摘要:
Novel melatonin ligands of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein: n is 1 or 2; m is 0, 1 or 2; p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8; v is 2 or 3; A is aryl or heteroaryl; Z is O, S or NR8;Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aryl, heteroaryl, CrC6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, -OCF3, CF3, C1-C8 alkyl, C1C8 alkyloxy, C1C8 alkylthio, halogen and -Z-(CH2)P-A; R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1C4 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, CF3, hydroxy-substituted C1C4 alkyl, hydroxy-substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and NHR5, wherein R5 is C1C3 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, C1C4 alkyl, C1C4 alkyloxy, OCF3, CF3, hydroxyl, and halogen; R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1C4 alkyl, C1C4 alkyloxy, OCF3, CF3, hydroxyl, and halogen; R and R3 may be connected together to form an -0-(CH2)v bridge representing with the carbon atoms to which they are attached a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring system; R4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1C4 alkyl, C1C4 alkyloxy, OCF3, CF3, hydroxyl, and halogen; R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1C6 alkyl; R7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1C4 alkyl, C1C4 alkyloxy, OCF3, CF3, hydroxyl, and halogen; and R8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1C4 alkyl.
摘要:
The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA). Inhibition of NAAA is contemplated as a method to sustain the levels of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and oleylethanolamide (OEA), two substrates of NAAA, in conditions characterized by reduced concentrations of PEA and OEA. The invention also provides methods for treating inflammatory diseases and pain, and other disorders in which decreased levels of PEA and OEA are associated with the disorder.
摘要:
Peripherally restricted inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) are provided. The compounds can suppress FAAH activity and increases anandamide levels outside the central nervous system (CNS). Despite their relative inability to access brain and spinal cord, the compounds attenuate behavioral responses indicative of persistent pain in rodent models of inflammation and peripheral nerve injury, and suppresses noxious stimulus-evoked neuronal activation in spinal cord regions implicated in nociceptive processing. CBi receptor blockade prevents these effects. Accordingly, the invention also provides methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for treating conditions in which the inhibition of peripheral FAAH would be of benefit. The compounds of the invention are according to the formula (I): in which R 1 is a polar group. In some embodiments, R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and the physiologically hydro lysable esters thereof. R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl; each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen and substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl and n is an integer from 0 to 4; each R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of halo and substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl and m is an integer from 0 to 3; and R 6 is substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexyl; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.