U.S. patent application number 13/575712 was filed with the patent office on 2013-02-14 for chromen-2-one derivatives and their use as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors.
This patent application is currently assigned to NEUROSEARCH A/S. The applicant listed for this patent is Gordon Munro, Elsebet Ostergaard Nielsen, Karin Sandager Nielsen, Dan Peters. Invention is credited to Gordon Munro, Elsebet Ostergaard Nielsen, Karin Sandager Nielsen, Dan Peters.
Application Number | 20130040985 13/575712 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44318689 |
Filed Date | 2013-02-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130040985 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Peters; Dan ; et
al. |
February 14, 2013 |
CHROMEN-2-ONE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS MONOAMINE
NEUROTRANSMITTER RE-UPTAKE INHIBITORS
Abstract
The present application discloses novel
8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yloxy)-chromen-2-one derivatives useful
as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors. In other
aspects the application discloses the use of these compounds, a
method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising
these compounds.
Inventors: |
Peters; Dan; (Malmo, SE)
; Munro; Gordon; (Skovlunde, DK) ; Nielsen;
Elsebet Ostergaard; (Kobenhavn K, DK) ; Nielsen;
Karin Sandager; (Fredensborg, DK) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Peters; Dan
Munro; Gordon
Nielsen; Elsebet Ostergaard
Nielsen; Karin Sandager |
Malmo
Skovlunde
Kobenhavn K
Fredensborg |
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SE
DK
DK
DK |
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Assignee: |
NEUROSEARCH A/S
Ballerup
DK
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Family ID: |
44318689 |
Appl. No.: |
13/575712 |
Filed: |
January 14, 2011 |
PCT Filed: |
January 14, 2011 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/EP2011/050455 |
371 Date: |
October 12, 2012 |
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61301367 |
Feb 4, 2010 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
514/304 ;
546/126 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61P 29/00 20180101;
A61P 25/00 20180101; A61P 25/04 20180101; C07D 451/06 20130101;
A61P 25/22 20180101; A61P 15/00 20180101; A61P 25/24 20180101 |
Class at
Publication: |
514/304 ;
546/126 |
International
Class: |
C07D 451/06 20060101
C07D451/06; A61P 25/00 20060101 A61P025/00; A61P 15/00 20060101
A61P015/00; A61P 25/24 20060101 A61P025/24; A61P 25/22 20060101
A61P025/22; A61K 31/46 20060101 A61K031/46; A61P 25/04 20060101
A61P025/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
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Application Number |
Jan 29, 2010 |
DK |
PA 2010 00079 |
Claims
1.-15. (canceled)
16. A compound of Formula (I): ##STR00009## or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof, wherein R.sup.1 represents methoxy.
17. The compound according to claim 16, which is
exo-7-[(-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)oxy]-3-methoxy-chromen-2-one;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
18. The compound according to claim 16, which is
exo-7-[(-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)oxy]-3-methoxy-chromen-2-one
hydrochloride.
19. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a therapeutically
effective amount of a compound according to claim 16, or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with at least
one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent.
20. A method for treatment, prevention or alleviation of a disease
or a disorder or a condition responsive to inhibition of monoamine
neurotransmitter re-uptake in the central nervous system, which
method comprises the step of administering to such a living animal
body in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a
compound according to claim 16, or a pharmaceutically acceptable
salt thereof.
21. The method according to claim 20, for the manufacture of a
pharmaceutical composition for the treatment, prevention or
alleviation of a disease or a disorder or a condition responsive to
inhibition of monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake in the central
nervous system.
22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the disease, disorder
or condition is pain, anxiety, depression or sexual
dysfunction.
23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the disease, disorder
or condition is pain.
24. The method according to claim 22, wherein the disease, disorder
or condition is sexual dysfunction.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to novel
8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yloxy)-chromen-2-one derivatives useful
as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors.
[0002] In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these
compounds in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical
compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) currently
provide efficacy in the treatment of several CNS disorders,
including depression and panic disorder. SSRIs are generally
perceived by psychiatrists and primary care physicians as
effective, well-tolerated and easily administered. However, they
are associated with a number of undesirable features.
[0004] Thus, there is still a strong need for compounds with an
optimised pharmacological profile as regards the activity on
reuptake of the monoamine neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine and
noradrenaline, such as the ratio of the noradrenaline reuptake
versus the serotonine and dopamine reuptake activity.
[0005] WO 2006/035034 (NeuroSearch A/S), and WO 2007/093604
(NeuroSearch A/S) describes various chromen-2-one-yl derivatives,
useful as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] It is an object of the invention to provide novel compounds
which show activity as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake
inhibitors.
[0007] In one aspect, the invention provides a compound of Formula
(I):
##STR00001##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein R.sup.1 is
as defined below.
[0008] In another aspect, the invention provides a pharmaceutical
composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a
compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt
thereof, together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier, excipient or diluent.
[0009] In another aspect, the invention provides the use of a
compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt
thereof, for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for
the treatment, prevention or alleviation of a disease or a disorder
or a condition of a mammal, including a human, which disease,
disorder or condition is responsive to inhibition of monoamine
neurotransmitter re-uptake in the central nervous system.
[0010] In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for
treatment, prevention or alleviation of a disease or a disorder or
a condition of a living animal body, including a human, which
disorder, disease or condition is responsive to responsive to
inhibition of monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake in the central
nervous system, which method comprises the step of administering to
such a living animal body in need thereof a therapeutically
effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
[0011] Another embodiment of the invention is the provision of
compounds with optimal pharmacodynamic and/or pharmacokinetic
properties such as kinetic behavior, bio-availability, solubility,
efficacy and/or adverse effects.
[0012] Other objects of the invention will be apparent to the
person skilled in the art from the following detailed description
and examples.
DETAILED DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
[0013] In one aspect the present invention provides compounds of
Formula (I):
##STR00002##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R.sup.1
represents methoxy.
[0014] In another embodiment of the invention, the compound of the
invention is
exo-7-[(-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)oxy]-3-methoxy-chromen-2-one;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Definition of Substituents
[0015] As used throughout the present specification and appended
claims, the following terms have the indicated meaning:
[0016] The term "C.sub.1-6-alkyl" as used herein means a saturated,
branched or straight hydrocarbon group having from 1-6 carbon
atoms, e.g. C.sub.1-3-alkyl, C.sub.1-4-alkyl, C.sub.1-6-alkyl,
C.sub.2-6-alkyl, C.sub.3-6-alkyl, and the like. Representative
examples are methyl, ethyl, propyl (e.g. prop-1-yl, prop-2-yl (or
iso-propyl)), butyl (e.g. 2-methylprop-2-yl (or tert-butyl),
but-1-yl, but-2-yl), pentyl (e.g. pent-1-yl, pent-2-yl, pent-3-yl),
2-methylbut-1-yl, 3-methylbut-1-yl, hexyl (e.g. hex-1-yl), heptyl
(e.g. hept-1-yl), octyl (e.g. oct-1-yl), nonyl (e.g. non-1-yl), and
the like.
[0017] The term "C.sub.1-6-alkoxy" as used herein refers to the
radical C.sub.1-6-alkyl-O--. Representative examples are methoxy,
ethoxy, propoxy (e.g. 1-propoxy, 2-propoxy), butoxy (e.g. 1-butoxy,
2-butoxy, 2-methyl-2-propoxy), pentoxy (1-pentoxy, 2-pentoxy),
hexoxy (1-hexoxy, 3-hexoxy), and the like.
[0018] The term "treatment" as used herein means the management and
care of a patient for the purpose of combating a disease, disorder
or condition. The term is intended to include the delaying of the
progression of the disease, disorder or condition, the alleviation
or relief of symptoms and complications, and/or the cure or
elimination of the disease, disorder or condition. The patient to
be treated is preferably a mammal, in particular a human being.
[0019] The terms "disease", "condition" and "disorder" as used
herein are used interchangeably to specify a state of a patient
which is not the normal physiological state of man.
[0020] The term "medicament" as used herein means a pharmaceutical
composition suitable for administration of the pharmaceutically
active compound to a patient.
[0021] The term "pharmaceutically acceptable" as used herein means
suited for normal pharmaceutical applications, i.e. giving rise to
no adverse events in patients etc.
[0022] The term "effective amount" as used herein means a dosage
which is sufficient in order for the treatment of the patient to be
effective compared with no treatment.
[0023] The term "therapeutically effective amount" of a compound as
used herein means an amount sufficient to cure, alleviate or
partially arrest the clinical manifestations of a given disease and
its complications. An amount adequate to accomplish this is defined
as "therapeutically effective amount". Effective amounts for each
purpose will depend on the severity of the disease or injury as
well as the weight and general state of the subject. It will be
understood that determining an appropriate dosage may be achieved
using routine experimentation, by constructing a matrix of values
and testing different points in the matrix, which is all within the
ordinary skills of a trained physician or veterinary.
Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salts
[0024] The compound of the invention may be provided in any form
suitable for the intended administration. Suitable forms include
pharmaceutically (i.e. physiologically) acceptable salts, and pre-
or prodrug forms of the compound of the invention.
[0025] Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts
include, without limitation, the non-toxic inorganic and organic
acid addition salts such as the hydrochloride, the hydrobromide,
the nitrate, the perchlorate, the phosphate, the sulphate, the
formate, the acetate, the aconate, the ascorbate, the
benzenesulphonate, the benzoate, the cinnamate, the citrate, the
embonate, the enantate, the fumarate, the glutamate, the glycolate,
the lactate, the maleate, the malonate, the mandelate, the
methanesulphonate, the naphthalene-2-sulphonate, the phthalate, the
salicylate, the sorbate, the stearate, the succinate, the tartrate,
the toluene-p-sulphonate, and the like. Such salts may be formed by
procedures well known and described in the art.
[0026] Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable cationic salts of a
compound of the invention include, without limitation, the sodium,
the potassium, the calcium, the magnesium, the zinc, the aluminium,
the lithium, the choline, the lysinium, and the ammonium salt, and
the like, of a compound of the invention containing an anionic
group. Such cationic salts may be formed by procedures well known
and described in the art.
[0027] In the context of this invention the "onium salts" of
N-containing compounds are also contemplated as pharmaceutically
acceptable salts. Preferred "onium salts" include the alkyl-onium
salts, the cycloalkyl-onium salts, and the cycloalkylalkyl-onium
salts.
[0028] Examples of pre- or prodrug forms of the compound of the
invention include examples of suitable prodrugs of the substances
according to the invention include compounds modified at one or
more reactive or derivatizable groups of the parent compound. Of
particular interest are compounds modified at a carboxyl group, a
hydroxyl group, or an amino group. Examples of suitable derivatives
are esters or amides.
[0029] The compound of the invention may be provided in dissoluble
or indissoluble forms together with a pharmaceutically acceptable
solvent such as water, ethanol, and the like. Dissoluble forms may
also include hydrated forms such as the monohydrate, the dihydrate,
the hemihydrate, the trihydrate, the tetrahydrate, and the like. In
general, the dissoluble forms are considered equivalent to
indissoluble forms for the purposes of this invention.
Labelled Compounds
[0030] The compounds of the invention may be used in their labelled
or unlabelled form. In the context of this invention the labelled
compound has one or more atoms replaced by an atom having an atomic
mass or mass number different from the atomic mass or mass number
usually found in nature. The labelling will allow easy quantitative
detection of said compound.
[0031] The labelled compounds of the invention may be useful as
diagnostic tools, radio tracers, or monitoring agents in various
diagnostic methods, and for in vivo receptor imaging.
[0032] The labelled isomer of the invention preferably contains at
least one radionuclide as a label. Positron emitting radionuclides
are all candidates for usage. In the context of this invention the
radionuclide is preferably selected from .sup.2H (deuterium),
.sup.3H (tritium), .sup.11C, .sup.13C, and .sup.14C.
[0033] The physical method for detecting the labelled isomer of the
present invention may be selected from Position Emission Tomography
(PET), Single Photon Imaging Computed Tomography (SPECT), Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and
Computed Axial X-ray Tomography (CAT), or combinations thereof.
Methods of Preparation
[0034] The compounds of the invention may be prepared by
conventional methods for chemical synthesis, e.g. those described
in the working examples. The starting materials for the processes
described in the present application are known or may readily be
prepared by conventional methods from commercially available
chemicals.
[0035] Also one compound of the invention can be converted to
another compound of the invention using conventional methods.
[0036] The end products of the reactions described herein may be
isolated by conventional techniques, e.g. by extraction,
crystallisation, distillation, chromatography, etc.
Biological Activity
[0037] Compounds of the invention may be tested for their ability
to inhibit reuptake of the monoamines dopamine, noradrenaline and
serotonin in synaptosomes e.g. such as described in WO 97/30997
(NeuroSearch A/S) or WO 97/16451 (NeuroSearch A/S). Based on the
balanced activity observed in these tests the compound of the
invention is considered useful for the treatment, prevention or
alleviation of a disease or a disorder or a condition of a mammal,
including a human, which disease, disorder or condition is
responsive to inhibition of monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake in
the central nervous system.
[0038] In one embodiment, the compounds of the invention are
considered useful for the treatment, prevention or alleviation of:
mood disorder, depression, atypical depression, depression
secondary to pain, major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder,
bipolar disorder, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder,
cyclothymic disorder, mood disorder due to a general medical
condition, substance-induced mood disorder, pseudodementia,
obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, panic disorder
without agoraphobia, panic disorder with agoraphobia, agoraphobia
without history of panic disorder, panic attack, anxiety,
generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, social
phobia, specific phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, acute
stress disorder, sleep disorders, obesity, eating disorder,
anorexia nervosa, bulimia, memory deficits, memory loss, dementia,
dementia of ageing, senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease, memory
dysfunction in ageing, drug addiction, drug abuse, drug abuse
liability, cocaine abuse, nicotine abuse, tobacco abuse, alcohol
addiction, alcoholism, withdrawal symptoms caused by termination of
use of addictive substances, premenstrual syndrome, pre-menstrual
dysphoric disorder, late luteal phase syndrome, post-traumatic
syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, persistent vegetative state,
lameness, urinary incontinence, stress incontinence, urge
incontinence, nocturnal incontinence, sexual dysfunction, erectile
dysfunction, erectile difficulty, premature ejaculation, premature
female orgasm, movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease,
parkinsonism, dystonia, restless leg syndrome, and periodic limb
movement disorder; pervasive developmental disorders, Asperger's
disorder, Rett's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder,
learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), motor skills disorders, mutism, trichotillomania,
narcolepsy, post-stroke depression, stroke-induced brain damage,
stroke-induced neuronal damage, Gilles de la Tourettes disease,
tinnitus, tic disorders, body dysmorphic disorders, oppositional
defiant disorder or post-stroke disabilities. In another
embodiment, the compounds of the invention are considered useful
for the treatment or alleviation of sexual dysfunction. In another
embodiment, the compounds of the invention are considered useful
for the treatment or alleviation of erectile dysfunction. In
another embodiment, the compounds of the invention are considered
useful for the treatment or alleviation of lameness. In another
embodiment, the compounds of the invention are considered useful
for the treatment or alleviation of restless leg syndrome. In
another embodiment, the compounds of the invention are considered
useful for the treatment or alleviation of dystonia. In another
embodiment, the compounds of the invention are considered useful
for the treatment or alleviation of Parkinson's disease. In another
embodiment, the compounds of the invention are considered useful
for the treatment or alleviation of depression. In another
embodiment, the compounds of the invention are considered useful
for the treatment or alleviation of anxiety. In another embodiment,
the compounds of the invention are considered useful for the
treatment or alleviation of pain, e.g. acute pain, chronic pain,
mild pain, moderate or severe pain, postoperative pain, neuropathic
pain, central neuropathic pain, pain related to diabetic
neuropathy, to postherpetic neuralgia, to peripheral nerve injury,
to phantom limb pain, to neurogenic inflammation, to fibromyalgia,
to chronic regional pain syndrome, somatic pain, visceral pain or
cutaneous pain, pain caused by inflammation or by infection, pain
related to arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
neuronal hyperexcitability disorders, peripheral nerve
hyperexcitability, back pain, cancer pain, dental pain, irritable
bowel pain, irritable bowel syndrome, post-operative pain,
post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS), post-stroke pain,
drug-induced neuropathy, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS),
sympathetically maintained pain (SMP), trigeminal neuralgia,
myofacial pain, chronic headache, migraine, migraine-related
disorders or tension-type headache. In another embodiment, the
compounds of the invention are considered useful for the treatment
or alleviation of pain. In another embodiment, the compounds of the
invention are considered useful for the treatment or alleviation of
complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
[0039] It is at present contemplated that a suitable dosage of the
active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is within the range of from
about 0.1 to about 1000 mg API per day, more preferred of from
about 10 to about 500 mg API per day, most preferred of from about
30 to about 100 mg API per day, dependent, however, upon the exact
mode of administration, the form in which it is administered, the
indication considered, the subject and in particular the body
weight of the subject involved, and further the preference and
experience of the physician or veterinarian in charge.
[0040] Preferred compounds of the invention show a biological
activity in the submicromolar and micromolar range, i.e. of from
below 1 to about 100 .mu.M.
Pharmaceutical Compositions
[0041] In another aspect the invention provides novel
pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective
amount of the compound of the invention.
[0042] While a compound of the invention for use in therapy may be
administered in the form of the raw chemical compound, it is
preferred to introduce the active ingredient, optionally in the
form of a physiologically acceptable salt, in a pharmaceutical
composition together with one or more adjuvants, excipients,
carriers, buffers, diluents, and/or other customary pharmaceutical
auxiliaries.
[0043] In one embodiment, the invention provides pharmaceutical
compositions comprising the compound of the invention, or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, together
with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and,
optionally, other therapeutic and/or prophylactic ingredients,
known and used in the art. The carrier(s) must be "acceptable" in
the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the
formulation and not harmful to the recipient thereof.
[0044] Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may be those
suitable for oral, rectal, bronchial, nasal, pulmonal, topical
(including buccal and sub-lingual), transdermal, vaginal or
parenteral (including cutaneous, subcutaneous, intramuscular,
intraperitoneal, intravenous, intraarterial, intracerebral,
intraocular injection or infusion) administration, or those in a
form suitable for administration by inhalation or insufflation,
including powders and liquid aerosol administration, or by
sustained release systems. Suitable examples of sustained release
systems include semipermeable matrices of solid hydrophobic
polymers containing the compound of the invention, which matrices
may be in form of shaped articles, e.g. films or microcapsules.
[0045] The compound of the invention, together with a conventional
adjuvant, carrier, or diluent, may thus be placed into the form of
pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosages thereof. Such forms
include solids, and in particular tablets, filled capsules, powder
and pellet forms, and liquids, in particular aqueous or non-aqueous
solutions, suspensions, emulsions, elixirs, and capsules filled
with the same, all for oral use, suppositories for rectal
administration, and sterile injectable solutions for parenteral
use. Such pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms thereof
may comprise conventional ingredients in conventional proportions,
with or without additional active compounds or principles, and such
unit dosage forms may contain any suitable effective amount of the
active ingredient commensurate with the intended daily dosage range
to be employed.
[0046] The compound of the invention can be administered in a wide
variety of oral and parenteral dosage forms. It will be obvious to
those skilled in the art that the following dosage forms may
comprise, as the active component, either a compound of the
invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a compound of
the invention.
[0047] For preparing pharmaceutical compositions from a compound of
the present invention, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers can be
either solid or liquid. Solid form preparations include powders,
tablets, pills, capsules, cachets, suppositories, and dispersible
granules. A solid carrier can be one or more substances which may
also act as diluents, flavouring agents, solubilizers, lubricants,
suspending agents, binders, preservatives, tablet disintegrating
agents, or an encapsulating material.
[0048] In powders, the carrier is a finely divided solid, which is
in a mixture with the finely divided active component.
[0049] In tablets, the active component is mixed with the carrier
having the necessary binding capacity in suitable proportions and
compacted in the shape and size desired.
[0050] The powders and tablets may contain from five or ten to
about seventy percent of the active compound. Suitable carriers are
magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugar, lactose,
pectin, dextrin, cellulose, starch, gelatin, tragacanth,
methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, a low melting wax,
cocoa butter, and the like. The term "preparation" is intended to
include the formulation of the active compound with encapsulating
material as carrier providing a capsule in which the active
component, with or without carriers, is surrounded by a carrier,
which is thus in association with it. Similarly, cachets and
lozenges are included. Tablets, powders, capsules, pills, cachets,
and lozenges can be used as solid forms suitable for oral
administration.
[0051] For preparing suppositories, a low melting wax, such as a
mixture of fatty acid glyceride or cocoa butter, is first melted
and the active component is dispersed homogeneously therein, as by
stirring. The molten homogenous mixture is then poured into
convenient sized moulds, allowed to cool, and thereby to
solidify.
[0052] Compositions suitable for vaginal administration may be
presented as pessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or
sprays containing in addition to the active ingredient such
carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.
[0053] Liquid preparations include solutions, suspensions, and
emulsions, for example, water or water-propylene glycol solutions.
For example, parenteral injection liquid preparations can be
formulated as solutions in aqueous polyethylene glycol
solution.
[0054] The compound according to the present invention may thus be
formulated for parenteral administration (e.g. by injection, for
example bolus injection or continuous infusion) and may be
presented in unit dose form in ampoules, pre-filled syringes, small
volume infusion or in multi-dose containers with an added
preservative. The compositions may take such forms as suspensions,
solutions, or emulsions in oily or aqueous vehicles, and may
contain formulation agents such as suspending, stabilising and/or
dispersing agents. Alternatively, the active ingredient may be in
powder form, obtained by aseptic isolation of sterile solid or by
lyophilization from solution, for constitution with a suitable
vehicle, e.g. sterile, pyrogen-free water, before use.
[0055] Aqueous solutions suitable for oral use can be prepared by
dissolving the active component in water and adding suitable
colorants, flavours, stabilising and thickening agents, as
desired.
[0056] Aqueous suspensions suitable for oral use can be made by
dispersing the finely divided active component in water with
viscous material, such as natural or synthetic gums, resins,
methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, or other well known
suspending agents.
[0057] Also included are solid form preparations, intended for
conversion shortly before use to liquid form preparations for oral
administration. Such liquid forms include solutions, suspensions,
and emulsions. In addition to the active component such
preparations may comprise colorants, flavours, stabilisers,
buffers, artificial and natural sweeteners, dispersants,
thickeners, solubilizing agents, and the like.
[0058] For topical administration to the epidermis the compound of
the invention may be formulated as ointments, creams or lotions, or
as a transdermal patch. Ointments and creams may, for example, be
formulated with an aqueous or oily base with the addition of
suitable thickening and/or gelling agents. Lotions may be
formulated with an aqueous or oily base and will in general also
contain one or more emulsifying agents, stabilising agents,
dispersing agents, suspending agents, thickening agents, or
colouring agents.
[0059] Compositions suitable for topical administration in the
mouth include lozenges comprising the active agent in a flavoured
base, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth; pastilles
comprising the active ingredient in an inert base such as gelatin
and glycerine or sucrose and acacia; and mouthwashes comprising the
active ingredient in a suitable liquid carrier.
[0060] Solutions or suspensions are applied directly to the nasal
cavity by conventional means, for example with a dropper, pipette
or spray. The compositions may be provided in single or multi-dose
form. In the latter case of a dropper or pipette, this may be
achieved by the patient administering an appropriate, predetermined
volume of the solution or suspension. In the case of a spray, this
may be achieved for example by means of a metering atomising spray
pump.
[0061] Administration to the respiratory tract may also be achieved
by means of an aerosol formulation in which the active ingredient
is provided in a pressurised pack with a suitable propellant such
as a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) for example dichlorodifluoromethane,
trichlorofluoromethane, or dichlorotetrafluoroethane, carbon
dioxide, or other suitable gas. The aerosol may conveniently also
contain a surfactant such as lecithin. The dose of drug may be
controlled by provision of a metered valve.
[0062] Alternatively the active ingredients may be provided in the
form of a dry powder, for example a powder mix of the compound in a
suitable powder base such as lactose, starch, starch derivatives
such as hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and polyvinylpyrrolidone
(PVP). Conveniently the powder carrier will form a gel in the nasal
cavity. The powder composition may be presented in unit dose form
for example in capsules or cartridges of, e.g., gelatin, or blister
packs from which the powder may be administered by means of an
inhaler.
[0063] In compositions intended for administration to the
respiratory tract, including intranasal compositions, the compound
will generally have a small particle size for example of the order
of 5 microns or less. Such a particle size may be obtained by means
known in the art, for example by micronization.
[0064] When desired, compositions adapted to give sustained release
of the active ingredient may be employed.
[0065] The pharmaceutical preparations are preferably in unit
dosage forms. In such form, the preparation is subdivided into unit
doses containing appropriate quantities of the active component.
The unit dosage form can be a packaged preparation, the package
containing discrete quantities of preparation, such as packaged
tablets, capsules, and powders in vials or ampoules. Also, the unit
dosage form can be a capsule, tablet, cachet, or lozenge itself, or
it can be the appropriate number of any of these in packaged
form.
[0066] In one embodiment, the invention provides tablets or
capsules for oral administration.
[0067] In another embodiment, the invention provides liquids for
intravenous administration and continuous infusion.
[0068] Further details on techniques for formulation and
administration may be found in the latest edition of Remington's
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Maack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa.).
[0069] The dose administered must of course be carefully adjusted
to the age, weight and condition of the individual being treated,
as well as the route of administration, dosage form and regimen,
and the result desired, and the exact dosage should of course be
determined by the practitioner.
[0070] The actual dosage depends on the nature and severity of the
disease being treated, and is within the discretion of the
physician, and may be varied by titration of the dosage to the
particular circumstances of this invention to produce the desired
therapeutic effect. However, it is presently contemplated that
pharmaceutical compositions containing of from about 0.1 to about
500 mg of active ingredient per individual dose, preferably of from
about 1 to about 100 mg, most preferred of from about 1 to about 10
mg, are suitable for therapeutic treatments.
[0071] The active ingredient may be administered in one or several
doses per day. A satisfactory result can, in certain instances, be
obtained at a dosage as low as 0.1 .mu.g/kg i.v. and 1 .mu.g/kg
p.o. The upper limit of the dosage range is presently considered to
be about 10 mg/kg i.v. and 100 mg/kg p.o. Ranges are from about 0.1
.mu.g/kg to about 10 mg/kg/day i.v., and from about 1 .mu.g/kg to
about 100 mg/kg/day p.o.
Methods of Therapy
[0072] In another aspect the invention provides a method for the
treatment, prevention or alleviation of a disease or a disorder or
a condition of a living animal body, including a human, which
disease, disorder or condition is responsive to inhibition of
monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake in the central nervous system,
and which method comprises administering to such a living animal
body, including a human, in need thereof an effective amount of a
compound of the invention.
[0073] It is at present contemplated that suitable dosage ranges
are 0.1 to 1000 milligrams daily, 10-500 milligrams daily, and
especially 30-100 milligrams daily, dependent as usual upon the
exact mode of administration, form in which administered, the
indication toward which the administration is directed, the subject
involved and the body weight of the subject involved, and further
the preference and experience of the physician or veterinarian in
charge.
EXAMPLES
[0074] The following examples and general procedures refer to
intermediate compounds and final products for general formula (I)
identified in the specification. The preparation of the compounds
of general formula (I) of the present invention is described in
detail using the following examples. Occasionally, the reaction may
not be applicable as described to each compound included within the
disclosed scope of the invention. The compounds for which this
occurs will be readily recognized by those skilled in the art. In
these cases the reactions can be successfully performed by
conventional modifications known to those skilled in the art, which
is, by appropriate protection of interfering groups, by changing to
other conventional reagents, or by routine modification of reaction
conditions. Alternatively, other reactions disclosed herein or
otherwise conventional will be applicable to the preparation of the
corresponding compounds of the invention. In all preparative
methods, all starting materials are known or may easily be prepared
from known starting materials.
[0075] All reactions involving air sensitive reagents or
intermediates are performed under nitrogen and in anhydrous
solvents. Magnesium sulphate is used as drying agent in the
workup-procedures and solvents are evaporated under reduced
pressure.
[0076] The abbreviations as used in the examples have the following
meaning:
DCM: Dichloromethane
[0077] EtOAc: Ethyl acetate
THF: Tetrahydrofuran
EA: Triethylamine
Preparatory Examples
endo-Benzoic acid 8-methyl-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl ester
##STR00003##
[0079] Benzoylchloride (84.3 g, 600 mmol) was added during 30 min
at <30.degree. C. to a mixture of tropine (70.6 g, 500 mmol),
potassium tert-butoxide (67.3 g, 600 mmol) and THF (500 ml). The
mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. Water (1 L) was
added followed by extraction with diethylether (2.times.500 ml).
The organic phase was washed twice with water (2.times.200 ml)
followed by a solution of saturated aqueous sodium chloride (200
ml). The ether phase was dried and hydrochloric acid in ethanol
(170 ml, 3 M) was added. The precipitated hydrochloride was
filtered and washed with diethylether. The free base was obtained
by adding an excess of aqueous ammonia followed by extraction with
a mixture of ethylacetate and diethylether. Yield 66.8 g (54%).
endo-Benzoic acid 8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl ester
##STR00004##
[0081] 2,2,2-Trichloroethylchloroformate (75.0 ml, 544 mmol) was
added dropwise to a mixture of endo-benzoic acid
8-methyl-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl ester (66.8 g, 272 mmol) and
dry toluene (500 ml). The mixture was allowed to stir for 1 h at
room temperature, followed by 15 h at 100.degree. C. Water (250 ml)
was added followed by stirring 1 h. The phases were separated and
the organic phase was washed twice with water (2.times.200 ml). The
mixture of the intermediate
3-benzoyloxy-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylic acid
trichloromethyl ester, was dried and evaporated. Acetic acid (350
ml) was added followed by addition of zinc (53.4 g, 817 mmol) over
3 h time period. Water (100 ml) was added, cooled by adding ice and
made alkaline by adding concentrated aqueous ammonia (ca: 400 ml)
and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (2.times.300
ml). Yield 44.5 g (61%).
endo-3-Benzoyloxy-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylic acid
tert-butyl ester
##STR00005##
[0083] Di-tert-butyl-dicarbonate (39.9 g, 183 mmol) solved in THF
(100 ml) was added to a stirred mixture of endo-benzoic acid
8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl ester (44.5 g, 166.4 mmol),
triethylamine (67.4 g, 666 mmol) and THF (250 ml) during 0.5 h at
room temperature, followed by stirring for 1 h. Water (1 L) was
added and the mixture was extracted with diethylether (2.times.300
ml). The collected ether phase was washed twice with water
(2.times.200 ml), dried and evaporated. Yield 60.1 g (100%).
endo-3-Hydroxy-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylic acid
tert-butyl ester
##STR00006##
[0085] A mixture of
endo-3-benzoyloxy-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylic acid
tert-butyl ester (55.0 g, 166 mmol), potassium hydroxide (11.2 g
199 mmol) and ethanol (99%, 400 ml) was stirred for 3 days at room
temperature. Potassium benzoate was separated by filtration and the
filtrate was evaporated. Diethylether (200 ml) was added and
remaining potassium benzoate was separated by filtration and the
filtrate was evaporated. The product was triturated with petroleum.
Yield 30.0 g (80%). Mp 139.5-140.8.degree. C.
Example 1
Exo-tert-butyl-3-(3-methoxy-2-oxo-chromen-7-yl)oxy-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octa-
ne-8-carboxylate (Intermediate)
##STR00007##
[0087] Triphenylphosphine (1.15 g, 4.37 mmol) was solved in toluene
(20 ml) and cooled to <20.degree. C. Diethylazodicarboxylate
(40% in toluene) (2.0 ml, 4.37 mmol) was added to the mixture below
20.degree. C., followed by stirring for 10 minutes.
endo-3-Hydroxy-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylic acid
tert-butyl ester (0.828 g, 3.64 mmol) was added and after 10
minutes 7-hydroxy-3-methoxy-chromen-2-one (0.70 g, 3.64 mmol)
(prepared according to J. Med. Chem. 1999, 42, p2662-2672) was
added to the mixture. The temperature raised to 25.degree. C. due
to an exothermic reaction. The mixture precipitates. The mixture
was allowed to stir for 15 h at room temperature. Water (20 ml) and
sodium hydroxide (0.5 ml, 4 M) was added followed by stirring. The
mixture was cooled on an ice-bath, filtered and washed with water
and diethylether. Yield 0.92 g (63%).
Exo-7-[(-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)oxy]-3-methoxy-chromen-2-one
hydrochloride (Compound 1.1)
##STR00008##
[0089]
Exo-tert-butyl-3-(3-methoxy-2-oxo-chromen-7-yl)oxy-8-azabicyclo[3.2-
.1]octane-8-carboxylate (0.92 g, 2.29 mmol) and hydrogen chloride
(15 ml, 1 M) in acetic acid was mixed as a solution and stirred at
room-temperature and precipitated after a few minutes. The product
was filtered and washed with diethylether. Yield 0.48 g (62%).
LC-ESI-HRMS of [M+H]+ shows 302.13856 Da. Calc. 302.138689 Da, dev.
-0.4 ppm.
In vitro Inhibition Activity
[0090] Compounds were tested for their ability to inhibit the
reuptake of the monoamine neurotransmitters dopamine (DA)
noradrenaline (NA) and serotonine (5-HT) in synaptosomes as
described in WO 97/16451 (NeuroSearch A/S).
[0091] The test values are given as IC.sub.50 (the concentration
(.mu.M) of the test substance which inhibits the specific binding
of .sup.3H-DA, .sup.3H-NA, or .sup.3H-5-HT by 50%).
[0092] Test results obtained by testing the compound of the present
invention appear from the below table:
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Test 5-HT-uptake DA-uptake NA-uptake
compound IC.sub.50(.mu.M) IC.sub.50(.mu.M) IC.sub.50(.mu.M) 1.1
0.0029 0.07 0.0038
[0093] From the foregoing it will be appreciated that, although
specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein
for purposes of illustration, various modifications may be made
without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited as by the appended
claims.
[0094] The features disclosed in the foregoing description, in the
claims and/or in the accompanying drawings, may both separately and
in any combination thereof, be material for realising the invention
in diverse forms thereof.
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