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Claims for Patent: 8,044,088


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Summary for Patent: 8,044,088
Title:1-acetic acid-indole derivatives with PGD2 antagonist activity
Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I) ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is halo or cyano; R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; and R.sup.3 is phenyl substituted with one or more substituents chosen from C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, halo or --SO.sub.2(C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, complex or prodrug thereof; are useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions mediated by the action of PGD.sub.2 at the CRTH2 receptor.
Inventor(s): Armer; Richard Edward (Cambridge, GB), Boyd; Edward Andrew (Henfield, GB), Boyd, legal representative; Judith Helen (Henfield, GB), Hay; Philip Andrew (Scarborough, GB)
Assignee: Oxagen Limited (Abingdon, GB)
Application Number:11/908,401
Patent Claims:1. A compound of general formula (II): ##STR00007## wherein R.sup.1 is halo or cyano; R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sup.3 is phenyl substituted with one or more substituents chosen from C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, halo or --SO.sub.2(C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl); R.sup.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, aryl, (CH.sub.2).sub.mOC(.dbd.O)C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl, (CH.sub.2).sub.mN(R.sup.5).sub.2, or CH((CH.sub.2).sub.mO(C.dbd.O)R.sup.6).sub.2; m is 1 or 2; R.sup.5 is hydrogen or methyl; and R.sup.6 is C.sub.1-C.sub.18 alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. A compound of claim 1 having the general formula (I): ##STR00008## wherein R.sup.1 is halo or cyano; R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; and R.sup.3 is phenyl substituted with one or more substituents chosen from C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, halo or --SO.sub.2(C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. A salt of a compound as claimed in claim 1, which is the sodium, potassium, calcium, aluminium, zinc, magnesium, ammonium, choline, diethylamine, TRIS, diethanolamine, ethanolamine, ethyl diamine, piperazine, acetate, trifluoroacetate, lactate, gluconate, citrate, tartrate, maleate, malate, pantothenate, adipate, alginate, aspartate, benzoate, butyrate, digluconate, cyclopentanate, glucoheptanate, glycerophosphate, oxalate, heptanoate, hexanoate, fumarate, nicotinate, pamoate, pectinate, 3-phenylpropionate, picrate, pivalate, proprionate, tartrate, lactobionate, pivolate, camphorate, undecanoate or succinate salt, or an organic sulfonic acid salt selected from the group consisting of methanesulfonate, ethanesulfonate, 2-hydroxyethane sulfonate, camphorsulfonate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, benzenesulfonate, p-chlorobenzenesulfonate and p-toluenesulfonate; or an inorganic acid salt selected from the group consisting of hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, sulfate, bisulfate, hemisulfate, thiocyanate, persulfate, phosphoric acid and sulfonic acid salt.

4. A compound as claimed claim 1, wherein, independently or in combination, R.sup.1 is halo and R.sup.2 is methyl or ethyl.

5. A compound as claimed in claim 4, wherein R.sup.1 is fluoro and R.sup.2 is methyl.

6. [3-(1-Benzenesulfonyl-1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethyl)-5-fluoro-2-methyl-indol-1-- yl]-acetic acid; {5-Fluoro-2-methyl-3-[1-(toluene-4-sulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethyl]-indol-- 1-yl}-acetic acid; or {3-[1-(2,4-Difluoro-benzenesulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethyl]-5-fluoro-2-met- hylindol-1-yl}-acetic acid; or the C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, aryl, (CH.sub.2).sub.mOC(.dbd.O)C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl, (CH.sub.2).sub.mN(R.sup.5).sub.2 or CH((CH.sub.2).sub.mO(C.dbd.O)R.sup.6).sub.2 ester thereof, wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sup.6 is C.sub.1-C.sub.18 alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

7. A process for the preparation of a compound, having the general formula (I): ##STR00009## the process comprising hydrolysing a compound as claimed in claim 1 with a base.

8. A method for treating a subject suffering from or at risk for acquiring a PGD.sub.2-mediated disease comprising administering to the subject a compound of claim 1 in an amount effective to inhibit PGD.sub.2 wherein the PGD.sub.2-mediated disease is selected from the group consisting of allergic asthma, perennial allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, contact hypersensitivity, conjunctivitis, eosinophilic bronchitis, food allergies, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, mastocytosis, and autoimmune diseases.

9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound as claimed in claim 1 together with a pharmaceutical excipient or carrier.

10. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 9 for administration by the nasal, buccal or topical administration, including topical administration to the eye.

11. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 9 further including an additional active agent.

12. The method of claim 8 which further comprises administering to the subject an additional active agent.

13. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 11 wherein the additional active agent comprises: .beta.2 agonists; corticosteroids; antihistamines; leukotriene antagonists; anti-IgE antibody therapies; anti-infectives; anti-fungals; immunosuppressants; antagonists of PGD.sub.2 acting at other receptors; inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 4; drugs that modulate cytokine production; drugs that modulate the activity of Th2 cytokines IL-4 and BL-5; PPAR-.gamma. agonists; or 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors.

14. A method for treating a subject suffering from or at risk for acquiring allergic asthma, perennial allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, contact hypersensitivity, conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis, eosinophilic bronchitis, food allergies, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, mastocytosis, or autoimmune diseases comprising administering to the subject an amount effective to inhibit PGD.sub.2 in the subject of a compound of claim 1 and simultaneously, separately or sequentially administering to the subject one or more additional active agents useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions mediated by PGD.sub.2 at the CRTH2 and/or DP receptor.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the PGD2-mediated disease is an autoimmune disease selected from the group consisting of hyper IgE syndrome, systemic lupus erythematus, psoriasis, acne, multiple sclerosis, allograft rejection, reperfusion injury, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis.

16. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 13, wherein the additional active agents are selected from the group consisting of salmeterol, fluticasone, loratidine, montelukast, omalizumab, fusidic acid, clotrimazole, tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, DP antagonists, cilonilast, inhibitors of TNF.alpha. converting enzyme (TACE), monoclonal antibodies, soluble receptors that modulate the activity of Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-5, rosiglitazone and zileuton.

17. The compound according to claim 6 which is [3-(1-Benzenesulfonyl-1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethyl)-5-fluoro-2-methyl-indol-1-yl]- -acetic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. The compound according to claim 6 which is {5-Fluoro-2-methyl-3-[1-(toluene-4-sulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethyl]-indol-- 1-yl}-acetic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

19. The compound according to claim 6 which is {3-[1-(2,4-Difluoro-benzenesulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethyl]-5-fluoro-2-met- hylindol-1-yl}-acetic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

20. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 13 wherein the additional active agent is a leukotriene antagonist.

21. A pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 20 wherein the leukotriene antagonist is montelukast.

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