US20090170841A1 - Styrenyl Derivative Compounds for Treating Ophthalmic Diseases and Disorders - Google Patents

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US20090170841A1
US20090170841A1 US12/107,040 US10704008A US2009170841A1 US 20090170841 A1 US20090170841 A1 US 20090170841A1 US 10704008 A US10704008 A US 10704008A US 2009170841 A1 US2009170841 A1 US 2009170841A1
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Ian Leslie Scott
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuksa
Anna Gall
Mark W. Orme
Jennifer Gage
Thomas L. Little, Jr.
Qin Jiang
Lana Michele Rossiter
Kevin F. McGee, JR.
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  • Neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, and Alzheimer's disease, affect millions of patients throughout the world. Because the loss of quality of life associated with these diseases is considerable, drug research and development in this area is of great importance.
  • Macular degeneration affects between ten and fifteen million patients in the United States, and it is the leading cause of blindness in aging populations worldwide.
  • Age-related macular degeneration affects central vision and causes the loss of photoreceptor cells in the central part of the retina called the macula.
  • Macular degeneration can be classified into two types: dry-type and wet-type.
  • the dry-form is more common than the wet, with about 90% of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients diagnosed with the dry-form.
  • AMD age-related macular degeneration
  • the exact causes of age-related macular degeneration are still unknown.
  • the dry-form of AMD may result from the senescence and thinning of macular tissues associated with the deposition of pigment in the macular retinal pigment epithelium.
  • wet AMD new blood vessels grow beneath the retina, form scar tissue, bleed, and leak fluid.
  • the overlying retina can be severely damaged, creating “blind” areas in the central vision.
  • Decline of vision noticed by the patient or characteristic features detected by an ophthalmologist during a routine eye exam may be the first indicator of age-related macular degeneration.
  • the formation of “drusen,” or membranous debris beneath the retinal pigment epithelium of the macula is often the first physical sign that AMD is developing.
  • Late symptoms include the perceived distortion of straight lines and, in advanced cases, a dark, blurry area or area with absent vision appears in the center of vision; and/or there may be color perception changes.
  • Glaucoma is a broad term used to describe a group of diseases that causes a slowly progressive visual field loss, usually asymptomatically. The lack of symptoms may lead to a delayed diagnosis of glaucoma until the terminal stages of the disease.
  • the prevalence of glaucoma is estimated to be 2.2 million in the United States, with about 120,000 cases of blindness attributable to the condition.
  • the disease is particularly prevalent in Japan, which has four million reported cases.
  • treatment is less accessible than in the United States and Japan, thus glaucoma ranks as a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Even if subjects afflicted with glaucoma do not become blind, their vision is often severely impaired.
  • the progressive loss of peripheral visual field in glaucoma is caused by the death of ganglion cells in the retina.
  • Ganglion cells are a specific type of projection neuron that connects the eye to the brain.
  • Glaucoma is usually accompanied by an increase in intraocular pressure.
  • Current treatment includes use of drugs that lower the intraocular pressure; however, contemporary methods to lower the intraocular pressure are often insufficient to completely stop disease progression.
  • Ganglion cells are believed to be susceptible to pressure and may suffer permanent degeneration prior to the lowering of intraocular pressure.
  • An increasing number of cases of normal-tension glaucoma are observed in which ganglion cells degenerate without an observed increase in the intraocular pressure. Because current glaucoma drugs only treat intraocular pressure, a need exists to identify new therapeutic agents that will prevent or reverse the degeneration of ganglion cells.
  • glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease, similar to Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease in the brain, except that it specifically affects retinal neurons.
  • the retinal neurons of the eye originate from diencephalon neurons of the brain. Though retinal neurons are often mistakenly thought not to be part of the brain, retinal cells are key components of the central nervous system, interpreting the signals from the light-sensing cells.
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities.
  • Alzheimer's is a disease that affects four million people in the United States alone. It is characterized by a loss of nerve cells in areas of the brain that are vital to memory and other mental functions.
  • drugs can ameliorate AD symptoms for a relatively period of time, but no drugs are available that treat the disease or completely stop the progressive decline in mental function.
  • Recent research suggests that glial cells that support the neurons or nerve cells may have defects in AD sufferers, but the cause of AD remains unknown.
  • compositions and methods that enhance retinal neuronal cell survival, particularly photoreceptor cell survival have been discovered.
  • the irradiance of a photon causes isomerization of 11-cis-retinylidene chromophore to all-trans-retinylidene and uncoupling from the visual opsin receptors.
  • This photoisomerization triggers conformational changes of opsins, which, in turn, initiate the biochemical chain of reactions termed phototransduction (Filipek et al., Annu. Rev. Physiol. 65:851-79 (2003)).
  • Regeneration of the visual pigments requires that the chromophore be converted back to the 11-cis-configuration in the processes collectively called the retinoid (visual) cycle (see, e.g., McBee et al., Prog. Retin. Eye Res. 20:469-52 (2001)).
  • the chromophore is released from the opsin and reduced in the photoreceptor by retinol dehydrogenases.
  • the product, all-trans-retinol is trapped in the adjacent retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in the form of insoluble fatty acid esters in subcellular structures known as retinosomes (Imanishi et al., J. Cell Biol. 164:373-87 (2004)).
  • RPE retinal pigment epithelium
  • 13-cis-RA (Isotretinoin, Accutane®, Roche)
  • 13-cis-RA has been considered as a therapy that might prevent or slow the formation of A2E and might have protective properties to maintain normal vision
  • 13-cis-RA has been used to slow the synthesis of 11-cis-retinal by inhibiting 11-cis-RDH (Law et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 161:825-9 (1989)), but its use can also be associated with significant night blindness.
  • compositions and methods for treating Stargardt's disease and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) without causing further unwanted side effects such as progressive retinal degeneration, LCA-like conditions, night blindness, or systemic vitamin A deficiency are also exists in the art for effective treatments for other ophthalmic diseases and disorders that adversely affect the retina.
  • the present invention relates to styrenyl derivative compounds, which can be inhibitors of an isomerization step of the retinoid cycle and are useful for treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the styrenyl derivative compounds and methods for treating various ophthalmic diseases using these compounds.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13
  • each of R1 and R8 is hydrogen, and the compound has a structure of Formula (B):
  • R2 is H or C1-C6 alkyl; each of R3, R4, R5, and R6 is the same or different and independently hydrogen, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, or —OR12;
  • R7 is H or C1-C6 alkyl;
  • R9 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, —(CH2)nOH wherein n is 2-6, or —C( ⁇ O)R13;
  • R10 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; or R9 and R10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl;
  • W is —C(R14)(R15)-, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O)2- or —N(H)—;
  • Y is —C(R16)(R17)-; each R12 is independently hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; each R13 is independently a C1-C6 alkyl; R14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, or —NH2; or R14 and R15 together form an oxo, an imino, an oximo, or a hydrazino; R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, or —OR12; or R16 and R17 together form an oxo; or optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y; or optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond, and R15 and R17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y; and R11 is selected from: a
  • Y is —CH2-, —CH(CH3)-, —C(CH3)2-, —C(H)OH—, —C(H)F—, —CF2-, or —C( ⁇ O)—.
  • R11 is phenyl substituted with alkyl, —OR12, —O(CH2)nOCH3 wherein n is 2-6, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, fluoroalkyl, phenyl, or —SCH3.
  • R11 is naphthenyl substituted with —OR12, wherein R12 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl.
  • R11 is cyclohexenyl optionally substituted with C1-C6 alkyl. In some embodiments R11 is tri-methyl-cyclohexenyl.
  • R11 is alkyl optionally substituted with —OR12 wherein R12 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl;
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl;
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R13;
  • R10 is hydrogen or alkyl; or R9 and R10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl;
  • each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl;
  • R13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl;
  • W is —C(R14)(R15)-, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O)2- or —N(R12)-;
  • Y is —C(R16)(R17)-;
  • R14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl; or R14 and R15 together form an oxo, an imino, an oximo, or a hydrazino;
  • R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl; or R16 and R17 together form an oxo; optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y; or optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond, and R15 and R17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y; each R18 and R19 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R13; t is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or
  • each of R9 and R10 is hydrogen and the compound has a structure of Formula (D):
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl
  • R13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • R14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl
  • each R20 is independently alkyl, —OR12, —SR12, alkynyl, phenyl, halo or fluoroalkyl; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, —OR12, halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • R7, R8, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or —OR12, wherein each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl.
  • t is 2 or 3; two adjacent R20, together with the two carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a fused phenyl ring; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • R7, R8, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or —OR12.
  • each R20 is independently alkyl, —OR12 or halo; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • N-heterocyclyl is morpholinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl or piperazinyl.
  • each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen; t is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R20 is independently alkyl or halo; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • R9 is alkyl or —C( ⁇ O)R13, wherein R13 is alkyl, and R10 is hydrogen or alkyl.
  • each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen; t is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R20 is independently alkyl or halo; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • R11 is 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-member cycloalkyl. In some embodiments R11 is cyclohexyl.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R13
  • R10 is hydrogen or alkyl; or R9 and R10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl
  • W is —C(R14)(R15)-, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O)2- or —N(R12)-;
  • Y is —C(R16)(R17)-;
  • R14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl; or R14 and R15 together form an oxo, an imino, an oximo, or a hydrazino;
  • R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl; or R16 and R17 together form an oxo; optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y; or R14 and R16 together form a direct bond, and R15 and R17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y; each R18 and R19 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R13; p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 or
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R13
  • R10 is hydrogen or alkyl; or R9 and R10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl
  • each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen; p is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R21 is independently alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl; and each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo, fluoroalkyl or —OR12.
  • R7, R8, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12 or —NR18R19, wherein each R12 is independently hydrogen or alkyl; and each R18 and R19 are independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen; p is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R21 is independently alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl; and each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo, fluoroalkyl or —OR12.
  • R7, R8, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR12, wherein each R12 is independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • R7, R8, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR12, wherein R12 is hydrogen or alkyl; and R14 and R15 together form oxo.
  • each R21 is independently alkyl or halo; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • each R21 is independently alkyl or halo;
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl; and
  • R15 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halogen.
  • R11 is alkyl.
  • W is —C(R14)(R15)-.
  • R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • Z is —C(R16)(R17)- and the compound has the structure of Formula (H):
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13
  • R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19, carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl;
  • each R18 and R19 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13, —CO2R13, —CONH2, —CON(R13)2 or —CON(H)R13; or R18 and R19, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl.
  • R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are all hydrogen;
  • R11 is aryl or carbocyclyl;
  • R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR12.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13
  • R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogen; and R11 is aryl or carbocyclyl.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13
  • R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogen;
  • R11 is aryl or carbocyclyl;
  • 14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR12;
  • R16, R17, R21 and R22 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound disclosed herein, including compound of Formula (A)-(K).
  • in yet another embodiment is a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature.
  • the compound inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 100 nM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature.
  • the compound inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 10 nM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature.
  • non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • the compound is a styrenyl compound.
  • the compound is a non-retinoid compound.
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature.
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • the present invention provides a method of modulating chromophore flux in a retinoid cycle comprising introducing into a subject a compound disclosed herein, including a compound of any one of Formula (A)-(K).
  • the method results in a reduction of lipofiuscin pigment accumulated in an eye of the subject.
  • the lipofuscin pigment is N-retinylidene-N-retinyl-ethanolamine (A2E).
  • the ophthalmic disease or disorder is age-related macular degeneration or Stargardt's macular dystrophy.
  • the method results in a reduction of lipofuscin pigment accumulated in an eye of the subject.
  • the lipofuscin pigment is N-retinylidene-N-retinyl-ethanolamine (A2E).
  • the ophthalmic disease or disorder is selected from retinal detachment, hemorrhagic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, cone-rod dystrophy, Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, optic neuropathy, inflammatory retinal disease, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, retinal blood vessel occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, or ischemia reperfusion related retinal injury, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, retinal dystrophy, hereditary optic neuropathy, Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, uveitis, a retinal injury, a retinal disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease, a retinal disorder associated with multiple sclerosis, a retinal disorder associated with Parkinson's disease, a retinal disorder associated with viral infection, a retinal disorder related to light overexposure, myopia, and a retinal disorder associated with AIDS.
  • retinal detachment hemorrhagic retinopathy, retin
  • a method of inhibiting dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell of the retina comprising contacting the retina with a compound disclosed herein, including a compound of any one of Formula (A)-(K).
  • a method of inhibiting regeneration of rhodopsin in a rod photoreceptor cell of the retina comprising contacting the retina with the compound of Formula (A), a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature, or a A non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • a method of reducing ischemia in an eye of a subject comprising administering to the subject the pharmaceutical composition of the compound of Formula (A), a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature, or a A non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered under conditions and at a time sufficient to inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby reducing ischemia in the eye.
  • a method of inhibiting neovascularization in the retina of an eye of a subject comprising administering to the subject the pharmaceutical composition of a compound of Formula (A).
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered under conditions and at a time sufficient to inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby inhibiting neovascularization in the retina.
  • a method of inhibiting degeneration of a retinal cell in a retina comprising contacting the retina with the compound of the compound of Formula (A), a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature, or a a non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered under conditions and at a time sufficient to inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby reducing ischemia in the eye.
  • the retinal cell is a retinal neuronal cell.
  • the retinal neuronal cell is a photoreceptor cell.
  • a compound that has a structure of Formula (I):
  • R 1 and R 2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, —OR 12 , alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R 7 and R 8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ;
  • R 10 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 and R 10 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • R 11 is alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, carbocyclyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl;
  • R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • W is C(R 14 )(R 15 )—, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O) 2 — or —N(R 12 )—;
  • Y is —C(R 16 )(R 17 )—
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 14 and R 15 form an oxo
  • R 16 and R 17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 19 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 16 and R 17 form an oxo
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond, and R 15 and R 17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 18 and R 19 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ,
  • composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound having a structure of Formula (I):
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , W and Y are as defined herein.
  • compositions comprising a compound having a structure of any of Formulae (II), (IIa), (IIb), (III) and (IIIa):
  • a method for treating an ophthalmic disease or disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject the pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound having a structure of any of Formulae (I), (II), (IIa), (IIb), (III) and (IIIa).
  • the ophthalmic disease or disorder is macular degeneration (i.e., age-related macular degeneration) or Stargardt's disease.
  • the ophthalmic disease or disorder is retinal detachment, hemorrhagic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, optic neuropathy, inflammatory retinal disease, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, retinal dystrophy, hereditary optic neuropathy, Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, uveitis, a retinal injury, a retinal disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease, a retinal disorder associated with multiple sclerosis, a retinal disorder associated with Parkinson's disease, a retinal disorder associated with viral infection, a retinal disorder related to light overexposure, and a retinal disorder associated with AIDS.
  • Also provided is a method of inhibiting at least one visual cycle trans-cis isomerase (also including trans-cis isomerohydrolase) in a subject comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound having a structure of any of Formulae (I), (II), (IIa), (IIb), (III) and (IIIa).
  • the subject is human.
  • accumulation of lipofuscin pigment is inhibited in an eye of the subject, wherein in certain embodiments the lipofuscin pigment is N-retinylidene-N-retinyl-ethanolamine (A2E).
  • A2E N-retinylidene-N-retinyl-ethanolamine
  • degeneration of a retinal cell is inhibited.
  • the retinal cell is a retinal neuronal cell, and other particular embodiments, the retinal neuronal cell is any one of an amacrine cell, a photoreceptor cell, a horizontal cell, a ganglion cell, or a bipolar cell.
  • Also provided is a method of inhibiting at least one visual cycle trans-cis isomerase (also including trans-cis isomerohydrolase) in a cell comprising contacting the cell with a compound having a structure of any of Formulae (I), (II), (IIa), (IIb), (III) and (IIa), thereby inhibiting the at least one visual cycle trans-cis isomerase.
  • degeneration of a retinal cell is inhibited.
  • the retinal cell is a retinal neuronal cell
  • the retinal neuronal cell is any one of an amacrine cell, a photoreceptor cell, a horizontal cell, a ganglion cell, or a bipolar cell.
  • a method for treating an ophthalmic disease or disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject the pharmaceutical composition described above and herein comprising at least one of the compounds having a structure of any of Formulae (I), (II), (Ia), (IIb), (III) and (IIIa), wherein the ophthalmic disease or disorder is selected from diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, retinal blood vessel occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, or ischemia reperfusion related retinal injury.
  • FIG. 1 presents inhibition of isomerase activity by Compound A and Compound 1 over time in an in vivo mouse model. Five animals were included in each treatment group. The error bars correspond to standard error.
  • FIG. 2 shows concentration-dependent inhibition of isomerase activity by Compound A, Compound B, Compound 1 and Compound 25 in a mouse model.
  • Styrenyl derivative compounds are described herein that inhibit an isomerization step of the retinoid cycle. These compounds and compositions comprising these compounds may be useful for inhibiting degeneration of retinal cells or for enhancing retinal cell survival. The compounds described herein may, therefore, be useful for treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders, such as age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's disease.
  • styrenyl (i.e., vinyl benzene) derivative compounds comprising a meta-substituted linkage terminating in a nitrogen-containing moiety.
  • the nitrogen-containing moiety can be, for example, an amine, an amide or an N-heterocyclyl.
  • the liking atoms form a combination of linearly constructed stable chemical bonds, including single, double or triple carbon-carbon bonds, carbon-nitrogen bonds, nitrogen-nitrogen bonds, carbon-oxygen bonds, carbon-sulfur bonds, and the like.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13
  • each of R1 and R8 is hydrogen, and the compound has a structure of Formula (B):
  • R2 is H or C1-C6 alkyl; each of R3, R4, R5, and R6 is the same or different and independently hydrogen, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, or —OR12;
  • R7 is H or C1-C6 alkyl;
  • R9 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, —(CH2)nOH wherein n is 2-6, or —C( ⁇ O)R13;
  • R10 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; or R9 and R10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl;
  • W is —C(R14)(R15)-, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O)2- or —N(H)—;
  • Y is —C(R16)(R17)-; each R12 is independently hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; each R13 is independently a C1-C6 alkyl; R14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, or —NH2; or R14 and R15 together form an oxo, an imino, an oximo, or a hydrazino; R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, or —OR12; or R16 and R17 together form an oxo; or optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y; or optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond, and R15 and R17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y; and R11 is selected from: a
  • Y is —CH2-, —CH(CH3)-, —C(CH3)2-, —C(H)OH—, —C(H)F—, —CF2-, or —C( ⁇ O)—.
  • R11 is phenyl substituted with alkyl, —OR12, —O(CH2)nOCH3 wherein n is 2-6, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, fluoroalkyl, phenyl, or —SCH3.
  • R12 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl.
  • R11 is cyclohexenyl optionally substituted with C1-C6 alkyl. In some embodiments R11 is tri-methyl-cyclohexenyl.
  • R11 is alkyl optionally substituted with —OR12 wherein R12 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl;
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl;
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R13;
  • R10 is hydrogen or alkyl; or R9 and R10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl;
  • each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl;
  • R13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl;
  • W is —C(R14)(R15)-, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O)2- or —N(R12)-;
  • Y is —C(R16)(R17)-;
  • R14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl; or R14 and R15 together form an oxo, an imino, an oximo, or a hydrazino;
  • R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl; or R16 and R17 together form an oxo; optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y; or optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond, and R15 and R17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y; each R18 and R19 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R13; t is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or
  • each of R9 and R10 is hydrogen and the compound has a structure of Formula (D):
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl
  • R13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • R14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl
  • each R20 is independently alkyl, —OR12, —SR12, alkynyl, phenyl, halo or fluoroalkyl; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, —OR12, halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • R7, R8, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or —OR12, wherein each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl.
  • t is 2 or 3; two adjacent R20, together with the two carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a fused phenyl ring; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • R7, R8, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or —OR12.
  • t is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R20 is independently alkyl, —OR12 or halo; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • N-heterocyclyl is morpholinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl or piperazinyl.
  • each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen; t is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R20 is independently alkyl or halo; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • R9 is alkyl or —C( ⁇ O)R13, wherein R13 is alkyl, and R10 is hydrogen or alkyl.
  • each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen; t is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R20 is independently alkyl or halo; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • R11 is 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-member cycloalkyl. In some embodiments R11 is cyclohexyl.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R13
  • R10 is hydrogen or alkyl; or R9 and R10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl
  • W is —C(R14)(R15)-, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O)2- or —N(R12)-;
  • Y is —C(R16)(R17)-;
  • R14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl; or R14 and R15 together form an oxo, an imino, an oximo, or a hydrazino;
  • R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12, —NR18R19 or carbocyclyl; or R16 and R17 together form an oxo; optionally, R14 and R16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y; or R14 and R16 together form a direct bond, and R15 and R17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y; each R18 and R19 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R13; p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 or
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R13
  • R10 is hydrogen or alkyl; or R9 and R10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • each R12 is independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl
  • each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen; p is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R21 is independently alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl; and each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo, fluoroalkyl or —OR12.
  • R7, R8, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR12 or —NR18R19, wherein each R12 is independently hydrogen or alkyl; and each R18 and R19 are independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen; p is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R21 is independently alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl; and each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo, fluoroalkyl or —OR12.
  • R7, R8, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR12, wherein each R12 is independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • R7, R8, R16 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR12, wherein R12 is hydrogen or alkyl; and R14 and R15 together form oxo.
  • p is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R21 is independently alkyl or halo; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • p is 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R21 is independently alkyl or halo; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl; and R15 and R17 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halogen.
  • R11 is alkyl.
  • W is —C(R14)(R15)-.
  • R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • Z is —C(R16)(R17)- and the compound has the structure of Formula (H):
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13
  • R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are all hydrogen;
  • R11 is aryl or carbocyclyl; and
  • R16 and R17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR12.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13
  • R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogen; and R11 is aryl or carbocyclyl.
  • R1 and R2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, —NH2, —NHR13, —N(R13)2, —OR12, alkyl or fluoroalkyl
  • R7 and R8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C( ⁇ O)R13, —SO2R13
  • R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogen;
  • R11 is aryl or carbocyclyl;
  • 14 and R15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR12; and
  • R16, R17, R21 and R22 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound disclosed herein, including a compound of any one of Formula (A)-(K).
  • in yet another embodiment is a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature.
  • the compound inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 100 nM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature.
  • the compound inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 10 nM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature.
  • non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • the compound is a styrenyl compound.
  • the compound is a non-retinoid compound.
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature.
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • a method of modulating chromophore flux in a retinoid cycle comprising introducing into a subject a compound disclosed herein, including a compound of any one of Formula (A)-(K).
  • the method results in a reduction of lipofuscin pigment accumulated in an eye of the subject.
  • the lipofuscin pigment is N-retinylidene-N-retinyl-ethanolamine (A2E).
  • the ophthalmic disease or disorder is age-related macular degeneration or Stargardt's macular dystrophy.
  • the method results in a reduction of lipofuscin pigment accumulated in an eye of the subject.
  • the lipofuscin pigment is N-retinylidene-N-retinyl-ethanolamine (A2E).
  • the ophthalmic disease or disorder is selected from retinal detachment, hemorrhagic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, cone-rod dystrophy, Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, optic neuropathy, inflammatory retinal disease, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, retinal blood vessel occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, or ischemia reperfusion related retinal injury, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, retinal dystrophy, hereditary optic neuropathy, Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, uveitis, a retinal injury, a retinal disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease, a retinal disorder associated with multiple sclerosis, a retinal disorder associated with Parkinson's disease, a retinal disorder associated with viral infection, a retinal disorder related to light overexposure, myopia, and a retinal disorder associated with AIDS.
  • retinal detachment hemorrhagic retinopathy, retin
  • a method of inhibiting dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell of the retina comprising contacting the retina with a compound disclosed herein, including a compound of any one of Formula (A)-(K).
  • a method of inhibiting regeneration of rhodopsin in a rod photoreceptor cell of the retina comprising contacting the retina with the compound of Formula (A), a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature, or a A non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • a method of reducing ischemia in an eye of a subject comprising administering to the subject the pharmaceutical composition of the compound of Formula (A), a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature, or a A non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered under conditions and at a time sufficient to inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby reducing ischemia in the eye.
  • a method of inhibiting neovascularization in the retina of an eye of a subject comprising administering to the subject the pharmaceutical composition of a compound of Formula (A).
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered under conditions and at a time sufficient to inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby inhibiting neovascularization in the retina.
  • a method of inhibiting degeneration of a retinal cell in a retina comprising contacting the retina with the compound of the compound of Formula (A), a compound that inhibits 11-cis-retinol production with an IC50 of about 1 uM or less when assayed in vitro, utilizing extract of cells that express RPE65 and LRAT, wherein the extract further comprises CRALBP, wherein the compound is stable in solution for at least about 1 week at room temperature, or a a non-retinoid compound that inhibits an isomerase reaction resulting in production of 11-cis retinol, wherein said isomerase reaction occurs in RPE, and wherein said compound has an ED50 value of 1 mg/kg or less when administered to a subject.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered under conditions and at a time sufficient to inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby reducing ischemia in the eye.
  • the retinal cell is a retinal neuronal cell.
  • the retinal neuronal cell is a photoreceptor cell.
  • R 1 and R 2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, —OR 12 , alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R 7 and R 8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ;
  • R 10 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 and R 10 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • R 11 is alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, carbocyclyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl;
  • R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • W is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )—, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O) 2 — or —N(R 12 )—;
  • Y is —C(R 16 )(R 17 )—
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 14 and R 15 form an oxo
  • R 16 and R 17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 16 and R 17 form an oxo
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond, and R 15 and R 17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 18 and R 19 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ,
  • R 1 is hydrogen, and compound has a structure of Formula (Ia):
  • R 2 is H or C 1 -C 6 alkyl
  • each of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is the same or different and independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy;
  • R 7 is H or C 1 -C 6 alkyl
  • R 9 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —(CH 2 ) n OH wherein n is 1-6, or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ;
  • R 10 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl
  • R 9 and R 10 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • W is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )—, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O) 2 — or —N(H)—;
  • Y is —C(R 16 )(R 17 )—
  • R 12 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl
  • R 13 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NH 2 ; or
  • R 14 and R 15 form an oxo
  • R 16 and R 17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —OR 12 ;
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond, and R 15 and R 17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 11 is alkyl; phenyl substituted with alkyl, —OR 12 , —O(CH 2 ) n OCH 3 wherein n is 1-6, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, fluoroalkyl, phenyl, —SCH 3 , or aralkyl; naphthenyl naphthenyl optionally substituted with alkyl, halogen, or —OR 12 ; carbocyclyl; cyclohexenyl optionally substituted with alkyl,
  • R 11 is not 3,4,5-tri-methoxyphenyl.
  • R 2 is hydrogen or n-butyl.
  • halogen is chloro or fluoro.
  • each of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is the same or different and independently hydrogen, methyl or methoxy. In certain specific embodiments, at least two of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are hydrogen. In other certain specific embodiments, at least one of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is methyl or methoxy.
  • R 9 is —(CH 2 ) n OH wherein n is 2. In other specific embodiments, R 9 is —C( ⁇ O)R 13 wherein R 13 is methyl.
  • each of R 9 and R 10 the same or different and independently hydrogen or methyl. In other specific embodiments, each of R 9 and R 10 is hydrogen.
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, fluoro, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, —OH, —OHCH 3 , or —NH 2 . In certain specific embodiments each of R 14 and R 15 is hydrogen.
  • Y is —CH 2 —, —CH(CH 3 )—, —CH(CH 3 ) 2 —, —CHOH—, —CHF—, —CF 2 —, or C( ⁇ O)—.
  • R 11 is phenyl substituted with alkyl, —OR 12 , —O(CH 2 ) n OCH 3 wherein n is 1-6, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, fluoroalkyl, phenyl, or —SCH 3 .
  • halogen is chloro.
  • n is 2.
  • R 11 is naphthenyl substituted with —OR 12 , wherein R 12 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl.
  • R 11 is cyclohexenyl optionally substituted with C 1 -C 6 alkyl; in another specific embodiment, R 11 is tri-methyl-cyclohexenyl.
  • R 11 is alkyl optionally substituted with —OR 12 wherein R 12 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl.
  • One embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (I) wherein R 11 is aryl or carbocyclyl, as defined herein.
  • a further embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (I) wherein R 11 is aryl, which has a structure of Formula (II):
  • R 1 and R 2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, —OR 12 , alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R 7 and R 5 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ;
  • R 10 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 and R 10 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • w is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )—, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O) 2 — or —N(R 12 )—;
  • Y is C(R 16 )(R 17 )—
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 2 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 14 and R 15 form an oxo
  • R 16 and R 17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 16 and R 17 form an oxo
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond, and R 15 and R 17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 18 and R 19 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ,
  • t 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
  • each R 20 is the same or different and independently alkyl, —OR 12 , —SR 12 , alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, fluoroalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, or
  • each of R 9 and R 10 is hydrogen and the compound has a structure of Formula (IIa):
  • W is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )— and the linkage —W—Y—C(R 7 )(R 8 )— is an alkylene chain.
  • the compound has a structure of Formula (IIb):
  • R 1 and R 2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, —OR 12 , alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R 7 and R 9 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 14 and R 15 form an oxo
  • R 16 and R 17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 16 and R 17 form an oxo
  • R 18 and R 19 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ,
  • t 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
  • each R 20 is the same or different and independently alkyl, —OR 12 , —SR 12 , alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, fluoroalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, or
  • each R 20 is independently alkyl, —OR 12 , —SR 12 , alkynyl, phenyl, halo or fluoroalkyl
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, —OR 12 , halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • R 7 , R 8 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or —OR 12 , wherein R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl.
  • the compounds of Formula (I), (II), (IIa) or (IIb) have the structures shown in Table 1.
  • Table 1 Each of the compounds provided in Table 1 below and in the following Tables 2-11 as Compound Numbers may also be referred to herein as Example numbers.
  • the Compound number corresponds to the Example number herein that describes the synthesis of the compound.
  • a compound of formula (IIb) wherein t is 2 or 3, two adjacent R 20 , together with the two carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a fused phenyl ring; optionally, a third R 20 is alkyl or —OR 12 ; and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • R 7 , R 8 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or —OR 12 .
  • the compounds of Formula (I), (II), (IIa) or (IIb) have a structure shown in Table 2.
  • Another embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (IIa) wherein W is —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O) 2 — or —N(R 12 )—.
  • t is 0, 1, 2 or 3
  • each R 20 is independently alkyl, —OR 12 or halo
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • these compounds have a structure shown in Table 3.
  • Another embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (IIa) wherein W and Y are connected by a double bond.
  • One exemplary compound of this embodiment is shown in Table 3A:
  • N-heterocyclyl is morpholinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl or piperazinyl.
  • each of R 1 and R 2 is hydrogen, t is 0, 1, 2 or 3
  • each R 20 is independently alkyl or halo
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • W is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )— and the linkage —W—Y—C(R 7 )(R 8 )— is an alkylene chain.
  • exemplary compounds have a structure shown in Table 4.
  • Another embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (II), wherein R 9 is alkyl or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ,
  • R 13 is alkyl
  • R 10 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • each of R 1 and R 2 is hydrogen, t is 0, 1, 2 or 3, each R 20 is independently alkyl or halo, and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halo.
  • W is C(R 14 )(R 15 )— and the linkage —W—Y—C(R 7 )(R 8 )— is an alkylene chain.
  • the compound has a structure shown in Table 5.
  • a further embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (I) wherein R 11 is carbocyclyl, as defined herein.
  • R 11 is 5-, 6-, or 7-member cycloalkyl ring.
  • R11 is cyclohexyl.
  • Table 5A One exemplary compound of this embodiment is shown in Table 5A:
  • R 11 is a 5-, 6-, or 7-member cycloalkenyl.
  • R11 is cyclohexenyl and the compound has a structure of Formula (III):
  • R 1 and R 2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, —OR 12 , alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R 7 and R 8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ;
  • R 10 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 and R 10 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • W is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )—, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O) 2 — or —N(R 12 )—;
  • Y is —C(R 16 )(R 17 )—
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 14 and R 15 form an oxo
  • R 16 and R 17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 16 and R 17 form an oxo
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond, and R 15 and R 17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 18 and R 19 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ,
  • p 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 or 9;
  • each R 21 is the same or different and independently alkyl, —OR 12 , alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, fluoroalkyl or aralkyl.
  • W is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )— and the linkage —W—Y—C(R 7 )(R 8 )— is an alkylene chain.
  • the compound has a structure of Formula (IIIa):
  • R 1 and R 2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, —OR 12 , alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R 7 and R 8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ;
  • R 10 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 and R 10 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 14 and R 15 form an oxo
  • R 16 and R 17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 16 and R 17 form an oxo
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond, and R 15 and R 17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 18 and R 19 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ,
  • p 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 or 9;
  • each R 21 is the same or different and independently alkyl, —OR 12 , alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, fluoroalkyl or aralkyl.
  • One embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (IIa) wherein each of R 9 and R 10 is hydrogen.
  • each of R 1 and R 2 is hydrogen, p is 0, 1, 2 or 3
  • each R 21 is independently alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl
  • each of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo, fluoroalkyl or —OR 12 .
  • R 7 , R 8 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 or —NR 18 R 19 , wherein R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl, and R 18 and R 19 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • a compound of formula (I), (III) or (IIIa) has a structure as shown in Table 6.
  • Another embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (IIIa) wherein R 9 is alkyl and R 10 is hydrogen.
  • each of R 1 and R 2 is hydrogen, p is 0, 1, 2 or 3
  • each R 21 is independently alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl
  • each of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo, fluoroalkyl or —OR 12 .
  • R 7 , R 8 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR 12 , wherein R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl.
  • the compound of formula (III) and (IIIa) has a structure shown in Table 7.
  • Another embodiment provides a compound of Formula (IIIa), wherein R 7 , R 8 , R 16 and R 17 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl or —OR 12 , wherein R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl, and R 14 and R 15 together form oxo.
  • a compound of formula (III) and (IIa) has a structure shown in Table 8.
  • a further embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (III) wherein W is —NH— or —O—.
  • each of R 1 , R 2 , R 9 and R 10 is hydrogen.
  • each R 21 is independently alkyl or halo
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl.
  • the compounds of Formula (I) or (III) are those shown in Table 9.
  • a further embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (III) wherein W and Y are connected by a double or triple bond.
  • each of R 1 , R 2 , R 9 and R 10 is hydrogen.
  • each R 21 is independently alkyl or halo
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halo or fluoroalkyl
  • R 15 and R 17 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or halogen.
  • a compound of Formula (I) or (III) has a structure shown in Table 10.
  • a further embodiment provides a compound having a structure of Formula (I) wherein R 11 is alkyl.
  • each of R 9 and R 10 is hydrogen.
  • W is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )— and the linkage —W—Y—C(R 7 )(R 8 )— is an alkylene chain.
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl.
  • a compound of Formula (I) wherein R 11 is alkyl has a structure shown in Table 11.
  • a compound of Formula (A) has a structure shown in Table 12.
  • Amino refers to the —NH 2 radical.
  • Niro refers to the —NO 2 radical.
  • Oxa refers to the —O— radical.
  • Oxo refers to the ⁇ O radical.
  • Oximo refers to the ⁇ N—OH radical.
  • “Hydrazino” refers to the ⁇ N—NH 2 radical.
  • Thioxo refers to the ⁇ S radical.
  • Alkyl refers to a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain radical consisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms, containing no unsaturation, having from one to fifteen carbon atoms. In certain embodiments, an alkyl comprises one to eight carbon atoms. In other embodiments, an alkyl comprises one to six carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl is attached to the rest of the molecule by a single bond, for example, methyl (Me), ethyl (Et), n-propyl, 1-methylethyl (iso-propyl), n-butyl, n-pentyl, 1,1-dimethylethyl (t-butyl), 3-methylhexyl, 2-methylhexyl, and the like.
  • an alkyl group is optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents: halo, cyano, nitro, oxo, thioxo, trimethylsilanyl, —OR a , —SR a , —OC(O)—R a , —N(R a ) 2 , —C(O)R a , —C(O)OR a , —C(O)N(R a ) 2 , —N(R a )C(O)OR a , —N(R a )C(O)R a , —N(R a )S(O) t R a (where t is 1 or 2), —S(O) t OR a (where t is 1 or 2) and —S(O) t N(R a ) 2 (where t is 1 or 2) where each R a is independently hydrogen, alkyl,
  • Alkenyl refers to a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain radical group consisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms, containing at least one double bond, and having from two to twelve carbon atoms. In certain embodiments, an alkenyl comprises two to eight carbon atoms. In other embodiments, an alkenyl comprises two to four carbon atoms. The alkenyl is attached to the rest of the molecule by a single bond, for example, ethenyl (i.e., vinyl), prop-1-enyl (i.e., allyl), but-1-enyl, pent-1-enyl, penta-1,4-dienyl, and the like.
  • an alkenyl group is optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents: halo, cyano, nitro, oxo, thioxo, trimethylsilanyl, —OR a , —SR a , —OC(O)—R a , —N(R a ) 2 , —C(O)R a , —C(O)OR a , —C(O)N(R a ) 2 , —N(R a )C(O)OR a , —N(R a )C(O)R a , —N(R a )S(O) t R a (where t is 1 or 2), —S(O) t OR a (where t is 1 or 2) and —S(O) t N(R a ) 2 (where t is 1 or 2) where each R a is independently hydrogen, alkyl
  • Alkynyl refers to a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain radical group consisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms, containing at least one triple bond, having from two to twelve carbon atoms. In certain embodiments, an alkynyl comprises two to eight carbon atoms. In other embodiments, an alkynyl has two to four carbon atoms. The alkynyl is attached to the rest of the molecule by a single bond, for example, ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, and the like.
  • an alkynyl group is optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents: halo, cyano, nitro, oxo, thioxo, trimethylsilanyl, —OR a , —SR a , —OC(O)—R a , —N(R a ) 2 , —C(O)R a , —C(O)OR a , —C(O)N(R a ) 2 , —N(R a )C(O)OR a , —N(R a )C(O)R a , —N(R a )S(O) t R a (where t is 1 or 2), —S(O) t OR a (where t is 1 or 2) and —S(O) t N(R a ) 2 (where t is 1 or 2) where each R a is independently hydrogen, alky
  • Alkylene or “alkylene chain” refers to a straight or branched divalent hydrocarbon chain linking the rest of the molecule to a radical group, consisting solely of carbon and hydrogen, containing no unsaturation and having from one to twelve carbon atoms, for example, methylene, ethylene, propylene, n-butylene, and the like.
  • the alkylene chain is attached to the rest of the molecule through a single bond and to the radical group through a single bond.
  • the points of attachment of the alkylene chain to the rest of the molecule and to the radical group can be through one carbon in the alkylene chain or through any two carbons within the chain.
  • an alkylene chain is optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents: halo, cyano, nitro, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, oxo, thioxo, trimethylsilanyl, —OR a , —SR a , —OC(O)—R a , —N(R a ) 2 , —C(O)R a , —C(O)OR a , —C(O)N(R a ) 2 , —N(R a )C(O)OR a , —N(R a )C(O)R a , —N(R a )S(O) t R a (where t is 1 or 2), —S(O) t OR a (where t is 1 or 2) and —S(O) t N(R a ) 2 (
  • Alkenylene or “alkenylene chain” refers to a straight or branched divalent hydrocarbon chain linking the rest of the molecule to a radical group, consisting solely of carbon and hydrogen, containing at least one double bond and having from two to twelve carbon atoms, for example, ethenylene, propenylene, n-butenylene, and the like.
  • the alkenylene chain is attached to the rest of the molecule through a double bond or a single bond and to the radical group through a double bond or a single bond.
  • the points of attachment of the alkenylene chain to the rest of the molecule and to the radical group can be through one carbon or any two carbons within the chain.
  • an alkenylene chain is optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents: halo, cyano, nitro, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, oxo, thioxo, trimethylsilanyl, —OR a , —SR a , —OC(O)—R a , —N(R a ) 2 , —C(O)R a , —C(O)OR a , —C(O)N(R a ) 2 , —N(R a )C(O)OR a , —N(R a )C(O)R a , —N(R a )S(O) t R a (where t is 1 or 2), —S(O) t OR a (where t is 1 or 2) and —S(O) t N(R a ) 2
  • Aryl refers to a radical derived from an aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic hydrocarbon ring system by removing a hydrogen atom from a ring carbon atom.
  • the aromatic monocyclic or multicyclic hydrocarbon ring system contains only hydrogen and carbon from six to eighteen carbon atoms, where at least one of the rings in the ring system is fully unsaturated, i.e., it contains a cyclic, delocalized (4n+2) ⁇ -electron system in accordance with the Hückel theory.
  • Aryl groups include, but are not limited to, groups such as phenyl, fluorenyl, and naphthyl.
  • aryl or the prefix “ar-” (such as in “aralkyl”) includes aryl radicals optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, fluoroalkyl, cyano, nitro, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aralkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted carbocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, —R b —OR a , —R b —SR a , R b —OC(O)—R a , —R b —N(R a ) 2 , —R b —C(
  • Alkyl refers to a radical of the formula —R c -aryl where R c is an alkylene chain as defined above, for example, benzyl, diphenylmethyl and the like.
  • the alkylene chain part of the aralkyl radical is optionally substituted as described above for an alkylene chain.
  • the aryl part of the aralkyl radical is optionally substituted as described above for an aryl group.
  • Alkenyl refers to a radical of the formula —R d -aryl where R d is an alkenylene chain as defined above.
  • the aryl part of the aralkenyl radical is optionally substituted as described above for an aryl group.
  • the alkenylene chain part of the aralkenyl radical is optionally substituted as defined above for an alkenylene group.
  • Alkynyl refers to a radical of the formula —R e -aryl, where R e is an alkynylene chain as defined above.
  • the aryl part of the aralkynyl radical is optionally substituted as described above for an aryl group.
  • the alkynylene chain part of the aralkynyl radical is optionally substituted as defined above for an alkynylene chain.
  • Carbocyclyl refers to a stable non-aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon radical consisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms, which include fused or bridged ring systems, having from three to fifteen carbon atoms. In certain embodiments, a carbocyclyl comprises three to ten carbon atoms. In other embodiments, a carbocyclyl comprises five to seven carbon atoms. The carbocyclyl is attached to the rest of the molecule by a single bond.
  • Carbocyclyl is saturated, (i.e., containing single C—C bonds only) or unsaturated (i.e., containing one or more double bonds or triple bonds.)
  • a fully saturated carbocyclyl radical is also referred to as “cycloalkyl.”
  • monocyclic cycloalkyls include, e.g., cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, and cyclooctyl.
  • An unsaturated carbocyclyl is also referred to as “cycloalkenyl.”
  • Examples of monocyclic cycloalkenyls include, e.g., cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, and cyclooctenyl.
  • Polycyclic carbocyclyl radicals include, for example, adamantyl, norbornyl (i.e., bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl), norbornenyl, decalinyl, 7,7-dimethyl-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl, and the like.
  • carbocyclyl includes carbocyclyl radicals that are optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, fluoroalkyl, oxo, thioxo, cyano, nitro, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aralkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted carbocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, —R b —OR a , —R b —SR a , —R b —OC(O)—R a , R b —N(R a ) 2 , —R b —C
  • Carbocyclylalkyl refers to a radical of the formula —R c -carbocyclyl where R c is an alkylene chain as defined above. The alkylene chain and the carbocyclyl radical is optionally substituted as defined above.
  • Halo or “halogen” refers to bromo, chloro, fluoro or iodo.
  • Fluoroalkyl refers to an alkyl radical, as defined above, that is substituted by one or more fluoro radicals, as defined above, for example, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 1-fluoromethyl-2-fluoroethyl, and the like.
  • the alkyl part of the fluoroalkyl radical is optionally substituted as defined above for an alkyl group.
  • Heterocyclyl refers to a stable 3- to 18-membered non-aromatic ring radical that comprises two to twelve carbon atoms and from one to six heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. Unless stated otherwise specifically in the specification, the heterocyclyl radical is a monocyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic or tetracyclic ring system, which includes fused or bridged ring systems. The heteroatoms in the heterocyclyl radical are optionally oxidized. One or more nitrogen atoms, if present, are optionally quaternized. The heterocyclyl radical is partially or fully saturated. The heterocyclyl is attached to the rest of the molecule through any atom of the ring(s).
  • heterocyclyl radicals include, but are not limited to, dioxolanyl, thienyl[1,3]dithianyl, decahydroisoquinolyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolidinyl, isothiazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, morpholinyl, octahydroindolyl, octahydroisoindolyl, 2-oxopiperazinyl, 2-oxopiperidinyl, 2-oxopyrrolidinyl, oxazolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, 4-piperidonyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, quinuclidinyl, thiazolidinyl, tetrahydrofuryl, trithianyl, tetrahydropyranyl, thiomorpholinyl, thiamorpholinyl, 1-oxo-thio
  • heterocyclyl includes heterocyclyl radicals as defined above that are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, fluoroalkyl, oxo, thioxo, cyano, nitro, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aralkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted carbocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, —R b —OR a , —R b —SR a , —R b —OC(O)—R a , —R b —N(R a ) 2 , —R b
  • N-heterocyclyl refers to a heterocyclyl radical as defined above containing at least one nitrogen and where the point of attachment of the heterocyclyl radical to the rest of the molecule is through a nitrogen atom in the heterocyclyl radical.
  • An N-heterocyclyl radical is optionally substituted as described above for heterocyclyl radicals. Examples of such N-heterocyclyl radicals include, but are not limited to, morpholinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, and imidazolidinyl.
  • Heterocyclylalkyl refers to a radical of the formula —R c -heterocyclyl where R c is an alkylene chain as defined above. If the heterocyclyl is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclyl, the heterocyclyl is attached to the alkyl radical at the nitrogen atom.
  • the alkylene chain of the heterocyclylalkyl radical is optionally substituted as defined above for an alkylene chain.
  • the heterocyclyl part of the heterocyclylalkyl radical is optionally substituted as defined above for a heterocyclyl group.
  • Heteroaryl refers to a radical derived from a 3- to 18-membered aromatic ring radical that comprises two to seventeen carbon atoms and from one to six heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur.
  • the heteroaryl radical is a monocyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic or tetracyclic ring system, wherein at least one of the rings in the ring system is fully unsaturated, i.e., it contains a cyclic, delocalized (4n+2) ⁇ -electron system in accordance with the Hückel theory.
  • Heteroaryl groups include fused or bridged ring systems.
  • the heteroatoms in the heteroaryl radical are optionally oxidized.
  • heteroaryl is attached to the rest of the molecule through any atom of the ring(s).
  • heteroaryls include, but are not limited to, azepinyl, acridinyl, benzimidazolyl, benzindolyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, benzofuranyl, benzooxazolyl, benzo[d]thiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, benzo[b][1,4]dioxepinyl, benzo[b][1,4]oxazinyl, 1,4-benzodioxanyl, benzonaphthofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzodioxolyl, benzodioxinyl, benzopyranyl, benzopyranonyl, benzofuranyl, benzofuranonyl, benzothienyl (benzothienyl (benzothion
  • heteroaryl includes heteroaryl radicals as defined above which are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, fluoroalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, oxo, thioxo, cyano, nitro, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aralkenyl, optionally substituted aralkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted carbocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, —R b —OR a , —R b SR a , —R b —OC(O)—R a , —
  • N-heteroaryl refers to a heteroaryl radical as defined above containing at least one nitrogen and where the point of attachment of the heteroaryl radical to the rest of the molecule is through a nitrogen atom in the heteroaryl radical.
  • An N-heteroaryl radical is optionally substituted as described above for heteroaryl radicals.
  • Heteroarylalkyl refers to a radical of the formula —W-heteroaryl, where R c is an alkylene chain as defined above. If the heteroaryl is a nitrogen-containing heteroaryl, the heteroaryl is attached to the alkyl radical at the nitrogen atom.
  • the alkylene chain of the heteroarylalkyl radical is optionally substituted as defined above for an alkylene chain.
  • the heteroaryl part of the heteroarylalkyl radical is optionally substituted as defined above for a heteroaryl group.
  • the compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts may contain one or more asymmetric centers and may thus give rise to enantiomers, diastereomers, and other stereoisomeric forms that may be defined, in terms of absolute stereochemistry, as (R)- or (S)- or, as (D)- or (L)- for amino acids.
  • the compounds described herein contain olefinic double bonds or other centers of geometric asymmetry, and unless specified otherwise, it is intended that the compounds include both E and Z geometric isomers (e.g., cis or trans.)
  • all possible isomers, as well as their racemic and optically pure forms, and all tautomeric forms are also intended to be included.
  • stereoisomer refers to a compound made up of the same atoms bonded by the same bonds but having different three-dimensional structures, which are not interchangeable. It is therefore contemplated that various stereoisomers and mixtures thereof and includes “enantiomers,” which refers to two stereoisomers whose molecules are nonsuperimposeable mirror images of one another.
  • a “tautomer” refers to a proton shift from one atom of a molecule to another atom of the same molecule.
  • the compounds presented herein may exist as tautomers.
  • Tautomers are compounds that are interconvertible by migration of a hydrogen atom, accompanied by a switch of a single bond and adjacent double bond. In solutions where tautomerization is possible, a chemical equilibrium of the tautomers will exist. The exact ratio of the tautomers depends on several factors, including temperature, solvent, and pH.
  • Optional or “optionally” means that a subsequently described event or circumstance may or may not occur and that the description includes instances when the event or circumstance occurs and instances in which it does not.
  • optionally substituted aryl means that the aryl radical may or may not be substituted and that the description includes both substituted aryl radicals and aryl radicals having no substitution.
  • “Pharmaceutically acceptable salt” includes both acid and base addition salts.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any one of the styrenyl derivative compounds described herein is intended to encompass any and all pharmaceutically suitable salt forms.
  • Preferred pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds described herein are pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts and pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salts.
  • “Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt” refers to those salts which retain the biological effectiveness and properties of the free bases, which are not biologically or otherwise undesirable, and which are formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphorous acid, and the like. Also included are salts that are formed with organic acids such as aliphatic mono- and dicarboxylic acids, phenyl-substituted alkanoic acids, hydroxy alkanoic acids, alkanedioic acids, aromatic acids, aliphatic and. aromatic sulfonic acids, etc.
  • acetic acid trifluoroacetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, salicylic acid, and the like.
  • Exemplary salts thus include sulfates, pyrosulfates, bisulfates, sulfites, bisulfites, nitrates, phosphates, monohydrogenphosphates, dihydrogenphosphates, metaphosphates, pyrophosphates, chlorides, bromides, iodides, acetates, trifluoroacetates, propionates, caprylates, isobutyrates, oxalates, malonates, succinate suberates, sebacates, fumarates, maleates, mandelates, benzoates, chlorobenzoates, methylbenzoates, dinitrobenzoates, phthalates, benzenesulfonates, toluenesulfonates, phenylacetates, citrates, lactates, malates, tartrates, methanesulfonates, and the like.
  • salts of amino acids such as arginates, gluconates, and galacturonates
  • Acid addition salts of basic compounds may be prepared by contacting the free base forms with a sufficient amount of the desired acid to produce the salt according to methods and techniques with which a skilled artisan is familiar.
  • “Pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salt” refers to those salts that retain the biological effectiveness and properties of the free acids, which are not biologically or otherwise undesirable. These salts are prepared from addition of an inorganic base or an organic base to the free acid. Pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salts may be formed with metals or amines, such as alkali and alkaline earth metals or organic amines. Salts derived from inorganic bases include, but are not limited to, sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, aluminum salts and the like.
  • Salts derived from organic bases include, but are not limited to, salts of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, substituted amines including naturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines and basic ion exchange resins, for example, isopropylamine, trimethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, 2-dimethylaminoethanol, 2-diethylaminoethanol, dicyclohexylamine, lysine, arginine, histidine, caffeine, procaine, N,N-dibenzylethylenediamine, chloroprocaine, hydrabamine, choline, betaine, ethylenediamine, ethylenedianiline, N-methylglucamine, glucosamine, methylglucamine, theobromine, purines, piperazine, piperidine, N-ethylpiperidine, polyamine resins and the like. See Berge et al
  • Non-retinoid compound refers to any compound that is not a retinoid.
  • a retinoid is a compound that has a diterpene skeleton possessing a trimethylcyclohexenyl ring and a polyene chain that terminates in a polar end group.
  • Examples of retinoids include retinaldehyde and derived imine/hydrazide/oxime, retinol and any derived ester, retinyl amine and any derived amide, retinoic acid and any derived ester or amide.
  • a non-retinoid compound can comprise though not require an internal cyclic group (e.g., aromatic group).
  • a non-retinoid compound can contain though not require a styrenyl group.
  • Prodrugs is meant to indicate a compound that may be converted under physiological conditions or by solvolysis to a biologically active compound described herein.
  • prodrug refers to a precursor of a biologically active compound that is pharmaceutically acceptable.
  • a prodrug may be inactive when administered to a subject, but is converted in vivo to an active compound, for example, by hydrolysis.
  • the prodrug compound often offers advantages of solubility, tissue compatibility or delayed release in a mammalian organism (see, e.g., Bundgard, H., Design of Prodrugs (1985), pp. 7-9, 21-24 (Elsevier, Amsterdam).
  • prodrugs are provided in Higuchi, T., et al., “Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems,” A.C.S. Symposium Series, Vol. 14, and in Bioreversible Carriers in Drug Design, ed. Edward B. Roche, American Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon Press, 1987, both of which are incorporated in full by reference herein.
  • treatment or “treating,” or “palliating” or “ameliorating” are used interchangeably herein. These terms refers to an approach for obtaining beneficial or desired results including but not limited to therapeutic benefit and/or a prophylactic benefit.
  • therapeutic benefit is meant eradication or amelioration of the underlying disorder being treated.
  • a therapeutic benefit is achieved with the eradication or amelioration of one or more of the physiological symptoms associated with the underlying disorder such that an improvement is observed in the patient, notwithstanding that the patient may still be afflicted with the underlying disorder.
  • the compositions may be administered to a patient at risk of developing a particular disease, or to a patient reporting one or more of the physiological symptoms of a disease, even though a diagnosis of this disease may not have been made.
  • prodrug is also meant to include any covalently bonded carriers, which release the active compound in vivo when such prodrug is administered to a mammalian subject.
  • Prodrugs of an active compound, as described herein may be prepared by modifying functional groups present in the active compound in such a way that the modifications are cleaved, either in routine manipulation or in vivo, to the parent active compound.
  • Prodrugs include compounds wherein a hydroxy, amino or mercapto group is bonded to any group that, when the prodrug of the active compound is administered to a mammalian subject, cleaves to form a free hydroxy, free amino or free mercapto group, respectively.
  • Examples of prodrugs include, but are not limited to, acetate, formate and benzoate derivatives of alcohol or amine functional groups in the active compounds and the like.
  • the compounds used in the reactions described herein are made according to organic synthesis techniques known to those skilled in this art, starting from commercially available chemicals and/or from compounds described in the chemical literature.
  • “Commercially available chemicals” are obtained from standard commercial sources including Acros Organics (Pittsburgh Pa.), Aldrich Chemical (Milwaukee Wis., including Sigma Chemical and Fluka), Apin Chemicals Ltd. (Milton Park UK), Avocado Research (Lancashire U.K.), BDH Inc. (Toronto, Canada), Bionet (Cornwall, U.K.), Chemservice Inc. (West Chester Pa.), Crescent Chemical Co.
  • Specific and analogous reactants may also be identified through the indices of known chemicals prepared by the Chemical Abstract Service of the American Chemical Society, which are available in most public and university libraries, as well as through on-line databases (the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., may be contacted for more details). Chemicals that are known but not commercially available in catalogs may be prepared by custom chemical synthesis houses, where many of the standard chemical supply houses (e.g., those listed above) provide custom synthesis services.
  • a reference for the preparation and selection of pharmaceutical salts of the styrenyl derivative compounds described herein is P. H. Stahl & C. G. Wermuth “Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts”, Verlag Helvetica Chimica Acta, Zurich, 2002.
  • the compounds disclosed herein can be prepared in a stepwise manner involving an olefin formation and a side chain formation.
  • an olefin intermediate can be first constructed, which forms the precursor to the styrenyl core structure.
  • a side chain moiety which is a precursor to the linkage and the nitrogen-containing moiety of the compounds disclosed herein, can then be attached to the olefin intermediate.
  • the compounds disclosed herein can be prepared by first preparing a phenyl intermediate having an appropriate side chain, followed by an olefin formation to provide the styrenyl core structure.
  • Methods illustrate various synthetic pathways for preparing olefin intermediates and the side chain moieties.
  • a method for olefin formation can be combined with a method for side chain formation to provide the compounds disclosed herein.
  • Method A can be combined with any of Method K, Methods K and U, Methods K and L, Methods K and AB, Methods T and L, Method R, Method S, Method J, Method E, Methods R and U, and the like.
  • Method C can be combined with Method J.
  • Method A illustrates constructing an olefin intermediate (A-3) in a Wittig reaction.
  • Ar can be a phenyl derivative compound that is already attached to a side chain moiety, or Ar may comprise a reactive group (appropriately protected), which will be coupled to a side chain moiety after the olefin formation step.
  • a phosphonium ylide reagent (or “Wittig reagent”) (A-1) can be coupled to a benzaldehyde or ketone derivative (A-2) to provide the olefin intermediate (A-3) in the presence of a base.
  • the geometry of the resulting A-3 may depend on the reactivity of the ylide reagent.
  • Triphenylphosphonium-based ylide reagent R is phenyl
  • Triphenylphosphonium-based ylide reagent typically produces predominantly (E) or trans-styrenes; whereas trialkylphosphonium-based ylide reagent (R is alkyl) produces predominantly (Z) or cis-styrene.
  • the E or Z stereoisomers can be separated by, for example, chromatography or other known methods in the art.
  • the ylide reagent (A-1) can be prepared according to known methods in the art. For example, R 11 —CH 2 OH can be converted to the corresponding ylide reagent (A-1) in the presence of triphenylphosphine hydrobromide.
  • the benzaldehyde or ketone derivative (A-2) may be commercially available or can be prepared by known methods in the art.
  • the olefin intermediate (A-3) may also be prepared by coupling a phosphonium ylide reagent derivatized from the Ar group (A-4) and an aldehyde or ketene derivative of R 11 (A-5).
  • the ylide reagent (A-4) can be prepared from, for example, a benzyl alcohol, whereas (A-5) can be prepared by known methods in the art or can be obtained from commercial vendors.
  • Method AE shows a coupling reaction similar to the Wittig reaction of Method A, except that a phosphorus ylide is used in place of the phosphonium ylide.
  • the phosphorus ylide can be coupled to an aldehyde or ketone in the presence of a base (Wittig-Horner-Emmons reaction.)
  • Methods B-D illustrate various approaches to forming alcohol precursors that can undergo alcohol dehydration in acidic conditions to produce olefin bonds.
  • the Ar group is typically activated with a metal (e.g., Li) to facilitate the alcohol formation.
  • a metal e.g., Li
  • Grignard reagent can also be used in place of the metal.
  • the alcohol precursor in each of Methods B-D can also be prepared by using a metal activated R 11 group and an Ar group derivatized with a carbonyl group or a cyclopropyl group.
  • Methods E-G illustrate coupling an olefin or an activated olefin directly with an aryl halide in the presence of a palladium(0) catalyst.
  • the olefin can be activated by a transition metal (e.g., Zn or Sn), or boronic acid (e.g., Suzuki reaction), as are known in the art.
  • the halo substituent of the aryl group can be, for example, bromo or iodo.
  • Palladium catalysts suitable for coupling reactions are known to one skilled in the art.
  • Exemplary palladium(0) catalysts include, for example, tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) [Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 ] and tetrakis(tri(o-tolylphosphine)palladium(0), tetrakis(dimethylphenylphosphine)palladium(0), tetrakis(tris-p-methoxyphenylphosphine)palladium(0) and the like.
  • a palladium (II) salt can also be used, which generates the palladium (0) catalyst in situ.
  • Suitable palladium (II) salts include, for example, palladium diacetate [Pd(OAc) 2 ], bis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium diacetate and the like.
  • An olefin intermediate can also be constructed from an alkyne addition/hydrogenation reaction. Depending on the reaction conditions (syn or anti addition), cis or trans configuration can be formed.
  • Method H illustrates a syn-addition, i.e., both hydrogens are added from one side of the alkyne molecule, which results in a cis olefin configuration.
  • hydrogen gas can be used in the presence of a catalyst (e.g., Pd on carbon or platinum) to effect a syn addition.
  • Method I illustrate an anti-addition, i.e., an adding agent is added to opposite sides of the alkyne molecule, resulting in a trans olefin configuration.
  • the adding agent can be, for example, aluminum hydride reagents, lithium/NH 3 reagents and the like.
  • a suitably substituted phenyl derivative can be coupled to a diverse range of side chains, which may be further modified to provide the final linkages and the nitrogen-containing moieties of the compounds disclosed herein.
  • Method J illustrates an aryl halide coupled with an allyl alcohol in the presence of a palladium(0) catalyst.
  • the terminal alcohol group of allyl alcohol has been simultaneously oxidized to an aldehyde group, which can be further reduced to an amine (—NR 9 R 10 ).
  • Method K illustrates an aldol condensation between an aryl aldehyde or aryl ketone with a nitrile reagent comprising at least one ⁇ -hydrogen.
  • the resulting condensation intermediate can be further reduced to an amine (—NR 9 R 10 ).
  • Method AA shows an acylation reaction to form a ketone-based linkage.
  • R′ group may comprise functional groups that can be further modified.
  • Method R shows a ring-opening reaction of an epoxide reagent to form a 3-carbon side chain linkage.
  • Method S shows the formation of a triple bond linkage based on a Sonogashira reaction.
  • palladium(0) catalyst is used in combination with a base to couple an aryl halide with a acetylene derivative.
  • R′ can be further modified, as described herein.
  • Method T shows the formation of a double bond linkage based on a Heck reaction.
  • palladium(0) catalyst is used in combination with a base to couple an aryl halide with a vinyl derivative.
  • R′ can be further modified, as described herein.
  • Methods M-P illustrate attachments of side chain moieties by heteroatoms.
  • Method M shows a side chain precursor (R′OH) attached to an aryl derivative via an oxygen atom in a condensation reaction in which a molecule of H 2 O is eliminated.
  • R′ may comprise functional groups that can be further modified to prepare linkages and nitrogen-containing moieties of the compounds disclosed herein.
  • Method N shows a similar coupling reaction that provides a sulfur linking atom.
  • Method O illustrates an oxidation step of the sulfur linking atom to provide —S(O)— or —S(O) 2 —, depending on the degree of oxidation.
  • Method P shows the formation of an amide-containing linkage, in which a aniline derivative is coupled with a carboxylic acid derivative.
  • the carboxylic acid derivative can be activated to facilitate the amide formation.
  • Suitable activating reagents include, for example, 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI), 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCL), benzotriazol-1-yl-oxy-tris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (BOP), and 1,3-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DICD).
  • DCC 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
  • CDI 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole
  • EDCL 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)
  • the side chain moiety can be further modified to provide the final linkage and the terminal nitrogen-containing moiety for the compounds disclosed herein.
  • the following methods illustrate a variety of synthetic pathways to manipulate or modify the side chain moiety by reduction, oxidation, nucleophilic or electrophilic substitution, fluorination, acylation and the like. As a result, a diverse group of linkages can be synthesized.
  • Method L illustrates an amination process in which carboxylic acid is converted to an amine.
  • the carboxylic acid (or ester) can be first reduced to primary alcohol, which can then be converted to an amine via mesylate, halide, azide, phthalimide, or Mitsunobu reaction and the like.
  • Suitable reducing agents include, for example, sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ), sodium cyanoborohydride (NaBH 3 CN), sodium triacetoxyborohydride (NaBH(OCOCH 3 ) 3 ), lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH 4 ) and the like.
  • the resulting amine can be further functionalized, by known methods in the art.
  • Scheme I illustrates a complete synthetic sequence for preparing one example of the compounds disclosed herein.
  • an olefin intermediate is first constructed, followed by coupling to a side chain moiety. Further modification of the side chain moiety by reduction affords the compounds disclosed herein having a propylene linkage and a terminal amine. Other nitrogen-containing moieties can be further derived from the terminal amine, according to known methods in the art.
  • Styrenyl derivative compounds having a structure of the specific compounds described herein may be useful for treating an ophthalmic disease or other disorder.
  • One or more of the subject compounds may inhibit one or more steps in the visual cycle, for example, by inhibiting or blocking a functional activity of a visual cycle trans-cis isomerase (also including a visual cycle trans-cis isomerohydrolase).
  • the compounds described herein may inhibit, block, or in some manner interfere with the isomerization step in the visual cycle.
  • the compound inhibits isomerization of an all-trans-retinyl ester; in certain embodiments, the all-trans-retinyl ester is a fatty acid ester of all-trans-retinol, and the compound inhibits isomerization of all-trans-retinol to 11-cis-retinol.
  • the compound may bind to, or in some manner interact with, and inhibit the isomerase activity of at least one visual cycle isomerase, which may also be referred to herein and in the art as a retinal isomerase or an isomerohydrolase.
  • the compound may block or inhibit binding of an all-trans-retinyl ester substrate to an isomerase.
  • the compound may bind to the catalytic site or region of the isomerase, thereby inhibiting the capability of the enzyme to catalyze isomerization of an all-trans-retinyl ester substrate.
  • at least one isomerase that catalyzes the isomerization of all-trans-retinyl esters is believed to be located in the cytoplasm of RPE cells.
  • a method for determining the effect of a compound on isomerization process may be performed in vitro as described herein and in the art (Stecher et al., J Biol Chem 274:8577-85 (1999); see also Golczak et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102:8162-67 (2005)).
  • Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) microsome membranes isolated from an animal such as bovine, porcine, human, for example
  • the capability of the styrenyl derivative compounds to inhibit isomerase may also be determined by an in vivo murine isomerase assay.
  • Electroretinographic (ERG) recording may be performed as previously described (Haeseleer et al., Nat. Neurosci.
  • compounds that are useful for treating a subject who has or who is at risk of developing any one of the ophthalmic and retinal diseases or disorders described herein have IC 50 levels (compound concentration at which 50% of isomerase activity is inhibited) as measured in the isomerase assays described herein or known in the art that is less than about 1 ⁇ M; in other embodiments, the determined IC 50 level is less than about 10 nM; in other embodiments, the determined IC 50 level is less than about 50 nM; in certain other embodiments, the determined IC 50 level is less than about 100 nM; in other certain embodiments, the determined IC 50 level is less than about 10 ⁇ M; in other embodiments, the determined IC 50 level is less than about 50 ⁇ M; in other certain embodiments, the determined IC 50 level is less than about 100 ⁇ M or about 500 ⁇ M; in other embodiments, the determined IC 50 level is between about 1 ⁇ M and 10 ⁇ M; in other embodiments, the determined IC 50 level is
  • one or more compounds of the present invention When adminstered into a subject, one or more compounds of the present invention exhibits an ED50 value of about 5 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg or less as ascertained by inhibition of an isomerase reaction that results in production of 11-cis retinol. In some embodiments, the compounds of the present invention have ED50 values of about 1 mg/kg when administered into a subject. In other embodiments, the compounds of the present invention have ED50 values of about 0.1 mg/kg when administered into a subject. The ED50 values can be measured after about 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours or longer upon administering a subject compound or a pharmaceutical composition thereof.
  • the compounds described herein may be useful for treating a subject who has an ophthalmic disease or disorder such as age-related macular degeneration or Stargardt's macular dystrophy.
  • the compounds described herein may inhibit (i.e., prevent, reduce, slow, abrogate, or minimize) accumulation of lipofuscin pigments and lipofuscin-related and/or associated molecules in the eye.
  • the compounds may inhibit (i.e., prevent, reduce, slow, abrogate, or minimize) N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine (A2E) accumulation in the eye.
  • A2E N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine
  • the ophthalmic disease may result, at least in part, from lipofuscin pigments accumulation and/or from accumulation of A2E in the eye.
  • methods for inhibiting or preventing accumulation of lipofuscin pigments and/or A2E in the eye of a subject. These methods comprise administering to the subject a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable excipient (i.e., pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable carrier) and a styrenyl derivative compound as described in detail herein.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable excipient i.e., pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable carrier
  • a styrenyl derivative compound as described in detail herein.
  • RPE retinal pigment epithelium
  • lipofuscin The major fluorescent species of lipofuscin is A2E (an orange-emitting fluorophore), which is a positively charged Schiff-base condensation-product formed by all-trans retinaldehyde with phosphatidylethanolamine (2:1 ratio) (see, e.g., Eldred et al., Nature 361:724-6 (1993); see also, Sparrow, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:4353-54 (2003)).
  • A2E an orange-emitting fluorophore
  • A2E forms by a spontaneous cyclization reaction.
  • A2E has a pyridinium bisretinoid structure that once formed may not be enzymatically degraded. Lipofuscin, and thus A2E, accumulate with aging of the human eye and also accumulate in a juvenile form of macular degeneration called Stargardt's disease, and in several other congenital retinal dystrophies.
  • A2E may induce damage to the retina via several different mechanisms. At low concentrations, A2E inhibits normal proteolysis in lysosomes (Holz et al., Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40:737-43 (1999)). At higher, sufficient concentrations, A2E may act as a positively charged lysosomotropic detergent, dissolving cellular membranes, and may alter lysosomal function, release proapoptotic proteins from mitochondria, and ultimately kill the RPE cell (see, e.g., Eldred et al., supra; Sparrow et al., Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci.
  • A2E is phototoxic and initiates blue light-induced apoptosis in RPE cells (see, e.g., Sparrow et al., Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 43:1222-27 (2002)). Upon exposure to blue light, photooxidative products of A2E are formed (e.g., epoxides) that damage cellular macromolecules, including DNA (Sparrow et al., J. Biol. Chem.
  • A2E self-generates singlet oxygen that reacts with A2E to generate epoxides at carbon-carbon double bonds (Sparrow et al., supra). Generation of oxygen reactive species upon photoexcitation of A2E causes oxidative damage to the cell, often resulting in cell death.
  • therapies described include neutralizing damage caused by oxidative radical species by using superoxide-dismutase mimetics (see, e.g., U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0116403) and inhibiting A2E-induced cytochrome C oxidase in retinal cells with negatively charged phospholipids (see, e.g., U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0050283).
  • the styrenyl derivative compounds described herein may be useful for preventing, reducing, inhibiting, or decreasing accumulation (i.e., deposition) of A2E and A2E-related and/or derived molecules in the RPE.
  • accumulation i.e., deposition
  • the RPE is critical for the maintenance of the integrity of photoreceptor cells
  • preventing, reducing, or inhibiting damage to the RPE may inhibit degeneration (enhance the survival or increase cell viability) of retinal neuronal cells, particularly, photoreceptor cells.
  • Compounds that bind specifically to or interact with A2E A2E-related and/or derived molecules or that affect A2E formation or accumulation may also reduce, inhibit, prevent, or decrease one or more toxic effects of A2E or of A2E-related and/or derived molecules that result in retinal neuronal cell (including a photoreceptor cell) damage, loss, or neurodegeneration, or in some manner decrease retinal neuronal cell viability.
  • Such toxic effects include induction of apoptosis, self-generation of singlet oxygen and generation of oxygen reactive species; self-generation of singlet oxygen to form A2E-epoxides that induce DNA lesions, thus damaging cellular DNA and inducing cellular damage; dissolving cellular membranes; altering lysosomal function; and effecting release of proapoptotic proteins from mitochondria.
  • the compounds described herein may be used for treating other ophthalmic diseases or disorders, for example, glaucoma, retinal detachment, cone-rod dystrophy, hemorrhagic or hypertensive retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, optic neuropathy, inflammatory retinal disease, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, genetic retinal dystrophies, traumatic injury to the optic nerve (such as by physical injury, excessive light exposure, or laser light), hereditary optic neuropathy, neuropathy due to a toxic agent or caused by adverse drug reactions or vitamin deficiency, Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, uveitis, a retinal disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease, a retinal disorder associated with multiple sclerosis; a retinal disorder associated with viral infection (cytomegalovirus or herpes simplex virus), a retinal disorder associated with Parkinson's disease, a retinal disorder associated with AIDS, or other forms of progressive retinal atrophy or degeneration.
  • the disease or disorder results from mechanical injury, chemical or drug-induced injury, thermal injury, radiation injury, light injury, laser injury.
  • the subject compounds are useful for treating both hereditary and non-hereditary retinal dystrophy. These methods are also useful for preventing ophthalmic injury from environmental factors such as light-induced oxidative retinal damage, laser-induced retinal damage, “flash bomb injury,” or “light dazzle,” refractive errors including but not limited to myopia (see, e.g., Quinn G E et al. Nature 1999; 399:113-114; Zadnik K et al. Nature 2000; 404:143-144; Gwiazda J et al. Nature 2000; 404: 144).
  • methods are provided herein for inhibiting neovascularization (including but not limited to neovascular glucoma) in the retina using any one or more of the styrenyl derivative compounds described herein, substructures thereof, and the specific styrenyl compounds recited herein).
  • methods are provided for reducing hypoxia in the retina using the compounds described herein.
  • compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable excipient (i.e., pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable carrier) and a styrenyl derivative compound as described in detail herein, including a compound having the structure as set forth herein, substructures thereof, and the specific styrenyl compounds recited herein.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable excipient i.e., pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable carrier
  • a styrenyl derivative compound as described in detail herein, including a compound having the structure as set forth herein, substructures thereof, and the specific styrenyl compounds recited herein.
  • dark-adapted rod photoreceptors engender a very high metabolic demand (i.e., expenditure of energy (ATP consumption) and consumption of oxygen).
  • the resultant hypoxia may cause and/or exacerbate retinal degeneration, which is likely exaggerated under conditions in which the retinal vasculature is already compromised, including, but not limited to, such conditions as diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, diabetic maculopathy, retinal blood vessel occlusion (which includes retinal venous occlusion and retinal arterial occlusion), retinopathy of prematurity, ischemia reperfusion related retinal injury, as well as in the wet form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
  • AMD age-related macular degeneration
  • styrenyl derivative compounds described herein that modulate the visual cycle can be administered to prevent, inhibit, and/or delay dark adaptation of rod photoreceptor cells, and may therefore reduce metabolic demand, thereby reducing hypoxia and inhibiting neovascularization.
  • oxygen is a critical metabolite for preservation of retinal function in mammals, and retinal hypoxia may be a factor in many retinal diseases and disorders that have ischemia as a component.
  • oxygenation of the inner retina is achieved through the intraretinal microvasculature, which is sparse compared to the choriocapillaris that supplies oxygen to the RPE and photoreceptors.
  • the different vascular supply networks create an uneven oxygen tension across the thickness of the retina (Cringle et al., Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 43:1922-27 (2002)).
  • Oxygen fluctuation across the retinal layers is related to both the differing capillary densities and disparity in oxygen consumption by various retinal neurons and glia.
  • VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
  • the efflux of sodium from the cell is an ATP-dependent process, such that the retinal neurons consume up to an estimated five times more oxygen under scotopic (i.e., dark adapted), compared with photopic (i.e., light adapted) conditions.
  • scotopic i.e., dark adapted
  • photopic i.e., light adapted
  • retinal hypoxia may be further increased in the retina of subjects who have diseases or conditions such as, for example, central retinal vein occlusion in which the retinal vasculature is already compromised.
  • Increasing hypoxia may increase susceptibility to sight-threatening, retinal neovascularization.
  • Neovascularization is the formation of new, functional microvascular networks with red blood cell perfusion, and is a characteristic of retinal degenerative disorders, including, but not limited to, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, wet AMD and central retinal vein occlusions.
  • Preventing or inhibiting dark adaptation of rod photoreceptor cells, thereby decreasing expenditure of energy and consumption of oxygen (i.e., reducing metabolic demand), may inhibit or slow retinal degeneration, and/or may promote regeneration of retinal cells, including rod photoreceptor cells and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, and may reduce hypoxia and may inhibit neovascularization.
  • RPE retinal pigment epithelial
  • Methods are described herein for inhibiting (i.e., reducing, preventing, slowing or retarding, in a biologically or statistically significant manner) degeneration of retinal cells (including retinal neuronal cells as described herein and RPE cells) and/or for reducing (i.e., preventing or slowing, inhibiting, abrogating in a biologically or statistically significant manner) retinal ischemia. Methods are also provided for inhibiting (i.e., reducing, preventing, slowing or retarding, in a biologically or statistically significant manner) neovascularization in the eye, particularly in the retina.
  • Such methods comprise contacting the retina, and thus, contacting retinal cells (including retinal neuronal cells such as rod photoreceptor cells, and RPE cells) with at least one of the styrenyl derivative compounds described herein that inhibits at least one visual cycle trans-cis isomerase (which may include inhibition of isomerization of an all-trans-retinyl ester), under conditions and at a time that may prevent, inhibit, or delay dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell in the retina.
  • the compound that contacts the retina interacts with an isomerase enzyme or enzymatic complex in a RPE cell in the retina and inhibits, blocks, or in some manner interferes with the catalytic activity of the isomerase.
  • the at least one strenyl derivative compound (or composition comprising at least one compound) may be administered to a subject who has developed and manifested an ophthalmic disease or disorder or who is at risk of developing an ophthalmic disease or disorder, or to a subject who presents or who is at risk of presenting a condition such as retinal neovascularization or retinal ischemia.
  • the visual cycle (also called retinoid cycle) refers to the series of enzyme and light-mediated conversions between the 11-cis and all-trans forms of retinol/retinal that occur in the photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells of the eye.
  • RPE retinal pigment epithelial
  • a photon causes isomerization of the 11-cis-retinylidene chromophore to all-trans-retinylidene coupled to the visual opsin receptors.
  • This photoisomerization triggers conformational changes of opsins, which, in turn, initiate the biochemical chain of reactions termed phototransduction (Filipek et al., Annu. Rev. Physiol.
  • RPE retinal pigment epithelium
  • Rhodopsin is a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) that consists of seven membrane-spanning helices that are interconnected by extracellular and cytoplasmic loops.
  • GPCR G-protein coupled receptor
  • the all-trans retinoid is then hydrolyzed and the visual pigment is in the form of the apoprotein, opsin, which is also called apo-rhodopsin in the art and herein.
  • This all-trans retinoid is transported or chaperoned out of the photoreceptor cell and across the extracellular space to the RPE cells, where the retinoid is converted to the 11-cis isomer.
  • the movement of the retinoids between the RPE and photoreceptors cells is believed to be accomplished by different chaperone polypeptides in each of the cell types. See Lamb et al., Progress in Retinal and Eye Research 23:307-80 (2004).
  • rhodopsin Under light conditions, rhodopsin continually transitions through the three forms, rhodopsin, metarhodopsin, and apo-rhodopsin. When most of the visual pigment is in the rhodopsin form (i.e., bound with 11-cis retinal), the rod photoreceptor cell is in a “dark-adapted” state.
  • the state of the photoreceptor cell When the visual pigment is predominantlyin the metarhodopsin form (i.e., bound with all-trans-retinal), the state of the photoreceptor cell is referred to as a “light-adapted,” and when the visual pigment is apo-rhodopsin (or opsin) and no longer has bound chromophore, the state of the photoreceptor cell is referred to as “rhodopsin-depleted.” Each of the three states of the photoreceptor cell has different energy requirements, and differing levels of ATP and oxygen are consumed.
  • rhodopsin In the dark-adapted state, rhodopsin has no regulatory effect on cation channels, which are open, resulting in an influx of cations (Na + /K + and Ca 2+ ). To maintain the proper level of these cations in the cell during the dark state, the photoreceptor cells actively transport the cations out of the cell via ATP-dependent pumps. Thus maintenance of this “dark current” requires a large amount of energy, resulting in high metabolic demand. In the light-adapted state, metarhodopsin triggers an enzymatic cascade process that results in hydrolysis of GMP, which in turn, closes cation-specific channels in the photoreceptor cell membrane.
  • the chromophore is hydrolyzed from metarhodopsin to form the apoprotein, opsin (apo-rhodopsin), which partially regulates the cation channels such that the rod photoreceptor cells exhibit an attenuated current compared with the photoreceptor in the dark-adapted state, resulting in a moderate metabolic demand.
  • the incidence of rod photoreceptors in the dark adapted state is small, in general, 2% or less, and the cells are primarily in the light-adapted or rhodopsin-depleted states, which overall results in a relatively low metabolic demand compared with cells in the dark-adapted state.
  • the relative incidence of the dark-adapted photoreceptor state increases profoundly, due to the absence of light adaptation and to the continued operation of the “dark” visual cycle in RPE cells, which replenishes the rod photoreceptor cells with 11-cis-retinal.
  • This shift to dark adaptation of the rod photoreceptor causes an increase in metabolic demand (that is, increased ATP and oxygen consumption), leading ultimately to retinal hypoxia and subsequent initiation of angiogenesis. Most ischaemic insults to the retina therefore occur in the dark, for example, at night during sleep.
  • therapeutic intervention during the “dark” visual cycle may prevent retinal hypoxia and neovascularization that are caused by high metabolic activity in the dark-adapted rod photoreceptor cell.
  • altering the “dark” visual cycle by administering any one of the compounds described herein, which is an isomerase inhibitor, rhodopsin (i.e., 11-cis retinal bound) may be reduced or depleted, preventing or inhibiting dark adaptation of rod photoreceptors. This in turn may reduce retinal metabolic demand, attenuating the nighttime risk of retinal ischemia and neovascularization, and thereby inhibiting or slowing retinal degeneration.
  • At least one of the compounds described herein, substructures thereof, and the specific styrenyl compounds recited herein) that, for example, blocks, reduces, inhibits, or in some manner attenuates the catalytic activity of a visual cycle isomerase in a statistically or biologically significant manner may prevent, inhibit, or delay dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby inhibiting (i.e., reducing, abrogating, preventing, slowing the progression of, or decreasing in a statistically or biologically significant manner) degeneration of retinal cells (or enhancing survival of retinal cells) of the retina of an eye.
  • the styrenyl derivative compounds may prevent or inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby reducing ischemia (i.e., decreasing, preventing, inhibiting, slowing the progression of ischemia in a statistically or biologically significant manner).
  • any one of the styrenyl compounds described herein may prevent dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell, thereby inhibiting neovascularization in the retina of an eye.
  • methods for inhibiting retinal cell degeneration, for inhibiting neovascularization in the retina of an eye of a subject, and for reducing ischemia in an eye of a subject wherein the methods comprise administering at least one styrenyl compound described herein, under conditions and at a time sufficient to prevent, inhibit, or delay dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell.
  • ophthalmic disease or disorder including, but not limited to, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, retinal blood vessel occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, or ischemia reperfusion related retinal injury.
  • the styrenyl compounds described herein, substructures thereof, and the specific styrenyl compounds recited herein) may prevent (i.e., delay, slow, inhibit, or decrease) recovery of the visual pigment chromophore, which may prevent or inhibit or retard the formation of retinals and may increase the level of retinyl esters, which perturbs the visual cycle, inhibiting regeneration of rhodopsin, and which prevents, slows, delays or inhibits dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell.
  • dark adaptation of rod photoreceptor cells when dark adaptation of rod photoreceptor cells is prevented in the presence of the compound, dark adaptation is substantially prevented, and the number or percent of rod photoreceptor cells that are rhodopsin-depleted or light adapted is increased compared with the number or percent of cells that are rhodopsin-depleted or light-adapted in the absence of the agent.
  • dark adaptation of rod photoreceptor cells when dark adaptation of rod photoreceptor cells is prevented (i.e., substantially prevented), only at least 2% of rod photoreceptor cells are dark-adapted, similar to the percent or number of cells that are in a dark-adapted state during normal, light conditions.
  • rod photoreceptor cells are dark-adapted after administration of an agent.
  • the compound acts to delay dark adaptation, and in the presence of the compound dark adaptation of rod photoreceptor cells may be delayed 30 minutes, one hour, two hours, three hours, or four hours compared to dark adaptation of rod photoreceptors in the absence of the compound.
  • styrenyl compound when administered such that the compound effectively inhibits isomerization of substrate during light-adapted conditions, the compound is administered in such a manner to minimize the percent of rod photoreceptor cells that are dark-adapted, for example, only 2%, 5%, 10%, 20%, or 25% of rod photoreceptors are dark-adapted (see e.g., U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0069078; Patent Application No. PCT/US2007/002330).
  • regeneration of rhodopsin in a rod photoreceptor cell may be inhibited or the rate of regeneration may be reduced (i.e., inhibited, reduced, or decreased in a statistically or biologically significant manner), at least in part, by preventing the formation of retinals, reducing the level of retinals, and/or increasing the level of retinyl esters.
  • the level of regeneration of rhodopsin (which may be called a first level) may be determined prior to permitting contact between the compound and the retina (i.e., prior to administration of the agent).
  • the level of regeneration of rhodopsin (which may be called a second level) may be determined.
  • a decrease in the second level compared with the first level indicates that the compound inhibits regeneration of rhodopsin.
  • the level of rhodopsin generation may be determined after each dose, or after any number of doses, and ongoing throughout the therapeutic regimen to characterize the effect of the agent on regeneration of rhodopsin.
  • the subject in need of the treatments described herein may have a disease or disorder that results in or causes impairment of the capability of rod photoreceptors to regenerate rhodopsin in the retina.
  • inhibition of rhodopsin regeneration or reduction of the rate of rhodopsin regeneration may be symptomatic in patients with diabetes.
  • the effect of the compound may also be characterized by comparing inhibition of rhodopsin regeneration in a first subject (or a first group or plurality of subjects) to whom the compound is administered, to a second subject (or second group or plurality of subjects) who has diabetes but who does not receive the agent.
  • a method for preventing or inhibiting dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell (or a plurality of rod photoreceptor cells) in a retina comprising contacting the retina and at least one of the styrenyl compounds described herein, substructures thereof, and the specific styrenyl compounds recited herein), under conditions and at a time sufficient to permit interaction between the agent and an isomerase present in a retinal cell (such as an RPE cell).
  • a first level of 11-cis-retinal in a rod photoreceptor cell in the presence of the compound may be determined and compared to a second level of 11-cis-retinal in a rod photoreceptor cell in the absence of the compound.
  • Prevention or inhibition of dark adaptation of the rod photoreceptor cell is indicated when the first level of 11-cis-retinal is less than the second level of 11-cis-retinal.
  • Inhibiting regeneration of rhodopsin may also include increasing the level of 11-cis-retinyl esters present in the RPE cell in the presence of the compound compared with the level of 11-cis-retinyl esters present in the RPE cell in the absence of the compound (i.e., prior to administration of the agent).
  • a two-photon imaging technique may be used to view and analyze retinosome structures in the RPE, which structures are believed to store retinyl esters (see, e.g., Imanishi et al., J. Cell Biol. 164:373-83 (2004), Epub 2004 Jan. 26).
  • a first level of retinyl esters may be determined prior to administration of the compound, and a second level of retinyl esters may be determined after administration of a first dose or any subsequent dose, wherein an increase in the second level compared to the first level indicates that the compound inhibits regeneration of rhodopsin.
  • Retinyl esters may be analyzed by gradient HPLC according to methods practiced in the art (see, for example, Mata et al., Neuron 36:69-80 (2002); Trevino et al. J. Exp. Biol. 208:4151-57 (2005)).
  • retinoids may be extracted by a formaldehyde method (see, e.g., Suzuki et al., Vis. Res. 28:1061-70 (1988); Okajima and Pepperberg, Exp. Eye Res. 65:331-40 (1997)) or by a hydroxylamine method (see, e.g., Groenendijk et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta.
  • retinoids may be monitored spectrophotometrically (see, e.g., Maeda et al., J. Neurochem. 85:944-956 (2003); Van Hooser et al., J. Biol. Chem. 277:19173-82 (2002)).
  • preventing or inhibiting dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell in the retina comprises increasing the level of apo-rhodopsin (also called opsin) in the photoreceptor cell.
  • apo-rhodopsin also called opsin
  • the total level of the visual pigment approximates the sum of rhodopsin and apo-rhodopsin and the total level remains constant. Therefore, preventing, delaying, or inhibiting dark adaptation of the rod photoreceptor cell may alter the ratio of apo-rhodopsin to rhodopsin.
  • preventing, delaying, or inhibiting dark adaptation by administering a styrenyl compound described herein may increase the ratio of the level of apo-rhodopsin to the level of rhodopsin compared to the ratio in the absence of the agent (for example, prior to administration of the agent).
  • An increase in the ratio i.e., a statistically or biologically significant increase
  • apo-rhodopsin to rhodopsin indicates that the percent or number of rod photoreceptor cells that are rhodopsin-depleted is increased and that the percent or number of rod photoreceptor cells that are dark-adapted is decreased.
  • the ratio of apo-rhodopsin to rhodopsin may be determined throughout the course of therapy to monitor the effect of the agent.
  • Determining or characterizing the capability of compound to prevent, delay, or inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell may be determined in animal model studies.
  • the level of rhodopsin and the ratio of apo-rhodopsin to rhodopsin may be determined prior to administration (which may be called a first level or first ratio, respectively) of the agent and then after administration of a first or any subsequent dose of the agent (which may be called a second level or second ratio, respectively) to determine and to demonstrate that the level of apo-rhodopsin is greater than the level of apo-rhodopsin in the retina of animals that did not receive the agent.
  • the level of rhodopsin in rod photoreceptor cells may be performed according to methods practiced in the art and provided herein (see, e.g., Example 114).
  • Also provided herein are methods for inhibiting (reducing, slowing, preventing) degeneration and enhancing retinal neuronal cell survival (or prolonging cell viability) comprising administering to a subject a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a styrenyl derivative compound described in detail herein, including a compound having any one of the structures set forth herein, substructures thereof, and specific styrenyl compounds recited herein.
  • a retinal neuronal cell includes a photoreceptor cell, a bipolar cell, a horizontal cell, a ganglion cell, and an amacrine cell.
  • methods are provided for enhancing survival or inhibiting degeneration of a mature retinal cell such as a RPE cell or a Müller glial cell.
  • a method for preventing or inhibiting photoreceptor degeneration in an eye of a subject or a method for restoring photoreceptor function in an eye of a subject comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a styrenyl derivative compound as described herein and a pharmaceutically or acceptable carrier (i.e., excipient or vehicle).
  • a pharmaceutically or acceptable carrier i.e., excipient or vehicle.
  • Such methods comprise administering to a subject a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and a styrenyl derivative compound described herein, including a compound having any one of the structures set forth herein or substructures thereof described herein.
  • the compounds described herein may inhibit an isomerization step of the retinoid cycle and/or may slow chromophore flux in a retinoid cycle in the eye.
  • the ophthalmic disease may result, at least in part, from lipofuscin pigment(s) accumulation and/or from accumulation of N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine (A2E) in the eye.
  • methods are provided for inhibiting or preventing accumulation of lipofuscin pigment(s) and/or A2E in the eye of a subject. These methods comprise administering to the subject a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a styrenyl compound as described in detail herein, including a compound having the structure as set forth herein or substructures thereof.
  • a styrenyl compound can be administered to a subject who has an excess of a retinoid in an eye (e.g., an excess of 11-cis-retinol or 11-cis-retinal), an excess of retinoid waste products or intermediates in the recycling of all-trans-retinal, or the like.
  • Methods described herein and practiced in the art may be used to determine whether the level of one or more endogenous retinoids in a subject are altered (increased or decreased in a statistically significant or biologically significant manner) during or after administration of any one of the compounds described herein.
  • rhodopsin which is composed of the protein opsin and retinal (a vitamin A form), is located in the membrane of the photoreceptor cell in the retina of the eye and catalyzes the only light-sensitive step in vision.
  • the 11-cis-retinal chromophore lies in a pocket of the protein and is isomerized to all-trans retinal when light is absorbed.
  • the isomerization of retinal leads to a change of the shape of rhodopsin, which triggers a cascade of reactions that lead to a nerve impulse that is transmitted to the brain by the optic nerve.
  • retinoid levels in a vertebrate eye are disclosed in, for example, U.S. Patent Application Publication No: 2005/0159662 (the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety).
  • Other methods of determining endogenous retinoid levels in a subject which is useful for determining whether levels of such retinoids are above the normal range, and include for example, analysis by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) of retinoids in a biological sample from a subject.
  • HPLC high pressure liquid chromatography
  • retinoid levels can be determined in a biological sample that is a blood sample (which includes serum or plasma) from a subject.
  • a biological sample may also include vitreous fluid, aqueous humor, intraocular fluid, subretinal fluid, or tears.
  • a blood sample can be obtained from a subject, and different retinoid compounds and levels of one or more of the retinoid compounds in the sample can be separated and analyzed by normal phase high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) (e.g., with a HP1100 HPLC and a Beckman, Ultrasphere-Si, 4.6 mm ⁇ 250 mm column using 10% ethyl acetate/90% hexane at a flow rate of 1.4 ml/minute).
  • HPLC normal phase high pressure liquid chromatography
  • the retinoids can be detected by, for example, detection at 325 nm using a diode-array detector and HP Chemstation A.03.03 software.
  • An excess in retinoids can be determined, for example, by comparison of the profile of retinoids (i.e., qualitative, e.g., identity of specific compounds, and quantitative, e.g., the level of each specific compound) in the sample with a sample from a normal subject.
  • profile of retinoids i.e., qualitative, e.g., identity of specific compounds, and quantitative, e.g., the level of each specific compound
  • endogenous retinoid such as 11-cis-retinol or 11-cis-retinal
  • levels of endogenous retinoid higher than those found in a healthy eye of a young vertebrate of the same species.
  • the level of endogenous retinoid may be compared before and after any one or more doses of the agent is administered to a subject to determine the effect of the agent on the level of endogenous retinoids in the subject.
  • the methods described herein for treating an ophthalmic disease or disorder, for inhibiting neovascularization, and for reducing ischemia in the retina comprise administering at least one of the compounds described herein, thereby effecting a decrease in metabolic demand, which includes effecting a reduction in ATP consumption and in oxygen consumption in rod photoreceptor cells.
  • consumption of ATP and oxygen in a dark-adapted rod photoreceptor cell is greater than in rod photoreceptor cells that are light-adapted or rhodopsin-depleted; thus, use of the agents in the methods described herein may reduce the consumption of ATP in the rod photoreceptor cells that are prevented, inhibited, or delayed from dark adaptation compared with rod photoreceptor cells that are dark-adapted (such as the cells prior to administration or contact with the agent or cells that are never exposed to the agent).
  • the methods described herein that may prevent or inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell may therefore reduce hypoxia (i.e., reduce in a statistically or biologically significant manner) in the retina.
  • the level of hypoxia (a first level) may be determined prior to initiation of the treatment regimen, that is, prior to the first dosing of the compound (or a composition, as described herein, comprising the compound).
  • the level of hypoxia (for example, a second level) may be determined after the first dosing, and/or after any second or subsequent dosing to monitor and characterize hypoxia throughout the treatment regimen.
  • a decrease (reduction) in the second (or any subsequent) level of hypoxia compared to the level of hypoxia prior to initial administration indicates that the compound and the treatment regiment prevent dark adaptation of the rod photoreceptor cells and may be used for treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders.
  • Consumption of oxygen, oxygenation of the retina, and/or hypoxia in the retina may be determined using methods practiced in the art. For example, oxygenation of the retina may be determined by measuring the fluorescence of flavoproteins in the retina (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,569,354).
  • Another exemplary method is retinal oximetry that measures blood oxygen saturation in the large vessels of the retina near the optic disc. Such methods may be used to identify and determine the extent of retinal hypoxia before changes in retinal vessel architecture can be detected.
  • a subject in need of any one or more of the methods of treatment described herein may be a human or may be a non-human primate or other animal (i.e., veterinary use) who has developed symptoms of an ophthalmic disease or disorder or who is at risk for developing an ophthalmic disease or disorder.
  • non-human primates and other animals include but are not limited to farm animals, pets, and zoo animals (e.g., horses, cows, buffalo, llamas, goats, rabbits, cats, dogs, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, monkeys, elephants, bears, large cats, etc.).
  • the retina of the eye is a thin, delicate layer of nervous tissue.
  • the major landmarks of the retina are the area centralis in the posterior portion of the eye and the peripheral retina in the anterior portion of the eye.
  • the retina is thickest near the posterior sections and becomes thinner near the periphery.
  • the area centralis is located in the posterior retina and contains the fovea and foveola and, in primates, contains the macula.
  • the foveola contains the area of maximal cone density and, thus, imparts the highest visual acuity in the retina.
  • the foveola is contained within the fovea, which is contained within the macula.
  • the peripheral or anterior portion of the retina increases the field of vision.
  • the peripheral retina extends anterior to the equator of the eye and is divided into four regions: the near periphery (most posterior), the mid-periphery, the far periphery, and the ora serrata (most anterior).
  • the ora serrata denotes the termination of the retina.
  • neuron or nerve cell
  • Mature neurons i.e., fully differentiated cells
  • Neurons may be classified functionally into three groups: (1) afferent neurons (or sensory neurons) that transmit information into the brain for conscious perception and motor coordination; (2) motor neurons that transmit commands to muscles and glands; and (3) interneurons that are responsible for local circuitry; and (4) projection interneurons that relay information from one region of the brain to anther region and therefore have long axons. Interneurons process information within specific subregions of the brain and have relatively shorter axons.
  • a neuron typically has four defined regions: the cell body (or soma); an axon; dendrites; and presynaptic terminals.
  • the dendrites serve as the primary input of information from other neural cells.
  • the axon carries the electrical signals that are initiated in the cell body to other neurons or to effector organs.
  • the neuron transmits information to another cell (the postsynaptic cell), which may be another neuron, a muscle cell, or a secretory cell.
  • the retina is composed of several types of neuronal cells.
  • the types of retinal neuronal cells that may be cultured in vitro by this method include photoreceptor cells, ganglion cells, and interneurons such as bipolar cells, horizontal cells, and amacrine cells.
  • Photoreceptors are specialized light-reactive neural cells and comprise two major classes, rods and cones. Rods are involved in scotopic or dim light vision, whereas photopic or bright light vision originates in the cones by the presence of trichromatic pigments.
  • Many neurodegenerative diseases that result in blindness such as age-related macular degeneration, genetic macular dystrophies, retinitis pigmentosa, etc, affect photoreceptors.
  • the photoreceptors Extending from their cell bodies, the photoreceptors have two morphologically distinct regions, the inner and outer segments.
  • the outer segment lies furthermost from the photoreceptor cell body and contains disks that convert incoming light energy into electrical impulses (phototransduction).
  • the outer segment is attached to the inner segment with a very small and fragile cilium.
  • the size and shape of the outer segments vary between rods and cones and are dependent upon position within the retina. See Hogan, “Retina” in Histology of the Human Eye: an Atlas and Text Book (Hogan et al. (eds). WB Saunders; Philadelphia, Pa. (1971)); Eye and Orbit, 8 th Ed., Bron et al., (Chapman and Hall, 1997).
  • Ganglion cells are output neurons that convey information from the retinal interneurons (including horizontal cells, bipolar cells, amacrine cells) to the brain.
  • Bipolar cells are named according to their morphology, and receive input from the photoreceptors, connect with amacrine cells, and send output radially to the ganglion cells.
  • Amacrine cells have processes parallel to the plane of the retina and have typically inhibitory output to ganglion cells.
  • Amacrine cells are often subclassified by neurotransmitter or neuromodulator or peptide (such as calretinin or calbindin) and interact with each other, with bipolar cells, and with photoreceptors.
  • Bipolar cells are retinal interneurons that are named according to their morphology; bipolar cells receive input from the photoreceptors and sent the input to the ganglion cells. Horizontal cells modulate and transform visual information from large numbers of photoreceptors and have horizontal integration (whereas bipolar cells relay information radially through the retina).
  • glial cells such as Müller glial cells, and retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE).
  • Glial cells surround nerve cell bodies and axons. The glial cells do not carry electrical impulses but contribute to maintenance of normal brain function.
  • Müller glia the predominant type of glial cell within the retina, provide structural support of the retina and are involved in the metabolism of the retina (e.g., contribute to regulation of ionic concentrations, degradation of neurotransmitters, and remove certain metabolites (see, e.g., Kljavin et al., J. Neurosci. 11:2985 (1991))).
  • Müller's fibers are sustentacular neuroglial cells of the retina that run through the thickness of the retina from the internal limiting membrane to the bases of the rods and cones where they form a row of junctional complexes.
  • RPE cells form the outermost layer of the retina, separated from the blood vessel-enriched choroids by Bruch's membrane.
  • RPE cells are a type of phagocytic epithelial cell, with some functions that are macrophage-like, which lies immediately below the retinal photoreceptors.
  • the dorsal surface of the RPE cell is closely apposed to the ends of the rods, and as discs are shed from the rod outer segment they are internalized and digested by RPE cells.
  • RPE cells also produce, store, and transport a variety of factors that contribute to the normal function and survival of photoreceptors.
  • Another function of RPE cells is to recycle vitamin A as it moves between photoreceptors and the RPE during light and dark adaptation in the process known as the visual cycle.
  • Described herein is an exemplary long-term in vitro cell culture system permits and promotes the survival in culture of mature retinal cells, including retinal neurons, for at least 2-4 weeks, over 2 months, or for as long as 6 months.
  • the cell culture system may be used for identifying and characterizing the styrenyl derivative compounds that are useful in the methods described herein for treating and/or preventing an ophthalmic disease or disorder or for preventing or inhibiting accumulation in the eye of lipofuscin(s) and/or A2E.
  • Retinal cells are isolated from non-embryonic, non-tumorigenic tissue and have not been immortalized by any method such as, for example, transformation or infection with an oncogenic virus.
  • the cell culture system may comprise all the major retinal neuronal cell types (photoreceptors, bipolar cells, horizontal cells, amacrine cells, and ganglion cells), and also may include other mature retinal cells such as retinal pigment epithelial cells and Müller glial cells.
  • retinal neuronal cell types photoreceptors, bipolar cells, horizontal cells, amacrine cells, and ganglion cells
  • other mature retinal cells such as retinal pigment epithelial cells and Müller glial cells.
  • a blood sample can be obtained from a subject, and different retinoid compounds and levels of one or more of the retinoid compounds in the sample can be separated and analyzed by normal phase high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) (e.g., with a HP1100 HPLC and a Beckman, Ultrasphere-Si, 4.6 mm ⁇ 250 mm column using 10% ethyl acetate/90% hexane at a flow rate of 1.4 ml/minute).
  • HPLC normal phase high pressure liquid chromatography
  • the retinoids can be detected by, for example, detection at 325 nm using a diode-array detector and HP Chemstation A.03.03 software.
  • An excess in retinoids can be determined, for example, by comparison of the profile of retinoids (i.e., qualitative, e.g., identity of specific compounds, and quantitative, e.g., the level of each specific compound) in the sample with a sample from a normal subject.
  • profile of retinoids i.e., qualitative, e.g., identity of specific compounds, and quantitative, e.g., the level of each specific compound
  • endogenous retinoid such as 11-cis-retinol or 11-cis-retinal
  • levels of endogenous retinoid refer to levels of endogenous retinoid higher than those found in a healthy eye of a young vertebrate of the same species.
  • methods are provided for using the compounds described herein for enhancing or prolonging retinal cell survival, including retinal neuronal cell survival and RPE cell survival.
  • methods for inhibiting or preventing degeneration of a retinal cell including a retinal neuronal cell (e.g., a photoreceptor cell, an amacrine cell, a horizontal cell, a bipolar cell, and a ganglion cell) and other mature retinal cells such as retinal pigment epithelial cells and Müller glial cells using the compounds described herein.
  • a retinal neuronal cell e.g., a photoreceptor cell, an amacrine cell, a horizontal cell, a bipolar cell, and a ganglion cell
  • other mature retinal cells such as retinal pigment epithelial cells and Müller glial cells
  • Such a compound is useful for enhancing retinal cell survival, including photoreceptor cell survival and retinal pigment epithelia survival, inhibiting or slowing degeneration of a retinal cell, and thus increasing retinal cell viability, which can result in slowing or halting the progression of an ophthalmic disease or disorder or retinal injury, which are described herein.
  • styrenyl derivative compound on retinal cell survival (and/or retinal cell degeneration) may be determined by using cell culture models, animal models, and other methods that are described herein and practiced by persons skilled in the art.
  • methods and assays include those described in Oglivie et al., Exp. Neurol. 161:675-856 (2000); U.S. Pat. No. 6,406,840; WO 01/81551; WO 98/12303; U.S. Patent Application No. 2002/0009713; WO 00/40699; U.S. Pat. No. 6,117,675; U.S. Pat. No.
  • Exemplary methods are described herein and practiced by persons skilled in the art for determining the level of enzymatic activity of a visual cycle isomerase in the presence of any one of the compounds described herein.
  • a compound that decreases isomerase activity may be useful for treating an ophthalmic disease or disorder.
  • methods are provided herein for detecting inhibition of isomerase activity comprising contacting (i.e., mixing, combining, or in some manner permitting the compound and isomerase to interact) a biological sample comprising the isomerase and a styrenyl derivative compound described herein and then determining the level of enzymatic activity of the isomerase.
  • the level of activity of the isomerase in the absence of a compound or in the presence of a compound known not to alter the enzymatic activity of the isomerase can be determined and compared to the level of activity in the presence of the compound.
  • a decrease in the level of isomerase activity in the presence of the compound compared to the level of isomerase activity in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound may be useful for treating an ophthalmic disease or disorder, such as age-related macular degeneration or Stargardt's disease.
  • a decrease in the level of isomerase activity in the presence of the compound compared to the level of isomerase activity in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound may also be useful in the methods described herein for inhibiting or preventing dark adaptation, inhibiting neovascularization and reducing hypoxia and thus useful for treating an ophthalmic disease or disorder, for example, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, retinal blood vessel occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, or ischemia reperfusion related retinal injury.
  • an ophthalmic disease or disorder for example, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, retinal blood vessel occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, or ischemia reperfusion related retinal injury.
  • styrenyl compound described herein to inhibit or to prevent dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell by inhibiting regeneration of rhodopsin may be determined by in vitro assays and/or in vivo animal models.
  • inhibition of regeneration may be determined in a mouse model in which a diabetes-like condition is induced chemically or in a diabetic mouse model (see, e.g., Phipps et al., Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 47:3187-94 (2006); Ramsey et al., Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 47:5116-24 (2006)).
  • the level of rhodopsin (a first level) may be determined (for example, spectrophotometrically) in the retina of animals prior to administration of the agent and compared with the level (a second level) of rhodopsin measured in the retina of animals after administration of the agent.
  • a decrease in the second level of rhodopsin compared with the first level of rhodopsin indicates that the agent inhibits regeneration of rhodopsin.
  • the appropriate controls and study design to determine whether regeneration of rhodopsin is inhibited in a statistically significant or biologically significant manner can be readily determined and implemented by persons skilled in the art.
  • Methods and techniques for determining or characterizing the effect of any one of the compounds described herein on dark adaptation and rhodopsin regeneration in rod photoreceptor cells in a mammal, including a human may be performed according to procedures described herein and practiced in the art. For example, detection of a visual stimulus after exposure to light (i.e., photobleaching) versus time in darkness may be determined before administration of the first dose of the compound and at a time after the first dose and/or any subsequent dose.
  • a second method for determining prevention or inhibition of dark adaptation by the rod photoreceptor cells includes measurement of the amplitude of at least one, at least two, at least three, or more electroretinogram components, which include, for example, the a-wave and the b-wave. See, for example, Lamb et al., supra; Asi et al., Documenta Opthalmologica 79:125-39 (1992).
  • Inhibiting regeneration of rhodopsin by a styrenyl compound described herein may comprise reducing the level of the chromophore, 11-cis-retinal, that is produced and present in the RPE cell, and consequently reducing the level of 11-cis-retinal that is present in the photoreceptor cell.
  • the compound when permitted to contact the retina under suitable conditions and at a time sufficient to prevent dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell and to inhibit regeneration of rhodopsin in the rod photoreceptor cell, effects a reduction in the level of 11-cis-retinal in a rod photoreceptor cell (i.e., a statistically significant or biologically significant reduction).
  • the level of 11-cis retinal in a rod photoreceptor cell is greater prior to administration of the compound when compared with the level of 1-cis-retinal in the photoreceptor cell after the first and/or any subsequent administration of the compound.
  • a first level of 11-cis-retinal may be determined prior to administration of the compound, and a second level of 11-cis-retinal may be determined after administration of a first dose or any subsequent dose to monitor the effect of the compound.
  • a decrease in the second level compared to the first level indicates that the compound inhibits regeneration of rhodopsin and thus inhibits or prevents dark adaptation of the rod photoreceptor cells.
  • An exemplary method for determining or characterizing the capability of a styrenyl compound to reduce retinal hypoxia includes measuring the level of retinal oxygenation, for example, by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to measure changes in oxygen pressure (see, e.g., Luan et al., Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 47:320-28 (2006)).
  • MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Animal models may be used to characterize and identify compounds that may be used to treat retinal diseases and disorders.
  • a recently developed animal model may be useful for evaluating treatments for macular degeneration has been described by Ambati et al. ( Nat. Med. 9:1390-97 (2003); Epub 2003 Oct. 19).
  • This animal model is one of only a very few exemplary animal models presently available for evaluating a compound or any molecule for use in treating (including preventing) progression or development of a a retinal disease or disorder.
  • Animal models in which the ABCR gene, which encodes an ATP-binding cassette transporter located in the rims of photoreceptor outer segment discs, may be used to evaluate the effect of a compound.
  • any one of the compounds described herein may be determined in a diabetic retinopathy animal model, such as described in Luan et al. or may be determined in a normal animal model, in which the animals have been light or dark adapted in the presence and absence of any one of the compounds described herein.
  • Another exemplary method for determining the capability of the agent to reduce retinal hypoxia measures retinal hypoxia by deposition of a hydroxyprobe (see, e.g., de Gooyer et al. ( Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 47:5553-60 (2006)).
  • Such a technique may be performed in an animal model using Rho ⁇ /Rho ⁇ knockout mice (see de Gooyer et al., supra) in which at least one compound described herein is administered to group(s) of animals in the presence and absence of the at least one compound, or may be performed in normal, wildtype animals in which at least one compound described herein is administered to group(s) of animals in the presence and absence of the at least one compound.
  • Other animal models include models for determining photoreceptor function, such as rat models that measure elctroretinographic (ERG) oscillatory potentials (see, e.g., Liu et al., Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci.
  • cell culture methods such as the method described herein, is particularly useful for determining the effect of a compound described herein on retinal neuronal cell survival.
  • Exemplary cell culture models are described herein and described in detail in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2005-0059148 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No.
  • US2004-0147019 (which are incorporated by reference in their entirety), which are useful for determining the capability of a styrenyl derivative compound as described herein to enhance or prolong survival of neuronal cells, particularly retinal neuronal cells, and of retinal pigment epithelial cells, and inhibit, prevent, slow, or retard degeneration of an eye, or the retina or retinal cells thereof, or the RPE, and which compounds are useful for treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders.
  • the cell culture model comprises a long-term or extended culture of mature retinal cells, including retinal neuronal cells (e.g., photoreceptor cells, amacrine cells, ganglion cells, horizontal cells, and bipolar cells).
  • retinal neuronal cells e.g., photoreceptor cells, amacrine cells, ganglion cells, horizontal cells, and bipolar cells.
  • the cell culture system and methods for producing the cell culture system provide extended culture of photoreceptor cells.
  • the cell culture system may also comprise retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and Müller glial cells.
  • RPE retinal pigment epithelial
  • the retinal cell culture system may also comprise a cell stressor.
  • the application or the presence of the stressor affects the mature retinal cells, including the retinal neuronal cells, in vitro, in a manner that is useful for studying disease pathology that is observed in a retinal disease or disorder.
  • the cell culture model provides an in vitro neuronal cell culture system that will be useful in the identification and biological testing of a styrenyl derivative compound that is suitable for treatment of neurological diseases or disorders in general, and for treatment of degenerative diseases of the eye and brain in particular.
  • the ability to maintain primary, in vitro-cultured cells from mature retinal tissue, including retinal neurons over an extended period of time in the presence of a stressor enables examination of cell-to-cell interactions, selection and analysis of neuroactive compounds and materials, use of a controlled cell culture system for in vitro CNS and ophthalmic tests, and analysis of the effects on single cells from a consistent retinal cell population.
  • the cell culture system and the retinal cell stress model comprise cultured mature retinal cells, retinal neurons, and a retinal cell stressor, which may be used for screening and characterizing a styrenyl derivative compound that are capable of inducing or stimulating the regeneration of CNS tissue that has been damaged by disease.
  • the cell culture system provides a mature retinal cell culture that is a mixture of mature retinal neuronal cells and non-neuronal retinal cells.
  • the cell culture system may comprise all the major retinal neuronal cell types (photoreceptors, bipolar cells, horizontal cells, amacrine cells, and ganglion cells), and may also include other mature retinal cells such as RPE and Miller glial cells.
  • Viability of one or more of the mature retinal cell types that are isolated (harvested) from retinal tissue and plated for tissue culture may be maintained for an extended period of time, for example, from two weeks up to six months. Viability of the retinal cells may be determined according to methods described herein and known in the art. Retinal neuronal cells, similar to neuronal cells in general, are not actively dividing cells in vivo and thus cell division of retinal neuronal cells would not necessarily be indicative of viability.
  • An advantage of the cell culture system is the ability to culture amacrine cells, photoreceptors, and associated ganglion projection neurons and other mature retinal cells for extended periods of time, thereby providing an opportunity to determine the effectiveness of a styrenyl derivative compound described herein for treatment of retinal disease.
  • the biological source of the retinal cells or retinal tissue may be mammalian (e.g., human, non-human primate, ungulate, rodent, canine, porcine, bovine, or other mammalian source), avian, or from other genera.
  • Retinal cells including retinal neurons from post-natal non-human primates, post-natal pigs, or post-natal chickens may be used, but any adult or post-natal retinal tissue may be suitable for use in this retinal cell culture system.
  • the cell culture system may provide for robust long-term survival of retinal cells without inclusion of cells derived from or isolated or purified from non-retinal tissue.
  • a cell culture system comprises cells isolated solely from the retina of the eye and thus is substantially free of types of cells from other parts or regions of the eye that are separate from the retina, such as the ciliary body, iris, choroid, and vitreous.
  • Other cell culture methods include the addition of non-retinal cells, such as ciliary body cell and/or stem cells (which may or may not be retinal stem cells) and/or additional purified glial cells.
  • the in vitro retinal cell culture systems described herein may serve as physiological retinal models that can be used to characterize aspects of the physiology of the retina.
  • This physiological retinal model may also be used as a broader general neurobiology model.
  • a cell stressor may be included in the model cell culture system.
  • a retinal cell that exhibits reduced viability means that the length of time that a retinal cell survives in the cell culture system is reduced or decreased (decreased lifespan) and/or that the retinal cell exhibits a decrease, inhibition, or adverse effect of a biological or biochemical function (e.g., decreased or abnormal metabolism; initiation of apoptosis; etc.) compared with a retinal cell cultured in an appropriate control cell system (e.g., the cell culture system described herein in the absence of the cell stressor).
  • an appropriate control cell system e.g., the cell culture system described herein in the absence of the cell stressor
  • Reduced viability of a retinal cell may be indicated by cell death; an alteration or change in cell structure or morphology; induction and/or progression of apoptosis; initiation, enhancement, and/or acceleration of retinal neuronal cell neurodegeneration (or neuronal cell injury).
  • Methods and techniques for determining cell viability are described in detail herein and are those with which skilled artisans are familiar. These methods and techniques for determining cell viability may be used for monitoring the health and status of retinal cells in the cell culture system and for determining the capability of the styrenyl derivative compounds described herein to alter (preferably increase, prolong, enhance, improve) retinal cell or retinal pigment epithelial cell viability or retinal cell survival.
  • the addition of a cell stressor to the cell culture system is useful for determining the capability of a styrenyl derivative compound to abrogate, inhibit, eliminate, or lessen the effect of the stressor.
  • the retinal cell culture system may include a cell stressor that is chemical (e.g., A2E, cigarette smoke concentrate); biological (for example, toxin exposure; beta-amyloid; lipopolysaccharides); or non-chemical, such as a physical stressor, environmental stressor, or a mechanical force (e.g., increased pressure or light exposure) (see, e.g., US 2005-0059148).
  • the retinal cell stressor model system may also include a cell stressor such as, but not limited to, a stressor that may be a risk factor in a disease or disorder or that may contribute to the development or progression of a disease or disorder, including but not limited to, light of varying wavelengths and intensities; A2E; cigarette smoke condensate exposure; oxidative stress (e.g., stress related to the presence of or exposure to hydrogen peroxide, nitroprusside, Zn++, or Fe++); increased pressure (e.g., atmospheric pressure or hydrostatic pressure), glutamate or glutamate agonist (e.g., N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA); alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-proprionate (AMPA); kainic acid; quisqualic acid; ibotenic acid; quinolinic acid; aspartate; trans-1-aminocyclopentyl-1,3-dicarboxylate (ACPD)); amino acids (e.g
  • Useful retinal cell stressors include those that mimic a neurodegenerative disease that affects any one or more of the mature retinal cells described herein.
  • a chronic disease model is of particular importance because most neurodegenerative diseases are chronic. Through use of this in vitro cell culture system the earliest events in long-term disease development processes may be identified because an extended period of time is available for cellular analysis.
  • a retinal cell stressor may alter (i.e., increase or decrease in a statistically significant manner) viability of retinal cells such as by altering survival of retinal cells, including retinal neuronal cells and RPE cells, or by altering neurodegeneration of retinal neuronal cells and/or RPE cells.
  • a retinal cell stressor adversely affects a retinal neuronal cell or RPE cell such that survival of a retinal neuronal cell or RPE cell is decreased or adversely affected (i.e., the length of time during which the cells are viable is decreased in the presence of the stressor) or neurodegeneration (or neuron cell injury) of the cell is increased or enhanced.
  • the stressor may affect only a single retinal cell type in the retinal cell culture or the stressor may affect two, three, four, or more of the different cell types.
  • a stressor may alter viability and survival of photoreceptor cells but not affect all the other major cell types (e.g., ganglion cells, amacrine cells, horizontal cells, bipolar cells, RPE, and Müller glia). Stressors may shorten the survival time of a retinal cell (in vivo or in vitro), increase the rapidity or extent of neurodegeneration of a retinal cell, or in some other manner adversely affect the viability, morphology, maturity, or lifespan of the retinal cell.
  • the effect of a cell stressor (in the presence and absence of a styrenyl derivative compound) on the viability of retinal cells in the cell culture system may be determined for one or more of the different retinal cell types.
  • Determination of cell viability may include evaluating structure and/or a function of a retinal cell continually at intervals over a length of time or at a particular time point after the retinal cell culture is prepared. Viability or long term survival of one or more different retinal cell types or one or more different retinal neuronal cell types may be examined according to one or more biochemical or biological parameters that are indicative of reduced viability, such as apoptosis or a decrease in a metabolic function, prior to observation of a morphological or structural alteration.
  • a chemical, biological, or physical cell stressor may reduce viability of one or more of the retinal cell types present in the cell culture system when the stressor is added to the cell culture under conditions described herein for maintaining the long-term cell culture.
  • one or more culture conditions may be adjusted so that the effect of the stressor on the retinal cells can be more readily observed.
  • the concentration or percent of fetal bovine serum may be reduced or eliminated from the cell culture when cells are exposed to a particular cell stressor (see, e.g., US 2005-0059148).
  • retinal cells cultured in media containing serum at a particular concentration for maintenance of the cells may be abruptly exposed to media that does not contain any level of serum.
  • the retinal cell culture may be exposed to a cell stressor for a period of time that is determined to reduce the viability of one or more retinal cell types in the retinal cell culture system.
  • the cells may be exposed to a cell stressor immediately upon plating of the retinal cells after isolation from retinal tissue.
  • the retinal cell culture may be exposed to a stressor after the culture is established, or any time thereafter.
  • each stressor may be added to the cell culture system concurrently and for the same length of time or may be added separately at different time points for the same length of time or for differing lengths of time during the culturing of the retinal cell system.
  • a styrenyl compound may be added before the retinal cell culture is exposed to a cell stressor, may be added concurrently with the cell stressor, or may be added after exposure of the retinal cell culture to the stressor.
  • Photoreceptors may be identified using antibodies that specifically bind to photoreceptor-specific proteins such as opsins, peripherins, and the like. Photoreceptors in cell culture may also be identified as a morphologic subset of immunocytochemically labeled cells by using a pan-neuronal marker or may be identified morphologically in enhanced contrast images of live cultures. Outer segments can be detected morphologically as attachments to photoreceptors.
  • Retinal cells including photoreceptors can also be detected by functional analysis. For example, electrophysiology methods and techniques may be used for measuring the response of photoreceptors to light. Photoreceptors exhibit specific kinetics in a graded response to light. Calcium-sensitive dyes may also be used to detect graded responses to light within cultures containing active photoreceptors. For analyzing stress-inducing compounds or potential neurotherapeutics, retinal cell cultures can be processed for immunocytochemistry, and photoreceptors and/or other retinal cells can be counted manually or by computer software using photomicroscopy and imaging techniques. Other immunoassays known in the art (e.g., ELISA, immunoblotting, flow cytometry) may also be useful for identifying and characterizing the retinal cells and retinal neuronal cells of the cell culture model system described herein.
  • the retinal cell culture stress models may also be useful for identification of both direct and indirect pharmacologic agent effects by the bioactive agent of interest, such as a styrenyl derivative compound as described herein.
  • a bioactive agent added to the cell culture system in the presence of one or more retinal cell stressors may stimulate one cell type in a manner that enhances or decreases the survival of other cell types.
  • Cell/cell interactions and cell/extracellular component interactions may be important in understanding mechanisms of disease and drug function.
  • one neuronal cell type may secrete trophic factors that affect growth or survival of another neuronal cell type (see, e.g., WO 99/29279).
  • a styrenyl derivative compound is incorporated into screening assays comprising the retinal cell culture stress model system described herein to determine whether and/or to what level or degree the compound increases viability (i.e., increases in a statistically significant or biologically significant manner) of a plurality of retinal cells.
  • a retinal cell that exhibits increased viability means that the length of time that a retinal cell survives in the cell culture system is increased (increased lifespan) and/or that the retinal cell maintains a biological or biochemical function (normal metabolism and organelle function; lack of apoptosis; etc.) compared with a retinal cell cultured in an appropriate control cell system (e.g., the cell culture system described herein in the absence of the compound).
  • an appropriate control cell system e.g., the cell culture system described herein in the absence of the compound.
  • Increased viability of a retinal cell may be indicated by delayed cell death or a reduced number of dead or dying cells; maintenance of structure and/or morphology; lack of or delayed initiation of apoptosis; delay, inhibition, slowed progression, and/or abrogation of retinal neuronal cell neurodegeneration or delaying or abrogating or preventing the effects of neuronal cell injury.
  • Methods and techniques for determining viability of a retinal cell and thus whether a retinal cell exhibits increased viability are described in greater detail herein and are known to persons skilled in the art.
  • a method for determining whether a styrenyl derivative compound, enhances survival of photoreceptor cells.
  • One method comprises contacting a retinal cell culture system as described herein with a styrenyl compound under conditions and for a time sufficient to permit interaction between the retinal neuronal cells and the compound.
  • Enhanced survival may be measured according to methods described herein and known in the art, including detecting expression of rhodopsin.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound to increase retinal cell viability and/or to enhance, promote, or prolong cell survival (that is, to extend the time period in which retinal cells, including retinal neuronal cells, are viable), and/or impair, inhibit, or impede degeneration as a direct or indirect result of the herein described stress may be determined by any one of several methods known to those skilled in the art. For example, changes in cell morphology in the absence and presence of the compound may be determined by visual inspection such as by light microscopy, confocal microscopy, or other microscopy methods known in the art. Survival of cells can also be determined by counting viable and/or nonviable cells, for instance.
  • Immunochemical or immunohistological techniques may be used to identify and evaluate cytoskeletal structure (e.g., by using antibodies specific for cytoskeletal proteins such as glial fibrillary acidic protein, fibronectin, actin, vimentin, tubulin, or the like) or to evaluate expression of cell markers as described herein.
  • cytoskeletal proteins such as glial fibrillary acidic protein, fibronectin, actin, vimentin, tubulin, or the like
  • the effect of a styrenyl derivative compound on cell integrity, morphology, and/or survival may also be determined by measuring the phosphorylation state of neuronal cell polypeptides, for example, cytoskeletal polypeptides (see, e.g., Sharma et al., J. Biol. Chem.
  • Cell survival or, alternatively cell death may also be determined according to methods described herein and known in the art for measuring apoptosis (for example, annexin V binding, DNA fragmentation assays, caspase activation, marker analysis, e.g., poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), etc.).
  • apoptosis for example, annexin V binding, DNA fragmentation assays, caspase activation, marker analysis, e.g., poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), etc.
  • A2E is a light-dependent process and its accumulation leads to a number of negative effects in the eye. These include destabilization of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) membranes, sensitization of cells to blue-light damage, and impaired degradation of phospholipids. Products of the oxidation of A2E (and A2E related molecules) by molecular oxygen (oxiranes) were shown to induce DNA damage in cultured RPE cells. All these factors lead to a gradual decrease in visual acuity and eventually to vision loss. If reducing the formation of retinals during vision processes were possible, this reduction would lead to decreased amounts of A2E in the eye. Without wishing to be bound by theory, decreased accumulation of A2E may reduce or delay degenerative processes in the RPE and retina and thus may slow down or prevent vision loss in dry AMD and Stargardt's Disease.
  • RPE retinal pigment epithelium
  • methods are provided for treating and/or preventing degenerative diseases and disorders, including neurodegenerative retinal diseases and ophthalmic diseases as described herein.
  • a subject in need of such treatment may be a human or non-human primate or other animal who has developed symptoms of a degenerative retinal disease or who is at risk for developing a degenerative retinal disease.
  • a method is provided for treating (which includes preventing or prophylaxis) an ophthalmic disease or disorder by administrating to a subject a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a styrenyl derivative compound.
  • a method for enhancing survival of neuronal cells such as retinal neuronal cells, including photoreceptor cells, and/or inhibiting degeneration of retinal neuronal cells by administering the pharmaceutical compositions described herein comprising a styrenyl derivative compound.
  • Enhanced survival (or prolonged or extended survival) of one or more retinal cell types in the presence of a styrenyl derivative compound indicates that the compound may be an effective agent for treatment of a degenerative disease, particularly a retinal disease or disorder, and including a neurodegenerative retinal disease or disorder.
  • Cell survival and enhanced cell survival may be determined according to methods described herein and known to a skilled artisan including viability assays and assays for detecting expression of retinal cell marker proteins.
  • opsins may be detected, for instance, including the protein rhodopsin that is expressed by rods.
  • the subject is being treated for Stargardt's disease or Stargardt's macular degeneration.
  • Stargardt's disease which is associated with mutations in the ABCA4 (also called ABCR) transporter
  • ABCA4 also called ABCR
  • A2E lipofuscin pigment
  • AMD age-related macular degeneration
  • AMD can be wet or dry form.
  • vision loss primarily occurs when complications late in the disease either cause new blood vessels to grow under the macula or the macula atrophies.
  • A2E N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine
  • A2E related molecules which are toxic towards RPE and retinal cells and cause retinal degeneration and consequently loss of vision.
  • a neurodegenerative retinal disease or disorder for which the compounds and methods described herein may be used for treating, curing, preventing, ameliorating the symptoms of, or slowing, inhibiting, or stopping the progression of, is a disease or disorder that leads to or is characterized by retinal neuronal cell loss, which is the cause of visual impairment.
  • a disease or disorder includes but is not limited to age-related macular degeneration (including dry-form and wet-form of macular degeneration) and Stargardt's macular dystrophy.
  • Age-related macular degeneration as described herein is a disorder that affects the macula (central region of the retina) and results in the decline and loss of central vision.
  • Age-related macular degeneration occurs typically in individuals over the age of 55 years.
  • the etiology of age-related macular degeneration may include both environmental influences and genetic components (see, e.g., Lyengar et al., Am. J. Hum. Genet. 74:20-39 (2004) (Epub 2003 Dec.
  • Geographic atrophy of the RPE is an advanced form of non-neovascular dry-type age-related macular degeneration, and is associated with atrophy of the choriocapillaris, RPE, and retina.
  • Stargardt's macular degeneration a recessive inherited disease, is an inherited blinding disease of children.
  • the primary pathologic defect in Stargardt's disease is also an accumulation of toxic lipofuscin pigments such as A2E in cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). This accumulation appears to be responsible for the photoreceptor death and severe visual loss found in Stargardt's patients.
  • the compounds described herein may slow the synthesis of 11-cis-retinaldehyde (11cRAL or retinal) and regeneration of -rhodopsin by inhibiting isomerase in the visual cycle. Light activation of rhodopsin results in its release of all-trans-retinal, which constitutes the first reactant in A2E biosynthesis.
  • Treatment with styrenyl derivative compounds may inhibit lipofuscin accumulation and thus delay the onset of visual loss in Stargardt's and AMD patients without toxic effects that would preclude treatment with a styrenyl derivative compound.
  • the compounds described herein may be used for effective treatment of other forms of retinal or macular degeneration associated with lipofuscin accumulation.
  • Administration of a styrenyl derivative compound to a subject can prevent formation of the lipofuscin pigment, A2E (and A2E related molecules), that is toxic towards retinal cells and causes retinal degeneration.
  • administration of a styrenyl derivative compound can lessen the production of waste products, e.g., lipofuscin pigment, A2E (and A2E related molecules), ameliorate the development of AMD (e.g., dry-form) and Stargardt's disease, and reduce or slow vision loss (e.g., choroidal neovascularization and/or chorioretinal atrophy).
  • 13-cis-retinoic acid (Accutane® or Isotretinoin), a drug commonly used for the treatment of acne and an inhibitor of 11-cis-retinol dehydrogenase, has been administered to patients to prevent A2E accumulation in the RPE.
  • 13-cis-retinoic acid can easily isomerize to all-trans-retinoic acid.
  • All-trans-retinoic acid is a very potent teratogenic compound that adversely affects cell proliferation and development. Retinoic acid also accumulates in the liver and may be a contributing factor in liver diseases.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound is administered to a subject such as a human with a mutation in the ABCA4 transporter in the eye.
  • the styrenyl derivative compound can also be administered to an aging subject.
  • an aging human subject is typically at least 45, or at least 50, or at least 60, or at least 65 years old.
  • Stargardt's disease which is associated with mutations in the ABCA4 transporter, the accumulation of all-trans-retinal has been proposed to be responsible for the formation of a lipofuscin pigment, A2E (and A2E related molecules), that is toxic towards retinal cells and causes retinal degeneration and consequently loss of vision.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound described herein may be a strong inhibitor of the isomerase protein involved in the visual cycle. Treating patients with a styrenyl derivative compound as described herein may prevent or slow the formation of A2E (and A2E related molecules) and can have protective properties for normal vision.
  • one or more of the compounds described herein may be used for treating other ophthalmic diseases or disorders, for example, glaucoma, retinal detachment, hemorrhagic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, an inflammatory retinal disease, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, retinal dystrophy, hereditary optic neuropathy, Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, uveitis, a retinal injury, optical neuropathy, and retinal disorders associated with other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease or other neurodegenerative diseases that affect brain cells, a retinal disorder associated with viral infection, or other conditions such as AIDS.
  • ophthalmic diseases or disorders for example, glaucoma, retinal detachment, hemorrhagic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, an inflammatory retinal disease, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, retinal dystrophy, hereditary optic neuropathy, Sor
  • a retinal disorder also includes light damage to the retina that is related to increased light exposure (i.e., overexposure to light), for example, accidental strong or intense light exposure during surgery; strong, intense, or prolonged sunlight exposure, such as at a desert or snow covered terrain; during combat, for example, when observing a flare or explosion or from a laser device, and the like.
  • Retinal diseases can be of degenerative or non-degenerative nature.
  • Non-limiting examples of degenerative retinal diseases include age-related macular degeneration, and Stargardt's macular dystrophy.
  • non-degenerative retinal diseases include but are not limited hemorrhagic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, optic neuropathy, inflammatory retinal disease, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, retinal blood vessel occlusion, retinopathy of prematurity, or ischemia reperfusion related retinal injury, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, retinal dystrophy, hereditary optic neuropathy, Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, uveitis, a retinal injury, a retinal disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease, a retinal disorder associated with multiple sclerosis, a retinal disorder associated with Parkinson's disease, a retinal disorder associated with viral infection, a retinal disorder related to light overexposure, and a retinal disorder associated with AIDS.
  • hemorrhagic retinopathy retinitis pigmentosa
  • optic neuropathy inflammatory retinal disease
  • diabetic retinopathy diabetic maculopathy
  • one or more of the compounds described herein may be used for treating, curing, preventing, ameliorating the symptoms of, or slowing, inhibiting, or stopping the progression of, certain ophthalmic diseases and disorders including but not limited to diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal ischemia, ischemia-reperfusion related retinal injury, and retinal blood vessel occlusion (including venous occlusion and arterial occlusion).
  • certain ophthalmic diseases and disorders including but not limited to diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal ischemia, ischemia-reperfusion related retinal injury, and retinal blood vessel occlusion (including venous occlusion and arterial occlusion).
  • Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in humans and is a complication of diabetes.
  • Non-proliferative retinopathy may be mild, moderate, or severe, and if left untreated, the disease can progress to proliferative retinopathy, a more serious form of diabetic retinopathy.
  • Proliferative retinopathy occurs when new blood vessels proliferate in and around the retina. Consequently, bleeding into the vitreous, swelling of the retina, and/or retinal detachment may occur, leading to blindness.
  • ophthalmic diseases and disorders that may be treated using the compounds, compositions, and methods described herein include diseases, disorders, and conditions that are associated with, exacerbated by, or caused by ischemia in the retina.
  • Retinal ischemia includes ischemia of the inner retina and the outer retina.
  • Retinal ischemia can occur from either choroidal or retinal vascular diseases, such as central or branch retinal vision occlusion, sickle cell retinopathy, collagen vascular diseases and thrombocytopenic purpura, Eales disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
  • Retinal ischemia may be associated with retinal blood vessel occlusion.
  • both branch and central retinal vein occlusions are the second most common retinal vascular diseases after diabetic retinopathy.
  • About 7% to 10% of patients who have retinal venous occlusive disease in one eye eventually have bilateral disease.
  • Visual field loss commonly occurs from macular edema, ischemia, or vitreous hemorrhage secondary to disc or retinal neovascularization induced by the release of vascular endothelial growth factor.
  • Arteriolosclerosis at sites of retinal arteriovenous crossings causes constriction of the wall of a retinal vein by a crossing artery.
  • the constriction results in thrombus formation and subsequent occlusion of the vein.
  • the blocked vein may lead to macular edema and hemorrhage secondary to breakdown in the blood-retina barrier in the area drained by the vein, disruption of circulation with turbulence in venous flow, endothelial damage, and ischemia.
  • areas of ischemic retina appear as feathery white patches called cotton-wool spots.
  • central retinal vein occlusion Two types of central retinal vein occlusion, ischemic and nonischemic, may occur depending on whether widespread retinal ischemia is present. Even in the nonischemic type, the macula may still be ischemic. Approximately 25% central retinal vein occlusion is ischemic. Diagnosis of central retinal vein occlusion can usually be made on the basis of characteristic opthalmoscopic findings, including retinal hemorrhage in all quadrants, dilated and tortuous veins, and cotton-wool spots. Macular edema and foveal ischemia can lead to vision loss. Extracellular fluid increases interstitial pressure, which may result in areas of retinal capillary closure (i.e., patchy ischemic retinal whitening) or occlusion of a cilioretinal artery.
  • retinal capillary closure i.e., patchy ischemic retinal whitening
  • ischemic central retinal vein occlusion Patients with ischemic central retinal vein occlusion are more likely to present with a sudden onset of vision loss and have visual acuity of less than 20/200, a relative afferent pupillary defect, abundant intraretinal hemorrhages, and extensive nonperfusion on fluorescein angiography.
  • the natural history of ischemic central retinal vein occlusion is associated with poor outcomes: eventually, approximately two-thirds of patients who have ischemic central retinal vein occlusion will have ocular neovascularization and one-third will have neovascular glaucoma.
  • the latter condition is a severe type of glaucoma that may lead to rapid visual field and vision loss, epithelial edema of the cornea with secondary epithelial erosion and predisposition to bacterial keratitis, severe pain, nausea and vomiting, and, eventually, phthisis bulbi (atrophy of the globe with no light perception).
  • a patient may be any mammal, including a human, that may have or be afflicted with a neurodegenerative disease or condition, including an ophthalmic disease or disorder, or that may be free of detectable disease.
  • the treatment may be administered to a subject who has an existing disease, or the treatment may be prophylactic, administered to a subject who is at risk for developing the disease or condition.
  • Treating or treatment refers to any indicia of success in the treatment or amelioration of an injury, pathology or condition, including any objective or subjective parameter such as abatement; remission; diminishing of symptoms or making the injury, pathology, or condition more tolerable to the patient; slowing in the rate of degeneration or decline; making the final point of degeneration less debilitating; or improving a subject's physical or mental well-being.
  • the treatment or amelioration of symptoms can be based on objective or subjective parameters; including the results of a physical examination.
  • the term “therapeutic effect” refers to the reduction, elimination, or prevention of the disease, symptoms of the disease, or sequelae of the disease in the subject.
  • Treatment includes restoring or improving retinal neuronal cell functions (including photoreceptor function) in a vertebrate visual system, for example, such as visual acuity and visual field testing etc., as measured over time (e.g., as measured in weeks or months).
  • Treatment also includes stabilizing disease progression (i.e., slowing, minimizing, or halting the progression of an ophthalmic disease and associated symptoms) and minimizing additional degeneration of a vertebrate visual system.
  • Treatment also includes prophylaxis and refers to the administration of a styrenyl derivative compound to a subject to prevent degeneration or further degeneration or deterioration or further deterioration of the vertebrate visual system of the subject and to prevent or inhibit development of the disease and/or related symptoms and sequelae.
  • treating also includes the administration of the compounds or agents described herein to treat pain, hyperalgesia, allodynia, or nociceptive events and to prevent or delay, to alleviate, or to arrest or inhibit development of the symptoms or conditions associated with pain, hyperalgesia, allodynia, nociceptive events, or other disorders.
  • Various methods and techniques practiced by a person skilled in the medical and opthalmological arts to determine and evaluate a disease state and/or to monitor and assess a therapeutic regimen include, for example, fluorescein angiogram, fundus photography, indocyanine green dye tracking of the choroidal circulatory system, opthalmoscopy, optical coherence tomography (OCT), electroretinography, and visual acuity testing.
  • a fluorescein angiogram involves injecting a fluorescein dye intravenously and then observing any leakage of the dye as it circulates through the eye.
  • Intravenous injection of indocyanine green dye may also be used to determine if vessels in the eye are compromised, particularly in the choroidal circulatory system that is just behind the retina.
  • Fundus photography may be used for examining the optic nerve, macula, blood vessels, retina, and the vitreous.
  • Microaneurysms are visible lesions in diabetic retinopathy that may be detected in digital fundus images early in the disease (see, e.g., U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0002275).
  • An opthalmoscope may be used to examine the retina and vitreous.
  • Opthalmoscopy is usually performed with dilated pupils, to allow the best view inside the eye.
  • Two types of opthalmoscopes may be used: direct and indirect.
  • the direct opthalmoscope is generally used to view the optic nerve and the central retina.
  • the periphery, or entire retina may be viewed by using an indirect opthalmoscope.
  • Optical coherence tomography produces high resolution, high speed, non-invasive, cross-sectional images of body tissue. OCT is noninvasive and provides detection of microscopic early signs of disruption in tissues.
  • a subject or patient refers to any vertebrate or mammalian patient or subject to whom the compositions described herein can be administered.
  • the term “vertebrate” or “mammal” includes humans and non-human primates, as well as experimental animals such as rabbits, rats, and mice, and other animals, such as domestic pets (such as cats, dogs, horses), farm animals, and zoo animals.
  • Subjects in need of treatment using the methods described herein may be identified according to accepted screening methods in the medical art that are employed to determine risk factors or symptoms associated with an ophthalmic disease or condition described herein or to determine the status of an existing ophthalmic disease or condition in a subject. These and other routine methods allow the clinician to select patients in need of therapy using the methods and formulations described herein.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound described herein may be administered as a pure chemical.
  • the styrenyl derivative compound can be combined with a pharmaceutically suitable or acceptable carrier (also referred to herein as a pharmaceutically suitable (or acceptable) excipient, physiologically suitable (or acceptable) excipient, or physiologically suitable (or acceptable) carrier) selected on the basis of a chosen route of administration and standard pharmaceutical practice as described, for example, in Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy (Gennaro, 21 st Ed. Mack Pub. Co., Easton, Pa. (2005)), the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, in its entirety.
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more styrenyl derivative compounds, or a stereoisomer, prodrug, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, acid salt hydrate, N-oxide or isomorphic crystalline form thereof, of a compound described herein, together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers therefore and, optionally, other therapeutic and/or prophylactic ingredients.
  • the carrier(s) is acceptable or suitable if the carrier is compatible with the other ingredients of the composition and not deleterious to the recipient of the composition.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable composition includes an opthalmologically suitable or acceptable composition.
  • composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and a compound having a structure of Formula (I):
  • R 1 and R 2 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, —OR 12 , alkyl or fluoroalkyl;
  • R 7 and R 8 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 is hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ;
  • R 10 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 9 and R 10 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an N-heterocyclyl
  • R 11 is alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, carbocyclyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl;
  • R 12 is hydrogen or alkyl
  • R 13 is alkyl, carbocyclyl or aryl
  • W is —C(R 14 )(R 15 )—, —O—, —S—, —S( ⁇ O)—, —S( ⁇ O) 2 — or —N(R 12 )—;
  • Y is —C(R 6 )(R 17 )—
  • R 14 and R 15 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 14 and R 15 form an oxo
  • R 16 , and R 17 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, —OR 12 , —NR 18 R 19 or carbocyclyl; or
  • R 16 and R 17 form an oxo
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond to provide a double bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 14 and R 16 together form a direct bond, and R 15 and R 17 together form a direct bond to provide a triple bond connecting W and Y;
  • R 18 and R 19 are each the same or different and independently hydrogen, alkyl, carbocyclyl, or —C( ⁇ O)R 13 ,
  • the pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound of Formula (I), as defined herein, provided that when R 11 is phenyl, the compound is not:
  • compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and a compound of any one of Formulae (I), (II), (IIa), (IIb), (III) and (IIIa):
  • a pharmaceutical composition may be in the form of a liquid, semi-solid, or solid.
  • a liquid pharmaceutical composition may include, for example, one or more of the following: sterile diluents such as water for injection, saline solution, preferably physiological saline, Ringer's solution, isotonic sodium chloride, fixed oils that may serve as the solvent or suspending medium, polyethylene glycols, glycerin, propylene glycol or other solvents; antibacterial agents; antioxidants; chelating agents; buffers and agents for the adjustment of tonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose.
  • sterile diluents such as water for injection, saline solution, preferably physiological saline, Ringer's solution, isotonic sodium chloride, fixed oils that may serve as the solvent or suspending medium, polyethylene glycols, glycerin, propylene glycol or other solvents
  • antibacterial agents antioxidants
  • antioxidants chelating agents
  • a parenteral preparation can be enclosed in ampoules, disposable syringes or multiple dose vials made of glass or plastic.
  • physiological saline is preferred, and an injectable pharmaceutical composition or a composition that is delivered ocularly is preferably sterile.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound can be administered to human or other nonhuman vertebrates.
  • the compound is substantially pure, in that it contains less than about 5% or less than about 1%, or less than about 0.1%, of other organic small molecules, such as contaminating intermediates or by-products that are created, for example, in one or more of the steps of a synthesis method.
  • a combination of one or more styrenyl derivative compounds can be administered.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound can be delivered to a subject by any suitable means, including, for example, orally, parenterally, intraocularly, intravenously, intraperitoneally, intranasally (or other delivery methods to the mucous membranes, for example, of the nose, throat, and bronchial tubes), or by local administration to the eye, or by an intraocular or periocular device. Modes of local administration can include, for example, eye drops, intraocular injection, or periocular injection.
  • Periocular injection typically involves injection of the synthetic isomerization inhibitor, i.e., styrenyl derivative compound under the conjunctiva or into the Tennon's space (beneath the fibrous tissue overlying the eye).
  • Intraocular injection typically involves injection of the styrenyl derivative compound into the vitreous (also called intravitreal injection).
  • the administration is non-invasive, such as by eye drops or oral dosage form, or as a combined device.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound can be formulated for administration using pharmaceutically acceptable (suitable) carriers or vehicles as well as techniques routinely used in the art.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable or suitable carrier includes an opthalmologically suitable or acceptable carrier.
  • a carrier is selected according to the solubility of the styrenyl derivative compound.
  • Suitable opthalmological compositions include those that are administrable locally to the eye, such as by eye drops, injection or the like.
  • the formulation can also optionally include, for example, opthalmologically compatible agents such as isotonizing agents such as sodium chloride, concentrated glycerin, and the like; buffering agents such as sodium phosphate, sodium acetate, and the like; surfactants such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan mono-oleate (also referred to as Polysorbate 80), polyoxyl stearate 40, polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, and the like; stabilization agents such as sodium citrate, sodium edentate, and the like; preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride, parabens, and the like; and other ingredients. Preservatives can be employed, for example, at a level of from about 0.001 to about 1.0% weight/volume.
  • the pH of the formulation is usually within the range acceptable to opthalmologic formulations, such as within the range of about pH 4 to 8.
  • the styrenyl derivative compound can be provided in an injection grade saline solution, in the form of an injectable liposome solution, slow-release polymer system, or the like.
  • Intraocular and periocular injections are known to those skilled in the art and are described in numerous publications including, for example, Spaeth, Ed., Ophthalmic Surgery Principles of Practice , W. B. Sanders Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 85-87, 1990.
  • the composition may be delivered in the form of an aerosol.
  • the compound may be in a liquid or powder form for intramucosal delivery.
  • the composition may delivered via a pressurized aerosol container with a suitable propellant, such as a hydrocarbon propellant (e.g., propane, butane, isobutene).
  • a suitable propellant such as a hydrocarbon propellant (e.g., propane, butane, isobutene).
  • propane, butane, isobutene propane, butane, isobutene
  • the composition may be delivered via a non-pressurized delivery system such as a nebulizer or atomizer.
  • Suitable oral dosage forms include, for example, tablets, pills, sachets, or capsules of hard or soft gelatin, methylcellulose or of another suitable material easily dissolved in the digestive tract.
  • Suitable nontoxic solid carriers can be used which include, for example, pharmaceutical grades of mannitol, lactose, starch, magnesium stearate, sodium saccharin, talcum, cellulose, glucose, sucrose, magnesium carbonate, and the like. (See, e.g., Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy (Gennaro, 21 st Ed. Mack Pub. Co., Easton, Pa. (2005)).
  • compositions may generally be prepared using well known technology and administered by, for example, oral, periocular, intraocular, rectal or subcutaneous implantation, or by implantation at the desired target site.
  • Sustained-release formulations may contain an agent dispersed in a carrier matrix and/or contained within a reservoir surrounded by a rate controlling membrane. Excipients for use within such formulations are biocompatible, and may also be biodegradable; preferably the formulation provides a relatively constant level of active component release. The amount of active compound contained within a sustained-release formulation depends upon the site of implantation, the rate and expected duration of release, and the nature of the condition to be treated or prevented.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound is delivered by a topical ocular delivery method (see, e.g., Curr. Drug Metab. 4:213-22 (2003)).
  • the composition may be in the form of an eye drop, salve, or ointment or the like, such as, aqueous eye drops, aqueous ophthalmic suspensions, non-aqueous eye drops, and non-aqueous ophthalmic suspensions, gels, ophthalmic ointments, etc.
  • a gel for example, carboxyvinyl polymer, methyl cellulose, sodium alginate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, ethylene maleic anhydride polymer and the like can be used.
  • the dose of the composition comprising at least one of the styrenyl derivative compounds described herein may differ, depending upon the patient's (e.g., human) condition, that is, stage of the disease, general health status, age, and other factors that a person skilled in the medical art will use to determine dose.
  • the composition is used as eye drops, for example, one to several drops per unit dose, preferably 1 or 2 drops (about 50 ⁇ l per 1 drop), may be applied about 1 to about 6 times daily.
  • compositions may be administered in a manner appropriate to the disease to be treated (or prevented) as determined by persons skilled in the medical arts.
  • An appropriate dose and a suitable duration and frequency of administration will be determined by such factors as the condition of the patient, the type and severity of the patient's disease, the particular form of the active ingredient, and the method of administration.
  • an appropriate dose and treatment regimen provides the composition(s) in an amount sufficient to provide therapeutic and/or prophylactic benefit (e.g., an improved clinical outcome, such as more frequent complete or partial remissions, or longer disease-free and/or overall survival, or a lessening of symptom severity).
  • a dose should be sufficient to prevent, delay the onset of, or diminish the severity of a disease associated with degeneration of a retinal cell including neurodegeneration of retinal neuronal cells, ischemia, and/or neovascularization of the retina.
  • Optimal doses may generally be determined using experimental models and/or clinical trials. The optimal dose may depend upon the body mass, weight, or blood volume of the patient.
  • styrenyl derivative compounds can be suitably selected depending on the clinical status, condition and age of the subject, dosage form and the like.
  • a styrenyl derivative compound can be administered, for example, from about 0.01 mg, about 0.1 mg, or about 1 mg, to about 25 mg, to about 50 mg, to about 90 mg per single dose. Eye drops can be administered one or more times per day, as needed.
  • suitable doses can be, for example, about 0.0001 mg, about 0.001 mg, about 0.01 mg, or about 0.1 mg to about 10 mg, to about 25 mg, to about 50 mg, or to about 90 mg of the styrenyl derivative compound, one to seven times per week. In other embodiments, about 1.0 to about 30 mg of the styrenyl derivative compound can be administered one to seven times per week.
  • Oral doses can typically range from 1.0 to 1000 mg, administered one to four times, or more, per day.
  • An exemplary dosing range for oral administration is from 10 to 250 mg one to three times per day.
  • the composition may comprise at least 0.1% active compound at particular mass or weight (e.g., from 1.0 to 1000 mg) per unit volume of carrier, for example, from about 2% to about 60%.
  • At least one styrenyl compound described herein may be administered under conditions and at a time that inhibits or prevents dark adaptation of rod photoreceptor cells.
  • the compound is administered to a subject at least 30 minutes (half hour), 60 minutes (one hour), 90 minutes (1.5 hour), or 120 minutes (2 hours) prior to sleeping.
  • the compound may be administered at night before the subject sleeps.
  • a light stimulus may be blocked or removed during the day or under normal light conditions by placing the subject in an environment in which light is removed, such as placing the subject in a darkened room or by applying an eye mask over the eyes of the subject. When the light stimulus is removed in such a manner or by other means contemplated in the art, the agent may be administered prior to sleeping.
  • the doses of the compounds that may be administered to prevent or inhibit dark adaptation of a rod photoreceptor cell can be suitably selected depending on the clinical status, condition and age of the subject, dosage form and the like.
  • the compound (or the composition comprising the compound) can be administered, for example, from about 0.01 mg, about 0.1 mg, or about 1 mg, to about 25 mg, to about 50 mg, to about 90 mg per single dose.
  • suitable doses can be, for example, about 0.0001 mg, about 0.001 mg, about 0.01 mg, or about 0.1 mg to about 10 mg, to about 25 mg, to about 50 mg, or to about 90 mg of the compound, administered any number of days between one to seven days per week prior to sleeping or prior to removing the subject from all light sources.
  • the dose is between 1-10 mg (compound)/kg (body weight of subject) (i.e., for example, 80-800 mg total per dose for a subject weighing 80 kg).
  • about 1.0 to about 30 mg of compound can be administered one to seven times per week.
  • Oral doses can typically range from about 1.0 to about 1000 mg, administered any number of days between one to seven days per week.
  • An exemplary dosing range for oral administration is from about 10 to about 800 mg once per day prior to sleeping.
  • the composition may be delivered by intravitreal administration.
  • a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier and at least one of the styrenyl derivative compounds described herein may be prepared by synthesizing the compound according to any one of the methods described herein or practiced in the art and then formulating the compound with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Formulation of the composition will be appropriate and dependent on several factors, including but not limited to, the delivery route, dose, and stability of the compound.
  • Tetramethylsilane was used as an internal standard for proton spectra and the solvent peak was used as the reference peak for carbon spectra.
  • Mass spectra were obtained on a Finnigan LCQ Duo LCMS ion trap electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometer or a PESCiex API 150EX mass spectrometer using atmospheric chemical ionization (APCI).
  • ESI Finnigan LCQ Duo LCMS ion trap electrospray ionization
  • APCI atmospheric chemical ionization
  • HPLC analyses were obtained using a Symmetry C18 column (250 ⁇ 4.6 mm, Waters) with UV detection at 254 nm using a standard solvent gradient program (Methods 1, 2 and 4), a Pursuit C18 column (100 ⁇ 4.0 mm, Varian) with UV detection at 254 nm using a standard solvent gradient program (Method 3), a Hypersil BDS C18 column (250 ⁇ 4.6 mm, Phenomenex) with detection at 254 nm using a standard solvent gradient program (Methods 5 and 6), a Luna 5 ⁇ C18(2) column (250 ⁇ 4.6 mm, Phenomenex) with detection at 254 nm using a standard solvent gradient program (Method 7), or a Gemini C18 column (150 ⁇ 4.6 mm, 5 ⁇ , Phenomenex) with detection at 220 nm using a standard solvent gradient program (Method 8).
  • Preparative HPLC (Method 2) was performed using a YMC ODA-A column (500 mm ⁇ 30 mm ⁇ 10 ⁇ l) at ambient temperature with detection at 220 nm n using an injection volume of 5 mL and a standard solvent gradient program
  • Chiral HPLC analyses were obtained using a Chiralpak IA column (4.6 mm ⁇ 250 mm, 5 ⁇ ) with diode array detection.
  • the eluent was 95% heptane-EtOH containing 0.1% ethanesulfonic acid.
  • the flow rate was 1 mL/min and the column temperature was 40° C.
  • Step 1 To a stirred solution of 2,6-dimethylbenzoic acid (1) (10.0 g, 66.6 mmol) in THF (100 mL) at 0° C. was added borane-THF complex (80 mL, 1M solution in THF, 80.0 mmol) dropwise over 20 min and then the reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature. After 64 h the reaction mixture was quenched by slow addition of methanol (70 mL) and the resulting solution concentrated. The residue was suspended in ethyl acetate (300 mL) and washed with water (4 ⁇ 50 mL) and brine (50 mL), and the organic layer was dried (Na 2 SO 4 ), filtered and concentrated.
  • borane-THF complex 80 mL, 1M solution in THF, 80.0 mmol
  • Step 2 To a stirred solution of triphenylphosphine hydrobromide (22.0 g, 64.0 mmol) in MeOH (80 mL) was added a solution of 2 (8.72 g, 64.0 mmol) in methanol (70 mL) and the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature for 48 h. The reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue triturated with a mixture of acetone (20 mL) and diethyl ether (50 mL).
  • Step 3 To a stirred suspension of 3 (8.76 g, 19.0 mmol) in THF (60 mL) at ⁇ 78° C. was added n-butyl lithium (7.8 mL, 2.5M solution in hexanes, 19.5 mmol) and the reaction mixture warmed to room temperature. After 30 min the reaction mixture was again cooled to ⁇ 78° C., a solution of 3-iodobenzaldehyde (4.41 g, 19.0 mmol) in THF (15 mL) was added, and then the reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature.
  • Step 4 To a stirred solution of 4 (1.86 g, 5.60 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) was added sodium bicarbonate (1.49 g, 17.7 mmol), tetrabutylammonium chloride (1.58 g, 5.70 mmol), and allyl alcohol (0.683 g, 11.8 mmol). The reaction flask was purged with nitrogen for 10 min and then palladium acetate (0.029 g, 0.130 mmol) was added. The color of the solution changed from yellow to orange. After purging with nitrogen for an additional 10 min the solution was stirred under nitrogen at room temperature.
  • Step 5 To a stirred solution of 6 (0.848 g, 3.20 mmol) in methanol (50 mL) was added 7N ammonia in methanol (9.0 mL) and a small scoop of powered sieves. The flask was stoppered and stirred for 1.5 h, at which time sodium borohydride (0.184 g, 4.90 mmol) was added. The solution was stirred for an additional 3 h, filtered over diatomaceous earth, the filter cake rinsed with methanol (25 mL) and the filtrate concentrated. The resulting residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (50 mL) and this solution was washed with water (25 mL).
  • the salt was formed as follows:
  • Step 2 Reductive amination of (Z)-3-(3-(2,6-Dimethylstyryl)phenyl)propanal with ammonia following the method described in Example 1 followed by purification by column chromatography (silica, 99:1 to 95:5 methylene chloride/7N ammonia in methanol), followed by further purification by Preparative HPLC (Method 1) afforded Example 2 as a yellow oil.
  • Step 1 To a stirred solution of 3-bromobenzaldehyde (7) (3.70 g, 20.0 mmol), acrolein diethyl acetal (7.81 g, 60.0 mmol) and tributylamine (7.41 g, 40.0 mmol) in DMF (40 mL) was added tetrabutylammonium chloride (5.56 g, 20.0 mmol) followed by palladium(II) acetate (0.135 g, 0.601 mmol) and the reaction mixture was heated at 90° C.
  • tetrabutylammonium chloride 5.56 g, 20.0 mmol
  • palladium(II) acetate 0.135 g, 0.601 mmol
  • reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with 2N hydrochloric acid (20 mL), and extracted with a 1:1 mixture of diethyl ether and hexanes (3 ⁇ 150 mL), the combined extracts were washed with water (3 ⁇ 100 mL), dried (Na 2 SO 4 ), filtered and concentrated.
  • Step 2 Compound 9 was prepared following the procedure described for the synthesis of Compound 4, as a colorless oil, and as a mixture of cis and trans isomers. The isomers were not separated at this time. Yield (4.10 g, 92%), trans-/cis-isomer ratio 2:1.
  • Step 3 To a stirred solution of 9 (4.10 g, 13.3 mmol) in methanol (20 mL), THF (20 mL) and water (10 mL) was added lithium hydroxide (0.956 g, 39.9 mmol) at room temperature. After 3 h the reaction mixture was concentrated, the residue was diluted with brine (20 mL) and the resulting mixture was acidified with 2N hydrochloric acid to pH 2. The aqueous mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (3 ⁇ 100 mL) and the combined extracts were dried (Na 2 SO 4 ), filtered and concentrated. The resulting residue was dried in vacuo to give 10 as a colorless oil. Yield (3.73 g, quant.), trans-/cis-isomer ratio 2:1.
  • Step 4 To a stirred solution of 10 (0.300 g, 1.07 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.690 g, 5.34 mmol), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (0.289 g, 2.14 mmol), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (0.410 g, 2.14 mmol) and morpholine (0.189 g, 2.17 mmol) at room temperature.
  • Step 5 To a stirred solution of 11 (0.332 g, 0.950 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added lithium aluminum hydride (0.108 g, 2.85 mmol) at room temperature. After 18 h the reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C., quenched with 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide (0.23 mL), the resulting suspension was diluted with MTBE (50 mL), filtered and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by Preparative HPLC (Method 1) to give (E)-4-(3-(3-(2,6-Dimethylstyryl)phenyl)propyl)morpholine as a colorless oil.
  • Step 1 Coupling of acid 10 with pyrrolidine gave 3-(3-(2,6-dimethylstyryl)phenyl)-1-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propan-1-one as a colorless oil. Yield (0.26 g, 90%), isomer ratio 2:1 trans. cis.
  • Step 1 Coupling of acid 10 with methylamine gave 3-(3-(2,6-dimethylstyryl)phenyl)-N-methylpropanamide as a colorless oil. Yield (0.277 g, 88%), isomer ratio 2:1 trans:cis.
  • Step 1 Coupling of acid 10 with dimethylamine gave (E)-3-(3-(2,6-dimethylstyryl)phenyl)-N,N-dimethylpropanamide as a colorless oil. Yield (0.273 g, 83%), isomer ratio 2:1 trans:cis.
  • Step 1 Coupling of acid 10 with piperidine gave 3-(3-(2,6-dimethylstyryl)phenyl)-1-(piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-one as a colorless oil. Yield (0.330 g, 89%), isomer ratio 2:1 trans:cis.
  • Step 1 tert-Butyl 4-(3-(3-(2,6-Dimethylstyryl)phenyl)propanoyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (12) was prepared from Compound 10 and N-Boc-piperazine following the method used to prepare Example 3. Yield (0.445 g, 95%) of a colorless oil as a mixture of trans-/cis-isomers. Isomer ratio 2:1 trans:cis.
  • Step 2 To a stirred solution of tert-Butyl 4-(3-(3-(2,6-Dimethylstyryl)phenyl)propanoyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (12) (0.450 g, 1.00 mmol) in methylene chloride (6 mL) was added trifluoroacetic acid (3 mL) at room temperature. After 1 h, the reaction mixture was basified by slow addition of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (30 mL) followed by 10% aqueous potassium carbonate to pH 10. The resulting mixture was extracted with hexanes (3 ⁇ 50 mL) and the combined extracts were dried (Na 2 SO 4 ), filtered and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by Preparative HPLC (Method
  • Step 3 To a stirred solution of (E)-3-(3-(2,6-dimethylstyryl)phenyl)-1-(piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (13) (0.138 g, 0.396 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added borane-THF complex (0.79 mL, 1M solution in THF, 0.790 mmol) and the reaction mixture heated to reflux. After 1 h the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and another portion of borane-THF complex (0.40 mL, 1M solution in THF, 0.400 mmol) was added.
  • Example 13 was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 50:46:4 ethyl acetate/hexanes/7N ammonia in methanol) to give Example 13 as a colorless oil.
  • Step 1 Coupling of Wittig reagent 3 with 3-nitrobenzaldehyde following the method used to prepare Example 4 gave olefin 14 as a yellow solid. Yield (0.486 g, 87%), isomer ratio 3:1 trans:cis.
  • Step 2 To a stirred solution of 14 (0.486 g, 1.9 mmol) in ethanol (25 mL) was added iron (1.08 g, 10 mmol) and 1N HCl (2.0 mL, 2.0 mmol) and the resulting suspension was heated at 60° C. After 1.5 h the mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered over diatomaceous earth. The filter cake was washed with ethanol (50 mL), the filtrate concentrated, the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 mL), and the resulting solution washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (2 ⁇ 50 mL).
  • Step 3 To a stirred solution of 16 (0.132 g, 0.590 mmol) and Fmoc- ⁇ -alanine (0.306 g, 0.980 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added HBTU (0.490 g, 1.31 mmol), followed by N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.245 g, 1.89 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, 0-50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) followed by trituration with methylene chloride to provide 17 as a white solid.
  • Step 4 To a stirred solution of 16 (0.135 g, 0.600 mmol) and Fmoc-glycine (0.294 g, 0.990 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added HBTU (0.494 g, 1.31 mmol), followed by N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.245 g, 1.89 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, 0-50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to provide 17 as a white solid.
  • Step 5 A solution of 17 (0.311 g, 0.60 mmol) in diethylamine (5 mL) was stirred at room temperature. After 4 h the reaction mixture was concentrated to an oily residue which was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 1-10% 7N ammonia in methanol/methylene chloride) to provide Example 15 as a yellow gum.
  • Step 1 Coupling of 3-iodobenzaldehyde with (2-methylbenzyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide followed by flash chromatography (silica gel, eluent: hexanes) gave (E)-1-(3-iodostyryl)-2-methylbenzene as a colorless oil.
  • Step 2 Coupling of (E)-1-(3-iodostyryl)-2-methylbenzene with allyl alcohol gave (E)-3-(3-(2-Methylstyryl)phenyl)propanal as a yellow oil.
  • Step 1 Coupling of (Z)-1-(3-iodostyryl)-2-methylbenzene with allyl alcohol gave (Z)-3-(3-(2-Methylstyryl)phenyl)propanal as a yellow oil.
  • Step 1 To a stirred solution of (E)-2-(3-iodostyryl)-1,3-dimethylbenzene (4) (0.551 g, 1.65 mmol) in NMP (10 mL) was added Et 3 N (0.501 g, 4.95 mmol). The resulting solution was purged with nitrogen for 2 min and tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (0.076 g, 0.083 mmol) was added followed by 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (0.183 g, 0.330 mmol).
  • methyl thioglycolate (0.531 g, 5.00 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. After 26 h the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water (50 mL). The resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 ⁇ 50 mL) and the combined organics were dried (Na 2 SO 4 ), filtered and concentrated.
  • Step 2 To a stirred solution of 18 (0.259 g, 0.829 mmol) in THF (5 mL) at 0° C. was added lithium aluminum hydride (1.70 mL, 1M solution in diethyl ether, 1.70 mmol) at 0° C. After 10 min the reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (0.25 mL), diluted with MTBE (100 mL), the resulting suspension filtered and the filtrate concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 70:30 hexanes/ethyl acetate) to give 19 as a colorless oil.
  • Step 3 To a stirred solution of 19 (0.208 g, 0.731 mmol) and phthalimide (0.215 g, 1.46 mmol) in THF (15 mL) at 0° C. was added diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (0.365 g, 1.81 mmol), followed by solution of triphenylphosphine (0.479 g, 1.83 mmol) in THF (2 mL). After 30 min the reaction mixture was diluted with brine (20 mL), extracted with hexanes (3 ⁇ 50 mL) and the combined extracts dried (Na 2 SO 4 ), filtered and concentrated.
  • Step 4 A stirred solution of 20 (0.265 g, 0.641 mmol) and hydrazine monohydrate (0.096 g, 1.92 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was heated at reflux for 2 h, cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was triturated with ethyl acetate (100 mL), the resulting suspension filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, hexanes/ethyl acetate/7M ammonia in methanol (50:46:4) to provide (E)-2-(3-(2,6-dimethylstyryl)phenylthio)ethanamine as a colorless oil.
  • Step 1 To a suspension of 20 (0.252 g, 0.610 mmol) in acetonitrile (1.5 mL) was added iron (III) chloride (0.003 g, 0.018 mmol). After 5 min periodic acid (0.168 g, 0.740 mmol) was added in one portion. The solution was then stirred for 10 min and 10% aqueous sodium thiosulfate (7 mL) was added. The resulting mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (3 ⁇ 20 mL), the combined organics dried (MgSO 4 ), filtered and concentrated to provide of 21 as a yellow oil.
  • iron (III) chloride 0.003 g, 0.018 mmol

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