, —NR6(CO)R7, —NR6(CO)OR9, —NR6(CO)NR7R8, —NR6SO2R9, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —COR6, —SO2NR6R7, —S(O)0-2R9, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR6,
—O(CH2)1-10CONR6R7, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
(d) Formula (VI):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00116
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein:
R1 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00117
R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH2—, —CH(lower alkyl)-, —C(di-lower alkyl)-, —CH═CH— and —C(lower alkyl)=CH—; or R1 together with an adjacent R2, or R1 together with an adjacent R3, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(lower alkyl)- group;
u and v are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R2 is —CH═CH— or —C(lower alkyl)═CH—, v is 1; provided that when R3 is —CH—CH— or —C(lower alkyl)═CH—, u is 1; provided that when v is 2 or 3, the R2's can be the same or different; and provided that when u is 2 or 3, the R3's can be the same or different;
R4 is selected from B—(CH2)mC(O)—, wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
B—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)e-Z-(CH2)r—, wherein Z is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —N(R8)— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of e and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-;
B—(C4-C6 alkadienylene)-;
B—(CH2)t-Z-(C2-C6 alkenylene)-, wherein Z is as defined above, and wherein t is 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and g is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)t—V—(C2-C6 alkenylene)- or
B—(C2-C6 alkenylene)-V—(CH2)t—, wherein V and t are as defined above, provided that the sum of t and the number of carbon atoms in the alkenylene chain is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;
B—(CH2)a-Z-(CH2)b—V—(CH2)d—, wherein Z and V are as defined above and a, b and d are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, provided that the sum of a, b and d is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or T-(CH2)s—, wherein T is cycloalkyl of 3-6 carbon atoms and s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or
R1 and R4 together form the group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00118
B is selected from indanyl, indenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, heteroaryl or W-substituted heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and furanyl, and for nitrogen-containing heteroaryls, the N-oxides thereof, or
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00119
W is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, (lower alkoxyimino)-lower alkyl, lower alkanedioyl, lower alkyl lower alkanedioyl, allyloxy, —CF3, —OCF3, benzyl, R7-benzyl, benzyloxy, R7-benzyloxy, phenoxy, R7-phenoxy, dioxolanyl, NO2,—N(R8)(R9), N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylene-, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylenyloxy-, OH, halogeno, —CN, —N3, —NHC(O)OR10, —NHC(O)R10, R11O2SNH—, (R11O2S)2N—, —S(O)2NH2, —S(O)0-2R8,tert-butyldimethyl-silyloxymethyl, —C(O)R12, —COOR19, —CON(R8)(R9), —CH═CHC(O)R12, -lower alkylene-C(O)R12, R10C(O)(lower alkylenyloxy)-, N(R8)(R9)C(O)(lower alkylenyloxy)- and
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00120
for substitution on ring carbon atoms, and the substituents on the substituted heteroaryl ring nitrogen atoms, when present, are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —C(O)OR10, —C(O)R10, OH, N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylene-,N(R8)(R9)-lower alkylenyloxy-, —S(O)2NH2 and 2-(trimethylsilyl)-ethoxymethyl;
R7 is 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —N(R8)(R9), OH, and halogeno;
R8 and R9 are independently selected from H or lower alkyl;
R10 is selected from lower alkyl, phenyl, R7-phenyl, benzyl or R7-benzyl;
R11 is selected from OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, R7-phenyl or R7-benzyl;
R12 is selected from H, OH, alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00121
—N(R8)(R9), lower alkyl, phenyl or R7-phenyl;
R13 is selected from —O—, —CH2—, —NH—, —N(lower alkyl)- or —NC(O)R19;
R15, R16 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and the groups defined for W; or R15 is hydrogen and R16 and R17, together with adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dioxolanyl ring;
R19 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl lower alkyl; and
R20 and R21 are independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, W-substituted naphthyl, indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzodioxolyl, heteroaryl, W-substituted heteroaryl, benzofused heteroaryl, W-substituted benzofused heteroaryl and cyclopropyl, wherein heteroaryl is as defined above;
(e) Formula (VIIA) or (VIIB):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00122
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,
wherein:
A is —CH═CH—, —C≡C— or —(CH2)p— wherein p is 0, 1 or 2;
B is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00123
B′ is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00124
D is —(CH2)mC(O)— or —(CH2)q— wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4 and q is 2, 3 or 4;
E is C10 to C20 alkyl or —C(O)—(C9 to C19)-alkyl, wherein the alkyl is straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds;
R is hydrogen, C1-C15 alkyl, straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds, or B—(CH2)r—, wherein r is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
R1, R2, R3, R1′, R2′, and R3′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO2, NH2, OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, —NHC(O)OR5, R6O2SNH— and —S(O)2NH2;
R4 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00125
wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
R5 is lower alkyl; and
R6 is OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituents are 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO2, NH2, OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino and dilower alkylamino;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug thereof;
(f) Formula (VIII):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00126
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, wherein, in Formula (VIII) above,
R26 is H or OG1;
G and G1 are independently selected from the group consisting of H,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00127
and
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00128
provided that when R26 is H or OH, G is not H;
R, Ra and Rb are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH2, azido, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)-alkoxy or —W—R30;
W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R31)—, —NH—C(O)—N(R31)— and —O—C(S)—N(R31)—;
R2 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R3, R4, R5, R7, R3a and R4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)(C1-C6)alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
R30 is selected from the group consisting of R32-substituted T, R32-substituted-T-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C2-C4)alkenyl, R32-substituted-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl and R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R31 is selected from the group consisting of H and (C1-C4)alkyl;
T is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
R32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogeno, (C1-C4)alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF3, —NO2, (C1-C4)alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C1-C4)alkylsulfanyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH3)2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—N((C1-C4)alkyl)2, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R32 is a covalent bond and R31, the nitrogen to which it is attached and R32 form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methyl-piperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group, or a (C1-C4)alkoxycarbonyl-substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group;
Ar1 is aryl or R10-substituted aryl;
Ar2 is aryl or R11-substituted aryl;
Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00129
and
R1 is selected from the group consisting of
—(CH2)q—, wherein q is 2-6, provided that when Q forms a spiro ring, q can also be zero or 1;
—(CH2)e-E-(CH2)r—, wherein E is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR22— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
—(C2-C6)alkenylene-; and
—(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6 cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6;
R12 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00130
R13 and R14 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)=CH—; or R12 together with an adjacent R13, or R12 together with an adjacent R14, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero;
provided that when R13 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1;
provided that when R14 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1;
provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R13's can be the same or different; and
provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R14's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond, R1 also can be:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00131
M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6)alkyl- and —C(di-(C1-C6)alkyl);
R10 and R11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21, —O(CH2)1-5OR19, —O(CO)NR19R20, —NR19R20, —NR19(CO)R20, —NR19(CO)OR21, —NR19(CO)NR20R25, —NR19SO2R21, —COOR19, —CONR19R20, —COR19, —SO2NR19R20, S(O)0-2R21, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR19,—O(CH2)1-10CONR19R20, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR19, —CH═CH—COOR19, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halogen;
R15 and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21 and —O(CO)NR19R20;
R16 and R18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl; or R15 and R16 together are ═O, or R17 and R18 together are ═O;
d is 1,2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; m, n and p are independently 0-4;
provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6;
provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, s and n is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
and when Q is a bond and R1 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00132
Ar1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
R19 and R20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R21 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R24-substituted aryl;
R22 is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R19 or —COOR19;
R23 and R24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR19R20, —OH and halogeno; and
R25 is H, —OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy; and
(g) Formula (IX):
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00133
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein in Formula (IX):
R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, G, G1, G2, —SO3H and —PO3H;
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00134
G is selected from the group consisting of: H,
wherein R, Ra and Rb are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halo, —NH2, azido, (C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkoxy or —W—R30;
W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R31)—, —NH—C(O)—N(R31)— and —O—C(S)—N(R31)—;
R2 and R6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, acetyl, aryl and aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R3, R4, R5, R7, R3a and R4a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, acetyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)(C1-C6)alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
R30 is independently selected from the group consisting of R32-substituted T, R32-substituted-T-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C2-C4)alkenyl, R32-substituted-(C1-C6)alkyl, R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl and R32-substituted-(C3-C7)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl;
R31 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and (C1-C4)alkyl;
T is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
R32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, (C1-C4)alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF3, —NO2, (C1-C4)alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C1-C4)alkylsulfanyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH3)2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—N((C1-C4)alkyl)2, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkyl, —C(O)—(C1-C4)alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R32 is a covalent bond and R31, the nitrogen to which it is attached and R32 form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methyl-piperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group, or a (C1-C4)alkoxycarbonyl-substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl or morpholinyl group;
G1 is represented by the structure:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00135
wherein R33 is independently selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, R34-substituted alkyl, (R35)(R36)alkyl-,
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00136
R34 is one to three substituents, each R34 being independently selected from the group consisting of HOOC—, HO—, HS—, (CH3)S—, H2N—, (NH2)(NH)C(NH)—, (NH2)C(O)— and HOOCCH(NH3 +)CH2SS—;
R35 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and NH2—;
R36 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, unsubstituted alkyl, R34-substituted alkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl and R34-substituted cycloalkyl;
G2 is represented by the structure:
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00137
wherein R37 and R38 are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl;
R26 is one to five substituents, each R26 being independently selected from the group consisting of:
a) H;
b) —OH;
c) —OCH3;
d) fluorine;
e) chlorine;
f) —O-G;
g) —O-G1;
h) —O-G2;
i) —SO3H; and
j) —PO3H;
provided that when R1 is H, R26 is not H, —OH, —OCH3 or —O-G;
Ar1 is aryl, R10-substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R10-substituted heteroaryl;
Ar2 is aryl, R11-substituted aryl, heteroaryl or R11-substituted heteroaryl;
L is selected from the group consisting of:
a) a covalent bond;
b) —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 1-6;
c) —(CH2)e-E-(CH2)r—, wherein E is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —NR22— or —S(O)0-2—, e is 0-5 and r is 0-5, provided that the sum of e and r is 1-6;
d) —(C2-C6)alkenylene-;
e) —(CH2)f—V—(CH2)g—, wherein V is C3-C6cycloalkylene, f is 1-5 and g is 0-5, provided that the sum of f and g is 1-6; and
f)
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00138
wherein M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—;
X, Y and Z are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH (C1-C6)alkyl- and —C(di-(C1-C6)alkyl )-;
R8 is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl;
R10 and R11 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, —OR19, —O(CO)R19, —O(CO)OR21, —O(CH2)1-5OR19, —O(CO)NR19R20, —NR19R20, —NR19(CO)R20, —NR19(CO)OR21, —NR19(CO)NR20R25, —NR19SO2R21, —COOR19, —CONR19R20, —COR19, —SO2NR19R20, S(O)0-2R21, —O(CH2)1-10—COOR19, —O(CH2)1-10CONR19R20, —(C1-C6 alkylene)-COOR19, —CH═CH—COOR19, —CF3, —CN, —NO2 and halo;
R15 and R17 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —OR19, —OC(O)R19, —OC(O)OR21, —OC(O)NR19R20;
R16 and R18 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl and aryl;
or R15 and R16 together are ═O, or R17and R18 together are ═O;
d is 1, 2 or 3;
h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
s is 0 or 1;
t is 1 or 1;
m, n and p are each independently selected from 0-4;
provided that at least one of s and t is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, s and t is 1-6; provided that when p is 0 and t is 1, the sum of m, n and p is 1-5; and provided that when p is 0 and s is 1, the sum of m, t and n is 1-5;
v is 0 or 1;
j and k are each independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
Q is a bond, —(CH2)q—, wherein q is 1-6, or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00139
wherein R12 is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00140
R13 and R14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH(C1-C6 alkyl)-, —C(di-(C1-C6) alkyl), —CH═CH— and —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—; or R12 together with an adjacent R13, or R12 together with an adjacent R14, form a —CH═CH— or a —CH═C(C1-C6 alkyl)- group;
a and b are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R13 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, a is 1; provided that when R14 is —CH═CH— or —C(C1-C6 alkyl)═CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R13's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R14's can be the same or different;
and when Q is a bond and L is
Figure US20080166318A1-20080710-C00141
then Ar1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
R19 and R20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl;
R21 is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or R24-substituted aryl;
R22 is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl (C1-C6)alkyl, —C(O)R19 or —COOR19;
R23 and R24 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents which are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, —COOH, NO2, —NR19R20, —OH and halo; and
R25 is H, —OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy.
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