U.S. patent application number 13/941510 was filed with the patent office on 2013-11-14 for small molecule inhibitors of parp activity.
This patent application is currently assigned to ANGION BIOMEDICA CORP. The applicant listed for this patent is Dong Sung Lim, Bijoy Panicker, David E. Smith. Invention is credited to Dong Sung Lim, Bijoy Panicker, David E. Smith.
Application Number | 20130303567 13/941510 |
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Family ID | 43411652 |
Filed Date | 2013-11-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130303567 |
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A1 |
Panicker; Bijoy ; et
al. |
November 14, 2013 |
SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF PARP ACTIVITY
Abstract
Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are provided that
inhibit the activity of poly ADP-ribose synthetase (PARP). Such
compounds are useful in the treatment of various diseases,
conditions and injuries such as stroke, myocardial infarction,
ischemia-perfusion injury in various organs, traumatic brain
injury, atherosclerosis, inflammatory diseases and cancer.
Inventors: |
Panicker; Bijoy; (Holbrook,
NY) ; Lim; Dong Sung; (Fair Lawn, NJ) ; Smith;
David E.; (Sea Cliff, NY) |
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Applicant: |
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Panicker; Bijoy
Lim; Dong Sung
Smith; David E. |
Holbrook
Fair Lawn
Sea Cliff |
NY
NJ
NY |
US
US
US |
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Assignee: |
ANGION BIOMEDICA CORP
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Family ID: |
43411652 |
Appl. No.: |
13/941510 |
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July 14, 2013 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
514/307 ;
435/184; 514/314; 514/394; 546/144; 546/167; 548/305.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
C07D 403/04 20130101;
A61P 25/00 20180101; A61P 1/16 20180101; A61P 9/10 20180101; A61P
25/28 20180101; A61P 21/00 20180101; A61P 13/12 20180101; A61P 9/00
20180101; A61P 19/02 20180101; A61P 3/10 20180101; A61P 35/00
20180101; A61P 43/00 20180101; A61P 29/00 20180101; C07D 401/04
20130101; A61P 25/16 20180101 |
Class at
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514/307 ;
546/144; 435/184; 548/305.1; 514/394; 546/167; 514/314 |
International
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C07D 403/04 20060101
C07D403/04; C07D 401/04 20060101 C07D401/04 |
Claims
1-7. (canceled)
8. A compound of Formula (II): ##STR00009## wherein R.sup.1 and
R.sup.6 are one or more H, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4,
nitro, NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5,
NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally substituted aliphatic,
alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic; R.sup.2 is H,
optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl; R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are
independently selected from the group consisting of H, COR.sup.4,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally
substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,
aryl and heteroaryl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected
from the group consisting of H, OH, NH2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; and n=0, 1, 2,
3 or 4.
9-13. (canceled)
14. The compound of claim 8 wherein R.sup.7 is H, methyl, ethyl,
propyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
2-fluorobenzyl or phenylethyl.
15. The compound of claim 8 selected from benzyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)indoline-1-carboxylate;
2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; tert-butyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate and
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carb-
oxamide.
16. A compound of Formula (III) below: ##STR00010## wherein R.sup.1
and R.sup.6 are one or more H, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4,
nitro, NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5,
NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally substituted aliphatic,
alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic; R.sup.2 is H,
optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl; R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are
independently selected from the group consisting of H, COR.sup.4,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally
substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,
aryl and heteroaryl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected
from the group consisting of H, OH, NH2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; and n=0, 1, 2,
3 or 4.
17-21. (canceled)
22. The compound of claim 16 wherein R.sup.7 is H, methyl, ethyl,
propyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
2-fluorobenzyl or phenylethyl.
23. The compound of claim 16 selected from benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxylate;
2-(isoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate and
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide-
.
24-31. (canceled)
32. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 8
and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or
diluent.
33. A method for inhibiting PARP activity in a patient or a
biological sample, which method comprises administering to the
patient or exposing the biological sample to an effective amount of
a compound of claim 8 or a pharmaceutical composition thereof.
34. A method of treating or lessening the severity of a disease,
disorder or condition, which method comprises administering to a
patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound claim 8
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, wherein the disease,
disorder or condition is selected from the group consisting of a
dysproliferative disease, an inflammatory disease, rheumatoid
arthritis, neovascularization of the eye as a consequence of
diabetic retinopathy, muscular dystrophy, hepatic
ischemia-reperfusion injury, cerebral infarction, ischemic heart
disease, damaged and/or ischemic organs, transplants or grafts;
ischemia/reperfusion injury; stroke, traumatic head injury, spinal
cord injury, cerebrovascular diseases; myocardial ischemia;
atherosclerosis; peripheral vascular disease; cardiovascular
diseases; diabetes; renal failure; pancreatitis; multiple
sclerosis; neurodegenerative disease; Parkinsonism; Alzheimer
disease; acceleration of wound healing; amelioration of
ischemia/reperfusion injury in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, or
other tissues or organs; normalization of myocardial perfusion as a
consequence of chronic cardiac ischemia or myocardial infarction;
renal failure secondary to chronic diabetes and/or hypertension;
and/or diabetes mellitus.
35-36. (canceled)
37. The method of claim 34 wherein the dysproliferative disease is
cancer.
38-47. (canceled)
48. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 16
and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or
diluent.
49. A method for inhibiting PARP activity in a patient or a
biological sample, which method comprises administering to the
patient or exposing the biological sample to an effective amount of
a compound of claim 16 or a pharmaceutical composition thereof.
50. A method of treating or lessening the severity of a disease,
disorder or condition which method comprises administering to a
patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound claim 16
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, wherein the disease,
disorder or condition is selected from the group consisting of
dysproliferative disease, an inflammatory disease, rheumatoid
arthritis, neovascularization of the eye as a consequence of
diabetic retinopathy, muscular dystrophy, hepatic
ischemia-reperfusion injury, cerebral infarction, ischemic heart
disease, damaged and/or ischemic organs, transplants or grafts;
ischemia/reperfusion injury; stroke, traumatic head injury, spinal
cord injury, cerebrovascular diseases; myocardial ischemia;
atherosclerosis; peripheral vascular disease; cardiovascular
diseases; diabetes; renal failure; pancreatitis; multiple
sclerosis; neurodegenerative disease; Parkinsonism; Alzheimer
disease; acceleration of wound healing; amelioration of
ischemia/reperfusion injury in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, or
other tissues or organs; normalization of myocardial perfusion as a
consequence of chronic cardiac ischemia or myocardial infarction;
renal failure secondary to chronic diabetes and/or hypertension;
and/or diabetes mellitus.
51. The method of claim 50 wherein the dysproliferative disease is
cancer.
52. A method of treating or lessening the severity of a disease,
disorder or condition selected from the group consisting of a
dysproliferative disease, an inflammatory disease,
neovascularization of the eye as a consequence of diabetic
retinopathy, muscular dystrophy, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion
injury, cerebral infarction, ischemic heart disease, damaged and/or
ischemic organs, transplants or grafts; ischemia/reperfusion
injury; traumatic head injury, spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular
diseases; myocardial ischemia; peripheral vascular disease;
cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; renal failure; pancreatitis;
multiple sclerosis; neurodegenerative disease; Parkinsonism;
Alzheimer disease; acceleration of wound healing; amelioration of
ischemia/reperfusion injury in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, or
other tissues or organs; normalization of myocardial perfusion as a
consequence of chronic cardiac ischemia or myocardial infarction;
renal failure secondary to chronic diabetes and/or hypertension;
and/or diabetes mellitus, comprising administering to a patient in
need thereof an effective amount of a compound or a pharmaceutical
composition thereof of formula (I) ##STR00011## wherein R.sup.1 is
one or more H, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2,
NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally
substituted aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic, or heterocyclic;
R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl; R.sup.3
is H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4,
optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyclolalkyl,
heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are
independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH,
NH.sub.2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,
aryl, or heteroaryl; A and B joined together form a bicyclic ring
wherein: A is nonaromatic 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8-membered ring that
contains 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and optionally one sulfur or oxygen
atom, where in the nonaromatic ring is optionally substituted with
1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of
hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2,
NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.4,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkyl, alkenyl,
alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkyl,
cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl, heterocycle, heterocycloalkyl, aryl,
arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl and oxo; and B is aryl or
heteroaryl that is optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3
substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy,
halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5,
NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5,
COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl,
alkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl,
heterocycle, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, and
heteroarylalkyl.
53. The method of claim 52 wherein A and B taken together is
indolin-2-yl, isoindolin-1-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl,
1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl,
1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl,
2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2-yl,
2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl,
2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-2-yl,
2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-1-yl,
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[b]azocin-2-yl,
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-3-yl,
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-2-yl,
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-1-yl or
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl.
54. The method of claim 52 wherein the compound or pharmaceutical
composition thereof is selected from benzyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)indoline-1-carboxylate;
2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; tert-butyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxa-
mide; benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxylate;
2-(isoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-c-
arboxamide; benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-c-
arboxamide; benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate;
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide; tert-butyl
7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
7-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline--
2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
(3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-
-yl)carbamate and
2-(7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide.
55. The method of claim 52 wherein the proliferative disease is
cancer.
56. A method of treating or lessening the severity of a disease,
disorder or condition selected from the group consisting of a
dysproliferative disease, an inflammatory disease,
neovascularization of the eye as a consequence of diabetic
retinopathy, muscular dystrophy, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion
injury, cerebral infarction, ischemic heart disease, damaged and/or
ischemic organs, transplants or grafts; ischemia/reperfusion
injury; traumatic head injury, spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular
diseases; myocardial ischemia; peripheral vascular disease;
cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; renal failure; pancreatitis;
multiple sclerosis; neurodegenerative disease; Parkinsonism;
Alzheimer disease; acceleration of wound healing; amelioration of
ischemia/reperfusion injury in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, or
other tissues or organs; normalization of myocardial perfusion as a
consequence of chronic cardiac ischemia or myocardial infarction;
renal failure secondary to chronic diabetes and/or hypertension;
and/or diabetes mellitus, comprising administering to a patient in
need thereof an effective amount of a compound or a pharmaceutical
composition thereof of formula (IV): ##STR00012## wherein R.sup.1
and R.sup.6 are one or more H, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4,
nitro, NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5,
NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally substituted aliphatic,
alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic; R.sup.2 is H,
optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl; R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are
independently selected from the group consisting of H, COR.sup.4,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally
substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,
aryl and heteroaryl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected
from the group consisting of H, OH, NH2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; and n=0, 1, 2
or 3.
57. The method of claim 56 wherein R.sup.7 is H, methyl, ethyl,
propyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
2-fluorobenzyl or phenylethyl.
58. The method of claim 56 wherein the compound or pharmaceutical
composition thereof is selected from benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-c-
arboxamide; benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate;
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide; tert-butyl
7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
7-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline--
2(1H)-carboxylate;
tert-butyl(3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroiso-
quinolin-7-yl)carbamate and
2-(7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide.
59. The method of claim 56 wherein the proliferative disease is
cancer.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Poly ADP-ribose synthetase 1 (or PARP-1) is a dimeric
nuclear protein, with two 113 kDa polypeptide subunits, each
consisting of three functional domains: the DNA binding amino
terminal domain with two zinc fingers for recognition of single and
double strand DNA breaks, such as those induced by reactive oxygen
species (ROS), gamma-irradiation and DNA alkylating agents, the
central automodification domain (auto ADP-ribosylation), and the
carboxyl terminus catalytic domain, using NAD+ as substrate, for
the synthesis of the ADP-ribose polymers, which vary in length
between 50-200 subunits. Other family members, all of which share
high homology to PARP-1 in the amino and carboxyl termini are
PARP-2, 3, vault-PARP and tankyrase. In addition to autocatalytic
ADP-ribosylation, PARP-1 has been shown to use histones,
topoisomerase I and II, DNA polymerases, and DNA ligase 2 as
protein acceptors. This poly ADP-ribosylation appears to inhibit
the activity of some of the enzymes, but for histones the
ADP-ribosylation has been proposed to stimulate chromosome
relaxation allowing for DNA repair. In fact, a requirement for
PARP-1 in the recovery from DNA damage induced by
N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) and gamma-radiation was demonstrated
using PARP deficient mice and embryo fibroblasts.
[0002] Importantly, reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been shown
to mediate over-activation of PARP-1, which has been demonstrated
to cause critical ATP depletion leading to cell necrosis, as the
toxic effects can be substantially ameliorated by either: PARP-1
inhibitors in the cell lineages; macrophages, aortic smooth muscle,
neuronal and endothelial, or absence of active PARP-1 in PARP-1-/-
deficient fibroblasts.
[0003] In addition to the role of PARP-1 in a housekeeping, general
genome maintenance function, there is more recent evidence for a
role of PARP-1 in specific gene expression, particularly through
interaction with Nf-.kappa.B. Importantly in the context of
ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury, target genes of Nf-.kappa.B in
endothelial cells include inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS)
and the cell adhesion molecules P-selectin and intracellular
adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). Nitric oxide (NO), which is known to
have potent vasodilating activity may act as a protective factor
during IR injury, however under in the presence of superoxide,
endogenous NO has been shown to be detrimental to the health of the
IR injured tissues, possibly due to the synthesis of peroxynitrite.
In turn, the cell surface expression of P-selectin and ICAM-1 has
been shown to mediate the tissue infiltration of neutrophils, which
has been demonstrated to contribute to IR-mediated organ damage.
PARP-1 deficient mice have been shown to be resistant to the
ischemia reperfusion injury of the heart, which is associated with
reduced level of ICAM-1 and P-selectin expression in the vascular
endothelium and injured myocytes of the myocardium and
corresponding neutrophil recruitment induced by
ischemia-reperfusion.
[0004] Several studies of the use of pharmacological inhibitors of
PARP-1 in vivo have demonstrated efficacy in reducing IR induced
tissue damage, and improved function of the heart, skeletal muscle,
liver and arthritic joints. In a rabbit model, PARP-1 inhibitors
significantly decreased infarct size in the heart due to 45-minute
occlusion and two-hour reperfusion, as well as skeletal muscle
necrosis due to a two-hour occlusion and four-hour reperfusion. In
a study of liver microcirculation and function after hemorrhagic
shock and resuscitation in rats, the PARP-1 inhibitor
5-aminoisoquinoline (5-AIQ), demonstrating decreased
leukocyte-endothelial interaction, decreased liver injury and
improved liver function. Also, in a mouse model of arthritis, the
PARP-1 inhibitor 5-iodo-6-amino-1,2-benzopyrone (INH2BP) reduced
the severity of the disease as assessed by the histological
parameters; inflammatory cell infiltration, hyperplasia of the
synovium and tissue necrosis.
[0005] Several studies in animal models of ischemia-reperfusion
have been performed specifically to elucidate the possible role of
over-activated PARP-1 in the tissue injury. In a mouse model of
thoracoabdominal aneurysm mediated renal injury, the potent PARP-1
inhibitor PJ34 was used to determine the possible role of PARP-1 in
this setting. Mice were exposed to eleven minutes of aortic
ischemia followed by 48 hours of reperfusion, and were treated with
PJ34 1 hour before and immediately after the ischemic period. PJ34
was shown to preserve renal mitochondrial activity and decrease
steady state levels of a marker for neutrophil infiltration, but
had no apparent affect on fibrinolysis stimulated by the
ischemia-reperfusion. Studies in a rat model of direct renal
ischemia induced by occluding the renal arteries, demonstrated that
the PARP-1 inhibitors 3-aminobenzamide (3-AB) and
1,5-dihroxyisoquinoline improved kidney function as measured by
blood and urine markers, plasma urea, plasma creatinine and
glomerular filtration rate following 45 minutes of ischemia and up
to six hours of reperfusion, with the experimental drugs given one
minute before reperfusion. Finally, in the study of PARP-1
expression in human transplant recipients between days 5 and 11 of
post-transplantation, all with acute tubular necrosis; PARP-1
expression correlated with the duration of cold renal ischemia,
with its expression being highest after ten hours and correlating
significantly with delayed renal function.
[0006] Familial breast and ovarian cancers, which account for 5-10%
of these cancers, are commonly caused by the inherited defect in
one of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 alleles. During life the normal,
functional BRCA1 or BRCA2 alleles can be lost in some cells, thus
initiating the development of a tumor. The tumors that developed
were BRCA1 or BRCA2 deficient while remaining somatic cells had
functional BRCA proteins. As described above, such tumor cells
would be expected to be extremely sensitive to PARP-1 inhibition
and this has been confirmed recently. Two independent groups
demonstrated specific killing of BRCA deficient cells and
inhibition of tumor xenograft growth by pharmacological inhibition
of PARP-1 alone with no requirement to combine with chemotherapy.
In addition cells deficient in other gene products responsible for
homologous recombination such as RAD51, RAD54, DSS1, RPA1, NBSI
ATM, ATR CHK1, FANCD2, FANCA or FANCC, are also sensitive to PARP-1
inhibition.
[0007] Alternatively, for the majority of neoplasias, which are not
deficient in HR function; the combination of DNA damaging agents
(chemotherapy or radiation treatment) with PARP-1 inhibition would
be expected to mimic the PARP-1 deficient animal studies and
increase the tumor's sensitivity to the DNA damaging agent, and
this has been the case. Synergistic tumor cell killing has been
demonstrated using a PARP-1 inhibitor in combination with
camptothecin, a topoisomerase I inhibitor; with the PARP-1
inhibitor increasing cytotoxicity and DNA strand breaks in
parallel, 2.5 fold. Consistent with this, camptothecin alone
induced DNA strand breaks that lead to a four-fold activation of
PARP-1. Interestingly, etoposide, a topoisomerase II inhibitor,
induced DNA strand breaks but failed to induce PARP-1 or synergize
with the PARP-1 inhibitor in cytotoxicity. Similarly, PARP-1
deficient V79 cells were shown to be hypersensitive to
topoisomerase I inhibitors but resistant to etoposide. Also, PARP-1
inhibitors could not potentiate the cytotoxicity of cisplatin in
ovarian tumor cells, again suggesting specificity to the type of
strand breaks. Several studies have shown the potentiation of
temozolomide (TMZ) by PARP-1 inhibitors. Studies have demonstrated
the potentiation (1.2-5 fold) of TMZ growth inhibition and
cytotoxicity by PARP-1 pharmacological inhibition across many tumor
cell lines representing lung, ovarian, colon and breast cancers
(gliomas not tested in their system). PARP-1 inhibition was shown
to increase the antitumor activity of TMZ against intracranial
melanoma, lymphoma, and glioma in vivo using murine orthotopic,
tumor models; demonstrating improved survival of tumor bearing mice
and an increase in anti-metastatic effect of TMZ. Also, other
studies have shown that PARP-1 inhibition increased the
antiproliferative effect of TMZ in colorectal cancer cell line LoVo
by 5.5 fold, and decreased recovery from gamma-radiation damage in
this cell line by 75%. In vivo, a non-toxic dose of this inhibitor
increased the delay of LoVo xenograft growth induced by irinotecan,
TMZ and x-irradiation by two- to threefold. Interestingly,
increased antitumor activity was demonstrated from PARP-1
inhibition with TMZ in another colorectal line, SW620 xenografts
while no such activity was demonstrated in vitro. Further analysis
demonstrated PARP-1 inhibition statistically, significantly
increased blood flow to the tumor and thus possibly increased TMZ
delivery to the SW620 xenografts. This possible utility of PARP-1
inhibitors in cancer therapy has been described earlier for the
less potent PARP-1 inhibitor nicotinamide, which had been shown to
inhibit contraction of vascular smooth muscle cells in tumors.
Activation of the transcription factor, NF-.kappa.B which has been
shown in many tumor cell lines, including glioma, in vitro and in
vivo to promote cell survival, proliferation, angiogenesis and
metastasis, by transcriptional activation of antiapoptotic genes
(e.g., cIAP, survivin, Bcl-2 and Bcl-X1) cell cycle regulatory
genes (cyclin D1 and c-myc) COX-2, matrix meltalloproteinase-9
(MMP-9) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). As described
above, the role of PARP-1 in activation of NF-.kappa.B and the
benefit of inhibitors of PARP-1 activity also have relevance in
cancer therapy.
[0008] In certain embodiments, the present invention is directed
toward the identification of small organic molecules that exhibit
PARP inhibitory activity and are thus useful in the treatment or
prevention of conditions or diseases in which inhibition of PARP is
desirable.
[0009] All citations in the present application are incorporated
herein by reference in their entireties. The citation of any
reference herein should not be construed as an admission that such
reference is available as "Prior Art" to the instant
application.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] As discussed above, there remains a need for the development
of novel therapeutics that inhibit PARP activity.
[0011] In one embodiment, certain novel inventive compounds have
the structure shown in Formula (I) below:
##STR00001## [0012] wherein R.sup.1 is one or more H, hydroxy,
halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5,
NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5,
COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally substituted
aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic, or heterocyclic; [0013]
R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl; [0014]
R.sup.3 is H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; [0015] R.sup.4
and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of
H, OH, NH.sub.2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,
heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; [0016] A and B joined
together form a bicyclic ring wherein: [0017] A is nonaromatic 4,
5, 6, 7 or 8-membered ring that contains 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and
optionally one sulfur or oxygen atom, where in the nonaromatic ring
is optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from
the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro,
NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5,
NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl,
alkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl,
heterocycle, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl,
heteroarylalkyl or oxo; and [0018] B is aryl or heteroaryl that is
optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from
the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro,
NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5,
NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl,
alkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl,
heterocycle, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, or
heteroarylalkyl.
[0019] In another embodiment, certain novel inventive compounds
have the structure shown in Formula (II) below:
##STR00002## [0020] wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 are one or more H,
hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2,
NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally
substituted aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic;
[0021] R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl;
[0022] R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from the
group consisting of H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; [0023] R.sup.4
and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of
H, OH, NH.sub.2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,
heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and [0024] n=0, 1, 2, 3 or
4.
[0025] In another embodiment, certain novel inventive compounds
have the structure shown in Formula (III) below:
##STR00003## [0026] wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 are one or more H,
hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2,
NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally
substituted aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic;
[0027] R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl;
[0028] R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from the
group consisting of H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; [0029] R.sup.4
and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of
H, OH, NH.sub.2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,
heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and [0030] n=0, 1, 2, 3 or
4.
[0031] In a further embodiment, certain novel inventive compounds
have the structure shown in Formula (IV) below:
##STR00004## [0032] wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 are one or more H,
hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2,
NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally
substituted aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic;
[0033] R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl;
[0034] R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from the
group consisting of H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; [0035] R.sup.4
and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of
H, OH, NH.sub.2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,
heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and [0036] n=0, 1, 2 or
3.
[0037] In another aspect, the invention is directed to compositions
including pharmaceutical compositions comprising of any of the
compounds disclosed herein.
[0038] In another aspect, the invention provides methods for the
use of any of the compounds disclosed herein for inhibiting PARP
activity in a patient or a biological sample. The compounds and
pharmaceutical compositions of the invention have the activity of
inhibiting PARP and are useful in the treatment of any disease,
disorder or condition in which inhibition of PARP activity would be
useful.
[0039] In another aspect, the invention provides methods for the
use of any of the compounds disclosed herein for treating or
lessening the severity of a disease, disorder or condition
associated with PARP activity. Such diseases, disorders and
conditions include, but are not limited to, muscular dystrophy,
hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury, cerebral infarction, ischemic
heart disease, damaged and/or ischemic organs, transplants or
grafts; ischemia/reperfusion injury; stroke, traumatic head injury,
spinal cord injury, and other cerebrovascular diseases; myocardial
ischemia; atherosclerosis; peripheral vascular disease; other
cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; renal failure; pancreatitis;
multiple sclerosis; and neurodegenerative diseases such as
Parkinsonism and Alzheimer disease. In certain exemplary
embodiments, the method is for the treatment of wounds for
acceleration of healing; amelioration of ischemia/reperfusion
injury in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, or other tissues or
organs; normalization of myocardial perfusion as a consequence of
chronic cardiac ischemia or myocardial infarction; renal failure
secondary to chronic diabetes and/or hypertension; and/or diabetes
mellitus. Use of the compound is also provided for prophylaxis or
preventing the occurrence of the diseases in subjects, and in
particular subjects susceptible to of exhibiting risk factors for,
the aforementioned diseases and conditions.
[0040] Furthermore, compounds embodied herein are also useful for
the treatment of various dysproliferative diseases and in
particular for potentiating the activity of chemotherapeutic agents
against dysproliferative diseases. Such dysproliferative diseases
include but are not limited to various cancers, as well as
inflammatory disease in particular where inflammation, especially
chronic inflammation, leads to inappropriate vascularization.
Examples of cancers, tumors, malignancies, neoplasms, and other
dysproliferative diseases that can be treated according to the
invention include leukemias, such as myeloid and lymphocytic
leukemias, lymphomas, myeloproliferative diseases, and solid
tumors, such as but not limited to sarcomas and carcinomas such as
fibrosarcoma, myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteogenic
sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma,
lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma,
mesothelioma, Ewing's tumor, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma,
colon carcinoma, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer,
prostate cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma,
adenocarcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma,
papillary carcinoma, papillary adenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma,
medullary carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma,
hepatoma, bile duct carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonal
carcinoma, Wilms' tumor, cervical cancer, testicular tumor, lung
carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, epithelial
carcinoma, glioma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma,
ependymoma, pinealoma, hemangioblastoma, acoustic neuroma,
oligodendroglioma, meningioma, melanoma, neuroblastoma, and
retinoblastoma. In preferred but non-limiting embodiments, brain
tumors, including glioma, and pancreatic cancers are amenable to
treatment by the compounds of the present invention.
[0041] The invention also provides methods for the use of any of
the compounds disclosed herein for use as adjuvant therapy with
DNA-damaging chemotherapeutics for treatment of various forms of
cancer including but not limited melanoma, breast, ovarian and
glioblastoma and in treatment of HIV infection. Use of the compound
is also provided for prophylaxis or preventing the occurrence of
the diseases in subjects, and in particular subjects susceptible to
of exhibiting risk factors for, the aforementioned diseases and
conditions.
[0042] Examples of inflammatory diseases toward which compounds of
the invention have benefit include rheumatoid arthritis,
atherosclerosis, and neovascularization in the eye as a consequence
of diabetic retinopathy.
[0043] The present invention is also directed to treatment of
non-malignant tumors and other disorders involving inappropriate
cell or tissue growth by administering a therapeutically effective
amount of an agent of the invention. For example, the invention is
useful for the treatment of arteriovenous (AV) malformations,
particularly in intracranial sites. The invention can also be used
to treat psoriasis, a dermatologic condition that is characterized
by inflammation and vascular proliferation; benign prostatic
hypertrophy, a condition associated with inflammation and possibly
vascular proliferation; and cutaneous fungal infections. Treatment
of other hyperproliferative disorders is also embraced herein. The
agents may also be used topically to remove warts, birthmarks,
moles, nevi, skin tags, lipomas, angiomas including hemangiomas,
and other cutaneous lesions for cosmetic or other purposes.
[0044] In another embodiment, a method is provided that comprises
the step of administering to a subject suffering from a disease or
condition associated with PARP activity an effective amount of a
compound of any one of formulas (I)-(IV) or a composition thereof;
wherein the compound is characterized by its ability to inhibit
PARP activity. In a further embodiment, the disease or condition
can be muscular dystrophy, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury,
cerebral infarction, ischemic heart disease, damaged and/or
ischemic organs, transplants or grafts; ischemia/reperfusion
injury; stroke, traumatic head injury, spinal cord injury, and
other cerebrovascular diseases; myocardial ischemia;
atherosclerosis; peripheral vascular disease; other cardiovascular
diseases; diabetes; renal failure; multiple sclerosis; and
neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinsonism and Alzheimer
disease. In certain exemplary embodiments, the method is for the
treatment of wounds for acceleration of healing; amelioration of
ischemia/reperfusion injury in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, or
other tissues or organs; normalization of myocardial perfusion as a
consequence of chronic cardiac ischemia or myocardial infarction;
renal failure secondary to chronic diabetes and/or hypertension;
and/or diabetes mellitus. In other embodiments the disease or
condition is a dysproliferative disease such as cancer. In another
embodiment the disease is an inflammatory disease. In another
embodiment, the compound inhibits PARP with an in vitro IC.sub.50
of about 1 to about 5 micromolar. In another embodiment, the
compound inhibits PARP with an in vitro IC.sub.50 of about 0.1 to
about 1 micromolar. In another embodiment, the compound inhibits
PARP with an in vitro IC.sub.50 of about 0.001 to about 0.1
micromolar. In another embodiment the compound inhibits PARP with
an in vitro IC.sub.50 of more than about 0.001 micromolar. In
another embodiment, the compound inhibits PARP with an in vitro
IC.sub.50 of about 0.001 micromolar.
DEFINITIONS
[0045] It is understood that the compounds, as described herein,
may be substituted with any number of substituents or functional
moieties. In general, the term "substituted" whether preceded by
the term "optionally" or not, and substituents contained in
formulas of this invention, refer to the replacement of hydrogen
radicals in a given structure with the radical of a specified
substituent. When more than one position in any given structure may
be substituted with more than one substituent selected from a
specified group, the substituent may be either the same or
different at every position. As used herein, the term "substituted"
is contemplated to include all permissible substituents of organic
compounds. In a broad aspect, the permissible substituents include
acyclic and cyclic, branched and unbanked, carbocyclic and
heterocyclic, aromatic and non-aromatic, carbon and heteroatom
substituents of organic compounds. For purposes of this invention,
heteroatoms such as nitrogen may have hydrogen substituents and/or
any permissible substituents of organic compounds described herein
which satisfy the valencies of the heteroatoms. Furthermore, this
invention is not intended to be limited in any manner by the
permissible substituents of organic compounds. Combinations of
substituents and variables envisioned by this invention are
preferably those that result in the formation of stable compounds
useful in the treatment and prevention, for example of disorders,
as described generally above. Examples of substituents include, but
are not limited to aliphatic; heteroaliphatic; alicyclic;
heterocyclic; aromatic, heteroaromatic; aryl; heteroaryl;
alkylaryl; aralkyl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy; heteroalkoxy;
heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio;
heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; --NO.sub.2; --CN; --CF.sub.3;
--CH.sub.2CF.sub.3; --CHCl.sub.2; --CH.sub.2OH;
--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH; --CH.sub.2NH.sub.2;
--CH.sub.2SO.sub.2CH.sub.3; or -GR.sup.G1 wherein G is --O--,
--S--, --NR.sup.G2--, --C(.dbd.O)--, --S(.dbd.O)--, --SO.sub.2--,
--C(.dbd.O)O--, --C(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--, --OC(.dbd.O)--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)--, --OC(.dbd.O)O--, --OC(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)O--, NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--,
--C(.dbd.S)--, --C(.dbd.S)S--, --SC(.dbd.S)--, --SC(.dbd.S)S--,
--C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)--, --C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)O--,
--C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)NR.sup.G3--, --OC(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.NR.sup.G3)--, --NR.sup.G2SO.sub.2--,
--NR.sup.G2SO.sub.2NR.sup.G3--, or --SO.sub.2NR.sup.G2--, wherein
each occurrence of R.sup.G1, R.sup.G2 and R.sup.G3 independently
includes, but is not limited to, hydrogen, halogen, or an
optionally substituted aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, alicyclic,
heterocyclic, aromatic, heteroaromatic, aryl, heteroaryl,
alkylaryl, or alkylheteroaryl moiety. Additional examples of
generally applicable substituents are illustrated by the specific
embodiments shown in the Examples that are described herein.
[0046] The term "stable", as used herein, preferably refers to
compounds which possess stability sufficient to allow manufacture
and which maintain the integrity of the compound for a sufficient
period of time to be detected and preferably for a sufficient
period of time to be useful for the purposes detailed herein.
[0047] The term "aliphatic", as used herein, includes both
saturated and unsaturated, straight chain (i.e., unbranched) or
branched aliphatic hydrocarbons as defined by IUPAC, which are
optionally substituted with one or more functional groups. As
defined herein, "aliphatic" is intended to include optionally
substituted alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl moieties. Thus, as used
herein, the term "alkyl" includes straight and branched alkyl
groups. An analogous convention applies to other generic terms such
as "alkenyl", "alkynyl" and the like. Furthermore, as used herein,
the terms "alkyl", "alkenyl", "alkynyl" and the like encompass both
substituted and unsubstituted groups. In certain embodiments, as
used herein, "lower alkyl" is used to indicate those alkyl groups
(substituted, unsubstituted, branched or unbranched) having about
1-6 carbon atoms. In some instances aliphatic can include alicyclic
or cycloalkyl, including unsaturations therein.
[0048] In certain embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl
groups employed in the invention contain 1-20; 2-20; 3-20; 4-20;
5-20; 6-20; 7-20 or 8-20 aliphatic carbon atoms. In certain other
embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the
invention contain 1-10; 2-10; 3-10; 4-10; 5-10; 6-10; 7-10 or 8-10
aliphatic carbon atoms. In yet other embodiments, the alkyl,
alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the invention contain 1-8;
2-8; 3-8; 4-8; 5-8; 6-20 or 7-8 aliphatic carbon atoms. In still
other embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed
in the invention contain 1-6; 2-6; 3-6; 4-6 or 5-6 aliphatic carbon
atoms. In yet other embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl
groups employed in the invention contain 1-4; 2-4 or 3-4 carbon
atoms. Illustrative aliphatic groups thus include, but are not
limited to, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, allyl,
n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, sec-pentyl,
isopentyl, tert-pentyl, n-hexyl, sec-hexyl, moieties and the like,
which again, may bear one or more substituents. Alkenyl groups
include, but are not limited to, for example, ethenyl, propenyl,
butenyl, 1-methyl-2-buten-1-yl, and the like. Representative
alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethynyl, 2-propynyl
(propargyl), 1-propynyl and the like.
[0049] The term "alicyclic", as used herein, refers to compounds
that combine the properties of aliphatic and cyclic compounds and
include but are not limited to cyclic, or polycyclic aliphatic
hydrocarbons and bridged cycloalkyl compounds, which are optionally
substituted with one or more functional groups. As will be
appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, "alicyclic" is
intended herein to include, but is not limited to, cycloalkyl,
cycloalkenyl, and cycloalkynyl moieties, which are optionally
substituted with one or more functional groups. Illustrative
alicyclic groups thus include, but are not limited to, for example,
cyclopropyl, --CH.sub.2-cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,
--CH.sub.2-cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, --CH.sub.2-cyclopentyl,
cyclohexyl, --CH.sub.2-cyclohexyl, cyclohexenylethyl,
cyclohexanylethyl, norbornyl moieties and the like, which again,
may bear one or more substituents.
[0050] The term "cycloalkyl", as used herein, refers to cyclic
alkyl groups, specifically to groups having three to seven,
preferably three to ten carbon atoms. Suitable cycloalkyls include,
but are not limited to cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and the like, which, as in the case of
aliphatic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic moieties, may optionally
be substituted. An analogous convention applies to other generic
terms such as "cycloalkenyl", "cycloalkynyl" and the like.
Additional examples of generally applicable substituents are
illustrated by the specific embodiments shown in the Examples that
are described herein.
[0051] The term "heteroaliphatic", as used herein, refers to
aliphatic moieties in which one or more carbon atoms in the main
chain have been replaced with a heteroatom. Thus, a heteroaliphatic
group refers to an aliphatic chain which contains one or more
oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus or silicon atoms in place of
carbon atoms in the aliphatic main chain. Heteroaliphatic moieties
may be branched or linear unbranched. In certain embodiments,
heteroaliphatic moieties are substituted by independent replacement
of one or more of the hydrogen atoms thereon with one or more
moieties including, but not limited to aliphatic; heteroaliphatic;
alicyclic; heterocyclic; aromatic, heteroaromatic; aryl;
heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy;
heteroalkoxy; heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio;
heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; --NO.sub.2; --CN; --CF.sub.3;
--CH.sub.2CF.sub.3; --CHCl.sub.2; --CH.sub.2OH;
--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH; --CH.sub.2NH.sub.2;
--CH.sub.2SO.sub.2CH.sub.3; or -GR.sup.G1 wherein G is --O--,
--S--, --NR.sup.G2--, --C(.dbd.O)--, --S(.dbd.O)--, --SO.sub.2--,
--C(.dbd.O)O--, --C(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--, --OC(.dbd.O)--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)--, --OC(.dbd.O)O--, --OC(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)O--, --NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--,
--C(.dbd.S)--, --C(.dbd.S)S--, --SC(.dbd.S)--, --SC(.dbd.S)S--,
--C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)--, --C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)O--,
--C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)NR.sup.G3--, --OC(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.NR.sup.G3)--, --NR.sup.G2SO.sub.2--,
--NR.sup.G2SO.sub.2NR.sup.G3--, or --SO.sub.2NR.sup.G2--, wherein
each occurrence of R.sup.G1, R.sup.G2 and R.sup.G3 independently
includes, but is not limited to, hydrogen, halogen, or an
optionally substituted aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, alicyclic,
heterocyclic, aromatic, heteroaromatic, aryl, heteroaryl,
alkylaryl, or alkylheteroaryl moiety. Additional examples of
generally applicable substituents are illustrated by the specific
embodiments shown in the Examples that are described herein.
[0052] The term "heteroalicyclic", "heterocycloalkyl" or
"heterocyclic", as used herein, refers to compounds which combine
the properties of heteroaliphatic and cyclic compounds and include
but are not limited to saturated and unsaturated mono- or
polycyclic ring systems having 5-16 atoms wherein at least one ring
atom is a heteroatom selected from O, S and N (wherein the nitrogen
and sulfur heteroatoms may be optionally be oxidized), wherein the
ring systems are optionally substituted with one or more functional
groups, as defined herein. In certain embodiments, the term
"heterocyclic" refers to a non-aromatic 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring
or a polycyclic group, including, but not limited to a bi- or
tri-cyclic group comprising fused six-membered rings having between
one and three heteroatoms independently selected from oxygen,
sulfur and nitrogen, wherein (i) each 5-membered ring has 0 to 2
double bonds and each 6-membered ring has 0 to 2 double bonds, (ii)
the nitrogen and sulfur heteroatoms may optionally be oxidized,
(iii) the nitrogen heteroatom may optionally be quaternized, and
(iv) any of the above heterocyclic rings may be fused to an aryl or
heteroaryl ring. Representative heterocycles include, but are not
limited to, pyrrolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl imidazolinyl,
imidazolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, oxazolidinyl,
isoxazolidinyl, morpholinyl, thiazolidinyl, isothiazolidinyl, and
tetrahydrofuryl. In certain embodiments, a "substituted
heterocycloalkyl or heterocycle" group is utilized and as used
herein, refers to a heterocycloalkyl or heterocycle group, as
defined above, substituted by the independent replacement of one or
more hydrogen atoms thereon with aliphatic; heteroaliphatic;
alicyclic; heterocyclic; aromatic, heteroaromatic; aryl;
heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy;
heteroalkoxy; heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio;
heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; --NO.sub.2; --CN; --CF.sub.3;
--CH.sub.2CF.sub.3; --CHCl.sub.2; --CH.sub.2OH;
--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH; --CH.sub.2NH.sub.2;
--CH.sub.2SO.sub.2CH.sub.3; or -GR.sup.G1 wherein G is --O--,
--S--, --NR.sup.G2--, --C(.dbd.O)--, --S(.dbd.O)--, --SO.sub.2--,
--C(.dbd.O)O--, --C(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--, --OC(.dbd.O)--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)--, .sup.-OC(.dbd.O)O--,
--OC(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--, --NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)O--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--, --C(.dbd.S)--, --C(.dbd.S)S--,
--SC(.dbd.S)--, --SC(.dbd.S)S--, --C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)--,
--C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)O--, --C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)NR.sup.G3--,
--OC(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)--, --NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.NR.sup.G3)--,
--NR.sup.G2SO.sub.2--, --NR.sup.G2SO.sub.2NR.sup.G3--, or
--SO.sub.2NR.sup.G2--, wherein each occurrence of R.sup.G1,
R.sup.G2 and R.sup.G3 independently includes, but is not limited
to, hydrogen, halogen, or an optionally substituted aliphatic,
heteroaliphatic, alicyclic, heterocyclic, aromatic, heteroaromatic,
aryl, heteroaryl, alkylaryl, or alkylheteroaryl moiety. Additional
examples or generally applicable substituents are illustrated by
the specific embodiments shown in the Examples, which are described
herein.
[0053] Additionally, it will be appreciated that any of the
alicyclic or heterocyclic moieties described above and herein may
comprise an aryl or heteroaryl moiety fused thereto. Additional
examples of generally applicable substituents are illustrated by
the specific embodiments shown in the Examples that are described
herein.
[0054] In general, the term "aromatic moiety", as used herein,
refers to a stable mono- or polycyclic, unsaturated moiety having
preferably 3-14 carbon atoms, each of which may be substituted or
unsubstituted. In certain embodiments, the term "aromatic moiety"
refers to a planar ring having p-orbitals perpendicular to the
plane of the ring at each ring atom and satisfying the Huckel rule
where the number of pi electrons in the ring is (4n+2) wherein n is
an integer. A mono- or polycyclic, unsaturated moiety that does not
satisfy one or all of these criteria for aromaticity is defined
herein as "non-aromatic", and is encompassed by the term
"alicyclic". Examples of aromatic moieties include, but are not
limited to, phenyl, indanyl, indenyl, naphthyl, phenanthryl and
anthracyl.
[0055] In general, the term "heteroaromatic moiety", as used
herein, refers to stable substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated
mono-heterocyclic or polyheterocyclic moieties having preferably
3-14 carbon atoms, comprising at least one ring having p-orbitals
perpendicular to the plane of the ring at each ring atom, and
satisfying the Huckel rule where the number of pi electrons in the
ring is (4n+2) wherein n is an integer. Examples of heteroaromatic
moieties include, but are not limited to, pyridyl, quinolinyl,
dihydroquinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, dihydroquinazolyl,
and tetrahydroquinazolyl.
[0056] It will also be appreciated that aromatic and heteroaromatic
moieties, as defined herein, may be attached via an aliphatic
(e.g., alkyl) or heteroaliphatic (e.g., heteroalkyl) moiety and
thus also include moieties such as -(aliphatic)aromatic,
-(heteroaliphatic)aromatic, -(aliphatic)heteroaromatic,
-(heteroaliphatic)heteroaromatic, -(alkyl)aromatic,
-(heteroalkyl)aromatic, -(alkyl)heteroaromatic, and
-(heteroalkyl)heteroaromatic moieties. Thus, as used herein, the
phrases "aromatic or heteroaromatic moieties" and "aromatic,
heteroaromatic, .sup.-(alkyl)aromatic, -(heteroalkyl)aromatic,
-(heteroalkyl)heteroaromatic, and -(heteroalkyl)heteroaromatic" are
interchangeable. In some instances corresponding moieties may be
referred to synonymously as aralkyl, heteroaralkyl and the like.
Substituents include, but are not limited to, any of the previously
mentioned substituents, i.e., the substituents recited for
aliphatic moieties, or for other moieties as disclosed herein,
resulting in the formation of a stable compound.
[0057] In general, the term "aryl" refers to aromatic moieties, as
described above, excluding those attached via an aliphatic (e.g.,
alkyl) or heteroaliphatic (e.g., heteroalkyl) moiety. In certain
embodiments of the present invention, "aryl" refers to a mono- or
bicyclic carbocyclic ring system having one or two rings satisfying
the Huckel rule for aromaticity, including, but not limited to,
phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indanyl, indenyl and the
like.
[0058] Similarly, the term "heteroaryl" refers to heteroaromatic
moieties, as described above, excluding those attached via an
aliphatic (e.g., alkyl) or heteroaliphatic (e.g., heteroalkyl)
moiety. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the term
"heteroaryl", as used herein, refers to a cyclic unsaturated
radical having from about five to about ten ring atoms of which one
ring atom is selected from S, O and N; zero, one or two ring atoms
are additional heteroatoms independently selected from S, O and N;
and the remaining ring atoms are carbon, the radical being joined
to the rest of the molecule via any of the ring atoms, such as, for
example, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl,
imidazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, isooxazolyl, thiadiazolyl,
oxadiazolyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, and
the like.
[0059] As defined herein, "aryl" and "heteroaryl" groups (including
bicyclic aryl groups) can be unsubstituted or substituted, wherein
substitution includes replacement of one or more of the hydrogen
atoms thereon independently with any of the previously mentioned
substitutents, i.e., the substituents recited for aliphatic
moieties, or for other moieties as disclosed herein, resulting in
the formation of a stable compound. For example, aryl and
heteroaryl groups (including bicyclic aryl groups) can be
unsubstituted or substituted, wherein substitution includes
replacement of one or more of the hydrogen atoms thereon
independently with any one or more of the following moieties
including, but not limited to: aliphatic; heteroaliphatic;
alicyclic; heterocyclic; aromatic, heteroaromatic; aryl;
heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy;
heteroalkoxy; heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio;
heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; --NO.sub.2; --CN; --CF.sub.3;
--CH.sub.2CF.sub.3; --CHCl.sub.2; --CH.sub.2OH;
--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH; --CH.sub.2NH.sub.2;
--CH.sub.2SO.sub.2CH.sub.3; or -GR.sup.G1 wherein G is --O--,
--S--, --NR.sup.G2--, --C(.dbd.O)--, --S(.dbd.O)--, --SO.sub.2--,
--C(.dbd.O)O--, --C(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--, --OC(.dbd.O)--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)--, --OC(.dbd.O)O--, --OC(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)O--, --NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.O)NR.sup.G2--,
--C(.dbd.S)--, --C(.dbd.S)S--, --SC(.dbd.S)--, --SC(.dbd.S)S--,
--C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)--, --C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)O--,
--C(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)NR.sup.G3--, --OC(.dbd.NR.sup.G2)--,
--NR.sup.G2C(.dbd.NR.sup.G3)--, --NR.sup.G2SO.sub.2--,
--NR.sup.G2SO.sub.2NR.sup.G3--, or --SO.sub.2NR.sup.G2--, wherein
each occurrence of R.sup.G1, R.sup.G2 and R.sup.G3 independently
includes, but is not limited to, hydrogen, halogen, or an
optionally substituted aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, alicyclic,
heterocyclic, aromatic, heteroaromatic, aryl, heteroaryl,
alkylaryl, or alkylheteroaryl moiety. Additionally, it will be
appreciated, that any two adjacent groups taken together may
represent a 4, 5, 6, or 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted
alicyclic or heterocyclic moiety. Additional examples of generally
applicable substituents are illustrated by the specific embodiments
shown in the Examples that are described herein.
[0060] The term "alkoxy" or "alkyloxy", as used herein refers to a
saturated (i.e., O-alkyl) or unsaturated (i.e., O-alkenyl and
O-alkynyl) group attached to the parent molecular moiety through an
oxygen atom. In certain embodiments, the alkyl group contains 1-20;
2-20; 3-20; 4-20; 5-20; 6-20; 7-20 or 8-20 aliphatic carbon atoms.
In certain other embodiments, the alkyl group contains 1-10; 2-10;
3-10; 4-10; 5-10; 6-10; 7-10 or 8-10 aliphatic carbon atoms. In yet
other embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed
in the invention contain 1-8; 2-8; 3-8; 4-8; 5-8; 6-20 or 7-8
aliphatic carbon atoms. In still other embodiments, the alkyl group
contains 1-6; 2-6; 3-6; 4-6 or 5-6 aliphatic carbon atoms. In yet
other embodiments, the alkyl group contains 1-4; 2-4 or 3-4
aliphatic carbon atoms. Examples of alkoxy, include but are not
limited to, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy,
i-butoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, neopentoxy, n-hexoxy and the
like.
[0061] The term "thioalkyl" as used herein refers to a saturated
(i.e., S-alkyl) or unsaturated (i.e., S-alkenyl and S-alkynyl)
group attached to the parent molecular moiety through a sulfur
atom. In certain embodiments, the alkyl group contains 1-20
aliphatic carbon atoms. In certain other embodiments, the alkyl
group contains 1-10 aliphatic carbon atoms. In yet other
embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the
invention contain 1-8 aliphatic carbon atoms. In still other
embodiments, the alkyl group contains 1-6 aliphatic carbon atoms.
In yet other embodiments, the alkyl group contains 1-4 aliphatic
carbon atoms. Examples of thioalkyl include, but are not limited
to, methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, isopropylthio, n-butylthio,
and the like.
[0062] The term "alkylamino" refers to a group having the structure
--NHR' wherein R' is aliphatic or alicyclic, as defined herein. The
term "aminoalkyl" refers to a group having the structure
NH.sub.2R'--, wherein R' is aliphatic or alicyclic, as defined
herein. In certain embodiments, the aliphatic or alicyclic group
contains 1-20 aliphatic carbon atoms. In certain other embodiments,
the aliphatic or alicyclic group contains 1-10 aliphatic carbon
atoms. In still other embodiments, the aliphatic or alicyclic group
contains 1-6 aliphatic carbon atoms. In yet other embodiments, the
aliphatic or alicyclic group contains 1-4 aliphatic carbon atoms.
In yet other embodiments, R' is an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group
containing 1-8 aliphatic carbon atoms. Examples of alkylamino
include, but are not limited to, methylamino, ethylamino,
iso-propylamino and the like.
[0063] Some examples of substituents of the above-described
aliphatic (and other) moieties of compounds of the invention
include, but are not limited to aliphatic; alicyclic;
heteroaliphatic; heterocyclic; aromatic; heteroaromatic; aryl;
heteroaryl; alkylaryl; heteroalkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl;
heteroalkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy; heteroalkoxy;
heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio;
heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; --OH; --NO.sub.2; --CN; --CF.sub.3;
--CH.sub.2CF.sub.3; --CHCl.sub.2; --CH.sub.2OH;
--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH; --CH.sub.2NH.sub.2;
--CH.sub.2SO.sub.2CH.sub.3; --C(.dbd.O)R.sub.x;
--CO.sub.2(R.sub.x); --C(.dbd.O)N(R.sub.x).sub.2;
--OC(.dbd.O)R.sub.x; --OCO.sub.2R.sub.x;
--OC(.dbd.O)N(R.sub.x).sub.2; --N(R.sub.x).sub.2; --OR.sub.x;
--SR.sub.x; --S(O)R.sub.x; --S(O).sub.2R.sub.x;
--NR.sub.x(CO)R.sub.x; --N(R.sub.x)CO.sub.2R.sub.x;
--N(R.sub.x)S(O).sub.2R.sub.x;
--N(R.sub.x)C(.dbd.O)N(R.sub.x).sub.2;
--S(O).sub.2N(R.sub.x).sub.2; wherein each occurrence of R.sub.x
independently includes, but is not limited to, aliphatic,
alicyclic, heteroaliphatic, heterocyclic, aryl, heteroaryl,
alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, heteroalkylaryl or
heteroalkylheteroaryl, wherein any of the aliphatic, alicyclic,
heteroaliphatic, heterocyclic, alkylaryl, or alkylheteroaryl
substituents described above and herein may be substituted or
unsubstituted, branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated,
and wherein any of the aryl or heteroaryl substituents described
above and herein may be substituted or unsubstituted. Additional
examples of generally applicable substituents are illustrated by
the specific embodiments shown in the Examples that are described
herein.
[0064] The terms "halo" and "halogen" as used herein refer to an
atom selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
[0065] The term "haloalkyl" denotes an alkyl group, as defined
above, having one, two, or three halogen atoms attached thereto and
is exemplified by such groups as chloromethyl, bromoethyl,
trifluoromethyl, and the like.
[0066] The term "amino", as used herein, refers to a primary
(--NH.sub.2), secondary (--NHR.sub.x), tertiary (--NR.sub.xR.sub.y)
or quaternary (--N.sup.+R.sub.xR.sub.yR.sub.z)amine, where R.sub.x,
R.sub.y and R.sub.z are independently an aliphatic, alicyclic,
heteroaliphatic, heterocyclic, aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety,
as defined herein. Examples of amino groups include, but are not
limited to, methylamino, dimethylamino, ethylamino, diethylamino,
diethylaminocarbonyl, methylethylamino, iso-propylamino,
piperidino, trimethylamino, and propylamino.
[0067] The term "acyl", as used herein, refers to a group having
the general formula --C(.dbd.O)R, where R is an aliphatic,
alicyclic, heteroaliphatic, heterocyclic, aromatic or
heteroaromatic moiety, as defined herein.
[0068] The term "C.sub.2-6alkenylene", as used herein, refers to a
substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched unsaturated
divalent radical consisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms,
having from two to six carbon atoms, having a free valence "--" at
both ends of the radical, and wherein the unsaturation is present
only as double bonds and wherein a double bond can exist between
the first carbon of the chain and the rest of the molecule.
[0069] As used herein, the terms "aliphatic", "heteroaliphatic",
"alkyl", "alkenyl", "alkynyl", "heteroalkyl", "heteroalkenyl",
"heteroalkynyl", and the like encompass substituted and
unsubstituted, saturated and unsaturated, and linear and branched
groups. Similarly, the terms "alicyclic", "heterocyclic",
"heterocycloalkyl", "heterocycle" and the like encompass
substituted and unsubstituted, and saturated and unsaturated
groups. Additionally, the terms "cycloalkyl", "cycloalkenyl",
"cycloalkynyl", "heterocycloalkyl", "heterocycloalkenyl",
"heterocycloalkynyl", "aromatic", "heteroaromatic", "aryl",
"heteroaryl" and the like encompass both substituted and
unsubstituted groups.
[0070] The phrase, "pharmaceutically acceptable derivative", as
used herein, denotes any pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester,
or salt of such ester, of such compound, or any other adduct or
derivative which, upon administration to a patient, is capable of
providing (directly or indirectly) a compound as otherwise
described herein, or a metabolite or residue thereof.
Pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thus include among others
pro-drugs. A pro-drug is a derivative of a compound, usually with
significantly reduced pharmacological activity, which contains an
additional moiety, which is susceptible to removal in vivo yielding
the parent molecule as the pharmacologically active species. An
example of a pro-drug is an ester, which is cleaved in vivo to
yield a compound of interest. Another example is an N-methyl
derivative of a compound, which is susceptible to oxidative
metabolism resulting in N-demethylation. Pro-drugs of a variety of
compounds, and materials and methods for derivatizing the parent
compounds to create the pro-drugs, are known and may be adapted to
the present invention. Certain exemplary pharmaceutical
compositions and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives will be
discussed in more detail herein below.
[0071] The term "tautomerization" refers to the phenomenon wherein
a proton of one atom of a molecule shifts to another atom. See,
Jerry March, Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms and
Structures, Fourth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, pages 69-74
(1992). The term "tautomer" as used herein, refers to the compounds
produced by the proton shift.
[0072] By the term "protecting group", as used herein, it is meant
that a particular functional moiety, e.g., O, S, or N, is
temporarily blocked so that a reaction can be carried out
selectively at another reactive site in a multifunctional compound.
In preferred embodiments, a protecting group reacts selectively in
good yield to give a protected substrate that is stable to the
projected reactions; the protecting group must be selectively
removed in good yield by readily available, preferably nontoxic
reagents that do not attack the other functional groups; the
protecting group forms an easily separable derivative (more
preferably without the generation of new stereogenic centers); and
the protecting group has a minimum of additional functionality to
avoid further sites of reaction. As detailed herein, oxygen,
sulfur, nitrogen and carbon protecting groups may be utilized. For
example, in certain embodiments, as detailed herein, certain
exemplary oxygen protecting groups are utilized. These oxygen
protecting groups include, but are not limited to methyl ethers,
substituted methyl ethers (e.g., MOM (methoxymethyl ether), MTM
(methylthiomethyl ether), BOM (benzyloxymethyl ether), PMBM or MPM
(p-methoxybenzyloxymethyl ether), to name a few), substituted ethyl
ethers, substituted benzyl ethers, silyl ethers (e.g., TMS
(trimethylsilyl ether), TES (triethylsilylether), TIPS
(triisopropylsilyl ether), TBDMS (t-butyldimethylsilyl ether),
tribenzyl silyl ether, TBDPS (t-butyldiphenyl silyl ether), to name
a few), esters (e.g., formate, acetate, benzoate (Bz),
trifluoroacetate, dichloroacetate, to name a few), carbonates,
cyclic acetals and ketals. In certain other exemplary embodiments,
nitrogen protecting groups are utilized. These nitrogen protecting
groups include, but are not limited to, carbamates (including
methyl, ethyl and substituted ethyl carbamates (e.g., Troc), to
name a few) amides, cyclic imide derivatives, N-alkyl and N-aryl
amines, imine derivatives, and enamine derivatives, to name a few.
Certain other exemplary protecting groups are detailed herein,
however, it will be appreciated that the present invention is not
intended to be limited to these protecting groups; rather, a
variety of additional equivalent protecting groups can be readily
identified using the above criteria and utilized in the present
invention. Additionally, a variety of protecting groups are
described in "Protective. Groups in Organic Synthesis" Third Ed.
Greene, T. W. and Wuts, P. G., Eds., John Wiley & Sons, New
York: 1999, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by
reference.
[0073] As used herein, the term "isolated" when applied to the
compounds of the present invention, refers to such compounds that
are (i) separated from at least some components with which they are
associated in nature or when they are made and/or (ii) produced,
prepared or manufactured by the hand of man.
[0074] As used herein the term "biological sample" includes,
without limitation, cell cultures or extracts thereof; biopsied
material obtained from an animal (e.g., mammal) or extracts
thereof; and blood, saliva, urine, feces, semen, tears, or other
body fluids or extracts thereof; or purified versions thereof. For
example, the term "biological sample" refers to any solid or fluid
sample obtained from, excreted by or secreted by any living
organism, including single-celled microorganisms (such as bacteria
and yeasts) and multicellular organisms (such as plants and
animals, for instance a vertebrate or a mammal, and in particular a
healthy or apparently healthy human subject or a human patient
affected by a condition or disease to be diagnosed or
investigated). The biological sample can be in any form, including
a solid material such as a tissue, cells, a cell pellet, a cell
extract, cell homogenates, or cell fractions; or a biopsy, or a
biological fluid. The biological fluid may be obtained from any
site (e.g. blood, saliva (or a mouth wash containing buccal cells),
tears, plasma, serum, urine, bile, seminal fluid, cerebrospinal
fluid, amniotic fluid, peritoneal fluid, and pleural fluid, or
cells therefrom, aqueous or vitreous humor, or any bodily
secretion), a transudate, an exudate (e.g. fluid obtained from an
abscess or any other site of infection or inflammation), or fluid
obtained from a joint (e.g. a normal joint or a joint affected by
disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout or
septic arthritis). The biological sample can be obtained from any
organ or tissue (including a biopsy or autopsy specimen) or may
comprise cells (whether primary cells or cultured cells) or medium
conditioned by any cell, tissue or organ. Biological samples may
also include sections of tissues such as frozen sections taken for
histological purposes. Biological samples also include mixtures of
biological molecules including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and
nucleic acids generated by partial or complete fractionation of
cell or tissue homogenates. Although the sample is preferably taken
from a human subject, biological samples may be from any animal,
plant, bacteria, virus, yeast, etc. The term animal, as used
herein, refers to humans as well as non-human animals, at any stage
of development, including, for example, mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians, fish, worms and single cells. Cell cultures and live
tissue samples are considered to be pluralities of animals. In
certain exemplary embodiments, the non-human animal is a mammal
(e.g., a rodent, a mouse, a rat, a rabbit, a monkey, a dog, a cat,
a sheep, cattle, a primate, or a pig). An animal may be a
transgenic animal or a human clone. If desired, the biological
sample may be subjected to preliminary processing, including
preliminary separation techniques.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE
INVENTION
[0075] Ischemia-reperfusion injury resulting in acute tubular
necrosis is a major contributing factor for kidney dysfunction, and
can be caused by extra renal surgery, such as the repair of a
thoracoabdominal aneurysm or cardio-pulmonary bypass, leading to
hypovolemic shock to the kidney, and in the setting of kidney
transplantation. In fact, in complex thoracoabdominal surgery,
associated renal dysfunction is an independent predictor of
operative mortality, increasing it approximately 3 fold. In the
United States, in November 2006 there are 69,000 patients on the
waiting list for a kidney transplant, and of the 9,270 donor
kidneys recovered as reported through August of this year, 4,865
from deceased donors (Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Network, OPTN). The observation that the success of cadaver donors
transplantation is consistently worse than living unrelated or one
haplotype-matched living-related donors must be based on
nonspecific, antigen-independent variables, with one such factor,
ischemia-reperfusion injury may be the most important. In fact,
about 20-30% of the cadaver-donor kidneys suffer from delayed graft
function, due to acute tubular necrosis. As more organs are removed
from "marginal" or "extended" donors (i.e. aged >60 years, with
hypertension, acute tubular necrosis etc.) as there has been an
upward trend in the use of cadaver-donor kidneys in the past two
years (OPTN), these rates of delayed renal function and ultimately
graft failure may increase due to antigen-independent factors
associated with ischemia-reperfusion injury. Long-term graft
behavior may also be influenced by this initial
ischemia-reperfusion injury leading to poor graft function as
reported in patients 1 and 5 years post-transplant. Also, the
duration of storage of these cadaver-donor kidneys appears to
contribute to the severity of this initial ischemia-reperfusion
injury, as reported by Salahudeen and colleagues in their
retrospective analysis of 6465 kidney transplant patients in which
that prolonged cold ischemia was shown to be a significant
predictor of long-term graft loss.
[0076] The pathophysiology of ischemia-reperfusion injury of the
kidney is manifested by two major events: a significant reduction
in glomerular filtration rate by as much as 95%, and the reduction
of renal blood flow to 50% of normal. Though the degree of damage
will increase with the duration of cold or warm ischemia,
microscopic evaluation of the outer medulla after 45-60 minutes of
warm ischemia reveals extensive necrosis of the third (S3) segment
of the proximal tubule with associated interstitial edema, tubular
dilation, tubular flattening and luminal obstructions. The
underlying changes to the metabolism of the oxygen-deprived tubule
cells through this process of ischemia and reperfusion are as
follows; during the period of ischemia, which rapidly damages
metabolically active cells, oxidative metabolism is greatly reduced
while anaerobic metabolism continues. The disruption of
mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation leads to a rapid decrease
in cellular ATP and NAD/NADH levels, and ATP is rapidly
dephosphorylated to adenosine monophosphate, which in turn is
degraded to hypoxanthine. ATP depletion causes the degradation of
ATP-dependent ion channels leading to the passive shift of ions:
K.sup.+ and Mg.sup.++ diffuse out of the cells while Na.sup.+,
Ca.sup.++ and H.sub.2O flow down the concentration gradient into
the cell, causing cell swelling and the conversion of xanthine
dehydrogenase to (HDH) to xanthine oxidase (XO) by a calcium
dependent protease. In addition, anaerobic metabolism during
ischemia also induces free Fe.sup.++ cellular levels, Fe.sup.++
being an important catalyst in the reactions forming free radicals
during reperfusion. During reperfusion, XO and Fe.sup.++ catalyze
the formation of the reactive oxygen species (ROS)O.sub.2..sup.-,
H.sub.2O.sub.2 and OH..sup.-. Also, the kidney vascular endothelium
is a major source of nitric oxide (NO), and following reperfusion
this endothelial cell derived NO has been shown to react with
O.sub.2..sup.- to form the potent oxidant ONOO-- (peroxynitrite).
These toxic, reactive oxygen molecules cause lipid peroxidation,
DNA damage, protein denaturation, and altered membrane transport
proteins and necrotic cell death.
[0077] The evidence for the presence of, and the direct role of,
ROS in ischemia-reperfusion injury in the kidney are the results in
animal studies demonstrating Ischemia-reperfusion increased
production of lipid peroxidation, which appeared within minutes of
reperfusion. Also, Green and colleagues demonstrated that the lipid
peroxidation did not occur during prolonged hypothermic kidney
storage in a rabbit transplantation model, only appearing with
reperfusion. Finally introduction of the superoxide scavenger,
superoxide dismutase (SOD) via adenovirus mediated expression in
recipient rats, and of a randomized clinical study of intravenous
administration of recombinant SOD at the time of transplantation of
cadaveric kidney demonstrated beneficial effect. In the rat study,
ischemia-reperfusion injury was lessened by SOD transgene
expression as measured by lessening of tubular injury, decreased
infiltration of leukocytes and improved glomerular filtration rate.
In the clinical study, although not shown to cause an immediate
improvement in renal function, SOD administration was associated
with improved long-term graft survival.
[0078] As mentioned above, ROS have been shown to mediate
over-activation of PARP-1, which has been demonstrated to cause
critical ATP depletion leading to cell necrosis, as the toxic
effects can be substantially ameliorated by either: PARP-1
inhibitors in the cell lineages; macrophages, aortic smooth muscle,
neuronal and endothelial, or absence of active PARP-1 in PARP-1-/-
deficient fibroblasts.
[0079] Human malignant gliomas (astrocytomas and glioblastomas) are
the most commonly diagnosed primary CNS tumors, with 20,500 new
cases and 12,740 deaths estimated by National Cancer Institute for
2007. Despite decades of advances in neurosurgery, radiation
therapy, and novel chemotherapeutic regimens, the mean survival
time from diagnosis with glioma has been extended only by months
with only 5% of patients surviving five years after diagnosis 1-4.
This continued high death rate stresses the need for novel
therapeutics that could significantly prolong the patient's life
and quality of life. In the past few years we have seen FDA
approval of several of these novel therapeutics, which target key
proteins, which promote tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis;
such as GLEEVEC.RTM., AVASTIN.RTM., HERCEPTIN.RTM. and
TARCEVA.RTM., demonstrating significant therapeutic benefit in a
variety of cancers. Unfortunately, malignant gliomas have proven
refractory to significant therapeutic benefit by such
molecular-targeted agents, still leaving us with the critical need
for better therapies. Compounds embodied herein can be used in
combination with and to improve the efficacy of radiation therapy
and chemotherapeutic regimens already used for glioma as well as
with other cancers.
[0080] Familial breast and ovarian cancers, which account for 5-10%
of these cancers, are commonly caused by the inherited defect in
one of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 alleles. During life the normal,
functional BRCA1 or BRCA2 alleles can be lost in some cells, thus
initiating the development of a tumor. The tumors that developed
were BRCA1 or BRCA2 deficient while remaining somatic cells had
functional BRCA proteins. As described above, such tumor cells
would be expected to be extremely sensitive to PARP-1 inhibition
and this has been confirmed recently. Two independent groups
demonstrated specific killing of BRCA deficient cells and
inhibition of tumor xenograft growth by pharmacological inhibition
of PARP-1 alone with no requirement to combine with
chemotherapy.
[0081] The foregoing target diseases and conditions are merely
illustrative of the plethora of diseases and conditions for which
the compounds embodied herein are useful therapeutically or
prophylactically, as enumerated elsewhere herein by way of
non-limiting example only.
General Description of Compounds of the Invention
[0082] In one embodiment, certain novel inventive compounds have
the structure shown in Formula (I) below:
##STR00005## [0083] wherein R.sup.1 is one or more H, hydroxy,
halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5,
NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5,
COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally substituted
aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic, or heterocyclic; [0084]
R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl; [0085]
R.sup.3 is H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; [0086] R.sup.4
and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of
H, OH, NH.sub.2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,
heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; [0087] A and B joined
together form a bicyclic ring wherein: [0088] A is nonaromatic 4,
5, 6, 7 or 8-membered ring that contains 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and
optionally one sulfur or oxygen atom, where in the nonaromatic ring
is optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from
the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro,
NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5,
NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl,
alkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl,
heterocycle, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl,
heteroarylalkyl or oxo; and [0089] B is aryl or heteroaryl that is
optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from
the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro,
NH.sub.2, NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5,
NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl,
alkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl,
heterocycle, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, or
heteroarylalkyl.
[0090] In certain embodiments, R.sup.1 is H, Cl or F.
[0091] In other embodiments, R.sup.2 is H, methyl or ethyl.
[0092] In other embodiments, R.sup.3 is H.
[0093] In other embodiments, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are H, methyl or
ethyl.
[0094] In other embodiments, A and B taken together is
indolin-2-yl, isoindolin-1-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl,
1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl,
1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl,
2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2-yl,
2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl,
2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-2-yl,
2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-1-yl,
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[b]azocin-2-yl,
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-3-yl,
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-2-yl,
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-1-yl or
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl.
[0095] Non-limiting examples of compounds of formula I include
benzyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)indoline-1-carboxylate;
2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; tert-butyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxa-
mide; benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxylate;
2-(isoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-c-
arboxamide; benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-c-
arboxamide; benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate;
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide; tert-butyl
7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
7-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline--
2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
(3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-
-yl)carbamate; and
2-(7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide. Other compounds of Formula (I) include
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[b]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-ethylindolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(2-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]-
imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methylindolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[b]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]i-
midazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide;
2-(1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-1-yl)-1H-benzo-
[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1-methylisoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carb-
oxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole--
4-carboxamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carb-
oxamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide;
2-(3-ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d-
]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide;
2-(4-ethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(4-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide; and
6-fluoro-2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide.
[0096] In another embodiment, certain novel inventive compounds
have the structure shown in Formula (II) below:
##STR00006## [0097] wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 are one or more H,
hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2,
NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally
substituted aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic;
[0098] R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl;
[0099] R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from the
group consisting of H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; [0100] R.sup.4
and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of
H, OH, NH2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,
aryl, or heteroaryl; and [0101] n=0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
[0102] In certain embodiments, R.sup.1 is H, Cl or F.
[0103] In other embodiments, R.sup.2 is H, methyl or ethyl.
[0104] In other embodiments, R.sup.3 is H.
[0105] In other embodiments, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are H, methyl or
ethyl.
[0106] In other embodiments, R.sup.6 is H or F.
[0107] In other embodiments R.sup.7 is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl,
isopropyl, t-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
2-fluorobenzyl or phenylethyl.
[0108] Non-limiting examples of compound of formula (II) include
benzyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)indoline-1-carboxylate;
2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; tert-butyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate; and
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide.
Other compounds of Formula (II) include
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[b]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-ethylindolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(2-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]-
imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methylindolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; and
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[b]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide.
[0109] In another embodiment, certain novel inventive compounds
have the structure shown in Formula (III) below:
##STR00007## [0110] wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 are one or more H,
hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2,
NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally
substituted aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic;
[0111] R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl;
[0112] R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from the
group consisting of H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; [0113] R.sup.4
and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of
H, OH, NH2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,
aryl, or heteroaryl; and [0114] n=0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
[0115] In certain embodiments, R.sup.1 is H, Cl or F.
[0116] In other embodiments, R.sup.2 is H, methyl or ethyl.
[0117] In other embodiments, R.sup.3 is H.
[0118] In other embodiments, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are H, methyl or
ethyl.
[0119] In other embodiments, R.sup.6 is H or F.
[0120] In other embodiments R.sup.7 is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl,
isopropyl, t-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
2-fluorobenzyl or phenylethyl.
[0121] Non-limiting examples of compounds of formula (III) include
benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxylate;
2-(isoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate; and
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide-
. Other compounds of Formula (III) include
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]i-
midazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide;
2-(1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-1-yl)-1H-benzo-
[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1-methylisoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide; and
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carb-
oxamide
[0122] In a further embodiment, certain novel inventive compounds
have the structure shown in Formula (IV) below:
##STR00008## [0123] wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 are one or more H,
hydroxy, halogen, cyano, OR.sup.4, nitro, NH.sub.2,
NR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4COR.sup.5, NR.sup.4SO.sub.2R.sup.5,
CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, alkynyl, optionally
substituted aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic;
[0124] R.sup.2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl;
[0125] R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from the
group consisting of H, COR.sup.4, CONR.sup.4R.sup.5, COOR.sup.4,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cyclolalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; [0126] R.sup.4
and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of
H, OH, NH2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,
aryl, or heteroaryl; and [0127] n=0, 1, 2 or 3.
[0128] In certain embodiments, R.sup.1 is H, Cl or F.
[0129] In other embodiments, R.sup.2 is H, methyl or ethyl.
[0130] In other embodiments, R.sup.3 is H.
[0131] In other embodiments, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are H, methyl or
ethyl.
[0132] In other embodiments, R.sup.6 is H or F.
[0133] In other embodiments R.sup.7 is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl,
isopropyl, t-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
2-fluorobenzyl or phenylethyl.
[0134] Non-limiting examples of compound of formula (IV) include
benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-c-
arboxamide; benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate;
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide; tert-butyl
7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
7-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline--
2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
(3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-
-yl)carbamate; and
2-(7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide. Other compounds of Formula (IV) include
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole--
4-carboxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carb-
oxamide;
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]-
imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide;
2-(3-ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d-
]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide;
2-(4-ethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(4-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide; and
6-fluoro-2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide.
[0135] Additionally, the present invention provides
pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of the inventive compounds,
and methods of treating a subject using these compounds,
pharmaceutical compositions thereof, or either of these in
combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents.
[0136] Some of the foregoing compounds can comprise one or more
asymmetric centers, and thus can exist in various isomeric forms,
e.g., stereoisomers and/or diastereomers. Thus, inventive compounds
and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be in the form of an
individual enantiomer, diastereomer or geometric isomer, or may be
in the form of a mixture of stereoisomers. In certain embodiments,
the compounds of the invention are enantiopure compounds. In
certain other embodiments, mixtures of stereoisomers or
diastereomers are provided.
[0137] Furthermore, certain compounds, as described herein may have
one or more double bonds that can exist as either the Z or E
isomer, unless otherwise indicated. The invention additionally
encompasses the compounds as individual isomers substantially free
of other isomers and alternatively, as mixtures of various isomers,
e.g., racemic mixtures of stereoisomers. In addition to the
above-mentioned compounds per se, this invention also encompasses
pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of these compounds and
compositions comprising one or more compounds of the invention and
one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients or
additives.
[0138] Compounds of the invention may be prepared by
crystallization of compounds of formulas (I)-(IV) under different
conditions and may exist as one or a combination of polymorphs of
compounds of general formulas (I)-(IV) forming part of this
invention. For example, different polymorphs may be identified
and/or prepared using different solvents, or different mixtures of
solvents for recrystallization; by performing crystallizations at
different temperatures; or by using various modes of cooling,
ranging from very fast to very slow cooling during
crystallizations. Polymorphs may also be obtained by heating or
melting the compound, followed by gradual or fast cooling. The
presence of polymorphs may be determined by solid probe NMR
spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry,
powder X-ray diffractogram and/or other techniques. Thus, the
present invention encompasses inventive compounds, their
derivatives, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their
polymorphs, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts their
pharmaceutically acceptable solvates and pharmaceutically
acceptable compositions containing them.
[0139] As discussed above, this invention provides novel compounds
with a range of biological properties. Preferred compounds of this
invention have biological activities relevant for the treatment of
diseases, conditions or disorders where decrease in PARP activity
would be beneficial.
[0140] Additionally, the present invention provides
pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of the inventive compounds,
and methods of treating a subject using these compounds,
pharmaceutical compositions thereof, or either of these in
combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents. Certain
compounds of the present invention are described in more detail
below. For purposes of this invention, the chemical elements are
identified in accordance with the Periodic-Table of the Elements,
CAS version, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 75.sup.th Ed.,
inside cover, and specific functional groups are generally defined
as described therein. Additionally, general principles of organic
chemistry, as well as specific functional moieties and reactivity,
are described in "Organic Chemistry", Thomas Sorrell, University
Science Books, Sausalito: 1999, the entire contents of which are
incorporated herein by reference. Furthermore, it will be
appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that the synthetic
methods, as described herein, utilize a variety of protecting
groups. It will be appreciated that the compounds, as described
herein, may be substituted with any number of substituents or
functional moieties.
[0141] It will also be appreciated that certain of the compounds of
present invention can exist in free form for treatment, or where
appropriate, as a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof.
According to the present invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable
derivative includes, but is not limited to, pharmaceutically
acceptable salts, esters, salts of such esters, or a prodrug or
other adduct or derivative of a compound of this invention which
upon administration to a patient in need is capable of providing,
directly or indirectly, a compound as otherwise described herein,
or a metabolite or residue thereof.
[0142] Pharmaceutical Compositions
[0143] Accordingly, in another aspect of the present invention,
pharmaceutical compositions are provided, which comprise any one or
more of the compounds described herein (or a prodrug,
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or other pharmaceutically
acceptable derivative thereof), and optionally comprise a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In certain embodiments, these
compositions optionally further comprise one or more additional
therapeutic agents. Alternatively, a compound of this invention may
be administered to a patient in need thereof in combination with
the administration of one or more other therapeutic agents. For
example, additional therapeutic agents for conjoint administration
or inclusion in a pharmaceutical composition with a compound of
this invention may be an approved agent to treat the same or
related indication, or it may be any one of a number of agents
undergoing approval in the Food and Drug Administration that
ultimately obtain approval for the treatment of any disorder
related to PARP activity. It will also be appreciated that certain
of the compounds of present invention can exist in free form for
treatment, or where appropriate, as a pharmaceutically acceptable
derivative thereof. According to the present invention, a
pharmaceutically acceptable derivative includes, but is not limited
to, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, salts of such
esters, or a pro-drug or other adduct or derivative of a compound
of this invention which upon administration to a patient in need is
capable of providing, directly or indirectly, a compound as
otherwise described herein, or a metabolite or residue thereof.
[0144] In one aspect, the invention is directed to compositions
including pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one
compound of Formulas (I)-(IV).
[0145] As used herein, the term "pharmaceutically acceptable salt"
refers to those salts which are, within the scope of sound medical
judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of humans
and lower animals without undue toxicity, irritation, allergic
response and the like, and are commensurate with a reasonable
benefit/risk ratio. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of amines,
carboxylic acids, and other types of compounds, are well known in
the art. For example, S. M. Berge, et al., describe
pharmaceutically acceptable salts in detail in J. Pharmaceutical
Sciences, 66: 1-19 (1977), incorporated herein by reference. The
salts can be prepared in situ during the final isolation and
purification of the compounds of the invention, or separately by
reacting a free base or free acid function with a suitable reagent,
as described generally below. For example, a free base function can
be reacted with a suitable acid. Furthermore, where the compounds
of the invention carry an acidic moiety, suitable pharmaceutically
acceptable salts thereof may, include metal salts such as alkali
metal salts, e.g. sodium or potassium salts; and alkaline earth
metal salts, e.g. calcium or magnesium salts. Examples of
pharmaceutically acceptable, nontoxic acid addition salts are salts
of an amino group formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric
acid, hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and
perchloric acid or with organic acids such as acetic acid, oxalic
acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid or
malonic acid or by using other methods used in the art such as ion
exchange. Other pharmaceutically acceptable salts include adipate,
alginate, ascorbate, aspartate, benzenesulfonate, benzoate,
bisulfate, borate, butyrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, citrate,
cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dodecylsulfate,
ethanesulfonate, formate, fumarate, glucoheptonate,
glycerophosphate, gluconate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate,
hydroiodide, 2-hydroxy-ethanesulfonate, lactobionate, lactate,
laurate, lauryl sulfate, malate, maleate, malonate,
methanesulfonate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, nitrate,
oleate, oxalate, palmitate, pamoate, pectinate, persulfate,
3-phenylpropionate, phosphate, picrate, pivalate, propionate,
stearate, succinate, sulfate, tartrate, thiocyanate,
p-toluenesulfonate, undecanoate, valerate salts, and the like.
Representative alkali or alkaline earth metal salts include sodium,
lithium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and the like. Further
pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, when appropriate,
nontoxic ammonium, quaternary ammonium, and amine cations formed
using counterions such as halide, hydroxide, carboxylate, sulfate,
phosphate, nitrate, lower alkyl sulfonate and aryl sulfonate.
[0146] Additionally, as used herein, the term "pharmaceutically
acceptable ester" refers to esters that hydrolyze in vivo and
include those that break down readily in the human body to leave
the parent compound or a salt thereof. Suitable ester groups
include, for example, those derived from pharmaceutically
acceptable aliphatic carboxylic acids, particularly alkanoic,
alkenoic, cycloalkanoic and alkanedioic acids, in which each alkyl
or alkenyl moiety advantageously has not more than 6 carbon atoms.
Examples of particular esters include formates, acetates,
propionates, butyrates, acrylates and ethylsuccinates.
[0147] Furthermore, the term "pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs"
as used herein refers to those prodrugs of the compounds of the
present invention which are, within the scope of sound medical
judgment, suitable for use in contact with the issues of humans and
lower animals with undue toxicity, irritation, allergic response,
and the like, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio,
and effective for their intended use, as well as the zwitterionic
forms, where possible, of the compounds of the invention. The term
"prodrug" refers to compounds that are rapidly transformed in vivo
to yield the parent compound of the above formula, for example by
hydrolysis in blood, or N-demethylation of a compound of the
invention. A thorough discussion is provided in T. Higuchi and V.
Stella, Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems, Vol. 14 of the A.C.S.
Symposium Series, and in Edward B. Roche, ed., Bioreversible
Carriers in Drug Design, American Pharmaceutical Association and
Pergamon Press, 1987, both of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
[0148] As described above, the pharmaceutical compositions of the
present invention additionally comprise a pharmaceutically
acceptable carrier, which, as used herein, includes any and all
solvents, diluents, or other liquid vehicle, dispersion or
suspension aids, surface active agents, isotonic agents, thickening
or emulsifying agents, preservatives, solid binders, lubricants and
the like, as suited to the particular dosage form desired.
Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sixteenth Edition, E. W.
Martin (Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 1980) discloses various
carriers used in formulating pharmaceutical compositions and known
techniques for the preparation thereof. Except insofar as any
conventional carrier medium is incompatible with the compounds of
the invention, such as by producing any undesirable biological
effect or otherwise interacting in a deleterious manner with any
other component(s) of the pharmaceutical composition, its use is
contemplated to be within the scope of this invention. Some
examples of materials which can serve as pharmaceutically
acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to, sugars such as
lactose, glucose and sucrose; starches such as corn starch and
potato starch; cellulose and its derivatives such as sodium
carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate;
powdered tragacanth; malt; gelatine; talc; excipients such as cocoa
butter and suppository waxes; oils such as peanut oil, cottonseed
oil; safflower oil, sesame oil; olive oil; corn oil and soybean
oil; glycols; such as propylene glycol; esters such as ethyl oleate
and ethyl laurate; agar; buffering agents such as magnesium
hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide; alginic acid; pyrogenfree water;
isotonic saline; Ringer's solution; ethyl alcohol, and phosphate
buffer solutions, as well as other non-toxic compatible lubricants
such as sodium lauryl sulfate and magnesium stearate, as well as
coloring agents, releasing agents, coating agents, sweetening,
flavoring and perfuming agents, preservatives and antioxidants can
also be present in the composition, according to the judgment of
the formulator.
[0149] Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include, but are
not limited to, pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions,
microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups and elixirs. In
addition to the active compounds, the liquid dosage forms may
contain inert diluents commonly used in the art such as, for
example, water or other solvents, solubilizing agents and
emulsifiers such as ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl
carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate,
propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, dimethylformamide, oils (in
particular, cottonseed, groundnut (peanut), corn, germ, olive,
castor, and sesame oils), glycerol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol,
polyethylene glycols and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and
mixtures thereof. Besides inert diluents, the oral compositions can
also include adjuvants such as wetting agents, emulsifying and
suspending agents, sweetening, flavoring, and perfuming agents.
[0150] Injectable preparations, for example, sterile injectable
aqueous or oleaginous suspensions may be formulated according to
the known art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and
suspending agents. The sterile injectable preparation may also be a
sterile injectable solution, suspension or emulsion in a nontoxic
parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example, as a
solution in 1,3-butanediol. Among the acceptable vehicles and
solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution, U.S.P.
and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition, sterile, fixed
oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium.
For this purpose any bland fixed oil can be employed including
synthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition, fatty acids such as
oleic acid are used in the preparation of injectables.
[0151] The injectable formulations can be sterilized, for example,
by filtration through a bacterial-retaining filter, or by
incorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solid
compositions which can be dissolved or dispersed in sterile water
or other sterile injectable medium prior to use.
[0152] In order to prolong the effect of a drug, it is often
desirable to slow the absorption of the drug from subcutaneous or
intramuscular injection. This may be accomplished by the use of a
liquid suspension or crystalline or amorphous material with poor
water solubility. The rate of absorption of the drug then depends
upon its rate of dissolution that, in turn, may depend upon crystal
size and crystalline form. Alternatively, delayed absorption of a
parenterally administered drug form is accomplished by dissolving
or suspending the drug in an oil vehicle. Injectable depot forms
are made by forming microencapsule matrices of the drug in
biodegradable polymers such as polylactide-polyglycolide. Depending
upon the ratio of drug to polymer and the nature of the particular
polymer employed, the rate of drug release can be controlled.
Examples of other biodegradable polymers include poly(orthoesters)
and poly(anhydrides). Depot injectable formulations are also
prepared by entrapping the drug in liposomes or microemulsions
which are compatible with body tissues.
[0153] Compositions for rectal or vaginal administration are
preferably suppositories which can be prepared by mixing the
compounds of this invention with suitable non-irritating excipients
or carriers such as cocoa butter, polyethylene glycol or a
suppository wax which are solid at ambient temperature but liquid
at body temperature and therefore melt in the rectum or vaginal
cavity and release the active compound.
[0154] Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules,
tablets, pills, powders, and granules. In such solid dosage forms,
the active compound is mixed with at least one inert,
pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier such as sodium
citrate or dicalcium phosphate and/or a) fillers or extenders such
as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and silicic acid,
b) binders such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates,
gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidinone, sucrose, and acacia, c) humectants
such as glycerol, d) disintegrating agents such as agar-agar,
calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain
silicates, and sodium carbonate, e) solution retarding agents such
as paraffin, f) absorption accelerators such as quaternary ammonium
compounds, g) wetting agents such as, for example, cetyl alcohol
and glycerol monostearate, h) absorbents such as kaolin and
bentonite clay, and i) lubricants such as talc, calcium stearate,
magnesium stearate, solid polyethylene glycols, sodium lauryl
sulfate, and mixtures thereof. In the case of capsules, tablets and
pills, the dosage form may also comprise buffering agents.
[0155] Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as
fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such
excipients as lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular
weight polyethylene glycols and the like. The solid dosage forms of
tablets, dragees, capsules, pills, and granules can be prepared
with coatings and shells such as enteric coatings and other
coatings well known in the pharmaceutical formulating art. They may
optionally contain opacifying agents and can also be of a
composition that they release the active ingredient(s) only, or
preferentially, in a certain part of the intestinal tract,
optionally, in a delayed manner. Examples of embedding compositions
that can be used include polymeric substances and waxes. Solid
compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in
soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such excipients as
lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular weight polethylene
glycols and the like.
[0156] The active compounds can also be in micro-encapsulated form
with one or more excipients as noted above. The solid dosage forms
of tablets, dragees, capsules, pills, and granules can be prepared
with coatings and shells such as enteric coatings, release
controlling coatings and other coatings well known in the
pharmaceutical formulating art. In such solid dosage forms the
active compound may be admixed with at least one inert diluent such
as sucrose, lactose and starch. Such dosage forms may also
comprise, as in normal practice, additional substances other than
inert diluents, e.g., tableting lubricants and other tableting aids
such as magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. In the
case of capsules, tablets and pills, the dosage forms may also
comprise buffering agents. They may optionally contain opacifying
agents and can also be of a composition that they release the
active ingredient(s) only, or preferentially, in a certain part of
the intestinal tract, optionally, in a delayed manner. Examples of
embedding compositions that can be used include polymeric
substances and waxes.
[0157] The present invention encompasses pharmaceutically
acceptable topical formulations of inventive compounds. The term
"pharmaceutically acceptable topical formulation", as used herein,
means any formulation that is pharmaceutically acceptable for
intradermal administration of a compound of the invention by
application of the formulation to the epidermis. In certain
embodiments of the invention, the topical formulation comprises a
carrier system. Pharmaceutically effective carriers include, but
are not limited to, solvents (e.g., alcohols, poly alcohols,
water), creams, lotions, ointments, oils, plasters, liposomes,
powders, emulsions, microemulsions, and buffered solutions (e.g.,
hypotonic or buffered saline) or any other carrier known in the art
for topically administering pharmaceuticals. A more complete
listing of art-known carriers is provided by reference texts that
are standard in the art, for example, Remington's Pharmaceutical
Sciences, 16th Edition, 1980 and 17th Edition, 1985, both published
by Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa., the disclosures of which
are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. In
certain other embodiments, the topical formulations of the
invention may comprise excipients. Any pharmaceutically acceptable
excipient known in the art may be used to prepare the inventive
pharmaceutically acceptable topical formulations. Examples of
excipients that can be included in the topical formulations of the
invention include, but are not limited to, preservatives,
antioxidants, moisturizers, emollients, buffering agents,
solubilizing agents, other penetration agents, skin protectants,
surfactants, and propellants, and/or additional therapeutic agents
used in combination to the inventive compound. Suitable
preservatives include, but are not limited to, alcohols, quaternary
amines, organic acids, parabens, and phenols. Suitable antioxidants
include, but are not limited to, ascorbic acid and its esters,
sodium bisulfite, butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated
hydroxyanisole, tocopherols, and chelating agents like EDTA and
citric acid. Suitable moisturizers include, but are not limited to,
glycerine, sorbitol, polyethylene glycols, urea, and propylene
glycol. Suitable buffering agents for use with the invention
include, but are not limited to, citric, hydrochloric, and lactic
acid buffers. Suitable solubilizing agents include, but are not
limited to, quaternary ammonium chlorides, cyclodextrins, benzyl
benzoate, lecithin, and polysorbates. Suitable skin protectants
that can be used in the topical formulations of the invention
include, but are not limited to, vitamin E oil, allatoin,
dimethicone, glycerin, petrolatum, and zinc oxide.
[0158] In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptable
topical formulations of the invention comprise at least a compound
of the invention and a penetration-enhancing agent. The choice of
topical formulation will depend or several factors, including the
condition to be treated, the physicochemical characteristics of the
inventive compound and other excipients present, their stability in
the formulation, available manufacturing equipment, and costs
constraints. As used herein the term "penetration enhancing agent"
means an agent capable of transporting a pharmacologically active
compound through the stratum corneum and into the epidermis or
dermis, preferably, with little or no systemic absorption. A wide
variety of compounds have been evaluated as to their effectiveness
in enhancing the rate of penetration of drugs through the skin.
See, for example, Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers, Maibach H. I.
and Smith H. E. (eds.), CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla. (1995),
which surveys the use and testing of various skin penetration
enhancers, and Buyuktimkin et al., Chemical Means of Transdermal
Drug Permeation Enhancement in Transdermal and Topical Drug
Delivery Systems, Gosh T. K., Pfister W. R., Yum S. I. (Eds.),
Interpharm Press Inc., Buffalo Grove, Ill. (1997). In certain
exemplary embodiments, penetration agents for use with the
invention include, but are not limited to, triglycerides (e.g.,
soybean oil), aloe compositions (e.g., aloe-vera gel), ethyl
alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, octolyphenylpolyethylene glycol, oleic
acid, polyethylene glycol 400, propylene glycol,
N-decylmethylsulfoxide, fatty acid esters (e.g., isopropyl
myristate, methyl laurate, glycerol monooleate, and propylene
glycol monooleate) and N-methylpyrrolidone.
[0159] In certain embodiments, the compositions may be in the form
of ointments, pastes, creams, lotions, gels, powders, solutions,
sprays, inhalants or patches. In certain exemplary embodiments,
formulations of the compositions according to the invention are
creams, which may further contain saturated or unsaturated fatty
acids such as stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid,
palmito-oleic acid, cetyl or oleyl alcohols, stearic acid being
particularly preferred. Creams of the invention may also contain a
non-ionic surfactant, for example, polyoxy-40-stearate. In certain
embodiments, the active component is admixed under sterile
conditions with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and any
needed preservatives or buffers as may be required. Ophthalmic
formulation, eardrops, and eye drops are also contemplated as being
within the scope of this invention. Formulations for intraocular
administration are also included. Additionally, the present
invention contemplates the use of transdermal patches, which have
the added advantage of providing controlled delivery of a compound
to the body. Such dosage forms are made by dissolving or dispensing
the compound in the proper medium. As discussed above, penetration
enhancing agents can also be used to increase the flux of the
compound across the skin. The rate can be controlled by either
providing a rate controlling membrane or by dispersing the compound
in a polymer matrix or gel.
[0160] It will also be appreciated that the compounds and
pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention can be
formulated and employed in combination therapies, that is, the
compounds and pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated with or
administered concurrently with, prior to, or subsequent to, one or
more other desired therapeutics or medical procedures. The
particular combination of therapies (therapeutics or procedures) to
employ in a combination regimen will take into account
compatibility of the desired therapeutics and/or procedures and the
desired therapeutic effect to be achieved. It will also be
appreciated that the therapies employed may achieve a desired
effect for the same disorder (for example, an inventive compound
may be administered concurrently with an anti-inflammatory agent),
or they may achieve different effects (e.g., control of any adverse
effects). In non-limiting examples, one or more compounds of the
invention may be formulated with at least one cytokine, growth
factor or other biological, such as an interferon, e.g., alpha
interferon, or with at least another small molecule compound.
Non-limiting examples of pharmaceutical agents that may be combined
therapeutically with compounds of the invention include: antivirals
and antifibrotics such as interferon alpha, combination of
interferon alpha and ribavirin, Lamivudine, Adefovir dipivoxil and
interferon gamma; anticoagulants such as heparin and warfarin;
antiplatelets e.g., aspirin, ticlopidine and clopidogrel; other
growth factors involved in regeneration, e.g., VEGF and FGF and
mimetics of these growth factors; antiapoptotic agents; and
motility and morphogenic agents.
[0161] In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositions of
the present invention further comprise one or more additional
therapeutically active ingredients (e.g., anti-inflammatory and/or
palliative). For purposes of the invention, the term "Palliative"
refers to treatment that is focused on the relief of symptoms of a
disease and/or side effects of a therapeutic regimen, but is not
curative. For example, palliative treatment encompasses
painkillers, antinausea medications and anti-sickness drugs.
3) Clinical Uses, Pharmaceutical Uses and Methods of Treatment
Clinical Uses of the Compounds of the Invention
[0162] As described herein, the invention provides methods for the
use of any of the compounds disclosed herein for treating or
lessening the severity of a disease, disorder or condition
associated with PARD activity, and where inhibition of such
activity is beneficial for the treatment, lessening the severity of
or preventing the occurrence or relapse thereof. Such diseases,
disorders and conditions include, but are not limited to, muscular
dystrophy, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury, pancreatitis,
cerebral infarction, ischemic heart disease, damaged and/or
ischemic organs, transplants or grafts; ischemia/reperfusion
injury; stroke, traumatic head injury, spinal cord injury, and
other cerebrovascular diseases; myocardial ischemia;
atherosclerosis; peripheral vascular disease; other cardiovascular
diseases; diabetes; renal failure; multiple sclerosis; and
neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinsonism and Alzheimer
disease. In certain exemplary embodiments, the method is for the
treatment of wounds for acceleration of healing; amelioration of
ischemia/reperfusion injury in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, or
other tissues or organs; normalization of myocardial perfusion as a
consequence of chronic cardiac ischemia or myocardial infarction;
renal failure secondary to chronic diabetes and/or hypertension;
and/or diabetes mellitus. Use of the compound is also provided for
prophylaxis or preventing the occurrence of the diseases in
subjects, and in particular subjects susceptible to of exhibiting
risk factors for, the aforementioned diseases and conditions.
[0163] Furthermore, compounds embodied herein are also useful for
the treatment of various dysproliferative diseases including but
not limited to dysproliferative diseases such as cancer, as well as
inflammatory disease in particular where inflammation, especially
chronic inflammation, leads to inappropriate vascularization.
Examples of cancers, tumors, malignancies, neoplasms, and other
dysproliferative diseases that can be treated according to the
invention include leukemias, such as myeloid and lymphocytic
leukemias, lymphomas, myeloproliferative diseases, and solid
tumors, such as but not limited to sarcomas and carcinomas such as
fibrosarcoma, myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteogenic
sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma,
lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma,
mesothelioma, Ewing's tumor, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma,
colon carcinoma, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer,
prostate cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma,
adenocarcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma,
papillary carcinoma, papillary adenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma,
medullary carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma,
hepatoma, bile duct carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonal
carcinoma, Wilms' tumor, cervical cancer, testicular tumor, lung
carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, epithelial
carcinoma, glioma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma,
ependymoma, pinealoma, hemangioblastoma, acoustic neuroma,
oligodendroglioma, meningioma, melanoma, neuroblastoma, and
retinoblastoma. In preferred but non-limiting embodiments, brain
tumors, including glioma, and pancreatic cancers are amenable to
treatment by the compounds of the present invention.
[0164] The invention also provides methods for the use of any of
the compounds disclosed herein for use as adjuvant therapy with
DNA-damaging chemotherapeutics for treatment of various forms of
cancer including but not limited melanoma, breast, ovarian and
glioblastoma and in treatment of HIV infection. Use of the compound
is also provided for prophylaxis or preventing the occurrence of
the diseases in subjects, and in particular subjects susceptible to
of exhibiting risk factors for, the aforementioned diseases and
conditions.
[0165] The invention also provides methods for the use of any of
the compounds disclosed herein for use as adjuvant therapy with
DNA-damaging chemotherapeutics for treatment of various forms of
cancer including but not limited melanoma, breast, ovarian and
glioblastoma and in treatment of HIV infection. Use of the compound
is also provided for prophylaxis or preventing the occurrence of
the diseases in subjects, and in particular subjects susceptible to
of exhibiting risk factors for, the aforementioned diseases and
conditions.
[0166] Examples of inflammatory diseases toward which compounds of
the invention have benefit include rheumatoid arthritis,
atherosclerosis, and neovascularization in the eye as a consequence
of diabetic retinopathy. Compounds embodied herein are also useful
for potentiating the activity of compounds for the treatment of the
aforementioned diseases, in particular chemotherapeutic agents.
[0167] The present invention is also directed to treatment of
non-malignant tumors and other disorders involving inappropriate
cell or tissue growth by administering a therapeutically effective
amount of an agent of the invention. For example, the invention is
useful for the treatment of arteriovenous (AV) malformations,
particularly in intracranial sites. The invention can also be used
to treat psoriasis, a dermatologic condition that is characterized
by inflammation and vascular proliferation; benign prostatic
hypertrophy, a condition associated with inflammation and possibly
vascular proliferation; and cutaneous fungal infections. Treatment
of other hyperproliferative disorders is also embraced herein. The
agents may also be used topically to remove warts, birthmarks,
moles, nevi, skin tags, lipomas, angiomas including hemangiomas,
and other cutaneous lesions for cosmetic or other purposes.
[0168] In another embodiment, a method is provided that comprises
the step of administering to a subject suffering from a disease or
condition associated with PARP activity an effective amount of a
compound of any one of formulas (I)-(IV) or a composition thereof;
wherein the compound is characterized by its ability to inhibit
PARP activity. In a further embodiment, the disease or condition
can be muscular dystrophy, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury,
cerebral infarction, ischemic heart disease, damaged and/or
ischemic organs, transplants or grafts; ischemia/reperfusion
injury; stroke, traumatic head injury, spinal cord injury, and
other cerebrovascular diseases; myocardial ischemia;
atherosclerosis; peripheral vascular disease; other cardiovascular
diseases; diabetes; renal failure; multiple sclerosis; and
neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinsonism and Alzheimer
disease. In certain exemplary embodiments, the method is for the
treatment of wounds for acceleration of healing; amelioration of
ischemia/reperfusion injury in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, or
other tissues or organs; normalization of myocardial perfusion as a
consequence of chronic cardiac ischemia or myocardial infarction;
renal failure secondary to chronic diabetes and/or hypertension;
and/or diabetes mellitus. In other embodiments the disease or
condition is a dysproliferative disease such as cancer. In another
embodiment the disease is an inflammatory disease. In another
embodiment, the compound inhibits PARP with an in vitro IC.sub.50
of about 1 to about 5 micromolar. In another embodiment, the
compound inhibits PARP with an in vitro IC.sub.50 of about 0.1 to
about 1 micromolar. In another embodiment, the compound inhibits
PARP with an in vitro IC.sub.50 of about 0.001 to about 0.1
micromolar. In another embodiment, the compound inhibits PARP with
an in vitro IC.sub.50 of more than about 0.001 micromolar. In
another embodiment, the compound inhibits PARP with an in vitro
IC.sub.50 of less than about 0.001 micromolar.
[0169] Exemplary Assays
[0170] Efficacy of the compounds of the invention on the
aforementioned disorders and diseases or the potential to be of
benefit for the prophylaxis or treatment thereof may be
demonstrated in various studies, ranging from biochemical effects
evaluated in vitro and effects on cells in culture, to in-vivo
models of disease, wherein direct clinical manifestations of the
disease can be observed and measured, or wherein early structural
and/or functional events occur that are established to be involved
in the initiation or progression of the disease. The positive
effects of the compounds of the invention have been demonstrated in
a variety of such assays and models, for a number of diseases and
disorders. One skilled in the art can readily determine following
the guidance described herein that a compound of the invention is
an inhibitor of PARP.
[0171] As detailed in the exemplification herein, in assays to
determine the ability of compounds to inhibit PARP and protect
against apoptosis and necrosis among the other beneficial
activities thereof, certain inventive compounds exhibited ED.sub.50
values .ltoreq.50 .mu.M. In certain other embodiments, inventive
compounds exhibit ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.40 .mu.M. In certain
other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit ED.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.30 .mu.M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds
exhibit ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.20 .mu.M. In certain other
embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit ED.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.10 .mu.M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds
exhibit ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.7.5 .mu.M. In certain embodiments,
inventive compounds exhibit ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.5 .mu.M. In
certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit ED.sub.50
values .ltoreq.2.5 .mu.M. In certain embodiments, inventive
compounds exhibit ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.1 .mu.M. In certain
other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit ED.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.750 nM. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds
exhibit ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.500 nM. In certain other
embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit ED.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.250 nM. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds
exhibit ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.100 nM. In other embodiments,
exemplary compounds exhibited ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.75 nM. In
other embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited ED.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.50 nM. In other embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited
ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.40 nM. In other embodiments, exemplary
compounds exhibited ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.30 nM. In other
embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited ED.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.20 nM. In other embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited
ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.10 nM. In other embodiments, exemplary
compounds exhibited ED.sub.50 values .ltoreq.5 nM. In other
embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited ED.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.1 nM.
[0172] Furthermore, in assays to determine the ability of compounds
to inhibit PARP, some inventive compounds exhibited IC.sub.50
values >5 .mu.M. In certain other embodiments, inventive
compounds exhibit IC.sub.50 values .ltoreq.5 .mu.M. In certain
other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.1 .mu.M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds
exhibit IC.sub.50 values .ltoreq.0.3 .mu.M. In certain other
embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.0.1 .mu.M. In certain other embodiments, inventive
compounds exhibit IC.sub.50 values .ltoreq.0.03 .mu.M. In certain
embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.0.01 .mu.M. In certain other embodiments, inventive
compounds exhibit IC.sub.50 values .ltoreq.0.003 .mu.M. In certain
embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC.sub.50 values
.ltoreq.0.001 .mu.M.
Pharmaceutical Uses and Methods of Treatment
[0173] Methods are provided herein for the treatment any disorder
wherein inhibition of PARP activity is desirable, comprising
administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of
the invention as described herein, to a subject in need thereof. In
certain embodiments, a method for the treatment disorders related
to these activities is provided comprising administering a
therapeutically effective amount of an inventive compound, or a
pharmaceutical composition comprising an inventive compound to a
subject in need thereof, in such amounts and for such time as is
necessary to achieve the desired result.
[0174] In certain embodiments, the method involves the
administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the
compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof to a
subject (including, but not limited to a human or animal) in need
of it. Subjects for which the benefits of the compounds of the
invention are intended for administration include, in addition to
humans, livestock, domesticated, zoo and companion animals.
[0175] As discussed above this invention provides novel compounds
that have the beneficial activities described herein. In certain
embodiments, the inventive compounds are useful for the treatment
of renal ischemia and ischemia of other organs. In other
embodiments, compounds embodied herein are useful for the treatment
of cancer and other dysproliferative diseases and disorders.
[0176] It will be appreciated that the compounds and compositions,
according to the method of the present invention, may be
administered using any amount and any route of administration
effective for the treatment of the conditions or diseases in which
inhibiting PARP has a therapeutically useful role. Thus, the
expression "effective amount" as used herein, refers to a
sufficient amount of agent to exhibit this activity and to exhibit
a therapeutic effect. The exact amount required will vary from
subject to subject, depending on the species, age, and general
condition of the subject, the severity of the disease, the
particular therapeutic agent, its mode and/or route of
administration, and the like. The compounds of the invention are
preferably formulated in dosage unit form for ease of
administration and uniformity of dosage. The expression "dosage
unit form" as used herein refers to a physically discrete unit of
therapeutic agent appropriate for the patient to be treated. It
will be understood, however, that the total daily usage of the
compounds and compositions of the present invention will be decided
by the attending physician within the scope of sound medical
judgment. The specific therapeutically effective dose level for any
particular patient or organism will depend upon a variety of
factors including the disorder being treated and the severity of
the disorder; the activity of the specific compound employed; the
specific composition employed; the age, body weight, general
health, sex and diet of the patient; the time of administration,
route of administration, and rate of excretion of the specific
compound employed; the duration of the treatment; drugs used in
combination or coincidental with the specific compound employed;
and like factors well known in the medical arts. Furthermore, after
formulation with an appropriate pharmaceutically acceptable carrier
in a desired dosage, the pharmaceutical compositions of this
invention can be administered to humans and other animals orally,
rectally, parenterally, intracisternally, intravaginally,
intraperitoneally, subcutaneously, intradermally, intra-ocularly,
topically (as by powders, ointments, or drops), buccally, as an
oral or nasal spray, or the like, depending on the severity of the
disease or disorder being treated. In certain embodiments, the
compounds of the invention may be administered at dosage levels of
about 0.001 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, preferably from about 0.1
mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg for parenteral administration, or
preferably from about 1 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, more preferably
from about 10 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg for oral administration, of
subject body weight per day, one or more times a day, to obtain the
desired therapeutic effect. It will also be appreciated that
dosages smaller than 0.001 mg/kg or greater than 50 mg/kg (for
example 50-100 mg/kg) can be administered to a subject. In certain
embodiments, compounds are administered orally or parenterally.
[0177] Moreover, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more
compounds of the invention may also contain other compounds or
agents for which co-administration with the compound(s) of the
invention is therapeutically advantageous. As noted above, embodied
compounds potentiate the chemotherapeutic activity of anticancer
agents. As many pharmaceutical agents are used in the treatment of
the diseases and disorders for which the compounds of the invention
are also beneficial, any may be formulated together for
administration. Synergistic formulations are also embraced herein,
where the combination of at least one compound of the invention and
at least one other compounds act more beneficially than when each
is given alone. Non-limiting examples of pharmaceutical agents that
may be combined therapeutically with compounds of the invention
include anticancer agents such as, aldesleukin (PROLEUKIN);
alemtuzumab (CAMPATH); alitretinoin (PANRETIN); allopurinol
(ZYLOPRIM); altretamine (HEXALEN); amifostine (ETHYOL); anastrozole
(ARIMIDEX); arsenic trioxide (TRISENOX); asparaginase (ELSPAR); BCG
Live (TICE BCG); bexarotene capsules or gel (TARGRETIN); bleomycin
(BLENOXANE); busulfan intravenous (BUSULFEX); busulfan oral
(MYLERAN); calusterone (METHOSARB); capecitabine (XELODA);
carboplatin (PARAPLATIN); carmustine (BCNU, BICNU); carmustine with
Polifeprosan 20 Implant (GLIADEL WAFER); celecoxib (CELEBREX);
chlorambucil (LEUKERAN); cisplatin (PLATINOL); cladribine
(LEUSTATIN, 2-CDA); cyclophosphamide (CYTOXAN, NEOSAR); cytarabine
(CYTOSAR-U); cytarabine liposomal (DEPOCYT); dacarbazine
(DTIC-DOME); dactinomycin, actinomycin D (COSMEGEN); darbepoetin
alfa (ARANESP); daunorubicin liposomal (DANUOXOME); daunorubicin,
daunomycin (DAUNORUBICIN or CERUBIDINE); denileukin diftitox
(ONTAK); dexrazoxane (ZINECARD); docetaxel (TAXOTERE); doxorubicin
(ADRIAMYCIN, RUBEX); doxorubicin liposomal (DOXIL); dromostanolone
propionate (DROMOSTANOLONE or MASTERONE INJECTION); Elliott's B
solution (ELLIOTT'S B SOLUTION); epirubicin (ELLENCE); Epoetin alfa
(EPOGEN); estramustine (EMCYT); etoposide phosphate (ETOPOPHOS);
etoposide, VP-16 (VEPESID); exemestane (AROMASIN); filgrastim
(NEUPOGEN); floxuridine (intraarterial) (FUDR); fludarabine
(FLUDARA); fluorouracil, 5-FU (ADRUCIL); fulvestrant (FASLODEX);
gemcitabine (GEMZAR); gemtuzumab ozogamicin (MYLOTARG); goserelin
acetate (ZOLADEX); hydroxyurea (HYDREA); ibritumomab Tiuxetan
(ZEVALIN); idarubicin (IDAMYCIN); ifosfamide (IFEX); interferon
alfa-2a (ROFERON-A or INTRON A); irinotecan (CAMPTOSAR); letrozole
(FEMARA); leucovorin (WELLCOVORIN or LEUCOVORIN); levamisole
(ERGAMISOL); lomustine, CCNU (CEEBU); meclorethamine, nitrogen
mustard (MUSTARGEN); megestrol acetate (MEGACE); melphalan, L-PAM
(ALKERAN); mercaptopurine, 6-MP (PURINETHOL); mesna (MESNEX);
methotrexate (METHOTREXATE); methoxsalen (UVADEX); mitomycin C
(MUTAMYCIN or MITOZYTREX); mitotane (LYSODREN); mitoxantrone
(NOVANTRONE); nandrolone phenpropionate (DURABOLIN-50); nofetumomab
(VERLUMA); oprelvekin (NEUMEGA); oxaliplatin (ELOXATIN); paclitaxel
(PAXENE or TAXOL); pamidronate (AREDIA); pegademase (ADAGEN;
PEGADEMASE BOVINE); pegaspargase (ONCASPAR); pegfilgrastim
(NEULASTA); pentostatin (NIPENT); pipobroman (VERCYTE); plicamycin,
mithramycin (MITHRACIN); porfimer sodium (PHOTOFRIN); procarbazine
(MATULANE); quinacrine (ATABRINE); rasburicase (ELITEK); rituximab
(RITUXAN); sargramostim (PROKINE); streptozocin (ZANOSAR); talc
(SCLEROSOL); tamoxifen (NOLVADEX); temozolomide (TEMODAR);
teniposide, VM-26 (VUMON); testolactone (TESLAC); thioguanine, 6-TG
(THIOGUANINE); thiotepa (THIOPLEX); topotecan (HYCAMTIN);
toremifene (FARESTON); tositumomab (BEXXAR); trastuzumab
(HERCEPTIN); tretinoin, ATRA (VESANOID); uracil mustard (URACIL
MUSTARD CAPSULES); valrubicin (VALSTAR); vinblastine (VELBAN);
vincristine (ONCOVIN); vinorelbine (NAVELBINE); and zoledronate
(ZOMETA).
Treatment Kit
[0178] In other embodiments, the present invention relates to a kit
for conveniently and effectively carrying out the methods in
accordance with the present invention. In general, the
pharmaceutical pack or kit comprises one or more containers filled
with one or more of the ingredients of the pharmaceutical
compositions of the invention. Such kits are especially suited for
the delivery of solid oral forms such as tablets or capsules. Such
a kit preferably includes a number of unit dosages, and may also
include a card having the dosages oriented in the order of their
intended use. If desired, a memory aid can be provided, for example
in the form of numbers, letters, or other markings or with a
calendar insert, designating the days in the treatment schedule in
which the dosages can be administered. Alternatively, placebo
dosages, or calcium dietary supplements, either in a form similar
to or distinct from the dosages of the pharmaceutical compositions,
can be included to provide a kit in which a dosage is taken every
day. Optionally associated with such container(s) can be a notice
in the form prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the
manufacture, use or sale of pharmaceutical products, which notice
reflects approval by the agency of manufacture, use or sale for
human administration.
Equivalents
[0179] The representative examples that follow are intended to help
illustrate the invention, and are not intended to, nor should they
be construed to, limit the scope of the invention. Indeed, various
modifications of the invention and many further embodiments
thereof, in addition to those shown and described herein, will
become apparent to those skilled in the art from the full contents
of this document, including the examples which follow and the
references to the scientific and patent literature cited herein. It
should further be appreciated that the contents of those cited
references are incorporated herein by reference to help illustrate
the state of the art.
[0180] The following examples contain important additional
information, exemplification and guidance that can be adapted to
the practice of this invention in its various embodiments and the
equivalents thereof.
EXEMPLIFICATION
[0181] The compounds of this invention and their preparation can be
understood further by the examples that illustrate some of the
processes by which these compounds are prepared or used. It will be
appreciated, however, that these examples do not limit the
invention. Variations of the invention, now known or further
developed, are considered to fall within the scope of the present
invention as described herein and as hereinafter claimed.
1) General Description of Synthetic Methods:
[0182] The practitioner has a well-established literature of small
molecule chemistry to draw upon, in combination with the
information contained herein, for guidance on synthetic strategies,
protecting groups, and other materials and methods useful for the
synthesis of the compounds of this invention.
[0183] The various references cited herein provide helpful
background information on preparing compounds similar to the
inventive compounds described herein or relevant intermediates, as
well as information on formulation, uses, and administration of
such compounds which may be of interest.
[0184] Moreover, the practitioner is directed to the specific
guidance and examples provided in this document relating to various
exemplary compounds and intermediates thereof.
[0185] The compounds of this invention and their preparation can be
understood further by the examples that illustrate some of the
processes by which these compounds are prepared or used. It will be
appreciated, however, that these examples do not limit the
invention. Variations of the invention, now known or further
developed, are considered to fall within the scope of the present
invention as described herein and as hereinafter claimed.
[0186] According to the present invention, any available techniques
can be used to make or prepare the inventive compounds or
compositions including them. For example, a variety of solution
phase synthetic methods such as those discussed in detail below may
be used. Alternatively or additionally, the inventive compounds may
be prepared using any of a variety combinatorial techniques,
parallel synthesis and/or solid phase synthetic methods known in
the art.
[0187] It will be appreciated as described below, that a variety of
inventive compounds can be synthesized according to the methods
described herein. The starting materials and reagents used in
preparing these compounds are either available from commercial
suppliers such as Aldrich Chemical Company (Milwaukee, Wis.),
Bachem (Torrance, Calif.), Sigma (St. Louis, Mo.), or are prepared
by methods well known to a person of ordinary skill in the art
following procedures described in such references as Fieser and
Fieser 1991, "Reagents for Organic Synthesis", vols 1-17, John
Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y., 1991; Rodd 1989 "Chemistry of
Carbon Compounds", vols. 1-5 and supps, Elsevier Science
Publishers, 1989; "Organic Reactions", vols 1-40, John Wiley and
Sons, New York, N.Y., 1991; March 2001, "Advanced Organic
Chemistry", 5th ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y.; and Larock
1990, "Comprehensive Organic Transformations: A Guide to Functional
Group Preparations", 2.sup.nd ed. VCH Publishers. These schemes are
merely illustrative of some methods by which the compounds of this
invention can be synthesized, and various modifications to these
schemes can be made and will be suggested to a person of ordinary
skill in the art having regard to this disclosure.
[0188] The starting materials, intermediates, and compounds of this
invention may be isolated and purified using conventional
techniques, including filtration, distillation, crystallization,
chromatography, and the like. They may be characterized using
conventional methods, including physical constants and spectral
data.
General Reaction Procedures:
[0189] Unless mentioned specifically, reaction mixtures were
stirred using a magnetically driven stirrer bar. An inert
atmosphere refers to either dry argon or dry nitrogen. Reactions
were monitored either by thin layer chromatography, by proton
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or by high-pressure liquid
chromatography (HPLC), of a suitably worked up sample of the
reaction mixture.
General Work Up Procedures:
[0190] Unless mentioned specifically, reaction mixtures were cooled
to room temperature or below then quenched, when necessary, with
either water or a saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride.
Desired products were extracted by partitioning between water and a
suitable water-immiscible solvent (e.g. ethyl acetate,
dichloromethane, diethyl ether). The desired product containing
extracts were washed appropriately with water followed by a
saturated solution of brine. On occasions where the product
containing extract was deemed to contain residual oxidants, the
extract was washed with a 10% solution of sodium sulphite in
saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, prior to the
aforementioned washing procedure. On occasions where the product
containing extract was deemed to contain residual acids, the
extract was washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate
solution, prior to the aforementioned washing procedure (except in
those cases where the desired product itself had acidic character).
On occasions where the product containing extract was deemed to
contain residual bases, the extract was washed with 10% aqueous
citric acid solution, prior to the aforementioned washing procedure
(except in those cases where the desired product itself had basic
character). Post washing, the desired product containing extracts
were dried over anhydrous magnesium or sodium sulphate, and then
filtered. The crude products were then isolated by removal of
solvent(s) by rotary evaporation under reduced pressure, at an
appropriate temperature (generally less than 45.degree. C.).
General Purification Procedures:
[0191] Unless mentioned specifically, chromatographic purification
refers to flash column chromatography on silica or preparative TLC
on silica, using a single solvent or mixed solvent as eluent.
Suitably purified desired product containing elutes were combined
and concentrated under reduced pressure at an appropriate
temperature (generally less than 45.degree. C.) to constant
mass.
Synthesis of Exemplary Compounds
Example 1
Benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2--
(1H)-carboxylate
[0192] Step-1:
[0193] To a solution of
2-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic
acid (1.0 g, 3.21 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (20 ml) was added EDC.HCl
(1.85 g, 9.63 mmol), HOBt (681 mg, 5.05 mmol) and triethylamine
(0.7 ml, 4.81 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at RT for 10 min.
To this reaction mixture, 2,3-diaminobenzamide (606 mg, 4.01 mmol)
was added and was stirred at RT over night. The reaction was poured
in to water, stirred for 30 min and extracted with ethyl acetate.
The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous
sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to yield benzyl
3-(2-amino-3-carbomoylphenylcarbamoyl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carb-
oxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 445.1 [M+H].sup.+
[0194] Step-2:
[0195] A solution of benzyl
3-(2-amino-3-carbomoylphenylcarbamoyl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carb-
oxylate (1.3 g, 2.92 mmol) in acetic acid (20 ml) was heated to
80.degree. C. and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was
concentrated, neutralized with aq. NaHCO.sub.3 and extracted with
DCM. The DCM layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous
sodium sulfate and evaporated. Purification of the crude product
over silica gel column using methanol/dichloromethane (1:10)
mixture as eluent afforded benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2-(1H)-c-
arboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 427.1 [M+H].sup.+
Example 2
2-(1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide
[0196] To a solution of benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2-(1H)-c-
arboxylate (400 mg, 0.938 mmol) in methanol (20 ml) was added 10%
Pd/C (40 mg) and the reaction mixture was degassed and stirred
under H.sub.2 at 1 atmosphere pressure for 2 h at RT. The reaction
mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated and the
crude was product further triturated with ether to afford
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide-
. MS (ES+): m/z 293.1 [M+H].sup.+
Example 3
Benzyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)indoline-1-carboxylate
[0197] Step-1: To a solution of
1-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)indoline-2-carboxylic acid (1.0 g, 3.37
mmol) in anhydrous DMF (20 ml) was added EDC.HCl (1.93 g, 10.10
mmol), HOBt (681 mg, 5.05 mmol) and triethylamine (0.7 ml, 5.05
mmol) at RT and the mixture was stirred for 10 min. To this
reaction mixture, 2,3-diaminobenzamide (635 mg, 4.20 mmol) was
added and heated to 80.degree. C. over night. The reaction mixture
was poured into ice cold water and stirred for 30 min. The
precipitate formed was filtered and dried under vacuum to yield
benzyl 2-(2-amino-3-carbamoylphenylcarbamoyl)
indoline-1-carboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 431.1 [M+H].sup.+
[0198] Step-2: A solution of benzyl
2-(2-amino-3-carbamoylphenylcarbamoyl)indoline-1-carboxylate (1.5
g, 3.48 mmol) in acetic acid (20 ml) was heated to 80.degree. C.
and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated,
neutralized with aq. NaHCO.sub.3 and extracted with DCM. The DCM
layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
and evaporated. Purification of the crude product over silica gel
column using methanol/dichloromethane (1:10) mixture as eluent
afforded benzyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)indoline-1-carboxylate. MS
(ES+): m/z 413.1 [M+H].sup.+
Example 4
2-(Indolin-2yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide
[0199] To a solution of benzyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)indoline-1-carboxylate (800
mg, 1.94 mmol) in ethyl acetate (50 ml) was added 10% Pd/C (80 mg)
and the reaction mixture was degassed and stirred under H.sub.2 at
1 atmospheric pressure for 2 h at RT. The reaction mixture was
filtered, the filtrate concentrated and the crude product was
further triturated with ether to afford
2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide. MS (ES+): m/z
279.1 [M+H].sup.+
Example 5
Benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(-
1H)-carboxylate
[0200] Step-1: To a solution of
2-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-1-carboxylic
acid (560 mg, 1.8 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (7 ml) was added EDC.HCl
(1.035 g, 5.4 mmol), HOAt (367 mg, 2.7 mmol) and triethylamine
(0.375 ml, 2.7 mmol) at RT and the mixture was stirred for 10 min.
To this reaction mixture, 2,3-diaminobenzamide (302 mg, 2 mmol) was
added and heated to 55.degree. C. over night. The reaction mixture
was poured into ice cold water and stirred for 30 min. The
precipitate formed was filtered and dried under vacuum to yield
benzyl
1-((2-amino-3-carbamoylphenyl)carbamoyl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 445.22 [M+H].sup.+
[0201] Step-2: A solution of benzyl
1-((2-amino-3-carbamoylphenyl)carbamoyl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate (425 mg, 0.956 mmol) in acetic acid (5 ml) was heated to
80.degree. C. and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was
concentrated, neutralized with aq. NaHCO.sub.3 and extracted with
DCM. The DCM layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous
sodium sulfate and evaporated. Purification of the crude product
over silica gel column using ethyl acetate/hexane mixture (1:1) as
eluent afforded benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 427.2 [M+H].sup.+
Example 6
2-(1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide
[0202] Following the procedure described above for example 2,
benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate was converted to
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide-
. MS (ES+): m/z 293.15 [M+H].sup.+
Example 7
Benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxylate
[0203] Following the procedure described above for example
3,2-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)isoindoline-1-carboxylic acid was
converted to benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxylate.
MS (ES+): m/z 413.30 [M+H].sup.+
Example 8
2-(Isoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide
[0204] Following the procedure described above for example 4,
benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxylate
was converted to
2-(isoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide. MS (ES+):
m/z 279.1 [M+H].sup.+
Example 9
tert-Butyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1-
(2H)-carboxylate
[0205] Step-1: To a solution of
1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic
acid (100 mg, 0.36 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (3 ml) was added EDC.HCl
(207 mg, 1.08 mmol), HOBt (73.4 mg, 0.54 mmol) and triethylamine
(0.08 ml, 0.54 mmol) at RT and the mixture was stirred for 10 min.
To this reaction mixture, 2,3-diaminobenzamide (60 mg, 0.4 mmol)
was added and heated to 55.degree. C. over night. The reaction
mixture was poured into ice cold water and stirred for 30 min. The
precipitate formed was filtered and dried under vacuum to yield
benzyl
2-((2-amino-3-carbamoylphenyl)carbamoyl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate. MS (ES+): m/z 2411.30 [M+H].sup.+
[0206] Step-2: A solution of benzyl
2-((2-amino-3-carbamoylphenyl)carbamoyl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate (50 mg, 0.122 mmol) in acetic acid (2 ml) was heated to
80.degree. C. and stirred for 2 h. The reaction mixture was
concentrated, neutralized with aq. NaHCO.sub.3 and extracted with
DCM. The DCM layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous
sodium sulfate and evaporated. Purification of the crude product
over preparative TLC using ethyl acetate/hexane mixture (2:1) as
eluent afforded tert-butyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate. MS (ES+): m/z 393.23 [M+H].sup.+
Example 10
2-(1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide
[0207] A mixture of tert-butyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate (17 mg, 0.043 mmol) and HCl in methanol (1.25 M, 1 mL) was
stirred at 40.degree. C. overnight. Methanol was removed under
reduced pressure, aq. sodium bicarbonate solution was added and
extracted with DCM. The DCM layer was washed with brine, dried over
anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to afford
2-(1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide.
MS (ES+): m/z 315.13 [M+Na].sup.+
Example 11
Benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoqui-
noline-2(1H)-carboxylate
[0208] Step-1: A mixture of
2-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic
acid (2 g, 6.42 mmol) and conc. sulfuric acid (0.45 mL) in methanol
was refluxed overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated,
neutralized with aq. sodium bicarbonate and extracted with DCM. The
DCM layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium
sulfate and evaporated to afford 2-benzyl 3-methyl
3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2,3(1H)-dicarboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 348.12
[M+Na].sup.+
[0209] Step-2: To a solution of 2-benzyl 3-methyl
3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2,3(1H)-dicarboxylate (3 g, 9.23 mmol) in
THF (30 mL) at -80.degree. C. was added sodium hexamethyldisilazane
(1M, 23.1 mL, 23.1 mmol) and stirred for 20 min. Methyl iodide
(1.44 mL, 23.1 mmol) was added and the reaction was allowed to warm
to -20.degree. C. and stirred at -20.degree. C. for 6 h. The
reaction was quenched with water, neutralized with 2N HCl and
extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with
brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to afford
2-benzyl 3-methyl
3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2,3(1H)-dicarboxylate. MS (ES+):
m/z 340.20 [M+H].sup.+
[0210] Step-3: To a solution of 2-benzyl 3-methyl
3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2,3(1H)-dicarboxylate in THF (1.2
mL) was added lithium hydroxide (50.5 mg, 1.204 mmol) in water (0.6
mL). Methanol (0.72 mL) was added till homogeneous solution was
obtained and the reaction was heated at 60.degree. C. overnight.
The reaction was concentrated, acidified to pH 2 using 2 N HCl,
extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with
brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to afford
the crude product which was purified by preparative TLC using
hexane/ethyl acetate mixture (1:1) to afford
2-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3--
carboxylic acid. MS (ES+): m/z 326.15 [M+H].sup.+
[0211] Step-4: To a solution of
2-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxy-
lic acid (620 mg, 1.91 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 ml) was added
EDC.HCl (1.098 mg, 5.73 mmol), HOAt (390 mg, 2.87 mmol) and
triethylamine (0.4 ml, 2.87 mmol) at RT and the mixture was stirred
for 10 min. To this reaction mixture, 2,3-diaminobenzamide (346 mg,
2.29 mmol) was added and heated to 55.degree. C. for 3 days. The
reaction mixture was poured into ice cold water and stirred for 30
min. The precipitate formed was filtered and dried under vacuum and
purified by preparative TLC using ethyl acetate as eluent to afford
benzyl
3-((2-amino-3-carbamoylphenyl)carbamoyl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 481.2 [M+Na].sup.+
[0212] Step-5: A solution of benzyl
3-((2-amino-3-carbamoylphenyl)carbamoyl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate (40 mg, 0.087 mmol) in acetic acid (2 ml) was
heated to 80.degree. C. and stirred overnight. The reaction was
further heated to 120.degree. C. for 3 h. The reaction mixture was
concentrated, neutralized with aq. NaHCO.sub.3 and extracted with
ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with brine, dried
over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated. Purification of the
crude product by preparative TLC using hexane/ethyl acetate (1:1)
mixture as eluent afforded benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 441.22 [M+H].sup.+
Example 12
2-(3-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide
[0213] Following the procedure described above for example 2,
benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate was converted to
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide. MS (ES+): m/z 329.16 [M+Na].sup.+
Example 13
tert-Butyl
7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidaz-
ol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate
[0214] Step-1: To a mixture of
7-amino-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxyl-
ic acid (300 mg, 1.03 mmol) in 10% aq. acetic acid (8 mL) was added
di(tert-butyl)dicarbonate (236 mg, 1.08 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (8 mL)
and the mixture was stirred for 4 h at RT. The reaction mixture was
diluted with DCM and basified to pH 8 and extracted with DCM. The
DCM extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated.
The crude product was purified by preparative TLC using 10%
methanol in DCM as eluent to afford
2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-
isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid. MS (ES+): m/z 451.21
[M+Na].sup.+
[0215] Step-2: To a solution of
2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-
isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (200 mg, 0.51 mmol) in anhydrous DMF
(3 mL) was added EDC.HCl (293 mg, 1.53 mmol), HOAt (105 mg, 0.77
mmol) and triethylamine (0.107 ml, 0.77 mmol) at RT and the mixture
was stirred for 10 min. To this reaction mixture,
2,3-diaminobenzamide (77 mg, 0.51 mmol) was added and heated to
80.degree. C. over night. The reaction mixture was concentrated and
purified by preparative TLC to afford tert-butyl
3-((2-amino-3-carbamoylphenyl)carbamoyl)-7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 526.30
[M+H].sup.+
[0216] Step-3: A solution of tert-butyl
3-((2-amino-3-carbamoylphenyl)carbamoyl)-7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate (70 mg, 0.133 mmol) in
acetic acid (2 ml) was heated to 80.degree. C. and stirred for 2.5
h. The reaction mixture was concentrated, neutralized with aq.
NaHCO.sub.3 and extracted with DCM. The DCM layer was washed with
brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated.
Purification of the crude product by preparative TLC using
methanol/dichloromethane (1:15) mixture as eluent afforded
tert-butyl
7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 508.28
[M+H].sup.+
Example 14
tert-Butyl
7-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroiso-
quinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate
Example 15
tert-Butyl
(3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroiso-
quinolin-7-yl)carbamates; and
Example 16
2-(7-Amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carb-
oxamide
[0217] A mixture of tert-butyl
7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate (10 mg, 0.0197 mmol) and
HCl in methanol (1.25 M, 1 mL) was stirred at 40.degree. C. for 8
h. Methanol was removed under reduced pressure, aq. sodium
bicarbonate solution was added and extracted with 10% methanol in
DCM. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous
sodium sulfate and evaporated. Purification of the crude product by
preparative TLC using methanol/dichloromethane (1:10) mixture
containing 1% of 7N ammonia in methanol as eluent afforded the
following three compounds.
tert-Butyl-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoq-
uinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate. MS (ES+): m/z 408.23 [M+H].sup.+;
tert-Butyl
(3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-
-yl)carbamate. MS (ES+): m/z 408.23 [M+H].sup.+;
2-(7-Amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide. MS (ES+): m/z 330.15 [M+H].sup.+
[0218] Furthermore, the following additional, exemplary and
non-limiting compounds can be made using appropriate starting
materials and following the guidance portrayed in the synthetic
procedures described above:
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[b]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-ethylindolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(2-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]-
imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methylindolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[b]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]i-
midazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide;
2-(1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-1-yl)-1H-benzo-
[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1-methylisoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carb-
oxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carbo-
xamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carb-
oxamide;
2-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]-
imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(2-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide;
2-(3-ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d-
]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[c]azocin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide;
2-(4-ethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-
-4-carboxamide;
2-(4-methyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[d]azocin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-
e-4-carboxamide;
6-fluoro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide; and
6-fluoro-2-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazo-
le-4-carboxamide. These are merely representative of compounds
embodied herein and useful for the purposes described herein.
2) Biological Activity:
[0219] 1. In vitro activity of the compounds embodied herein can be
assayed by the following methods.
[0220] Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 (PARP-1) In Vitro Enzyme
Assay: Compounds can be screened for inhibitory activity against
human PARP-1 in vitro using the Universal Colorimetric PARP Assay
Kit (Trevigen Inc., Gaithersburg, Md.) as directed by the supplier.
Compounds can be assayed in duplicate in 0.5% DMSO final
concentration, negative control is no enzyme, while positive
control is DMSO vehicle alone. IC.sub.50 determinations can be made
using Microsoft Excel. For all cell assays, compounds can be added
to cells in 5% DMSO/PBS for a final concentration of 0.5% DMSO.
[0221] ATP Depletion Assay: To determine effect of PARP-1
inhibitors in preserving cellular ATP levels when challenged with
human umbilical cord endothelial cells (HUVEC, Cambrex) can be
preincubated with test PARP-1 inhibitors for 10 minutes before the
addition of 250 uM H.sub.2O.sub.2. Cells can then be incubated for
an additional 1 hour and relative cellular ATP levels measured with
CellTiter-Glo Luminescent Cell Viability Assay (Promega Corp.).
[0222] Mitochondrial Respiration Assay: To determine efficacy of
PARP-1 inhibitors in preserving mitochondrial respiration when
again challenged with H.sub.2O.sub.2, HUVEC cells can again be
preincubated ten minutes with test compounds before the addition of
250 uM H.sub.2O.sub.2. One hour later
3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5,-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT)
can be added and incubation continued for an additional 2 hours. At
this time the extent of mitochondrial-dependent reduction of MTT to
formazan within the cells can be quantitated by the measurement at
OD at 570 nm.
[0223] Poly-ADP Ribosylation Assay: To measure the efficacy of
compounds for directly inhibiting the PARP dependent ribosylation
of target proteins (autoADP-ribosylation being the major product),
test compounds can be added to the HUVEC cells 10 minutes before
the addition of 500 uM H.sub.2O.sub.2 to induce PARP-1 activity.
Cells can then be incubated for 10 minutes, washed with PBS and
lysed. Protein equivalents of resultant cell lysates are then
analyzed by SDS-PAGE, blotted to PVDF membranes and probed with the
rabbit anti-Poly-(ADP ribose) (PAR) antibody (Calbiochem). Specific
antibody reactivity can be detected with the addition of goat-anti
rabbit HRP conjugated second antibody (Cell Signaling), ECL
substrate and developed on film.
[0224] HUVEC Cell Assays are conducted as described by C. Szabo, S
Cuzzaocrea, B Zingarelli, M O'Connor, and A L Salzman. Endothelial
dysfunction in a rat model of endotoxic shock; importance of the
activation of poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase by peroxynitrite. J
Clin. Invest. 1997, 100(3); 723-735.
[0225] Potentiation of anticancer compound activity in vitro. To
determine the cytotoxicity of a compound of the invention towards a
tumor cell line or, in the case of the ability to potentiate the
anticancer activity of a chemotherapeutic compound, temozolomide
can be used. The human non-small cell lung cancer cell line A549
cells are plated at 10.sup.4 cells/well of 96 well tissue culture
plate. If a combination is being tested, twenty-four hours later
temozolomide (250 and 50 micromolar) can be added to the cells
alone or plus the addition of 10 micromolar test compound. Cells
are then incubated for an additional 72 hours and mitochondrial
respiration as a measure of cell viability is assayed by MTT.
Inventive compound is able to increase the anti-proliferative
effect of 250 and 50 micromolar temozolomide.
[0226] Compound Cell Toxicity Assay: This test can be conducted to
determine cell toxicity of compounds by prolonged incubation with
HUVEC cells. HUVEC cells can be treated with test compounds (again
0.5% DMSO vehicle final concentration) for 46 hours. At this time
the mitochondrial respiratory dye MTT is added and incubated for 2
hours. The reduction of MTT to formazan is then quantitated at
OD570, and this measure is used as general gauge of cell viability;
comprising cell growth and proliferation, apoptosis and
necrosis.
[0227] The extent of inhibition of PARP activity (IC.sub.50,
micromolar) in the following compounds is provided using the
following letter codes: A, >2 micromolar; B, 2.0-0.5 micromolar;
and C, <0.5 micromolar. A: benzyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)indoline-1-carboxylate;
benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2-
(1H)-carboxylate; benzyl
1-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)isoindoline-2-carboxylate;
tert-butyl
2-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinoline-1(2H)-carbo-
xylate; benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-
-2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
7-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-
,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-carboxylate; tert-butyl
7-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline--
2(1H)-carboxylate; and tert-butyl
(3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-
-yl)carbamate. B: benzyl
3-(4-carbamoyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-ca-
rboxylate. C:
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide-
; 2-(indolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide-
; 2-(isoindolin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide;
2-(3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-ca-
rboxamide; and
2-(7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-car-
boxamide.
2. In Vivo.
[0228] Inhibition of Poly (ADP-ribosylation) as determined by brain
immunohistochemistry. In the rat MCAO model, test compound can be
administered i.v. (5 mg/kg body weight) in a proof of concept study
for evidence of brain bioavailability. One hour after onset of
occlusion, animals can be sacrificed, perfused, and the brains
removed. Frozen section can be cut and processed by
immunohistochemistry for levels of poly (ADP-ribose) in the
immediate zone adjacent to the infarct.
[0229] Stroke model: inhibition of infarct development when
administered at time of occlusion and 4 hours post occlusion.
Compound can be administered, 5 mg/kg i.v., at time of occlusion,
20 mg/kg i.p immediately after confirmation of occlusion, and at 20
hrs, with sacrifice at 24 hrs. For delayed treatment in the MCAO
model, animals can be dosed intraperitoneally at 4 hours, and 20
hours post-occlusion and sacrificed at 72 hrs. All animals can be
anesthetized, perfused and processed for TTC staining.
[0230] Myocardial infarction model. The effect of a compound of the
invention can be examined in a rat model of in vivo myocardial
ischemia and reperfusion. Regional myocardial ischemia can be
initiated by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery
for 45 min (LAD occlusion). After 45 min ischemia, the occlusion
can be released. In one study, the test compound can be
administered (5 mg/kg-body weight, iv) before ischemia. In another
study, test compound administration (5 mg/kg-body weight, iv) can
be delayed after ischemia (45 min of LAD occlusion). Following 2
hours reperfusion, animals (n=6/group) can be sacrificed and
infarct size estimated as a percentage of the area at risk (Evans
blue+TTC). Then the above sections can be formalin preserved and
paraffin embedded sections evaluated for myocardial apoptosis using
the fluorescent Dead End Fluorometric TUNEL System (Promega Corp,
Madison, Wis.) according to manufacturer's instructions.
Quantitative analysis can be performed using Bioquant Image
Analysis Soft ware program (Bioquant, Nashville, Tenn.).
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