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Definitions

• the present invention relates to compositions and therapeutic combinations comprising peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) activator(s) and certain sterol absorption inhibitor(s) for treating vascular and lipidemic conditions such as are associated with atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia and other vascular conditions in mammals.
• PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
• Atherosclerotic coronary heart disease represents the major cause for death and vascular morbidity in the western world. Risk factors for atherosclerotic coronary heart disease include hypertension, diabetes mellitus, family history, male gender, cigarette smoke and serum cholesterol. A total cholesterol level in excess of 225-250 mg/dl is associated with significant elevation of risk of CHD.
• Cholesteryl esters are a major component of atherosclerotic lesions and the major storage form of cholesterol in arterial wall cells. Formation of cholesteryl esters is also a step in the intestinal absorption of dietary cholesterol. Thus, inhibition of cholesteryl ester formation and reduction of serum cholesterol can inhibit the progression of atherosclerotic lesion formation, decrease the accumulation of cholesteryl esters in the arterial wall, and block the intestinal absorption of dietary cholesterol.
• the regulation of whole-body cholesterol homeostasis in mammals and animals involves the regulation of dietary cholesterol and modulation of cholesterol biosynthesis, bile acid biosynthesis and the catabolism of the cholesterol-containing plasma lipoproteins.
• the liver is the major organ responsible for cholesterol biosynthesis and catabolism and, for this reason, it is a prime determinant of plasma cholesterol levels.
• the liver is the site of synthesis and secretion of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) which are subsequently metabolized to low density lipoproteins (LDL) in the circulation.
• VLDL very low density lipoproteins
• LDL low density lipoproteins
• LDL are the predominant cholesterol-carrying lipoproteins in the plasma and an increase in their concentration is correlated with increased atherosclerosis.
• Fibric acid derivatives (“fibrates”), such as fenofibrate, gemfibrozil and clofibrate, have been used to lower triglycerides, moderately lower LDL levels and increase HDL levels. Fibric acid derivatives are also known to be peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha activators.
• PCT Patent Application No. WO 00/38725 discloses cardiovascular therapeutic combinations including an ileal bile acid transport inhibitor or cholesteryl ester transport protein inhibitor in combination with a fibric acid derivative, nicotinic acid derivative, microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor, cholesterol absorption antagonist, phytosterol, stanol, antihypertensive agent or bile acid sequestrant.
• U.S. Pat. No. 5,698,527 discloses ergostanone derivatives substituted with disaccharides as cholesterol absorption inhibitors, employed alone or in combination with certain other cholesterol lowering agents, which are useful in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and related disorders.
• the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (I):
• Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of aryl and R 4 -substituted aryl;
• Ar 3 is aryl or R 5 -substituted aryl
• X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
• R and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 and —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 ;
• R 1 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl;
• r is 0 or 1;
• m, n and p are independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; provided that at least one of q and r is 1, and the sum of m, n, p, q and r is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; and provided that when p is 0 and r is 1, the sum of m, q and n is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
• R 4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —(lower alkylene)COOR 6 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 , —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 and halogen;
• R 5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —(lower alkylene)COOR 6 and —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 ;
• R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
• R 9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl.
• composition comprising: (a) at least one fibric acid derivative; and (b) a compound represented by Formula (II) below:
• the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (III):
• Ar 1 is R 3 -substituted aryl
• Ar 2 is R 4 -substituted aryl
• Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted aryl
• Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)— and —C(dilower alkyl)—;
• A is selected from —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 and —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 ;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl; or R 1 and R 2 together are ⁇ O;
• q is 1, 2 or 3;
• p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• R 5 is 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 9 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 -lower alkyl, —NR 6 SO 2 -aryl, —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 -alkyl, S(O) 0-2 -aryl, —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , o-halogeno, m-halogeno, o-lower alkyl, m-lower al
• R 3 and R 4 are independently 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of R 5 , hydrogen, p-lower alkyl, aryl, —NO 2 , —CF 3 and p-halogeno;
• R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
• R 9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl.
• the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (IV):
• A is selected from the group consisting of R 2 -substituted heterocycloalkyl, R 2 -substituted heteroaryl, R 2 -substituted benzofused heterocycloalkyl, and R 2 -substituted benzofused heteroaryl;
• Ar 1 is aryl or R 3 -substituted aryl
• Ar 2 is aryl or R 4 -substituted aryl
• Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of:
• R 5 is selected from:
• R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)—, —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl), —CH ⁇ CH— and —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—; or R 5 together with an adjacent R 6 , or R 5 together with an adjacent R 7 , form a —CH ⁇ CH— or a —CH ⁇ C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)— group;
• a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R 6 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, a is 1; provided that when R 7 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R 6 's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R 7 's can be the same or different;
• R 1 when Q is a bond, R 1 also can be selected from:
• M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
• X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)— and —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl);
• R 10 and R 12 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 14 , —O(CO)R 14 , —O(CO)OR 16 and —O(CO)NR 14 R 15 ;
• R 11 and R 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and aryl; or R 10 and R 11 together are ⁇ O, or R 12 and R 13 together are ⁇ O;
• d is 1, 2 or 3;
• h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• v is 0 or 1;
• j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
• R 2 is 1-3 substituents on the ring carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkenyl, R 17 -substituted aryl, R 17 -substituted benzyl, R 17 -substituted benzyloxy, R 17 -substituted aryloxy, halogeno, —NR 14 R 15 , NR 14 R 15 (C 1 -C 6 alkylene)—, NR 14 R 15 C(O)(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)—, —NHC(O)R 16 , OH, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, —OC(O)R 16 , —COR 14 , hydroxy(
• R 2 is a substituent on a substitutable ring nitrogen, it is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, aryloxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, hydroxy, —(CH 2 ) 1-6 CONR 18 R 18 ,
• J is —O—, —NH—, —NR 18 — or —CH 2 —;
• R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR 14 , —O(CO)R 14 , —O(CO)OR 19 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 14 , —O(CO)NR 14 R 15 , —NR 14 R 15 , —NR 14 (CO)R 15 , —NR 14 (CO)OR 16 , —NR 14 (CO)NR 15 R 16 , —NR 14 SO 2 R 16 , —COOR 14 , —CONR 14 R 15 , —COR 14 , —SO 2 NR 14 R 15 , S(O) 0-2 R 16 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 14 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 14 R 15 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)—COOR 14 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR
• R 8 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 14 or —COOR 14 ;
• R 9 and R 17 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —NR 14 R 15 , OH and halogeno;
• R 14 and R 15 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 16 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 17 -substituted aryl;
• R 18 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl
• R 19 is hydrogen, hydroxy or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
• the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (V):
• Ar 1 is aryl, R 10 -substituted aryl or heteroaryl
• Ar 2 is aryl or R 4 -substituted aryl
• Ar 3 is aryl or R 5 -substituted aryl
• X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)— and —C(dilower alkyl)—;
• R is —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 or —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 ;
• R 1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; or R and R 1 together are ⁇ O;
• q is 0 or 1;
• r is 0, 1 or 2;
• n and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; provided that the sum of m, n and q is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
• R 4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , -(lower alkylene)COOR 6 and —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 ;
• R 5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 , halogen, -(lower alkylene)COOR and —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 ;
• R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
• R 9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl
• R 10 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , —S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 and halogen.
• the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (VI):
• R 1 is
• R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)-, —C(di-lower alkyl)-, —CH ⁇ CH— and —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—; or R 1 together with an adjacent R 2 , or R 1 together with an adjacent R 3 , form a —CH ⁇ CH— or a —CH ⁇ C(lower alkyl)- group;
• u and v are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R 2 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—, v is 1; provided that when R 3 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—, u is 1; provided that when v is 2 or 3, the R 2 's can be the same or different; and provided that when u is 2 or 3, the R 3 's can be the same or different;
• R 4 is selected from B—(CH 2 ) m C(O)—, wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; B—(CH 2 ) q —, wherein q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(CH 2 ) e —Z—(CH 2 ) r —, wherein Z is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —N(R 8 )— or —S(O) 0-2 —, e is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of e and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)—; B—(C 4 -C 6 alkadienylene)-; B—(CH 2 ) t —Z—(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)—, wherein Z is as defined above, and wherein t is 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that the sum of e
• R 1 and R 4 together form the group
• B is selected from indanyl, indenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, heteroaryl or W-substituted heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and furanyl, and for nitrogen-containing heteroaryls, the N-oxides thereof, or
• W is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, (lower alkoxyimino)-lower alkyl, lower alkanedioyl, lower alkyl lower alkanedioyl, allyloxy, —CF 3 , —OCF 3 , benzyl, R 7 -benzyl, benzyloxy, R 7 -benzyloxy, phenoxy, R 7 -phenoxy, dioxolanyl, NO 2 , —N(R 8 )(R 9 ), N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylene—, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylenyloxy—, OH, halogeno, —CN, —N 3 , —NHC(O)OR 10 ,
• substitution on ring carbon atoms and the substituents on the substituted heteroaryl ring nitrogen atoms, when present, are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —C(O)OR 10 , —C(O)R 10 , OH, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylene—, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylenyloxy, —S(O) 2 NH 2 and 2-(trimethylsilyl)-ethoxymethyl;
• R 7 is 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —N(R 8 )(R 9 ), OH, and halogeno;
• R 8 and R 9 are independently selected from H or lower alkyl
• R 10 is selected from lower alkyl, phenyl, R 7 -phenyl, benzyl or R 7 -benzyl;
• R 11 is selected from OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, R 7 -phenyl or R 7 -benzyl;
• R 12 is selected from H, OH, alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy,
• R 13 is selected from —O—, —CH 2 —, —NH—, —N(lower alkyl)— or —NC(O)R 19 ;
• R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and the groups defined for W; or R 15 is hydrogen and R 16 and R 17 , together with adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dioxolanyl ring;
• R 19 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl lower alkyl
• R 20 and R 21 are independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, W-substituted naphthyl, indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzodioxolyl, heteroaryl, W-substituted heteroaryl, benzofused heteroaryl, W-substituted benzofused heteroaryl and cyclopropyl, wherein heteroaryl is as defined above.
• the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (VII):
• A is —CH ⁇ CH—, —C ⁇ C— or —(CH 2 ) p — wherein p is 0, 1 or 2;
• E is C 10 to C 20 alkyl or —C(O)—(C 9 to C 19 )-alkyl, wherein the alkyl is straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds;
• R is hydrogen, C 1 -C 15 alkyl, straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds, or B—(CH 2 ) r —, wherein r is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
• R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO 2 , NH 2 , OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, —NHC(O)OR 5 , R 6 O 2 SNH— and —S(O) 2 NH 2 ;
• n 0, 1, 2 or 3;
• R 5 is lower alkyl
• R 6 is OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituents are 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO 2 , NH 2 , OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino and dilower alkylamino.
• the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (VIII):
• R 26 is H or OG 1 ;
• G and G 1 are independently selected from the group consisting of H,
• R, R a and R b are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH 2 , azido, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy or —W—R 30 ;
• W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R 31 )—, —NH—C(O)—N(R 31 )— and —O—C(S)—N(R 31 )—;
• R 2 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 7 , R 3a and R 4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
• R 30 is selected from the group consisting of R 32 -substituted T, R 32 -substituted-T-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl and R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 31 is selected from the group consisting of H and (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl
• T is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
• R 32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogeno, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfanyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfinyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —C(O)—NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R 32 is a group consisting
• Ar 1 is aryl or R 10 -substituted aryl
• Ar 2 is aryl or R 11 -substituted aryl
• Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of
• R 12 is
• R 13 and R 14 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)—, —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl), —CH ⁇ CH— and —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—; or R 12 together with an adjacent R 13 , or R 12 together with an adjacent R 14 , form a —CH ⁇ CH— or a —CH ⁇ C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)— group;
• a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero;
• R 13 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, a is 1;
• R 14 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, b is 1;
• R 1 when Q is a bond, R 1 also can be:
• M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
• X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl— and —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl);
• R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR 19 , —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 19 , —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)OR 21 , —NR 19 (CO)NR 20 R 25 , —NR 19 SO 2 R 21 , —COOR 19 , —CONR 19 R 20 , —COR 19 , —SO 2 NR 19 R 20 , S(O)O 0-2 R 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 19 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 19 R 20 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-COOR 19 , —CH ⁇ CH—CO
• R 15 and R 17 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 19 , —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 and —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 ;
• R 16 and R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and aryl; or R 15 and R 16 together are ⁇ O, or R 17 and R 18 together are ⁇ O;
• d is 1, 2 or 3;
• h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• v is 0 or 1
• j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
• Ar 1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
• R 19 and R 20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 21 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 24 -substituted aryl;
• R 22 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 19 or —COOR 19 ;
• R 23 and R 24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —NR 19 R 20 , —OH and halogeno; and
• R 25 is H, —OH or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
• the present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formula (IX):
• R 26 is selected from the group consisting of:
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H,
• R, R a and R b are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH 2 , azido, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy and —W—R 30 ;
• W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R 31 )—, —NH—C(O)—N(R 31 )— and —O—C(S)—N(R 31 )—;
• R 2 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 7 , R 3a and R 4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
• R 30 is independently selected form the group consisting of R 32 -substituted T, R 32 -substituted-T—(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl and R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 31 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl
• T is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
• R 32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogeno, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfanyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfinyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —C(O)—NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R 32 is
• Ar 1 is aryl or R 10 -substituted aryl
• Ar 2 is aryl or R 11 -substituted aryl
• Q is —(CH 2 ) q —, wherein q is 2-6, or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone,
• R 13 and R 14 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)—, —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl), —CH ⁇ CH— and —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—; or R 12 together with an adjacent R 13 , or R 12 together with an adjacent R 14 , form a —CH ⁇ CH— or a —CH ⁇ C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)— group;
• a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R 13 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, a is 1; provided that when R 14 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R 13 's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R 14 's can be the same or different;
• R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR 19 , —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 19 , —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)OR 21 , —NR 19 (CO)NR 20 R 25 , —NR 19 SO 2 R 21 , —COOR 19 , —CONR 19 R 20 , —COR 19 , —SO 2 NR 19 R 20 , S(O) 0-2 R 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 19 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 19 R 20 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-COOR 19 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR
• Ar 1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
• R 19 and R 20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 21 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 24 -substituted aryl;
• R 22 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 19 or —COOR 19 ;
• R 23 and R 24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —NR 19 R 20 , —OH and halogeno; and
• R 25 is H, —OH or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
• Therapeutic combinations also are provided comprising: (a) a first amount of at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) a second amount of at least one sterol absorption inhibitor represented by Formulae (I-XI) above or isomers thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the compounds of Formula (I-XI) or of the isomers thereof, or prodrugs of the compounds of Formula (I-XI) or of the isomers, salts or solvates thereof, wherein the first amount and the second amount together comprise a therapeutically effective amount for the treatment or prevention of a vascular condition, diabetes, obesity or lowering a concentration of a sterol in plasma of a mammal.
• compositions for the treatment or prevention of a vascular condition, diabetes, obesity or lowering a concentration of a sterol in plasma of a mammal comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the above compositions or therapeutic combinations and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier also are provided.
• Methods of treating or preventing a vascular condition, diabetes, obesity or lowering a concentration of a sterol in plasma of a mammal comprising the step of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an effective amount of the above compositions or therapeutic combinations also are provided.
• compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention comprise at least one (one or more) activators for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR).
• PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
• activators act as agonists for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors.
• Three subtypes of PPAR have been identified, and these are designated as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR ⁇ ), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR ⁇ ) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPAR ⁇ ).
• PPAR ⁇ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
• PPAR ⁇ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
• PPAR ⁇ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta
• PPAR ⁇ is also referred to in the literature as PPAR ⁇ and as NUC1, and each of these names refers to the same receptor.
• PPAR ⁇ regulates the metabolism of lipids.
• PPAR ⁇ is activated by fibrates and a number of medium and long-chain fatty acids, and it is involved in stimulating ⁇ -oxidation of fatty acids.
• the PPAR ⁇ receptor subtypes are involved in activating the program of adipocyte differentiation and are not involved in stimulating peroxisome proliferation in the liver.
• PPAR ⁇ has been identified as being useful in increasing high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in humans. See, e.g., WO 97/28149.
• PPAR ⁇ activator compounds are useful for, among other things, lowering triglycerides, moderately lowering LDL levels and increasing HDL levels.
• PPAR ⁇ activators useful in the compositions of the present invention include fibrates.
• fibric acid derivatives include clofibrate (such as ethyl 2-(p-chlorophenoxy)-2-methyl-propionate, for example ATROMID-S® Capsules which are commercially available from Wyeth-Ayerst); gemfibrozil (such as 5-(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-2,2-dimethylpentanoic acid, for example LOPID® tablets which are commercially available from Parke Davis); ciprofibrate (C.A.S. Registry No. 52214-84-3, see U.S. Pat. No. 3,948,973 which is incorporated herein by reference); bezafibrate (C.A.S. Registry No.
• fenofibrate such as TRICOR® micronized fenofibrate (2-[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-propanoic acid, 1-methylethyl ester
• TRICOR® micronized fenofibrate (2-[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-propanoic acid, 1-methylethyl ester
• LIPANTHYL® micronized fenofibrate which is commercially available from Labortoire Founier, France
• These compounds can be used in a variety of forms, including but not limited to acid form, salt form, racemates, enantiomers, zwitterions and tautomers.
• Non-limiting examples of suitable PPAR ⁇ activators useful in the compositions of the present invention include suitable derivatives of glitazones or thiazolidinediones, such as, troglitazone (such as REZULIN® troglitazone (-5-[[4-[3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)methoxy]phenyl]methyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione) commercially available from Parke-Davis); rosiglitazone (such as AVANDIA® rosiglitazone maleate (-5-[[4-[2-(methyl-2-pyridinylamino)ethoxy]phenyl]methyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione, (Z)-2-butenedioate) (1:1) commercially available from SmithKline Beecham) and pioglitazone (such as ACTOSTM pioglitazone hydro
• thiazolidinediones include ciglitazone, englitazone, darglitazone and BRL 49653 as disclosed in WO 98/05331 which is incorporated herein by reference; PPAR ⁇ activator compounds disclosed in WO 00/76488 which is incorporated herein by reference; and PPAR ⁇ activator compounds disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,994,554 which is incorporated herein by reference.
• PPAR ⁇ activator compounds include certain acetylphenols as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,859,051 which is incorporated herein by reference; certain quinoline phenyl compounds as disclosed in WO 99/20275 which is incorporated herein by reference; aryl compounds as disclosed by WO 99/38845 which is incorporated herein by reference; certain 1,4-disubstituted phenyl compounds as disclosed in WO 00/63161; certain aryl compounds as disclosed in WO 01/00579 which is incorporated herein by reference; benzoic acid compounds as disclosed in WO 01/12612 and WO 01/12187 which are incorporated herein by reference; and substituted 4-hydroxy-phenylalconic acid compounds as disclosed in WO 97/31907 which is incorporated herein by reference.
• PPAR ⁇ compounds are useful for, among other things, lowering triglyceride levels or raising HDL levels.
• suitable PPAR ⁇ activators useful in the compositions of the present invention include suitable thiazole and oxazole derivates, such as C.A.S. Registry No. 317318-32-4, as disclosed in WO 01/00603 which is incorporated herein by reference); certain fluoro, chloro or thio phenoxy phenylacetic acids as disclosed in WO 97/28149 which is incorporated herein by reference; suitable non- ⁇ -oxidizable fatty acid analogues as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,093,365 which is incorporated herein by reference; and PPAR ⁇ activator compounds disclosed in WO 99/04815 which is incorporated herein by reference.
• compounds that have multiple functionality for activating various combinations of PPAR ⁇ , PPAR ⁇ and PPAR ⁇ also are useful in compositions of the present invention.
• Non-limiting examples include certain substituted aryl compounds as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,248,781; WO 00/23416; WO 00/23415; WO 00/23425; WO 00/23445; WO 00/23451; and WO 00/63153, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, which are described as being useful PPAR ⁇ and/or PPAR ⁇ activator compounds.
• PPAR ⁇ and/or PPAR ⁇ activator compounds include activator compounds as disclosed in WO 97/25042 which is incorporated herein by reference; activator compounds as disclosed in WO 00/63190 which is incorporated herein by reference; activator compounds as disclosed in WO 01/21181 which is incorporated herein by reference; biaryl-oxa(thia)zole compounds as disclosed in WO 01/16120 which is incorporated herein by reference; activator compounds as disclosed in WO 00/63196 and WO 00/63209 which are incorporated herein by reference; substituted 5-aryl-2,4-thiazolidinediones compounds as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
• PPAR activator compounds include substituted benzylthiazolidine-2,4-dione compounds as disclosed in WO 01/14349, WO 01/14350 and WO/01/04351 which are incorporated herein by reference; mercaptocarboxylic compounds as disclosed in WO 00/50392 which is incorporated herein by reference; ascofuranone compounds as disclosed in WO 00/53563 which is incorporated herein by reference; carboxylic compounds as disclosed in WO 99/46232 which is incorporated herein by reference; compounds as disclosed in WO 99/12534 which is incorporated herein by reference; benzene compounds as disclosed in WO 99/15520 which is incorporated herein by reference; o-anisamide compounds as disclosed in WO 01/21578 which is incorporated herein by reference; and PPAR activator compounds as disclosed in WO 01/40192 which is incorporated herein by reference.
• the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor(s) activator(s) are administered in a therapeutically effective amount to treat the specified condition, for example in a daily dose can range from about 0.1 to about 1000 mg per day, preferably about 0.25 to about 50 mg/day, and more preferably about 10 mg per day, given in a single dose or 2-4 divided doses.
• the exact dose is determined by the attending clinician and is dependent on such factors as the potency of the compound administered, the age, weight, condition and response of the patient.
• terapéuticaally effective amount means that amount of a therapeutic agent of the composition, such as the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s), sterol absorption inhibitor(s) and other pharmacological or therapeutic agents described below, that will elicit a biological or medical response of a tissue, system, animal or mammal that is being sought by the administrator (such as a researcher, doctor or veterinarian) which includes alleviation of the symptoms of the condition or disease being treated and the prevention, slowing or halting of progression of one or more conditions, for example vascular conditions, such as hyperlipidaemia (for example atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia or sitosterolemia), vascular inflammation, stroke, diabetes, obesity and/or to reduce-the level of sterol(s) (such as cholesterol) in the plasma.
• vascular conditions such as hyperlipidaemia (for example atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia or sitosterolemia), vascular inflammation, stroke, diabetes, obesity and/or to reduce-the level of sterol(s
• vascular comprises cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and combinations thereof.
• compositions, combinations and treatments of the present invention can be administered by any suitable means which produce contact of these compounds with the site of action in the body, for example in the plasma, liver or small intestine of a mammal or human.
• administration includes coadministration of these therapeutic agents in a substantially simultaneous manner, such as in a single tablet or capsule having a fixed ratio of active ingredients or in multiple, separate capsules for each therapeutic agent.
• administration includes use of each type of therapeutic agent in a sequential manner.
• the treatment using the combination therapy will provide beneficial effects in treating the condition.
• a potential advantage of the combination therapy disclosed herein may be a reduction in the required amount of an individual therapeutic compound or the overall total amount of therapeutic compounds that are effective in treating the condition.
• therapeutic agents can be selected to provide a broader range of complimentary effects or complimentary modes of action.
• compositions, pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention comprise one or more substituted azetidinone or substituted ⁇ -lactam sterol absorption inhibitors discussed in detail below.
• sterol absorption inhibitor means a compound capable of inhibiting the absorption of one or more sterols, including but not limited to cholesterol, phytosterols (such as sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and avenosterol), 5 ⁇ -stanols (such as cholestanol, 5 ⁇ -campestanol, 5 ⁇ -sitostanol), and mixtures thereof, when administered in a therapeutically effective (sterol absorption inhibiting) amount to a mammal or human.
• phytosterols such as sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and avenosterol
• 5 ⁇ -stanols such as cholestanol, 5 ⁇ -campestanol, 5 ⁇ -sitostanol
• mixtures thereof when administered in a therapeutically effective (ste
• sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (I) below:
• Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of aryl and R 4 -substituted aryl;
• Ar 3 is aryl or R 5 -substituted aryl
• X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)— and —C(dilower alkyl)—;
• R and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 and —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 ;
• R 1 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl;
• R 4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —(lower alkylene)COOR 6 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 , —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 and halogen;
• R 5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —(lower alkylene)COOR 6 and —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 ;
• R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
• R 9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl.
• R 4 is 1-3 independently selected substituents
• R 5 is preferably 1-3 independently selected substituents.
• alkyl or “lower alkyl” means straight or branched alkyl chains having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and “alkoxy” means alkoxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
• alkyl groups include, for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl groups.
• alkenyl means straight or branched carbon chains having one or more double bonds in the chain, conjugated or unconjugated.
• alkynyl means straight or branched carbon chains having one or more triple bonds in the chain. Where an alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl chain joins two other variables and is therefore bivalent, the terms alkylene, alkenylene and alkynylene are used.
• Cycloalkyl means a saturated carbon ring of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, while “cycloalkylene” refers to a corresponding bivalent ring, wherein the points of attachment to other groups include all positional isomers.
• Halogeno refers to fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine radicals.
• Aryl means phenyl, naphthyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl or indanyl.
• Phenylene means a bivalent phenyl group, including ortho, meta and para-substitution.
• R, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are said to be independently selected from a group of substituents, mean that R, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected, but also that where an R, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 variable occurs more than once in a molecule, each occurrence is independently selected (e.g., if R is —OR 6 , wherein R 6 is hydrogen, R 2 can be —OR 6 wherein R 6 is lower alkyl).
• R 6 is hydrogen
• R 2 can be —OR 6 wherein R 6 is lower alkyl
• Compounds of the invention have at least one asymmetrical carbon atom and therefore all isomers, including enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers and racemates of the compounds of Formula (I-XI) (where they exist) are contemplated as being part of this invention.
• the invention includes d and I isomers in both pure form and in admixture, including racemic mixtures.
• Isomers can be prepared using conventional techniques, either by reacting optically pure or optically enriched starting materials or by separating isomers of a compound of the Formulae I-XI. Isomers may also include geometric isomers, e.g., when a double bond is present.
• Compounds of the invention with an amino group can form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with organic and inorganic acids.
• suitable acids for salt formation are hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric, acetic, citric, oxalic, malonic, salicylic, malic, fumaric, succinic, ascorbic, maleic, methanesulfonic and other mineral and carboxylic acids well known to those in the art.
• the salt is prepared by contacting the free base form with a sufficient amount of the desired acid to produce a salt.
• the free base form may be regenerated by treating the salt with a suitable dilute aqueous base solution such as dilute aqueous sodium bicarbonate.
• the free base form differs from its respective salt form somewhat in certain physical properties, such as solubility in polar solvents, but the salt is otherwise equivalent to its respective free base forms for purposes of the invention.
• Certain compounds of the invention are acidic (e.g., those compounds which possess a carboxyl group). These compounds form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with inorganic and organic bases. Examples of such salts are the sodium, potassium, calcium, aluminum, gold and silver salts. Also included are salts formed with pharmaceutically acceptable amines such as ammonia, alkyl amines, hydroxyalkylamines, N-methylglucamine and the like.
• solvate means a molecular or ionic complex of molecules or ions of solvent with those of solute (for example, one or more compounds of Formulae I-XI, isomers of the compounds of Formulae I-XI, or prodrugs of the compounds of Formulae I-XI).
• solvents include polar, protic solvents such as water and/or alcohols (for example methanol).
• prodrug means compounds that are drug precursors which, following administration to a patient, release the drug in vivo via some chemical or physiological process (e.g., a prodrug on being brought to the physiological pH or through enzyme action is converted to the desired drug form).
• Preferred compounds of Formula (I) are those in which Ar 1 is phenyl or R 4 -substituted phenyl, more preferably (4-R 4 )substituted phenyl.
• Ar 2 preferably phenyl or R 4 -substituted phenyl, more preferably (4-R 4 )-substituted phenyl.
• Ar 3 is preferably R 5 -substituted phenyl, more preferably (4-R 5 substituted phenyl.
• R 4 is preferably a halogen.
• R 4 is preferably halogen or —OR 6 and R 5 is preferably —OR 6 , wherein R 6 is lower alkyl or hydrogen.
• R 4 is preferably halogen or —OR 6 and R 5 is preferably —OR 6 , wherein R 6 is lower alkyl or hydrogen.
• R 6 is lower alkyl or hydrogen.
• Especially preferred are compounds wherein each of Ar 1 and Ar 2 is 4-fluorophenyl and Ar 3 is 4-hydroxyphenyl or 4-methoxyphenyl.
• X, Y and Z are each preferably —CH 2 —.
• R 1 and R 3 are each preferably hydrogen.
• R and R 2 are preferably —OR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, or a group readily metabolizable to a hydroxyl (such as —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 and —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , defined above).
• m, n, p, q and r is preferably 2, 3 or 4, more preferably 3.
• Preferred are compounds wherein m, n and r are each zero, q is 1 and p is 2.
• Another group of preferred compounds of Formula (I) is that in which Ar 1 is phenyl or R 4 -substituted phenyl, Ar 2 is phenyl or R 4 -substituted phenyl and Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted phenyl. Also preferred are compounds in which Ar 1 is phenyl or R 4 -substituted phenyl, Ar 2 is phenyl or R 4 -substituted phenyl, Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted phenyl, and the sum of m, n, p, q and r is 2, 3 or 4, more preferably 3.
• Ar 1 is phenyl or R 4 -substituted phenyl
• Ar 2 is phenyl or R 4 -substituted phenyl
• Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted phenyl
• m, n and r are each zero, q is 1 and p is 2, or wherein p, q and n are each zero, r is 1 and m is 2 or 3.
• a sterol inhibitor of Formula (I) useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention is represented by Formula (II) (ezetimibe) below:
• Compounds of Formula I can be prepared by a variety of methods well know to those skilled in the art, for example such as are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,631,365, 5,767,115, 5,846,966, 6,207,822, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/279,288 filed Mar. 28, 2001, and PCT Patent Application WO 93/02048, each of which is incorporated herein by reference, and in the Example below.
• suitable compounds of Formula I can be prepared by a method comprising the steps of:
• R′ and R 2′ are R and R 2 , respectively, or are suitably protected hydroxy groups
• Ar 10 is Ar 1 , a suitably protected hydroxy-substituted aryl or a suitably protected amino-substituted aryl; and the remaining variables are as defined above for Formula I, provided that in lactone of formula B, when n and r are each zero, p is 1-4;
• Ar 20 is Ar 2 , a suitably protected hydroxy-substituted aryl or a suitably protected amino-substituted aryl
• Ar 30 is Ar 3 , a suitably protected hydroxy-substituted aryl or a suitably protected amino-substituted aryl
• Ar 1 is R 3 -substituted aryl
• Ar 2 is R 4 -substituted aryl
• Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted aryl
• Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)— and —C(dilower alkyl)—;
• A is selected from —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 and —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 ;
• R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl; or R 1 and R 2 together are ⁇ O;
• q is 1, 2 or 3;
• p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• R 5 is 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 9 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 -lower alkyl, —NR 6 SO 2 -aryl, —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 -alkyl, S(O) 0-2 -aryl, —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , o-halogeno, m-halogeno, o-lower alkyl, m-lower alkyl,
• R 3 and R 4 are independently 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of R 5 , hydrogen, p-lower alkyl, aryl, —NO 2 , —CF 3 and p-halogeno;
• R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and R 9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl.
• Preferred compounds of Formula I include those in which Ar 1 is R 3 -substituted phenyl, especially (4-R 3 )-substituted phenyl.
• Ar 2 is preferably R 4 -substituted phenyl, especially (4-R 4 )-substituted phenyl.
• Ar 3 is preferably R 5 -substituted phenyl, especially (4-R 5 )-substituted phenyl.
• Mono-substitution of each of Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 is preferred.
• Y and Z are each preferably —CH 2 —.
• R 2 is preferably hydrogen.
• R 1 is preferably —OR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, or a group readily metabolizable to a hydroxyl (such as —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 and —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , defined above). Also preferred are compounds wherein R 1 and R 2 together are ⁇ O.
• the sum of q and p is preferably 1 or 2, more preferably 1.
• Preferred are compounds wherein p is zero and q is 1. More preferred are compounds wherein p is zero, q is 1, Y is —CH 2 — and R 1 is —OR 6 , especially when R 6 is hydrogen.
• Ar 1 is R 3 -substituted phenyl
• Ar 2 is R 4 -substituted phenyl
• Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted phenyl.
• Ar 1 is R 3 -substituted phenyl
• Ar 2 is R 4 -substituted phenyl
• Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted phenyl
• the sum of p and q is 1 or 2, especially 1.
• More preferred are compounds wherein Ar 1 is R 3 -substituted phenyl, Ar 2 is R 4 -substituted phenyl, Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted phenyl, p is zero and q is 1.
• A is preferably —O—.
• R 3 is preferably —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 N 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 -alkyl, S(O) 0-2 -aryl, NO 2 or halogeno.
• R 3 is halogeno, especially fluoro or chloro.
• R 4 is preferably hydrogen, lower alkyl, —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , COR 6 or halogeno, wherein R 6 and R 7 are preferably independently hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R 9 is preferably lower alkyl.
• R 4 is hydrogen or halogeno, especially fluoro or chloro.
• R 5 is preferably —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —(lower alkylene)—COOR 6 or —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 , wherein R 6 and R 7 are preferably independently hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R 9 is preferably lower alkyl.
• R 5 is —OR 6 , —(lower alkylene)-COOR 6 or —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 , wherein R 6 is preferably hydrogen or lower alkyl.
• sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (IV):
• A is selected from the group consisting of R 2 -substituted heterocycloalkyl, R 2 -substituted heteroaryl, R 2 -substituted benzofused heterocycloalkyl, and R 2 -substituted benzofused heteroaryl;
• Ar 1 is aryl or R 3 -substituted aryl
• Ar 2 is aryl or R 4 substituted aryl
• Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of:
• R 5 is selected from:
• R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)—, —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl), —CH ⁇ CH— and —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—; or R 5 together with an adjacent R 6 , or R 5 together with an adjacent R 7 , form a —CH ⁇ CH— or a —CH ⁇ C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)— group;
• a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R 6 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, a is 1; provided that when R 7 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or 3, the R 6 's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R 7 's can be the same or different;
• R 1 when Q is a bond, R 1 also can be selected from:
• M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
• X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)— and —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl);
• R 10 and R 12 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 14 , —O(CO)R 14 , —O(CO)OR 16 and —O(CO)NR 14 R 15 ;
• R 11 and R 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and aryl; or R 10 and R 11 together are ⁇ O, or R 12 and R 13 together are ⁇ O;
• d is 1, 2 or 3;
• h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• v is 0 or 1
• j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
• R 2 is 1-3 substituents on the ring carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkenyl, R 17 -substituted aryl, R 17 -substituted benzyl, R 17 -substituted benzyloxy, R 17 -substituted aryloxy, halogeno, —NR 14 R 15 , NR 14 R 15 (C 1 -C 6 alkylene)—, NR 14 R 15 C(O)(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)—, —NHC(O)R 16 , OH, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, —OC(O)R 16 , —COR 14 , hydroxy(
• R 2 is a substituent on a substitutable ring nitrogen, it is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, aryloxy, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, hydroxy, —(CH 2 ) 1-6 CONR 18 R 18 ,
• J is —O—, —NH—, —NR 18 — or —CH 2 —;
• R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR 14 , —O(CO)R 14 , —O(CO)OR 16 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 14 , —O(CO)NR 14 R 15 , —NR 14 R 15 , —NR 14 (CO)R 15 , —NR 14 (CO)OR 19 , —NR 14 (CO)NR 15 R 16 , —NR 14 SO 2 R 16 , —COOR 14 , —CONR 14 R 15 , —COR 14 , —SO 2 NR 14 R 15 , S(O) 0-2 R 16 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 14 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 14 R 15 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-COOR 14 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR
• R 8 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 14 or —COOR 14 ;
• R 9 and R 17 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —NR 14 R 15 , OH and halogeno;
• R 14 and R 15 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 16 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 17 -substituted aryl;
• R 18 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl
• R 19 is hydrogen, hydroxy or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
• “A” is preferably an R 2 -substituted, 6-membered heterocycloalkyl ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms.
• Preferred heterocycloalkyl rings are piperidinyl, piperazinyl and morpholinyl groups.
• the ring “A” is preferably joined to the phenyl ring through a ring nitrogen.
• Preferred R 2 substituents are hydrogen and lower alkyl.
• R 19 is preferably hydrogen.
• Ar 2 is preferably phenyl or R 4 -phenyl, especially (4-R 4 )substituted phenyl.
• R 4 are lower alkoxy, especially methoxy, and halogeno, especially fluoro.
• Ar 1 is preferably phenyl or R 3 -substituted phenyl, especially (4-R 3 )-substituted phenyl.
• Q is a bond and R 1 is lower alkylene, preferably propylene;
• Q is a spiro group as defined above, wherein preferably R 6 and R 7 are each ethylene and R 5 is
• sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (V):
• Ar 1 is aryl, R 10 -substituted aryl or heteroaryl
• Ar 2 is aryl or R 4 -substituted aryl
• Ar 3 is aryl or R 5 -substituted aryl
• X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)- and —C(dilower alkyl)-;
• R is —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 or —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 ;
• R 1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; or R and R 1 together are ⁇ O;
• r is 0, 1 or 2;
• n and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; provided that the sum of m, n and q is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
• R 4 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , -(lower alkylene)COOR 6 and —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 ;
• R 5 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 , halogen, -(lower alkylene)COOR and —CH ⁇ CH—COOR 6 ;
• R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted lower alkyl;
• R 9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl
• R 10 is 1-5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —OR 6 , —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 6 , —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)R 7 , —NR 6 (CO)OR 9 , —NR 6 (CO)NR 7 R 8 , —NR 6 SO 2 R 9 , —COOR 6 , —CONR 6 R 7 , —COR 6 , —SO 2 NR 6 R 7 , —S(O) 0-2 R 9 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 6 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 6 R 7 , —CF 3 , —CN, —NO 2 and halogen.
• R 4 , R 5 and R 10 are each preferably 1-3 independently selected substituents as set forth above.
• Preferred are compounds of Formula (V) wherein Ar 1 is phenyl, R 10 -substituted phenyl or thienyl, especially (4-R 10 )-substituted phenyl or thienyl.
• Ar 2 is preferably R 4 -substituted phenyl, especially (4-R 4 )-substituted phenyl.
• Ar 3 is preferably phenyl or R 5 -substituted phenyl, especially (4-R 5 )-substituted phenyl.
• R 10 is preferably halogeno, especially fluoro.
• R 4 is preferably —OR 6 , especially wherein R 6 is hydrogen or lower alkyl.
• Ar 3 is R 5 -substituted phenyl, R 5 is preferably halogeno, especially fluoro.
• Especially preferred are compounds of Formula (V) wherein Ar is phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl or thienyl, Ar 2 is 4-(alkoxy or hydroxy)phenyl, and Ar 3 is phenyl or 4-fluorophenyl.
• X and Y are each preferably —CH 2 —.
• the sum of m, n and q is preferably 2, 3 or 4, more preferably 2.
• n is preferably 1 to 5.
• Preferences for X, Y, Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 are the same in each of Formulae (VA) and (VB).
• the sum of m and n is preferably 2, 3 or 4, more preferably 2. Also preferred are compounds wherein the sum of m and n is 2, and r is 0 or 1.
• R 1 is preferably hydrogen and R is preferably —OR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, or a group readily metabolizable to a hydroxyl (such as —O(CO)R 6 , —O(CO)OR 9 and —O(CO)NR 6 R 7 , defined above), or R and R 1 together form a ⁇ O group.
• sterol absorption inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (VI):
• R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH 2 —, —CH(lower alkyl)-, —C(di-lower alkyl)-, —CH ⁇ CH— and —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—; or R 1 together with an adjacent R 2 , or R 1 together with an adjacent R 3 , form a —CH ⁇ CH— or a —CH ⁇ C(lower alkyl)- group;
• u and v are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R 2 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—, v is 1; provided that when R 3 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(lower alkyl) ⁇ CH—, u is 1; provided that when v is 2 or 3, the R 2 's can be the same or different; and provided that when u is 2 or 3, the R 3 's can be the same or different;
• R 4 is selected from B—(CH 2 ) m C(O)—, wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; B—(CH 2 ) q —, wherein q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(CH 2 ) e —Z—(CH 2 ) r —, wherein Z is —O—, —C(O)—, phenylene, —N(R 8 )— or —S(O) 0-2 —, e is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, provided that the sum of e and r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; B—(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)-; B—(C 4 -C 6 alkadienylene)-; B—(CH 2 ) t —Z—(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)-, wherein Z is as defined above, and wherein t is 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that the sum of e
• B is selected from indanyl, indenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, heteroaryl or W-substituted heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and furanyl, and for nitrogen-containing heteroaryls, the N-oxides thereof, or
• W is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, (lower alkoxyimino)-lower alkyl, lower alkanedioyl, lower alkyl lower alkanedioyl, allyloxy, —CF 3 , —OCF 3 , benzyl, R 7 -benzyl, benzyloxy, R 7 -benzyloxy, phenoxy, R 7 -phenoxy, dioxolanyl, NO 2 , —N(R 8 )(R 9 ), N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylene-, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylenyloxy-, OH, halogeno, —CN, —N 3 , —NHC(O)OR 10 ,
• substitution on ring carbon atoms and the substituents on the substituted heteroaryl ring nitrogen atoms, when present, are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —C(O)OR 10 , —C(O)R 10 , OH, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylene-, N(R 8 )(R 9 )-lower alkylenyloxy-, —S(O) 2 NH 2 and 2-(trimethylsilyl)-ethoxymethyl;
• R 7 is 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —N(R 8 )(R 9 ), OH, and halogeno;
• R 8 and R 9 are independently selected from H or lower alkyl
• R 10 is selected from lower alkyl, phenyl, R 7 -phenyl, benzyl or R 7 -benzyl;
• R 11 is selected from OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, R 7 -phenyl or R 7 -benzyl;
• R 12 is selected from H, OH, alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy,
• R 13 is selected from —O—, —CH 2 —, —NH—, —N(lower alkyl)- or —NC(O)R 19 ;
• R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and the groups defined for W; or R 15 is hydrogen and R 16 and R 17 , together with adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dioxolanyl ring;
• R 19 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl lower alkyl
• R 20 and R 21 are independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, W-substituted naphthyl, indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzodioxolyl, heteroaryl, W-substituted heteroaryl, benzofused heteroaryl, W-substituted benzofused heteroaryl and cyclopropyl, wherein heteroaryl is as defined above.
• R 21 is selected from phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, indanyl, benzofuranyl, benzodioxolyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, quinolyl or cyclopropyl,
• W is lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, OH, halogeno, —N(R8)(R 9 ), —NHC(O)OR 10 , —NHC(O)R 10 , NO 2 , —CN, —N 3 , —SH, —S(O) 0-2 -(lower alkyl), —COOR 19 , —CON(R 8 )(R 9 ), —COR 12 , phenoxy, benzyloxy, —OCF 3 , —CH ⁇ C(O)R 12 or tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy, wherein R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 12 and R 19 are as defined for Formula IV.
• W is 2 or 3 substituents, the substituents can be the same or different.
• R 20 is phenyl or W-substituted phenyl, wherein preferred meanings of W are as defined above for preferred definitions of R 21 .
• R 20 is phenyl or W-substituted phenyl and R 21 is phenyl, W-substituted phenyl, indanyl, benzofuranyl, benzodioxolyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, quinolyl or cyclopropyl;
• W is lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, OH, halogeno, —N(R 8 )(R 9 ), —NHC(O)OR 10 , —NHC(O)R 10 , NO 2 , —CN, —N 3 , —SH, —S(O) 0-2 -(lower alkyl), —COOR 19 , —CON(R 8 )(R 9 ), —COR 12 , phenoxy, benzyloxy, —CH ⁇ CHC(
• R 4 is preferably B—(CH 2 ) q — or B—(CH 2 ) e —Z—(CH 2 ) r —, wherein B, Z, q, e and r are as defined above.
• B is preferably
• R 16 and R 17 are each hydrogen and wherein R 15 is preferably H, OH, lower alkoxy, especially methoxy, or halogeno, especially chloro.
• Z is —O—, e is 0, and r is 0.
• q is 0-2.
• R 20 is preferably phenyl or W-substituted phenyl.
• Preferred W substituents for R 20 are lower alkoxy, especially methoxy and ethoxy, OH, and —C(O)R 12 , wherein R 12 is preferably lower alkoxy.
• R 21 is selected from phenyl, lower alkoxy-substituted phenyl and F-phenyl.
• sterol inhibitors useful in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (VII):
• A is —CH ⁇ CH—, —C ⁇ C— or —(CH 2 ) p — wherein p is 0, 1 or 2;
• E is C 10 to C 20 alkyl or —C(O)—(C 9 to C 19 )-alkyl, wherein the alkyl is straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds;
• R is hydrogen, C 1 -C 15 alkyl, straight or branched, saturated or containing one or more double bonds, or B—(CH 2 ) r —, wherein r is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
• R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO 2 , NH 2 , OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, —NHC(O)OR 5 , R 6 O 2 SNH— and —S(O) 2 NH 2 ;
• n 0, 1, 2 or 3;
• R 5 is lower alkyl
• R 6 is OH, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituents are 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxy, NO 2 , NH 2 , OH, halogeno, lower alkylamino and dilower alkylamino.
• Preferred compounds of Formula (VII) are those wherein R is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, phenyl or phenylpropyl. Another group of preferred compounds of Formula (VII) is that wherein R 4 is p-methoxyphenyl or 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl. Still another group of preferred compounds of Formula (VII) is that wherein A is ethylene or a bond. Yet another group of preferred compounds of Formula (VII) is that wherein E is decyl, oleoyl or 7-Z-hexadecenyl. Preferably R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each hydrogen.
• More preferred compounds of Formula (VII) are those wherein R is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, phenyl or phenylpropyl; R 4 is p-methoxyphenyl or 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl; A is ethylene or a bond; E is decyl, oleoyl or 7-Z-hexadecenyl; and R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each hydrogen.
• a preferred compound of Formula (VII) is that wherein E is decyl, R is hydrogen, B-A is phenyl and R 4 is p-methoxyphenyl.
• sterol inhibitors useful in the compositions and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (VIII):
• R 26 is H or OG 1 ;
• G and G 1 are independently selected from the group consisting of
• R, R a and R b are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH 2 , azido, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy or —W—R 30 ;
• W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R 31 )—, —NH—C(O)—N(R 31 )— and —O—C(S)—N(R 31 )—;
• R 2 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 7 , R 3a and R 4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
• R 30 is selected from the group consisting of R 32 -substituted T, R 32 -substituted-T—(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl and R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 31 is selected from the group consisting of H and (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl
• T is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
• R 32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogeno, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfanyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfinyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —C(O)—NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R 32 is a group consisting
• Ar 1 is aryl or R 10 -substituted aryl
• Ar 2 is aryl or R 11 -substituted aryl
• Q is a bond or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the spiro group
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of
• R 12 is
• R 13 and R 14 are independently selected from the group consisting of
• a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero;
• R 13 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, a is 1;
• R 14 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, b is 1;
• R 1 when Q is a bond, R 1 also can be:
• M is —O—, —S—, —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —;
• X, Y and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl— and —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl);
• R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR 19 , —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 19 , —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)OR 21 , —NR 19 (CO)NR 20 R 25 , —NR 19 SO 2 R 21 , —COOR 19 , —CONR 19 R 20 , —COR 19 , —SO 2 NR 19 R 20 , S(O)O 0-2 R 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 19 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 19 R 20 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-COOR 19 , —CH ⁇ CH—CO
• R 15 and R 17 are independently selected from the group consisting of —OR 19 , —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 and —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 ;
• R 16 and R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and aryl; or R 15 and R 16 together are ⁇ O, or R 17 and R 18 together are ⁇ O;
• d is 1, 2 or 3;
• h is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• v is 0 or 1
• j and k are independently 1-5, provided that the sum of j, k and v is 1-5;
• Ar 1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
• R 19 and R 20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 21 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 24 -substituted aryl;
• R 22 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 19 or —COOR 19 ;
• R 23 and R 24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —NR 19 R 20 , —OH and halogeno; and
• R 25 is H, —OH or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
• Ar 2 is preferably phenyl or R 11 -phenyl, especially (4-R 11 )-substituted phenyl.
• R 11 are lower alkoxy, especially methoxy, and halogeno, especially fluoro.
• Ar 1 is preferably phenyl or R 10 -substituted phenyl, especially (4-R 10 )-substituted phenyl.
• R 10 is halogeno, and more preferably fluoro.
• Q is a bond and R 1 is lower alkylene, preferably propylene
• Q is a spiro group as defined above, wherein preferably R 13 and R 14 are each ethylene and R 12 is
• R 1 is —(CH 2 ) q wherein q is 0-6;
• R 1 is —CH(OH)—CH 2 —S(O) 0-2 —.
• a preferred compound of Formula (VIII) is one wherein G and G 1 are as defined above and in which the remaining variables have the following definitions:
• Ar 1 is phenyl or R 10 -substituted phenyl, wherein R 10 is halogeno;
• Ar 2 is phenyl or R 11 -phenyl, wherein R 11 is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkoxy and halogeno;
• Q is a bond and R 1 is lower alkylene; Q, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone, forms the group
• R 13 and R 14 are each ethylene and a and b are each 1, and wherein R 12 is
• Q is a bond and R 1 is —O—CH 2 —CH(OH); Q is a bond and R 1 is —CH(OH)—(CH 2 ) 2 —; or Q is a bond and R 1 is —CH(OH)—CH 2 —S(O) 0-2 —.
• R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, benzyl and acetyl.
• R 3 , R 3a , R 4 and R 4a are selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, benzyl and acetyl;
• R, R a and R b are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH 2 , azido, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy and —W—R 30 ,
• W is —O—C(O)— or —O—C(O)—NR 31 —
• R 31 is H and R 30 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, T, T—(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or T or T—(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl wherein T is substituted by one or two halogeno or (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl groups.
• Preferred R 30 substituents are selected from the group consisting of. 2-fluorophenyl, 2,4-difluoro-phenyl, 2,6-dichlorophenyl, 2-methylphenyl, 2-thienylmethyl, 2-methoxy-carbonylethyl, thiazol-2-yl-methyl, 2-furyl, 2-methoxycarbonylbutyl and phenyl.
• R, R a and R b are as follows:
• R, R a and R b are independently —OH or —O—C(O)—NH—R 30 , especially wherein R a is —OH and R and R b are —O—C(O)—NH—R 30 and R 30 is selected from the preferred substituents identified above, or wherein R and R a are each —OH and R b is —O—C(O)—NH—R 30 wherein R 30 is 2-fluorophenyl, 2,4-difluoro-phenyl, 2,6-dichlorophenyl;
• R a is —OH, halogeno, azido or (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy
• R b is H, halogeno, azido or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy
• R is —O—C(O)—NH—R 30 , especially compounds wherein R a is —OH, R b is H and R 30 is 2-fluorophenyl;
• R, R a and R b are independently —OH or —O—C(O)—R 30 and R 30 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, T , or T substituted by one or two halogeno or (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl groups, especially compounds wherein R is —OH and R a and R b are —O—C(O)— R 30 wherein R 30 is 2-furyl; and
• R, R a and R b are independently —OH or halogeno.
• Three additional classes of preferred compounds are those wherein the C 1′ anomeric oxy is beta, wherein the C 2′ anomeric oxy is beta, and wherein the R group is alpha.
• G and G 1 are preferably selected from:
• R 26 is H or OH, more preferably H.
• the —O—G substituent is preferably in the 4-position of the phenyl ring to which it is attached.
• sterol inhibitors useful in the compositions and methods of the present invention are represented by Formula (IX) below:
• R 26 is selected from the group consisting of:
• R 1 is selected from the group consisting of
• R, R a and R b are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH 2 , azido, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy and —W—R 30 ;
• W is independently selected from the group consisting of —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R 31 )—, —NH—C(O)—N(R 31 )— and —O—C(S)—N(R 31 )—;
• R 2 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 7 , R 3a and R 4a are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and —C(O)aryl;
• R 30 is independently selected form the group consisting of R 32 -substituted T, R 32 -substituted-T—(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl and R 32 -substituted-(C 3 -C 7 )cycloalkyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 31 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl
• T is independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, iosthiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl and pyridyl;
• R 32 is independently selected from 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogeno, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —OH, phenoxy, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, methylenedioxy, oxo, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfanyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfinyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylsulfonyl, —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —C(O)—NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy and pyrrolidinylcarbonyl; or R 32 is
• Ar 1 is aryl or R 10 -substituted aryl
• Ar 2 is aryl or R 11 -substituted aryl
• Q is —(CH 2 ) q —, wherein q is 2-6, or, with the 3-position ring carbon of the azetidinone,
• R 13 and R 14 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —, —CH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)—, —C(di-(C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl), —CH ⁇ CH— and —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—; or R 12 together with an adjacent R 13 , or R 12 together with an adjacent R 14 , form a —CH ⁇ CH— or a —CH ⁇ C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)— group;
• a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, provided both are not zero; provided that when R 13 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, a is 1; provided that when R 14 is —CH ⁇ CH— or —C(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) ⁇ CH—, b is 1; provided that when a is 2 or3, the R 13 's can be the same or different; and provided that when b is 2 or 3, the R 14 's can be the same or different;
• R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —OR 19 , —O(CO)R 19 , —O(CO)OR 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-5 OR 19 , —O(CO)NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)R 20 , —NR 19 (CO)OR 21 , —NR 19 (CO)NR 20 R 25 , —NR 19 SO 2 R 21 , —COOR 19 , —CONR 19 R 20 , —COR 19 , —SO 2 NR 19 R 20 , S(O) 0-2 R 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 —COOR 19 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-10 CONR 19 R 20 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-COOR 19 , —CH ⁇ CH—COOR
• Ar 1 can also be pyridyl, isoxazolyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl;
• R 19 and R 20 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl and aryl-substituted (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl;
• R 21 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl or R 24 -substituted aryl;
• R 22 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)R 19 or —COOR 19 ;
• R 23 and R 24 are independently 1-3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —COOH, NO 2 , —NR 19 R 20 , —OH and halogeno; and
• R 25 is H, —OH or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy.
• Ar 2 is preferably phenyl or R 11 -phenyl, especially (4R 11 )-substituted phenyl.
• R 11 are lower alkoxy, especially methoxy, and halogeno, especially fluoro.
• Ar 1 is preferably phenyl or R 10 -substituted phenyl, especially (4-R 10 )-substituted phenyl.
• R 10 is halogeno, especially fluoro.
• Q is a lower alkyl or a spiro group as defined above, wherein preferably R 13 and R 14 are each ethylene and R 12 is
• a preferred compound of formula IX is one wherein R 1 is as defined above and in which the remaining variables have the following definitions:
• Ar 1 is phenyl or R 10 -substituted phenyl, wherein R 10 is halogeno;
• Ar 2 is phenyl or R 11 -phenyl, wherein R 11 is 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkoxy and halogeno;
• R 13 and R 14 are each ethylene and a and b are each 1, and wherein R 12 is
• R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, benzyl and acetyl.
• R 3 , R 3a , R 4 and R 4a are selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, benzyl and acetyl;
• R, R a and R b are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, halogeno, —NH 2 , azido, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy and —W—R 30 , wherein W is —O—C(O)— or —O—C(O)—NR 31 —, R 31 is H and R 30 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, T, T—(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or T or T—(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl wherein T is substituted by one or two halogeno or (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl groups.
• Preferred R 30 substituents are 2-fluorophenyl, 2,4-difluoro-phenyl, 2,6-dichlorophenyl, 2-methylphenyl, 2-thienylmethyl, 2-methoxy-carbonylethyl, thiazol-2-yl-methyl, 2-furyl, 2-methoxycarbonylbutyl and phenyl.
• R, R a and R b are as follows: 1) R, R a and R b are independently —OH or —O—C(O)—NH—R 30 , especially wherein R a is —OH and R and R b are —O—C(O)—NH—R 30 and R 30 is selected from the preferred substituents identified above, or wherein R and R a are —OH and R b is —O—C(O)—NH—R 30 wherein R 30 is 2-fluorophenyl, 2,4-difluoro-phenyl, 2,6-dichlorophenyl; 2) R a is —OH, halogeno, azido or (C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, R b is H, halogeno, azido or (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy(C 1 -C 6 )-alkoxy, and R is —O—C(O)
• R 1 is preferably selected from:
• R 1 is defined as above, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the compound of Formula (X), or prodrugs of the compound of Formula (X) or of the pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the compound of Formula (X).
• a more preferred compound is one represented by formula XI:
• compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, therapeutic combinations, kits and methods of treatment as described above comprise: (a) at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator; and (b) at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers, salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at
• Suitable substituted azetidinone compounds or substituted ⁇ -lactam compounds can be selected from any of the compounds discussed above in Formulae I-XI.
• Other useful substituted azetidinone compounds include N-sulfonyl-2-azetidinones such as are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,983,597 and ethyl 4-(2-oxoazetidin-4-yl)phenoxy-alkanoates such as are disclosed in Ram et al., Indian J. Chem. Sect. B. 29B, 12 (1990), p. 1134-7, which are incorporated by reference herein.
• the compounds of Formulae I-XI can be prepared by known methods, including the methods discussed above and, for example, WO 93/02048 describes the preparation of compounds wherein —R 1 —Q— is alkylene, alkenylene or alkylene interrupted by a hetero atom, phenylene or cycloalkylene; WO 94/17038 describes the preparation of compounds wherein Q is a spirocyclic group; WO 95/08532 describes the preparation of compounds wherein —R 1 —Q— is a hydroxy-substituted alkylene group; PCT/US95/03196 describes compounds wherein —R 1 —Q— is a hydroxy-substituted alkylene attached to the Ar 1 moiety through an —O— or S(O) 0-2 — group; and U.S.
• the daily dose of the sterol absorption inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.1 to about 1000 mg per day, preferably about 0.25 to about 50 mg/day, and more preferably about 10 mg per day, given in a single dose or 2-4 divided doses.
• the exact dose is determined by the attending clinician and is dependent on the potency of the compound administered, the age, weight, condition and response of the patient.
• the weights indicated above refer to the weight of the acid equivalent or the base equivalent of the therapeutic compound derived from the salt.
• compositions or therapeutic combinations can further comprise one or more pharmacological or therapeutic agents or drugs such as cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors and/or lipid-lowering agents discussed below.
• composition or treatment can further comprise one or more cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• Non-limiting examples of cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors for use in the compositions, therapeutic combinations and methods of the present invention include competitive inhibitors of HMG CoA reductase, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis, squalene synthase inhibitors, squalene epoxidase inhibitors and mixtures thereof.
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitors include statins such as lovastatin (for example MEVACOR® which is available from Merck & Co.), pravastatin (for example PRAVACHOL® which is available from Bristol Meyers Squibb), fluvastatin, simvastatin (for example ZOCOR® which is available from Merck & Co.), atorvastatin, cerivastatin, CI-981, rivastatin (sodium 7-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-methoxymethylpyridin-3-yl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptanoate), rosuvastatin, pitavastatin (such as NK-104 of Negma Kowa of Japan); HMG CoA synthetase inhibitors, for example L-659,699 ((E,E)-11-[3′R-(hydroxy-methyl)-4′-oxo-2′R-
• a total daily dosage of cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.1 to about 160 mg per day, and preferably about 0.2 to about 80 mg/day in single or 2-3 divided doses.
• the composition or treatment comprises the compound of Formula (II) in combination with one or more peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor(s) activator(s) and one or more cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors.
• the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) is a fibric acid derivative selected from gemfibrozil, clofibrate and/or fenofibrate.
• the cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor comprises one or more HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, such as, for example, lovastatin, pravastatin and/or simvastatin. More preferably, the composition or treatment comprises the compound of Formula (II) in combination with simvastatin and gemfibrozil or fenofibrate.
• compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more bile acid sequestrants (insoluble anion exchange resins), coadministered with or in combination with the PPAR activators(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• bile acid sequestrants insoluble anion exchange resins
• Bile acid sequestrants bind bile acids in the intestine, interrupting the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids and causing an increase in the faecal excretion of steroids. Use of bile acid sequestrants is desirable because of their non-systemic mode of action. Bile acid sequestrants can lower intrahepatic cholesterol and promote the synthesis of apo B/E (LDL) receptors that bind LDL from plasma to further reduce cholesterol levels in the blood.
• LDL apo B/E
• Non-limiting examples of suitable bile acid sequestrants include cholestyramine (a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer containing quaternary ammonium cationic groups capable of binding bile acids, such as QUESTRAN® or QUESTRAN LIGHT® cholestyramine which are available from Bristol-Myers Squibb), colestipol (a copolymer of diethylenetriamine and 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane, such as COLESTID® tablets which are available from Pharmacia), colesevelam hydrochloride (such as WelChol® Tablets (poly(allylamine hydrochloride) cross-linked with epichlorohydrin and alkylated with 1-bromodecane and (6-bromohexyl)-trimethylammonium bromide) which are available from Sankyo), water soluble derivatives such as 3,3-ioene, N-(cycloalkyl) alkylamines
• Suitable inorganic cholesterol sequestrants include bismuth salicylate plus montmorillonite clay, aluminum hydroxide and calcium carbonate antacids.
• a total daily dosage of bile acid sequestrant(s) can range from about 1 to about 50 grams per day, and preferably about 2 to about 16 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more ileal bile acid transport (“IBAT”) inhibitors (or apical sodium co-dependent bile acid transport (“ASBT”) inhibitors) coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• IBAT ileal bile acid transport
• ASBT apical sodium co-dependent bile acid transport
• the IBAT inhibitors can inhibit bile acid transport to reduce LDL cholesterol levels.
• IBAT inhibitors include benzothiepines such as therapeutic compounds comprising a 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-benzothiepine 1,1-dioxide structure such as are disclosed in PCT Patent Application WO 00/38727 which is incorporated herein by reference.
• a total daily dosage of IBAT inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg/day, and preferably about 0.1 to about 50 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise nicotinic acid (niacin) and/or derivatives thereof coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• nicotinic acid niacin
• derivatives thereof coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• nicotinic acid derivative means a compound comprising a pyridine-3-carboxylate structure or a pyrazine-2-carboxylate structure, including acid forms, salts, esters, zwitterions and tautomers, where available.
• nicotinic acid derivatives include niceritrol, nicofuranose and acipimox (5-methyl pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid 4-oxide). Nicotinic acid and its derivatives inhibit hepatic production of VLDL and its metabolite LDL and increases HDL and apo A-1 levels.
• An example of a suitable nicotinic acid product is NIASPAN® (niacin extended-release tablets) which are available from Kos.
• a total daily dosage of nicotinic acid or a derivative thereof can range from about 500 to about 10,000 mg/day, preferably about 1000 to about 8000 mg/day, and more preferably about 3000 to about 6000 mg/day in single or divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more AcylCoA:Cholesterol O-acyltransferase (“ACAT”) Inhibitors, which can reduce LDL and VLDL levels, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• ACAT is an enzyme responsible for esterifying excess intracellular cholesterol and may reduce the synthesis of VLDL, which is a product of cholesterol esterification, and overproduction of apo B-100-containing lipoproteins.
• Non-limiting examples of useful ACAT inhibitors include avasimibe ([[2,4,6-tris(1-methylethyl)phenyl]acetyl]sulfamic acid, 2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)phenyl ester, formerly known as CI-1011), HL-004, lecimibide (DuP-128) and CL-277082 (N-(2,4-difluorophenyl)N-[[4-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)phenyl]methyl]-N-heptylurea). See P. Chang et al., “Current, New and Future Treatments in Dyslipidaemia and Atherosclerosis”, Drugs July 2000;60(1); 55-93, which is incorporated by reference herein.
• a total daily dosage of ACAT inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.1 to about 1000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise one or more Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (“CETP”) Inhibitors coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• CETP is responsible for the exchange or transfer of cholesteryl ester carrying HDL and triglycerides in VLDL.
• Non-limiting examples of suitable CETP inhibitors are disclosed in PCT Patent Application No. WO 00/38721 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,147,090, which are incorporated herein by reference.
• Pancreatic cholesteryl ester hydrolase (pCEH) inhibitors such as WAY-121898 also can be coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor(s) activator and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• a total daily dosage of CETP inhibitor(s) can range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg/day, and preferably about 0.5 to about 20 mg/kg body weight/day in single or divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise probucol or derivatives thereof (such as AGI-1067 and other derivatives disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,121,319 and 6,147,250), which can reduce LDL levels, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• probucol or derivatives thereof such as AGI-1067 and other derivatives disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,121,319 and 6,147,250
• a total daily dosage of probucol or derivatives thereof can range from about 10 to about 2000 mg/day, and preferably about 500 to about 1500 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor activators, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• LDL-receptor activators include HOE-402, an imidazolidinyl-pyrimidine derivative that directly stimulates LDL receptor activity. See M. Huettinger et al., “Hypolipidemic activity of HOE-402 is Mediated by Stimulation of the LDL Receptor Pathway”, Arterioscler. Thromb. 1993; 13:1005-12.
• a total daily dosage of LDL receptor activator(s) can range from about 1 to about 1000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise fish oil, which contains Omega 3 fatty acids (3-PUFA), which can reduce VLDL and triglyceride levels, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• fish oil which contains Omega 3 fatty acids (3-PUFA)
• 3-PUFA Omega 3 fatty acids
• a total daily dosage of fish oil or Omega 3 fatty acids can range from about 1 to about 30 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise natural water soluble fibers, such as psyllium, guar, oat and pectin, which can reduce cholesterol levels, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• natural water soluble fibers such as psyllium, guar, oat and pectin, which can reduce cholesterol levels, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• a total daily dosage of natural water soluble fibers can range from about 0.1 to about 10 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise plant sterols, plant stanols and/or fatty acid esters of plant stanols, such as sitostanol ester used in BENECOL® margarine, which can reduce cholesterol levels, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• a total daily dosage of plant sterols, plant stanols and/or fatty acid esters of plant stanols can range from about 0.5 to about 20 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise antioxidants, such as probucol, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, ⁇ -carotene and selenium, or vitamins such as vitamin B 6 or vitamin B 12 , coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• antioxidants such as probucol, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, ⁇ -carotene and selenium
• vitamins such as vitamin B 6 or vitamin B 12
• a total daily dosage of antioxidants or vitamins can range from about 0.05 to about 10 grams per day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• compositions or treatments of the present invention can further comprise monocyte and macrophage inhibitors such as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), thyroid hormones including throxine analogues such as CGS-26214 (a thyroxine compound with a fluorinated ring), gene therapy and use of recombinant proteins such as recombinant apo E, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids
• thyroid hormones including throxine analogues such as CGS-26214 (a thyroxine compound with a fluorinated ring)
• gene therapy and use of recombinant proteins such as recombinant apo E, coadministered with or in combination with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator(s) and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) discussed above.
• compositions or therapeutic combinations which further comprise hormone replacement agents and compositions.
• Useful hormone agents and compositions for hormone replacement therapy of the present invention include androgens, estrogens, progestins, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof. Combinations of these agents and compositions are also useful.
• the dosage of androgen and estrogen combinations vary, desirably from about 1 mg to about 4 mg androgen and from about 1 mg to about 3 mg estrogen.
• Examples include, but are not limited to, androgen and estrogen combinations such as the combination of esterified estrogens (sodium estrone sulfate and sodium equilin sulfate) and methyltestosterone (17-hydroxy-17-methyl-, (17B)-androst-4-en-3-one) available from Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Marietta, Ga., under the tradename Estratest.
• Estrogens and estrogen combinations may vary in dosage from about 0.01 mg up to 8 mg, desirably from about 0.3 mg to about 3.0 mg.
• Examples of useful estrogens and estrogen combinations include:
• esterified estrogen combinations such as sodium estrone sulfate and sodium equilin sulfate; available from Solvay under the tradename Estratab and from Monarch Pharmaceuticals, Bristol, Tenn., under the tradename Menest;
• estropipate (piperazine estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-one, 3-(sulfooxy)-estrone sulfate); available from Pharmacia & Upjohn, Peapack, N.J., under the tradename Ogen and from Women First Health Care, Inc., San Diego, Calif., under the tradename Ortho-Est; and
• Progestins and estrogens may also be administered with a variety of dosages, generally from about 0.05 to about 2.0 mg progestin and about 0.001 mg to about 2 mg estrogen, desirably from about 0.1 mg to about 1 mg progestin and about 0.01 mg to about 0.5 mg estrogen.
• Examples of progestin and estrogen combinations that may vary in dosage and regimen include:
• estradiol estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17 ⁇ -diol hemihydrate
• norethindrone 17 ⁇ -acetoxy-19-nor-17 ⁇ -pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one
• a dosage of progestins may vary from about 0.05 mg to about 10 mg or up to about 200 mg if microsized progesterone is administered.
• progestins include norethindrone; available from ESI Lederle, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., under the tradename Aygestin, from Ortho-McNeil under the tradename Micronor, and from Watson under the tradename Nor-QD; norgestrel; available from Wyeth-Ayerst under the tradename Ovrette; micronized progesterone (pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione); available from Solvay under the tradename Prometrium; and medroxyprogesterone acetate; available from Pharmacia & Upjohn under the tradename Provera.
• compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more obesity control medications.
• Useful obesity control medications include, but are not limited to, drugs that reduce energy intake or suppress appetite, drugs that increase energy expenditure and nutrient-partitioning agents.
• Suitable obesity control medications include, but are not limited to, noradrenergic agents (such as diethylpropion, mazindol, phenylpropanolamine, phentermine, phendimetrazine, phendamine tartrate, methamphetamine, phendimetrazine and tartrate); serotonergic agents (such as sibutramine, fenfluramine, dexfenfluramine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine and paroxtine); thermogenic agents (such as ephedrine, caffeine, theophylline, and selective ⁇ 3-adrenergic agonists); alpha-blocking agents; kainite or AMPA receptor antagonists; leptin-lipolysis stimulated receptors;
• compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more blood modifiers which are chemically different from the substituted azetidinone and substituted ⁇ -lactam compounds (such as compounds I-XI above) and the PPAR receptor activators discussed above, for example, they contain one or more different atoms, have a different arrangement of atoms or a different number of one or more atoms than the sterol absorption inhibitor(s) or PPAR receptor activators discussed above.
• blood modifiers which are chemically different from the substituted azetidinone and substituted ⁇ -lactam compounds (such as compounds I-XI above) and the PPAR receptor activators discussed above, for example, they contain one or more different atoms, have a different arrangement of atoms or a different number of one or more atoms than the sterol absorption inhibitor(s) or PPAR receptor activators discussed above.
• Useful blood modifiers include but are not limited to anti-coagulants (argatroban, bivalirudin, dalteparin sodium, desirudin, dicumarol, lyapolate sodium, nafamostat mesylate, phenprocoumon, tinzaparin sodium, warfarin sodium); antithrombotic (anagrelide hydrochloride, bivalirudin, cilostazol, dalteparin sodium, danaparoid sodium, dazoxiben hydrochloride, efegatran sulfate, enoxaparin sodium, fluretofen, ifetroban, ifetroban sodium, lamifiban, lotrafiban hydrochloride, napsagatran, orbofiban acetate, roxifiban acetate, sibrafiban, tinzaparin sodium, trifenagrel, abciximab, zolimomab aritox); fibrinogen receptor antagonists (
• compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more cardiovascular agents which are chemically different from the substituted azetidinone and substituted ⁇ -lactam compounds (such as compounds I-XI above) and the PPAR receptor activators discussed above, for example, they contain one or more different atoms, have a different arrangement of atoms or a different number of one or more atoms than the sterol absorption inhibitor(s) or PPAR receptor activators discussed above.
• cardiovascular agents which are chemically different from the substituted azetidinone and substituted ⁇ -lactam compounds (such as compounds I-XI above) and the PPAR receptor activators discussed above, for example, they contain one or more different atoms, have a different arrangement of atoms or a different number of one or more atoms than the sterol absorption inhibitor(s) or PPAR receptor activators discussed above.
• Useful cardiovascular agents include but are not limited to calcium channel blockers (clentiazem maleate, amlodipine besylate, isradipine, nimodipine, felodipine, nilvadipine, nifedipine, teludipine hydrochloride, diltiazem hydrochloride, belfosdil, verapamil hydrochloride, fostedil); adrenergic blockers (fenspiride hydrochloride, labetalol hydrochloride, proroxan, alfuzosin hydrochloride, acebutolol, acebutolol hydrochloride, alprenolol hydrochloride, atenolol, bunolol hydrochloride, carteolol hydrochloride, celiprolol hydrochloride, cetamolol hydrochloride, cicloprolol hydrochloride, dexpropranolol hydrochlor
• compositions, therapeutic combinations or methods of the present invention can further comprise one or more antidiabetic medications for reducing blood glucose levels in a human.
• antidiabetic medications include, but are not limited to, drugs that reduce energy intake or suppress appetite, drugs that increase energy expenditure and nutrient-partitioning agents.
• Suitable antidiabetic medications include, but are not limited to, sulfonylurea (such as acetohexamide, chlorpropamide, gliamilide, gliclazide, glimepiride, glipizide, glyburide, glibenclamide, tolazamide, and tolbutamide), meglitinide (such as repaglinide and nateglinide), biguanide (such as metformin and buformin), alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (such as acarbose, miglitol, camiglibose, and voglibose), certain peptides (such as amlintide, pramlintide, exendin, and GLP-1 agonistic peptides), and orally administrable insulin or insulin composition for intestinal delivery thereof.
• a total dosage of the above-described antidiabetic medications can range from 0.1 to 1,000 mg/day in single or 2-4 divided doses.
• the present invention provides a composition or therapeutic combination comprising (a) at least one AcylCoA:Cholesterol O-acyltransferase Inhibitor and (b) at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers, salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam
• the present invention provides a composition or therapeutic combination comprising (a) probucol or a derivative thereof and (b) at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers, salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound.
• the present invention provides a composition or therapeutic combination comprising (a) at least one low-density lipoprotein receptor activator and (b) at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers, salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound.
• the present invention provides a composition or therapeutic combination comprising (a) at least one Omega 3 fatty acid and (b) at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers, salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound.
• the present invention provides a composition or therapeutic combination comprising (a) at least one natural water soluble fiber and (b) at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers, salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound.
• the present invention provides a composition or therapeutic combination comprising (a) at least one of plant sterols, plant stanols or fatty acid esters of plant stanols and (b) at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers, salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the isomers, salts or
• the present invention provides a composition or therapeutic combination comprising (a) at least one antioxidant or vitamin and (b) at least one substituted azetidinone compound or at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or of the isomers, salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound.
• compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention can be administered to a mammal in need of such treatment in a therapeutically effective amount to treat one or more conditions, for example vascular conditions such as atherosclerosis, hyperlipidaemia (including but not limited to hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridaemia, sitosterolemia), vascular inflammation, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and/or reduce the level of sterol(s) in the plasma.
• vascular conditions such as atherosclerosis, hyperlipidaemia (including but not limited to hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridaemia, sitosterolemia), vascular inflammation, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and/or reduce the level of sterol(s) in the plasma.
• the compositions and treatments can be administered by any suitable means which produce contact of these compounds with the site of action in the body, for example in the plasma, liver or small intestine of a mammal or human.
• the daily dosage for the various compositions and therapeutic combinations described above can be administered to a patient in a single dose or in multiple subdoses, as desired. Subdoses can be administered 2 to 6 times per-day, for example. Sustained release dosages can be used. Where the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor(s) activator and sterol absorption inhibitor(s) are administered in separate dosages, the number of doses of each component given per day may not necessarily be the same, e.g., one component may have a greater duration of activity and will therefore need to be administered less frequently.
• the pharmaceutical treatment compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention can further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, one or more excipients and/or one or more additives.
• pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include solids and/or liquids such as ethanol, glycerol, water and the like.
• the amount of carrier in the treatment composition can range from about 5 to about 99 weight percent of the total weight of the treatment composition or therapeutic combination.
• suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and additives include non-toxic compatible fillers, binders such as starch, disintegrants, buffers, preservatives, anti-oxidants, lubricants, flavorings, thickeners, coloring agents, emulsifiers and the like.
• the amount of excipient or additive can range from about 0.1 to about 90 weight percent of the total weight of the treatment composition or therapeutic combination.
• the amount of carrier(s), excipients and additives can vary.
• the treatment compositions of the present invention can be administered in any conventional dosage form, preferably an oral dosage form such as a capsule, tablet, powder, cachet, suspension or solution.
• an oral dosage form such as a capsule, tablet, powder, cachet, suspension or solution.
• the formulations and pharmaceutical compositions can be prepared using conventional pharmaceutically acceptable and conventional techniques. Several examples of preparation of dosage formulations are provided below.
• the term “Active Compound I” designates a substituted azetidinone compound, ⁇ -lactam compound or any of the compounds of Formulae I-XI described herein above, or isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or any of the compounds of Formulae I-XI, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or any of the compounds of Formulae I-XI or of the isomers of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or any of the compounds of Formulae I-XI, or prodrugs of the at least one substituted azetidinone compound or the at least one substituted ⁇ -lactam compound or any of
• the above-described tablet can be coadministered with a tablet, capsule, etc. comprising a dosage of Active Compound II, for example a TRICOR® capsule as described above.
• kits are contemplated wherein two separate units are combined: a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activator and a separate pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one sterol absorption inhibitor as described above.
• the kit will preferably include directions for the administration of the separate components.
• the kit form is particularly advantageous when the separate components must be administered in different dosage forms (e.g., oral and parenteral) or are administered at different dosage intervals.
• the treatment compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention can inhibit the intestinal absorption of cholesterol in mammals, as shown in the Example below, and can be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions, for example vascular conditions, such as atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia and sitosterolemia, stroke, obesity and lowering of plasma levels of cholesterol in mammals, in particular in mammals.
• vascular conditions such as atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia and sitosterolemia
• stroke obesity and lowering of plasma levels of cholesterol in mammals, in particular in mammals.
• compositions and therapeutic combinations of the present invention can inhibit sterol absorption or reduce plasma concentration of at least one sterol selected from the group consisting of phytosterols (such as sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and avenosterol), 5 ⁇ -stanols (such as cholestanol, 5 ⁇ -campestanol, 5 ⁇ -sitostanol), cholesterol and mixtures thereof.
• the plasma concentration can be reduced by administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an effective amount of at least one treatment composition or therapeutic combination comprising at least one PPAR activator and at least one sterol absorption inhibitor described above.
• the reduction in plasma concentration of sterols can range from about 1 to about 70 percent, and preferably about 10 to about 50 percent.
• Methods of measuring serum total blood cholesterol and total LDL cholesterol are well known to those skilled in the art and for example include those disclosed in PCT WO 99/38498 at page 11, incorporated by reference herein.
• Methods of determining levels of other sterols in serum are disclosed in H. Gylling et al., “Serum Sterols During Stanol Ester Feeding in a Mildly Hypercholesterolemic Population”, J. Lipid Res. 40: 593-600 (1999), incorporated by reference herein.
• Step 1) To a solution of (S)-4-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone (41 g, 0.25 mol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (200 ml), was added 4-dimethylaminopyridine (2.5 g, 0.02 mol) and triethylamine (84.7 ml, 0.61 mol) and the reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. Methyl-4-(chloroformyl)butyrate (50 g, 0.3 mol) was added as a solution in CH 2 Cl 2 (375 ml) dropwise over 1 h, and the reaction was allowed to warm to 22° C.
• Step 2 To a solution of TiCl 4 (18.2 ml, 0.165 mol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (600 ml) at 0° C., was added titanium isopropoxide (16.5 ml, 0.055 mol). After 15 min, the product of Step 1 (49.0 g, 0.17 mol) was added as a solution in CH 2 Cl 2 (100 ml). After 5 min., diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA) (65.2 ml, 0.37 mol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C.
• DIPEA diisopropylethylamine
• Step 3 To a solution of the product of Step 2 (8.9 g, 14.9 mmol) in toluene (100 ml) at 50° C., was added N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide (BSA) (7.50 ml, 30.3 mmol). After 0.5 h, solid TBAF (0.39 g, 1.5 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture stirred at 50° C. for an additional 3 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 22° C., CH 3 OH (10 ml), was added. The reaction mixture was washed with HCl (1N), NaHCO 3 (1N) and NaCl (sat'd.), and the organic layer was dried over MgSO 4 .
• BSA N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide
• Step 4) To a solution of the product of Step 3 (0.94 g, 2.2 mmol) in CH 3 OH (3 ml), was added water (1 ml) and LiOH.H 2 O (102 mg, 2.4 mmole). The reaction mixture was stirred at 22° C. for 1 h and then additional LiOH.H 2 O (54 mg, 1.3 mmole) was added. After a total of 2 h, HCl (1N) and EtOAc was added, the layers were separated, the organic layer was dried and concentrated in vacuo.
• Step 5 To an efficiently stirred suspension of 4-fluorophenylzinc chloride (4.4 mmol) prepared from 4-fluorophenylmagnesium bromide (1M in THF, 4.4 ml, 4.4 mmol) and ZnCl 2 (0.6 g, 4.4 mmol) at 4° C., was added tetrakis(triphenyl-phosphine)palladium (0.25 g, 0.21 mmol) followed by the product of Step 4 (0.94 g, 2.2 mmol) as a solution in THF (2 ml). The reaction was stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and then for 0.5 h at 22° C.
• Step 6 To the product of Step 5 (0.95 g, 1.91 mmol) in THF (3 ml), was added (R)-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-1H,3H-pyrrolo-[1,2-c][1,3,2] oxazaborole (120 mg, 0.43 mmol) and the mixture was cooled to ⁇ 20° C. After 5 min, borohydride-dimethylsulfide complex (2M in THF, 0.85 ml, 1.7 mmol) was added dropwise over 0.5 h.
• Step 6′ (Alternative): To a solution of the product of Step 5 (0.14 g, 0.3 mmol) in ethanol (2 ml), was added 10% Pd/C (0.03 g) and the reaction was stirred under a pressure (60 psi) of H 2 gas for 16 h. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solvent was concentrated to afford a 1:1 mixture of compounds 6A and 68.
• Treatment A placebo given orally as 1 dose per day
• Treatment B 10 mg of Compound II given orally as 1 dose per day
• Treatment C 200 mg of LIPANTHYL® micronized Fenofibrate (available from Labortoire Fournier of France) given orally as 1 dose per day, or
• Treatment D 200 mg of LIPANTHYL® micronized Fenofibrate plus 10 mg of Compound II given orally as 1 dose per day every morning for 14 days.
• Serum lipids were assessed predose (after a minimum of a 10-hour fast) on Day 1 (Baseline), Day 7 and Day 14.

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