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US20100099735A1 US12/580,464 US58046409A US2010099735A1 US 20100099735 A1 US20100099735 A1 US 20100099735A1 US 58046409 A US58046409 A US 58046409A US 2010099735 A1 US2010099735 A1 US 2010099735A1
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  • This invention relates to methods and compositions for treating age-related cognitive impairment.
  • it relates to the use of inhibitors of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A) in treating age-related cognitive impairment in a subject in need or at risk thereof, including, without limitation, subjects having or at risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Age-Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI) or Age Related Cognitive Decline (ARCD).
  • MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • AAMI Age-Associated Memory Impairment
  • ARCD Age Related Cognitive Decline
  • Cognitive ability may decline as a normal consequence of aging. Moreover, a significant population of elderly adults experiences a decline in cognitive ability that exceeds what is typical in normal aging.
  • Such age-related loss of cognitive function is characterized clinically by progressive loss of memory, cognition, reasoning, and judgment. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Age-Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI), Age-Related Cognitive Decline (ARCD) or similar clinical groupings are among those related to such age-related loss of cognitive function. According to some estimates, there are more than 16 million people with AAMI in the U.S. alone (Barker et al., 1995), and MCI is estimated to affect 5.5-7 million in the U.S.
  • a method for treating age-related cognitive impairment in a subject in need or at risk thereof comprising the step of administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A) inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • SV2A synaptic vesicle protein 2A
  • the SV2A inhibitor is selected from the group of SV2A inhibitors referred to in International Patent Application WO 2001/062726, International Patent Application WO 2002/094787, International Patent Application WO 2004/087658, U.S. Pat. No.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is selected from the group of levetiracetam, brivaracetam, and seletracetam or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
  • the SV2A inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a dose of about 0.1 to 5 mg/kg, or about 1 to 2 mg/kg, or about 0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg, or about 0.01 to 2.5 mg/kg, or about 0.1-2.5 mg/kg, or about 0.4-2.5 mg/kg, or about 0.6-1.8 mg/kg, or about 0.04-2.5 mg/kg or about 0.06-1.8 mg/kg.
  • a method for treating age-related cognitive impairment in a subject in need or at risk thereof comprising the step of administering to said subject an SV2A inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with valproate or an analog or a derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • valproate is administered at a daily dose such that the subject maintains a blood total valproate level of 0.5 to 5 ⁇ g/ml plasma
  • the SV2A inhibitor is administered at a daily dose of is 0.01 to 1 mg/kg.
  • valproate is administered at a daily dose such that the subject maintains a blood total valproate level of 0.5 to 5 ⁇ g/ml plasma
  • the SV2A inhibitor is administered at a daily dose of 0.001 to 1 mg/kg.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is selected from the group of SV2A inhibitors referred to in International Patent Application WO 2001/062726, International Patent Application WO 2002/094787, International Patent Application WO 2004/087658, U.S. Pat. No. 7,244,747, International Patent Application WO 2007/065595, US Patent Application 2008/0081832, International Patent Application WO 2006/128692, International Patent Application WO 2006/128693, UK Patent No.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is selected from the group of levetiracetam, brivaracetam, and seletracetam or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
  • the SV2A inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and valproate or an analog or a derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are administered simultaneously, sequentially, or as a single formulation.
  • a pharmaceutical composition for improving cognitive function in a subject with age-related cognitive impairment or at risk thereof comprising a SV2A inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is present in an amount of 5-140 mg. In other embodiments of the invention, the SV2A inhibitor is present in an amount of 0.7-180 mg.
  • a pharmaceutical composition for improving cognitive function in a subject with age-related cognitive impairment or at risk thereof comprising a SV2A inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and valproate or an analog or a derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is present in an amount of 3-50 mg. In other embodiments of the invention, the SV2A inhibitor is present in an amount of 0.07-50 mg.
  • a method for treating age-related cognitive impairment in a subject in need or at risk thereof comprising the step of administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 1-2 mg/kg.
  • levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 70-150 mg.
  • levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 0.1-2.5 mg/kg. In some embodiments of the invention, levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 7-180 mg. In some embodiments of the invention, levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 0.4-2.5 mg/kg. In some embodiments of the invention, levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 25-180 mg.
  • levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 0.6-1.8 mg/kg. In some embodiments of the invention, levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 40-130 mg.
  • a method for treating age-related cognitive impairment in a subject in need or at risk thereof comprising the step of administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 0.1-0.2 mg/kg.
  • brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 7-15 mg.
  • brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 0.01-2.5 mg/kg. In some embodiments of the invention, brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 0.7-180 mg. In some embodiments of the invention, brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 0.04-2.5 mg/kg. In some embodiments of the invention, brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 2.5-180 mg.
  • brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 0.06-1.8 mg/kg. In some embodiments of the invention, brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of about 4-130 mg.
  • a method for treating age-related cognitive impairment in a subject in need or at risk thereof comprising the step of administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of seletracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • FIG. 1 depicts increased mRNA expression of the gene encoding SV2A in the dentate gyms of the hippocampus of aged-impaired rats (AI) as compared to young rats (Y) and aged-unimpaired rats (AU).
  • Normalized Affymetrix GeneChip probe set signal values (Y-axis), as a measure of mRNA expression, are plotted against learning indices of different rats, as a measure of cognitive impairment.
  • FIG. 2 depicts the effects of administering levetiracetam on the spatial memory retention of six aged-impaired rats (AI) in a Morris Water Maze (MWM) test.
  • AI aged-impaired rats
  • MLM Morris Water Maze
  • Three treatment conditions were employed: vehicle control, levetiracetam (5 mg/kg/day) and levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day).
  • the AI rats were trained for two consecutive days, with a one-time treatment prior to the training trials per day. 24 hours later, the AI rats were tested. The time the AI rats, 24 hours after treatment with the different conditions and two days of training, spent swimming in the target quadrant or the target annulus in a memory retention trial is used as a measure of spatial memory retention.
  • the target quadrant refers to the quadrant of the maze (which is a circular pool) where the escape platform is placed during the training trials.
  • the target annulus refers to the exact location of the escape platform during the training trials.
  • FIG. 3 depicts the effects of administering levetiracetam on the spatial memory retention of ten aged-impaired rats (AI) in an eight-arm Radial Arm Maze (RAM) test.
  • Six treatment conditions were employed: vehicle control, levetiracetam (1.25 mg/kg/day), levetiracetam (2.5 mg/kg/day), levetiracetam (5 mg/kg/day), levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day) and levetiracetam (20 mg/kg/day).
  • vehicle control levetiracetam (1.25 mg/kg/day)
  • levetiracetam 2.5 mg/kg/day
  • levetiracetam 5 mg/kg/day
  • levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day) levetiracetam (20 mg/kg/day).
  • the RAM task used there was a one-hour delay between presentation of a subset of arms (5 arms available and 3 arms blocked) and completion of the eight-arm win-shift task (eight arms available).
  • Rats were pre-treated 30-40 minutes before daily trials with
  • the number of errors made by the rats after the delay was used as a measure of spatial memory retention. Errors were defined as instances when rats entered an arm from which food had already been retrieved in the pre-delay component of the trial or when rats re-visited an arm in the post-delay session that had already been visited. Paired t-tests were used to compare the number of errors between different doses of levetiracetam and vehicle control.
  • agent is used herein to denote a chemical compound (such as an organic or inorganic compound, a mixture of chemical compounds), a biological macromolecule (such as a nucleic acid, an antibody, including parts thereof as well as humanized, chimeric and human antibodies and monoclonal antibodies, a protein or portion thereof, e.g., a peptide, a lipid, a carbohydrate), or an extract made from biological materials such as bacteria, plants, fungi, or animal (particularly mammalian) cells or tissues.
  • Agents include, for example, agents which are known with respect to structure, and those which are not known with respect to structure. The SV2A inhibitory activity of such agents may render them suitable as “therapeutic agents” in the methods and compositions of this invention.
  • a “patient”, “subject”, or “individual” are used interchangeably and refer to either a human or a non-human animal. These terms include mammals, such as humans, primates, livestock animals (including bovines, porcines, etc.), companion animals (e.g., canines, felines, etc.) and rodents (e.g., mice and rats).
  • “Cognitive function” or “cognitive status” refers to any higher order intellectual brain process or brain state, respectively, involved in learning and/or memory including, but not limited to, attention, information acquisition, information processing, working memory, short-term memory, long-term memory, anterograde memory, retrograde memory, memory retrieval, discrimination learning, decision-making, inhibitory response control, attentional set-shifting, delayed reinforcement learning, reversal learning, the temporal integration of voluntary behavior, and expressing an interest in one's surroundings and self-care.
  • cognitive function may be measured, for example and without limitation, by the clinical global impression of change scale (CIBIC-plus scale); the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE); the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI); the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR); the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) or the Sandoz Clinical Assessment-Geriatric (SCAG).
  • CIC-plus scale the clinical global impression of change scale
  • MMSE Mini Mental State Exam
  • NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory
  • CDR Clinical Dementia Rating Scale
  • CDR Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery
  • SCAG Sandoz Clinical Assessment-Geriatric
  • cognitive function may be measured in various conventional ways known in the art, including using a Morris Water Maze (MWM), Barnes circular maze, elevated radial arm maze, T maze or any other mazes in which the animals use spatial information.
  • MMM Morris Water Maze
  • Barnes circular maze Barnes circular maze
  • elevated radial arm maze elevated radial arm maze
  • T maze or any other mazes in which the animals use spatial information.
  • Other tests known in the art may also be used to assess cognitive function, such as novel object recognition and odor recognition tasks.
  • Cognitive function may also be measured using imaging techniques such as Positron Emission Tomography (PET), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), or any other imaging technique that allows one to measure brain function.
  • PET Positron Emission Tomography
  • fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging
  • SPECT Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
  • electrophysiological techniques any other imaging technique that allows one to measure brain function.
  • Age-related cognitive impairment refers to cognitive function in aged subjects that is not as robust as that expected in an age-matched normal subject (i.e. subjects with mean scores for a given age in a cognitive test) or as that expected in young adult subjects. In some cases, cognitive function is reduced by about 5%, about 10%, about 30%, or more, compared to cognitive function expected in an age-matched normal subject. In some cases, cognitive function is as expected in an age-matched normal subject, but reduced by about 5%, about 10%, about 30%, about 50% or more, compared to cognitive function expected in a young adult subject. Age-related impaired cognitive function may be associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Age-Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI), and Age-related Cognitive Decline (ARCD).
  • MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • AAMI Age-Associated Memory Impairment
  • ARCD Age-related Cognitive Decline
  • “Promoting” cognitive function refers to affecting age-related impaired cognitive function so that it more closely resembles the function of an aged-matched normal, unimpaired subject, or the function of a young adult subject.
  • Cognitive function may be promoted to any detectable degree, but in humans preferably is promoted sufficiently to allow an impaired subject to carry out daily activities of normal life at the same level of proficiency as an aged-matched normal, unimpaired subject or as a young adult subject.
  • Preserving cognitive function refers to affecting normal or impaired cognitive function such that it does not decline or does not fall below that observed in the subject upon first presentation or diagnosis, or delays such decline.
  • “Improving” cognitive function includes promoting cognitive function and/or preserving cognitive function in a subject.
  • MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • memory complaint as reported by patient, informant, or physician
  • ADLs normal activities of daily living
  • normal global cognitive function (4) abnormal memory for age (defined as scoring more than 1.5 standard deviations below the mean for a given age), and (5) absence of indicators of dementia (as defined by DSM-IV guidelines).
  • MCI MCI
  • MMSE Mini Mental State Examination
  • CANTAB Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery
  • AVLT Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
  • WMS-R Logical Memory Subtest of the revised Wechsler Memory Scale
  • NYU New York University
  • AAMI Align-Associate Memory Impairment
  • a patient may be considered to have AAMI if he or she is at least 50 years old and meets all of the following criteria: a) The patient has noticed a decline in memory performance, b) The patient performs worse on a standard test of memory compared to young adults, c) All other obvious causes of memory decline, except normal aging, have been ruled out (in other words, the memory decline cannot be attributed to other causes such as a recent heart attack or head injury, depression, adverse reactions to medication, Alzheimer's disease, etc.).
  • Age-Related Cognitive Decline refers to declines in memory and cognitive abilities that are a normal consequence of aging in humans (e.g., Craik & Salthouse, 1992). This is also true in virtually all mammalian species. Age-Associated Memory Impairment refers to older persons with objective memory declines relative to their younger years, but cognitive functioning that is normal relative to their age peers (Crook et al., 1986). Age-Consistent Memory Decline, is a less pejorative label which emphasizes that these are normal developmental changes (Crook, 1993; Larrabee, 1996), are not pathophysiological (Smith et al., 1991), and rarely progress to overt dementia (Youngjohn & Crook, 1993). The DSM-IV (1994) has codified the diagnostic classification of ARCD.
  • Treating” a condition or patient refers to taking steps to obtain beneficial or desired results, including clinical results.
  • beneficial or desired clinical results include, but are not limited to, alleviation or amelioration of one or more symptoms associated with age-related cognitive impairment, delay or slowing of that impairment, amelioration, palliation or stabilization of that impairment, and other beneficial results, such as improvement of cognitive function or a reduced rate of decline of cognitive function in subjects with age-related cognitive impairment or at risk thereof.
  • administering or “administration of” a substance, a compound or an agent to a subject can be carried out using one of a variety of methods known to those skilled in the art.
  • a compound or an agent can be administered, intravenously, arterially, intradermally, intramuscularly, intraperitonealy, intravenously, subcutaneously, ocularly, sublingually, orally (by ingestion), intranasally (by inhalation), intraspinally, intracerebrally, and transdermally (by absorbtion, e.g., through a skin duct).
  • a compound or agent can also appropriately be introduced by rechargable or biodegradable polymeric devices or other devices, e.g., patches and pumps, or formulations, which provide for the extended, slow or controlled release of the compound or agent.
  • Administering can also be performed, for example, once, a plurality of times, and/or over one or more extended periods.
  • the administration includes both direct administration, including self-administration, and indirect administration, including the act of prescribing a drug.
  • a physician who instructs a patient to self-administer a drug, or to have the drug administered by another and/or who provides a patient with a prescription for a drug is administering the drug to the patient.
  • Appropriate methods of administering a substance, a compound or an agent to a subject will also depend, for example, on the age of the subject, whether the subject is active or inactive at the time of administering, whether the subject is cognitively impaired at the time of administering, the extent of the impairment, and the chemical and biological properties of the compound or agent (e.g. solubility, digestibility, bioavailability, stability and toxicity).
  • a compound or an agent is administered orally, e.g., to a subject by ingestion.
  • the orally administered compound or agent is in an extended release or slow release formulation, or administered using a device for such slow or extended release.
  • a “therapeutically effective amount” of a drug or agent is an amount of a drug or an agent that, when administered to a subject will have the intended therapeutic effect, e.g. improving cognitive function in a subject, e.g., a patient with age-related cognitive impairment or a patient at risk thereof.
  • the full therapeutic effect does not necessarily occur by administration of one dose, and may occur only after administration of a series of doses.
  • a therapeutically effective amount may be administered in one or more administrations.
  • the precise effective amount needed for a subject will depend upon, for example, the subject's size, health and age, the nature and extent of the cognitive impairment, and the therapeutics or combination of therapeutics selected for administration, and the mode of administration. The skilled worker can readily determine the effective amount for a given situation by routine experimentation.
  • SV2A synaptic vesicle protein-2
  • SV2B synaptic vesicle protein-2
  • SV2C synaptic vesicle protein-2
  • the proteins are integral membrane proteins and have a low-level homology (20-30%) to the twelve transmembrane family of bacterial and fungal transporter proteins that transport sugar, citrate, and xenobiotics (Bajjalieh et al., Science. 257: 1271-1273. (1992)).
  • SV2 family proteins are present in the brain and endocrine cells, and further are present in all synaptic and endocrine vesicles.
  • SV2 proteins are reported to play a role in normal synaptic function, and functions in a maturation step of primed vesicles that converts the vesicles into a Ca(2+)- and synaptotagmin-responsive state (Sudhof et al., 2009). Functionally, SV2 proteins are reported to enhance synaptic currents and increase the probability of transmitter release by maintaining the size of the readily releasable pool of vesicles (Custer et al., 2006).
  • “Inhibitor of SV2A” refers to any agent, substance or compound that binds to SV2A and reduces synaptic function by reducing pre-synaptic vesicle release (See, e.g., Noyer et al. 1995; Fuks et al. 2003; Lynch et al. 2004; Gillard et al.
  • a substance, or a compound or an agent is an inhibitor of SV2A even if it does not itself bind to SV2A, as long as it causes, or affects the ability of, another compound or agent to bind SV2A or reduce synaptic function by reducing pre-synaptic vesicle release
  • Inhibitors of SV2A include pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates of the inhibitors thereof.
  • SV2A inhibitors useful for the methods and compositions of this invention are those compounds or agents referred to in: i) International Patent Application WO 2001/062726; ii) International Patent Application WO 2002/094787; iii) International Patent Application WO 2004/087658; iv) U.S. Pat. No. 7,244,747; and v) International Patent Application WO 2007/065595.
  • Applicants also refer to methods of preparing these compounds found in the documents cited above. Other synthetic methods may also be used. These methods are well known to those skilled in the art.
  • X is —CA 1 NR 5 R 6 or —CA 1 OR 7 or —CA 1 -R 8 or CN;
  • a 1 and A 2 are independently oxygen, sulfur or —NR 9 ;
  • R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or —CH 2 —R 1a wherein R 1a is aryl, heterocycle, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro or cyano;
  • R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, nitro, nitrooxy, cyano, azido, carboxy, amido, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, ester, ether, aryl, heterocycle, or an oxy derivative, thio derivative, amino derivative, acyl derivative, sulfonyl derivative or sulfinyl derivative;
  • R 2a , R 3a and R 4a are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl;
  • R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 9 are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, heterocycle or an oxy derivative;
  • R 8 is hydrogen, hydroxy, thiol, halogen, alkyl, aryl, heterocycle or a thio derivative
  • R 2 , R 3 , R 2a , R 3a and R 4a is other than hydrogen; and that when the compound is a mixture of all possible isomers, X is —CONR 5 R 6 , A 2 is oxygen and R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or propyl then substitution on the pyrollidine ring is other than mono-, di-, or tri-methyl or mono-ethyl; and that when R 1 , R 2 , R 4 , R 2a , R 3a and R 4a are each hydrogen, A 2 is oxygen and X is CONR 5 R 6 then R 3 is different from carboxy, ester, amido, substituted oxo-pyrrolidine, hydroxy, oxy derivative, amino, amino derivatives, methyl, naphthyl, phenyl optionally substituted by oxy derivatives or in the para position by an halogen atom.
  • R 11 and R 12 are the same or different and each is independently amido, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, ester, ether, aryl, aralkyl, heterocycle or an oxy derivative, thio derivative, acyl derivative, amino derivative, sulfonyl derivative, or sulfinyl derivative, each optionally substituted with any suitable group, including, but not limited to, one or more moieties selected from lower alkyl or other groups as described below as substituents for alkyl.
  • oxy derivative is defined as including —O—R 11 groups wherein R 11 is as defined above except for “oxy derivative”.
  • Non-limiting examples are alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, acyloxy, oxyester, oxyamido, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylsulfinyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfinyloxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy or heterocyclooxy such as pentyloxy, allyloxy, methoxy, ethoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, 2-naphthyloxy, 2-pyridyloxy, methylenedioxy, carbonate.
  • thio derivative as used herein, is defined as including-S—R 11 groups wherein R 11 is as defined above except for “thio derivative”.
  • Non-limiting examples are alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio and arylthio.
  • amino derivative as used herein, is defined as including-NHR 11 or —NR 11 R 12 groups wherein R 11 and R 12 are as defined above.
  • Non-limiting examples are mono- or di-alkyl-, alkenyl-, alkynyl- and arylamino or mixed amino.
  • acyl derivative represents a radical derived from carboxylic acid and thus is defined as including groups of the formula R 11 —CO—, wherein R 11 is as defined above and may also be hydrogen.
  • Non-limiting examples are formyl, acetyl, propionyl, isobutyryl, valeryl, lauroyl, heptanedioyl, cyclohexanecarbonyl, crotonoyl, fumaroyl, acryloyl, benzoyl, naphthoyl, furoyl, nicotinoyl, 4-carboxybutanoyl, oxalyl, ethoxalyl, cysteinyl, oxamoyl.
  • sulfonyl derivative as used herein, is defined as including a group of the formula —SO 2 —R 11 , wherein R 11 is as defined above except for “sulfonyl derivative”.
  • Non-limiting examples are alkylsulfonyl, alkenylsulfonyl, alkynylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl.
  • sulfinyl derivative as used herein, is defined as including a group of the formula —SO—R 11 , wherein R 11 is as defined above except for “sulfinyl derivative”.
  • Non-limiting examples are alkylsulfinyl, alkenylsulfinyl, alkynylsulfinyl and arylsulfinyl.
  • alkyl is defined as including saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having straight, branched or cyclic moieties or combinations thereof and containing 1-20 carbon atoms, preferably 1-6 carbon atoms for non-cyclic alkyl and 3-6 carbon atoms for cycloalkyl (in these two preferred cases, unless otherwise specified, “lower alkyl”).
  • Alkyl moieties may optionally be substituted by 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, nitro, cyano, thiocyanato, acyl, acyloxy, sulfonyl derivative, sulfinyl derivative, alkylamino, carboxy, ester, ether, amido, azido, cycloalkyl, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, thio derivative, oxyester, oxyamido, heterocycle, vinyl, C1-5-alkoxy, C6-10-aryloxy and C6-10-aryl.
  • substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, nitro, cyano, thiocyanato, acyl, acyloxy, sulfonyl derivative, sulfinyl derivative, alkylamino, carboxy, ester, ether, amido
  • Preferred alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso or ter-butyl, and 2,2,2-trimethylethyl each optionally substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, nitro and cyano, such as trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2-dibromoethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl.
  • alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl represent straight- or branched chains, C1-12, preferably C1-4-alkylene or C2-12-, preferably C2-4-alkenylene or -alkynylene moieties respectively.
  • branched derivatives are conventionally qualified by prefixes such as “n”, “sec”, “iso” and the like (e.g., “n-propyl”, “sec-butyl”) are in the n-form unless otherwise stated.
  • aryl as used herein, is defined as including an organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of 1-3 rings and containing 6-30 carbon atoms by removal of one hydrogen, such as phenyl and naphthyl each optionally substituted by 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, nitro, cyano, acyl, acyloxy, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, alkylamino, carboxy, ester, ether, amido, azido, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, alkylthio, oxyester, oxyamido, aryl, C1-6-alkoxy, C6-10-aryloxy, C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-haloalkyl.
  • Aryl radicals are preferably monocyclic containing 6-10 carbon atoms.
  • Preferred aryl groups are phenyl and naphthyl each optionally substituted by 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from halogen, nitro, amino, azido, C1-6-alkoxy, C1-6-alkylthio, C1-6-20 alkyl, C1-6-haloalkyl and phenyl.
  • halogen includes an atom of Cl, Br, F, I.
  • hydroxy represents a group of the formula —OH.
  • thiol represents a group of the formula —SH.
  • cyano represents a group of the formula —CN.
  • nitro represents a group of the formula —NO 2 .
  • nitrooxy represents a group of the formula —ONO 2 .
  • amino represents a group of the formula —NH 2 .
  • azido represents a group of the formula —N 3 .
  • sulfonic acid represents a group of the formula —SO 3 H.
  • sulfonamide represents a group of the formula —SO 2 NH 2 .
  • esters as used herein is defined as including a group of formula —COO—R 11 wherein R 11 is as defined above except oxy derivative, thio derivative or amino derivative.
  • ether is defined as including a group selected from C1-50-straight or branched alkyl, or C2-50-straight or branched alkenyl or alkynyl groups or a combination of the same, interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms.
  • heterocycle as used herein is defined as including an aromatic or non aromatic cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl moiety as defined above, having at least one O, S and/or N atom interrupting the carbocyclic ring structure and optionally, one of the carbon of the carbocyclic ring structure may be replaced by a carbonyl.
  • Non-limiting examples of aromatic heterocycles are pyridyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, isothiazolyl, imidazolyl, benzimidazolyl, tetrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolizinyl, naphthyridinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, isobenzofuranyl, benzothienyl, pyrazolyl, indolyl, indolizinyl, purinyl, isoindolyl, carbazolyl, thiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, thieno (2,3-b) furanyl, furopyranyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxepinyl, isooxazolyl, oxazolyl, thianthrenyl, benzothiazolyl, or benzox
  • Non-limiting examples of non aromatic heterocycles are tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, piperidinyl, piperidyl, piperazinyl, imidazolidinyl, morpholino, morpholinyl, 1-oxaspiro (4.5) dec-2-yl, pyrrolidinyl, 2-oxo-pyrrolidinyl, sugar moieties (i.e. glucose, pentose, hexose, ribose, fructose, which may also be substituted) or the same which can optionally be substituted with any suitable group, including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from lower alkyl, or other groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • heterocycle also includes bicyclic, tricyclic and tetracyclic, spiro groups in which any of the above heterocyclic rings is fused to one or two rings independently selected from an aryl ring, a cyclohexane ring, a cyclohexene ring, a cyclopentane ring, a cyclopentene ring or another monocyclic heterocyclic ring or where a monocyclic heterocyclic group is bridged by an alkylene group, such as quinuclidinyl, 7-azabicyclo(2.2.1)heptanyl, 7-oxabicyclo(2.2.1) heptanyl, 8-azabicyclo(3.2.1)octanyl.
  • alkylene group such as quinuclidinyl, 7-azabicyclo(2.2.1)heptanyl, 7-oxabicyclo(2.2.1) heptanyl, 8-azabicyclo(3.2.1)octanyl.
  • X are —COO R 7 or —CONR 5 R 6 , wherein R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are preferably hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, phenyl or alkylphenyl.
  • X is carboxy or —CONR 5 R 6 , wherein R 5 and R 6 are preferably hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, phenyl or alkylphenyl, especially —CONH 2 .
  • a 1 and A 2 are each oxygen.
  • R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, especially C1-12 alkyl, particularly lower alkyl or aryl especially phenyl.
  • R 1 groups are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso- or ter-butyl, 2,2,2-trimethylethyl each optionally attached via a methylene bridge or the same substituted by at least one halogen atom such as trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2-dibromoethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl.
  • R 1 as ethyl is especially preferred.
  • R 2 and R 2a are independently hydrogen, halogen or alkyl, especially lower alkyl.
  • R 2 and R 2a groups are independently hydrogen, halogen or methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso or ter-butyl, 2,2,2-trimethylethyl or the same substituted by at least one halogen atom such as trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2-dibromoethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl.
  • R 2 and R 2a are hydrogen.
  • R 3a , R 4 and R 4a are independently hydrogen, alkyl, especially methyl or ethyl or aryl especially phenyl or aralkyl, especially benzyl.
  • R 3a , R 4 and R 4a groups are independently hydrogen, halogen or methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso or ter-butyl, 2,2,2-trimethylethyl or the same substituted by at least one halogen atom such as trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2-dibromoethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl.
  • R 4 and R 4a are hydrogen.
  • R 3a is particularly hydrogen or alkyl, especially lower alkyl and is most preferably hydrogen.
  • R 3 is hydrogen, C1-12-alkyl, especially C1-6-alkyl, each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato or alkoxy and attached to the ring either directly or via a thio, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, carbonyl or oxycarbonyl group and optionally, a C1-4-alkylene bridge, particularly methylene; C2-6-alkenyl or -alkynyl, especially C2-3-alkenyl or -alkynyl each optionally substituted by one or more halogens; azido; cyano; amido; carboxy; triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyridyl, 1-oxidopyridyl, thiomorpholinyl, benzodioxolyl, furyl, oxazolyl, pyrimidinyl,
  • R 3 is C1-6-alkyl optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, thiocyanato, azido, alkoxy, alkylthio, phenylsulfonyl; nitrooxy; C2-3-alkenyl or -alkynyl each optionally substituted by one or more halogens or by acetyl; tetrazolyl, pyridyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thiazolyl or thienyl; or phenyl or phenylalkyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C1-6-alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6-alkoxy, amino, azido, phenyl and nitro and each attached to the ring either directly or via a sulfonyloxy and optionally additionally a C1-4-alkylene bridge, particularly methylene.
  • substituents selected from halogen,
  • R 3 groups are hydrogen, halogen or methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso or ter-butyl, 2,2,2-trimethylethyl or the same substituted by at least one halogen atom such as trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2-dibromoethyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl.
  • R 3 is especially C1-4-alkyl optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, thiocyanato or azido; C2-5-alkenyl or -alkynyl, each optionally substituted by one or more halogens; thienyl; or phenyl optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C1-6-alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl or azido.
  • R 3 groups are C1-6 alkyl and C2-6 haloalkenyl.
  • R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso or ter-butyl, 2,2,2-trimethylethyl, especially hydrogen or methyl.
  • R 5 and R 6 are hydrogen.
  • R 7 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso or tert-butyl, 2,2,2-trimethylethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, phenyl, benzyl or the same substituted by at least one halogen atom such as trifluoromethyl, chlorophenyl.
  • R 7 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl especially hydrogen.
  • R 8 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso or ter-butyl, 2,2,2-trimethylethyl, phenyl, benzyl or the same substituted by at least one halogen atom such as trifluoromethyl, chlorobenzyl.
  • R 8 is hydrogen or methyl.
  • Combinations of one or more of these preferred compound groups are especially preferred.
  • a particular group of compounds of formula I comprises those wherein,
  • a 2 is oxygen
  • X is —CONR 5 R 6 or —COOR 7 or —CO—R 8 or CN;
  • R 1 is hydrogen or alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano;
  • R 2 , R 3 , R 4 are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen or halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, acyl, acyloxy, a sulfonyl derivative, a sulfinyl derivative, an amino derivative, carboxy, ester, ether, amido, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, alkoxycarbonyl, a thio derivative, alkyl, alkoxy, oxyester, oxyamido, aryl, an oxy derivative, heterocycle, vinyl and R 3 may additionally represent C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl or azido each optionally substituted by one or more halogen, cyano, thiocyano, azido cyclopropyl, acyl and/or phenyl; or phenylsulfonyloxy whereby any phenyl moiety may be substituted by one or more halogen, alkyl, hal
  • R 2a , R 3a and R 4a are hydrogen
  • R 5 , R 6 , R 7 are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, heterocycle or oxy derivative;
  • R 8 is hydrogen, hydroxy, thiol, halogen, alkyl, aryl, heterocycle, alkylthio or thio derivative.
  • R 1 is preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, or isobutyl; most preferably methyl, ethyl or n-propyl.
  • R 2 and R 4 are preferably independently hydrogen or halogen or methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl; and, most preferably, are each hydrogen.
  • R 3 is preferably C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-C5 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, azido, each optionally substituted by one or more halogen, cyano, thiocyano, azido, alkylthio, cyclopropyl, acyl and/or phenyl; phenyl; phenylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyloxy, tetrazole, thiazole, thienyl, furyl, pyrrole, pyridine, whereby any phenyl moiety may be substituted by one or more halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, nitro, amino, and/or phenyl; most preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, or isobutyl.
  • X is preferably —COOH or —COOMe or —COOEt or —CONH 2 ; most preferably —CONH 2 .
  • a further particular group of compounds of formula I comprises those wherein,
  • X is —CA 1 NH 2 , —CA 1 NHCH 3 or —CA 1 N(CH 3 ) 2 ;
  • R 1 is alkyl or phenyl
  • R 3 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyano, isothiocyanato, ether, carboxyl, amido, aryl, heterocycle; or
  • R 3 is CH 2 R 10 wherein R 10 is hydrogen, cycloalkyl, oxyester, oxyalkylsulfonyl, oxyarylsulfonyl, aminoalkylsulfonyl, aminoarylsulfonyl, nitrooxy, cyano, isothiocyanato, azido, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, heterocycle, aryloxy, alkoxy or trifluoroethyl;
  • R 3a is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl (especially with the proviso that when R 3a is hydrogen, R 3 other than methyl);
  • R 3 R 3a form a cycloalkyl
  • R 2 , R 2a , R 4 and R 4a are each hydrogen.
  • R 1 is preferably alkyl especially C1-12-more particularly C1-6-alkyl and is most preferably ethyl;
  • R 2 , R 3a and R 4a are preferably hydrogen
  • R 3 is preferably selected from hydrogen; C1-12-alkyl, especially C1-6-alkyl, each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato or alkoxy and attached to the ring either directly or via a thio, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, carbonyl or oxycarbonyl group and optionally additionally a C1-4-alkylene bridge, particularly methylene; C2-6-alkenyl or -alkynyl, especially C2-3-alkenyl or -alkynyl, each optionally substituted by one or more halogens; azido; cyano; amido; carboxy; triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyridyl, 1-oxidopyridyl, thiomorpholinyl, benzodioxolyl, furyl, oxazolyl, pyrimidiny
  • R 3a is preferably hydrogen or C1-4-alkyl
  • R 4 and R 4a are preferably, independently hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, phenyl or benzyl.
  • a further group of compounds of formula I comprises those in racemic form wherein, when X is —CONR 5 R 6 and R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or propyl, then substitution on the pyrrolidine ring is other than mono-, di-, or tri-methyl or mono-ethyl.
  • a further group of compound of formula I comprises those in racemic form wherein, when X is —CONR 5 R 6 and R 1 is hydrogen or C1-6-alkyl, C2-6-alkenyl or -alkynyl or cycloalkyl, each unsubstituted, then substitution in the ring is other than by alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, each unsubstituted.
  • a further particular group of compounds of formula I comprises those wherein,
  • X is —CA 1 NH 2 ;
  • R 1 is H
  • R 3 is azidomethyl, iodomethyl, ethyl optionally substituted by 1 to 5 halogen atoms, n-propyl optionally substituted by 1 to 5 halogen atoms, vinyl optionally substituted by one or two methyl, and/or 1 to 3 halogen atoms, acetylene optionally substituted by C1-4-alkyl, phenyl or halogen;
  • R 3a is hydrogen or halogen, preferably fluorine
  • R 2 , R 2a , R 4 and R 4a are each hydrogen;
  • a further particular group of compounds of formula I comprises those wherein,
  • X is —CA 1 NH 2 ;
  • R 1 is H
  • R 3 is C1-6-alkyl, C2-6-alkenyl or C2-6-alkynyl optionally substituted by azido, oxynitro, 1 to 6 halogen atoms;
  • R 3a is hydrogen or halogen, preferably fluorine
  • R 2 , R 2a , R 4 and R 4a are each hydrogen; as their racemates or in enantiomerically enriched form, preferably the pure enantiomers.
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of:
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of:
  • a 1 represents an oxygen or a sulfur atom
  • X is —CONR 7 R 8 , —COOR 9 , —CO—R 10 or CN;
  • R 1 when existent, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, nitro, nitrooxy, cyano, azido, carboxy, amido, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, ester, ether, aryl, heterocycle, or an oxy derivative, thio derivative, amino derivative, acyl derivative, sulfonyl derivative or sulfinyl derivative,
  • R 1 when existent, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 or R 5 is not hydrogen;
  • R 6 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or —CH 2 —R 6a wherein R ha is aryl, heterocycle, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro or cyano;
  • R 7 , R 8 and R 9 are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, heterocycle or an oxy derivative
  • R 10 is hydrogen, hydroxy, thiol, halogen, alkyl, aryl, heterocycle or a thio derivative
  • At least one substituent R 1 to R 5 is different from hydrogen.
  • Some non-substituted compounds are referred to in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,468,733 and 5,516,759.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,468,733 refers to non-ring substituted 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl and 2-oxo-1-piperidinyl derivatives as inhibitors of the oncogene Ras protein.
  • these compounds block the ability of Ras to transform normal cells to cancer cells, and therefore can be included in several chemotherapeutic compositions for treating cancer.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,516,759 refers to non-ring substituted 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl, 2-oxo-1-piperidinyl and azepanyl derivatives present at the N-terminus of dodecapeptides possessing LHRH (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone) antagonistic activity.
  • LHRH antagonists are useful in the treatment of a variety of conditions in which suppression of sex steroids plays a key role including contraception, delay of puberty, treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia a. o.
  • R 11 and R 12 are the same or different and each is independently amido, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, ester, ether, aryl, aralkyl. heterocycle or an oxy derivative, thio derivative, acyl derivative, amino derivative, sulfonyl derivative, or sulfinyl derivative, each optionally substituted with any suitable group, including, but not limited to, one or more moieties selected from lower alkyl or other groups as described below as substituents for alkyl.
  • oxy derivative is defined as including —O—R 11 groups wherein R 11 is as defined above except for “oxy derivative”.
  • Non-limiting examples are alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, acyloxy, oxyester, oxyamido, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylsulfinyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfinyloxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy or heterocyclooxy such as pentyloxy, allyloxy, methoxy, ethoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, 2-naphthyloxy, 2-pyridyloxy, methylenedioxy, carbonate.
  • thio derivative is defined as including —S—R 11 groups wherein R 11 is as defined above except for “thio derivative”.
  • Non-limiting examples are alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio and arylthio.
  • amino derivative is defined as including —NHR 11 or —NR 11 R 12 groups wherein R 11 and R 12 are as defined above.
  • Non-limiting examples are mono- or di-alkyl-, alkenyl-, alkynyl- and arylamino or mixed amino.
  • acyl derivative represents a radical derived from carboxylic acid and thus is defined as including groups of the formula R 11 —CO—, wherein R 11 is as defined above and may also be hydrogen. Preferred are acyl derivatives of formula —COR 11 wherein R 11 is selected from hydrogen, C1-12 alkyl, C2-12 alkenyl, C2-12 alkenyl, heterocyle and aryl.
  • Non-limiting examples are formyl, acetyl, propionyl, isobutyryl, valeryl, lauroyl, heptanedioyl, cyclohexanecarbonyl, crotonoyl, fumaroyl, acryloyl, benzoyl, naphthoyl, furoyl, nicotinoyl, 4-carboxybutanoyl, oxalyl, ethoxalyl, cysteinyl, oxamoyl.
  • sulfonyl derivative is defined as including a group of the formula —SO 2 —R 11 , wherein R 11 is as defined above except for “sulfonyl derivative”.
  • Non-limiting examples are alkylsulfonyl, alkenylsulfonyl, alkynylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl.
  • sulfinyl derivative is defined as including a group of the formula —SO—R 11 , wherein R 11 is as defined above except for “sulfinyl derivative”.
  • Non-limiting examples are alkylsulfinyl, alkenylsulfinyl, alkynylsulfinyl and arylsulfinyl.
  • alkyl is defined as including saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having straight, branched or cyclic moieties or combinations thereof and generally containing 1-20 carbon atoms, most often 1 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably 1-7 carbon atoms for non-cyclic alkyl and 3-7 carbon atoms for cycloalkyl (in these two preferred cases, unless otherwise specified, “lower alkyl”), each optionally substituted by, preferably 1 to 5, substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, nitro, cyano, thiocyanato, acyl, acyloxy, sulfonyl derivative, sulfinyl derivative, alkylamino, carboxy, ester, ether, amido, azido, cycloalkyl, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, thio derivative, alkylthio, oxyester, oxyamido, hetero
  • alkyl groups containing 1 to 7 carbon atoms each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, alkoxy, azido, alkylthio, cyclopropyl, acyl and phenyl.
  • substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, alkoxy, azido, alkylthio, cyclopropyl, acyl and phenyl.
  • C1-4 alkyl and C 3-7 cycloalkyl each optionally substituted by one or more hydroxy, halogen, lower alkyl or/and azido.
  • alkyl groups are hydroxymethyl, propyl, butyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroethyl, 2-chloro-2,2-difluoroethyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, iodomethyl, azidomethyl, 2,2-difluoropropyl, 2-iodo-2,2-difluoroethyl.
  • lower alkyl refers to C 1 to C 7 saturated straight, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon.
  • Non limiting examples are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, tertiobutyl, pentyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, hexyl, isohexyl, cyclohexyl, 3-methypentyl, 2,2-dimethylbutyl, optionally substituted with any suitable group, including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • lower alkyl is methyl.
  • alkenyl is defined as including both branched and unbranched, unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals having at least one double bond, and being optionally substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, thiocyanato, azido, alkylthio, cycloalkyl, acyl, nitro, cyano, aryl and heterocycle.
  • Most preferred is vinyl, optionally substituted by one or more halogen or/and lower alkyl, and especially 2,2-difluorovinyl, 2,2-dibromovinyl and 2,2-dichlorovinyl.
  • Preferred alkynyl groups are C2-12 alkynyl, especially C2-6 alkynyl, optionally being substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, azido, alkylthio, acyl, aryl such as phenyl and alkyl, preferably cycloalkyl.
  • ethynyl, propynyl and butynyl are preferred, optionally substituted by lower alkyl or/and halogen, and especially 1-propynyl, cyclopropylethynyl, 3-methyl-1-butynyl and 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propynyl.
  • alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl represent straight- or branched chains, C1-12, preferably C1-4-alkylene or C2-12-, preferably C2-4-alkenylene or -alkynylene moieties respectively.
  • branched derivatives are conventionally qualified by prefixes such as “n”, “sec”, “iso” and the like (e.g. “n-propyl”, “sec-butyl”) are in the n-form unless otherwise stated.
  • aryl is defined as including an organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of at least one ring, most often 1 to 3 rings and generally containing 6-30 carbon atoms by removal of one hydrogen, such as phenyl and naphthyl, each optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, nitro, cyano, acyl, acyloxy, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, alkylamino, carboxy, ester, ether, amido, azido, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, C1-6-alkylthio, oxyester, oxyamido, aryl, C1-6-alkoxy, C6-10-aryloxy, C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-haloalkyl.
  • Aryl radicals are preferably monocyclic or bicyclic containing 6-10 carbon atoms.
  • Preferred aryl groups are phenyl and naphthyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, nitro, amino, azido, C1-6-alkoxy, C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-haloalkyl, sulfonyl and phenyl.
  • Preferred aryl is phenyl, optionally substituted by one or more halogen, lower alkyl, azido or nitro, such as 3-chlorophenyl and 3-azidophenyl.
  • halogen includes an atom of Cl, Br, F, I.
  • hydroxy represents a group of the formula —OH.
  • thiol represents a group of the formula —SH.
  • cyano represents a group of the formula —CN.
  • nitro represents a group of the formula —NO 2 .
  • nitrooxy represents a group of the formula —ONO 2 .
  • amino represents a group of the formula —NH 2 .
  • azido represents a group of the formula —N 3 .
  • sulfonic acid represents a group of the formula —SO 3 H.
  • sulfonamide represents a group of the formula —SO 2 NH 2 .
  • esters as used herein, is defined as including a group of formula —COO—R 11 wherein R 11 is as defined above except oxy derivative, thio derivative or amino derivative.
  • esters of formula —COOR 11 wherein R 11 is selected from C1-12 alkyl, C2-12 alkenyl, C2-12 alkynyl and aryl. Most preferred are esters where R 11 is a lower alkyl, especially methyl.
  • ether is defined as including a group selected from C1-50-straight or branched alkyl, or C2-50-straight or branched alkenyl or alkynyl groups or a combination of the same, interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms.
  • heterocycle is defined as including an aromatic or non aromatic cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl moiety as defined above, having at least one O, S and/or N atom interrupting the carbocyclic ring structure and optionally, one of the carbon of the carbocyclic ring structure may be replaced by a carbonyl, and optionally being substituted with any suitable group, including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from lower alkyl, or other groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • heterocycles are pyridyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, isothiazolyl, triazolyl, imidazolyl, benzimidazolyl, tetrazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolizinyl, naphthyridinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, isobenzofuranyl, benzothienyl, pyrazolyl, indolyl, indolizinyl, purinyl, isoindolyl, carbazolyl, thiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, thiomorpholinyl, thieno (2,3-b) furanyl, furopyranyl, benzofuranyl, benzoxepinyl, isooxazolyl, oxazolyl, thianthrenyl,
  • heterocycle also includes bicyclic, tricyclic and tetracyclic, spiro groups in which any of the above heterocyclic rings is fused to one or two rings independently selected from an aryl ring, a cyclohexane ring, a cyclohexene ring, a cyclopentane ring, a cyclopentene ring or another monocyclic heterocyclic ring or where a monocyclic heterocyclic group is bridged by an alkylene group, such as quinuclidinyl, 7-azabicyclo(2.2.1) heptanyl, 7-oxabicyclo(2.2.1) heptanyl, 8-azabicyclo(3.2.1) octanyl.
  • the heterocycle is preferably selected from triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyridyl, 1-oxidopyridyl, thiomorpholinyl, benzodioxolyl, furyl, oxazolyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, thienyl and piperazinyl, each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, nitro, amino, acyl and phenyl.
  • the heterocycle is selected from tetrazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyridyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thiazolyl and thienyl, each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, alkyl, halogen substituted alkyl, acyl, alkoxy, nitro, amino and phenyl, and especially from 2- and 3-thienyl, optionally substituted by one or more halogen, acyl such as formyl, cyano and/or lower alkyl, such as methyl.
  • R substituent refers to R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 or R 5 , independently.
  • a compound of formula I is as defined above wherein n represents 0.
  • the compound of formula I is as defined above wherein n represents 1.
  • R substituent(s) is/are hydrogen.
  • compounds of formula I are as defined above wherein A 1 represents an oxygen atom.
  • a 1 represents an oxygen atom.
  • compounds of formula I are as defined above wherein X is CONR 7 R 8 , especially CONH 2 .
  • X is CONR 7 R 8 , especially CONH 2 .
  • compounds of formula I are as defined above wherein R 6 represents hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, or a CH 2 —R 6a group wherein R 6a represents a heterocycle. Most preferably R 6 is a C1-4 alkyl, especially ethyl.
  • R 6 is ethyl we refer to 2-(2-oxo (or thioxo)-1-piperidinyl)butanamide or 2-(2-oxo (or thioxo)-1-azepanyl)butanamide derivatives.
  • compounds of formula I are as defined above wherein the carbon atom to which R 6 is attached is of the S configuration.
  • R 6 is ethyl
  • A is oxygen
  • X is CONR 7 R 8 we refer then to (2S)-2-(2-oxo-1-piperidinyl)butanamide or (2S)-2-(2-oxo-1-azepanyl)butanamide derivatives.
  • R 1 when existent, R 2 when n 0 and R 5 are hydrogen;
  • R 6 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or —CH 2 —R 6a wherein R 6a is aryl, heterocycle, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro or cyano;
  • C1-12 alkyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, alkoxy, azido, alkyltio, cycloalkyl, acyl, aryl and heterocycle;
  • C2-12 alkenyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, azido, alkylthio, alkyl, aryl and acyl;
  • C2-12 alkynyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, azido, alkylthio, alkyl, aryl and acyl; acyl derivative of formula —CO—R 11 , wherein R 11 is selected from C1-12 alkyl, C2-12 alkenyl, C2-12 alkynyl, heterocycle and aryl;
  • heterocycle selected from triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyridyl, 1-oxidopyridyl, thiomorpholinyl, benzodioxolyl, furyl, oxazolyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolyl, thiadiazolyl, thiazolyl, thienyl and piperazinyl, each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, nitro, amino, acyl and phenyl;
  • aryl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 alkylthio, amino, azido, sulfonyl, aryl and nitro.
  • C1-7 alkyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, alkoxy, azido, alkyltio, cyclopropyl, acyl and phenyl;
  • C2-6 alkenyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, azido, alkylthio, cycloalkyl, phenyl and acyl;
  • C2-6 alkynyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, azido, alkylthio, cycloalkyl, phenyl and acyl;
  • heterocycle selected from tetrazolyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyridyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thiazolyl and thienyl, each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, alkyl, halogen substituted alkyl, acyl, alkoxy, nitro, amino and phenyl;
  • phenyl each optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from C1-6 alkyl, halogen substituted alkyl, halogen, alkoxy, amino, azido, sulfonyl, phenyl and nitro.
  • the compound is as defined above wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 4 and R 5 are hydrogen.
  • the compound is as defined above wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 5 are hydrogen.
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of:
  • R 1 is hydrogen
  • R 2 is hydrogen or C1-20-alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl, C 4-8 -cycloalkyl, C 5-8 -cycloalkenyl, aryl, aromatic or non aromatic heterocycle, C1-20-alkoxy, or a group of formula —W—R 8 , R 3a is hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl or a group of formula:
  • NR 3 R 3a is a group of formula
  • R 4 is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen; nitro; halogen; azido; cyano; —S—C1-4-alkyl; —SO—C1-4-alkyl; —SO 2 —C1-4-alkyl; —SONH 2 ; C1-20-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen; or C1-20-alkoxy unsubstituted or substituted by halogen,
  • R 6 is hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl or halogen
  • R 7 is hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl or halogen
  • W is C1-12-alkylene, —NH— or —NHC( ⁇ O)—
  • X is O, S or NH
  • Y is O, S, —CR 12 R 13 —, —NR 14 — or —C( ⁇ O)—,
  • R 8 is aryl or heterocycle
  • R 9 , R 10 , R 10a and R 11 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, halogen, hydroxy or methoxycarbonyl,
  • R 10 and R 10a together form a C3-6-alkylene
  • R 12 is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, halogen or hydroxy
  • R 13 is hydrogen
  • CR 12 R 13 is dioxolanyl
  • R 14 is aryl, heterocycle or a group of formula —V—R 15 ,
  • V is C 1-12 -alkylene
  • R 15 is aryl or heterocycle
  • n 1 to 4
  • n 0 or 1
  • R 5 , R 6 or R 7 is different from hydrogen when R 2 is hydrogen, R 3 is H or 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, and R 3a is H.
  • the compound has the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or stereoisomeric forms thereof,
  • R 1 is hydrogen
  • R 2 is hydrogen or C1-20-alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C5-8-cycloalkenyl, aryl, aromatic or non aromatic heterocycle, C1-20-alkoxy, or a group of formula —W—R 8 ,
  • R 3a is hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl or a group of formula:
  • NR 3 R 3a is a group of formula
  • R 4 is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen; nitro; halogen; C1-20-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen; or C1-20-alkoxy unsubstituted or substituted by halogen,
  • R 6 is hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl or halogen
  • R 7 is hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl or halogen
  • W is C1-12-alkylene, —NH— or —NHC( ⁇ O)—
  • X is O, S or NH
  • Y is O, S, —CR 12 R 13 —, —NR 14 — or —C( ⁇ O)—,
  • R 8 is aryl or heterocycle
  • R 9 , R 10 , R 10a and R 11 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, halogen, hydroxy or methoxycarbonyl,
  • R 10 and R 10a together form a C 3-6 -alkylene
  • R 12 is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, halogen or hydroxy
  • R 13 is hydrogen
  • CR 12 R 13 is dioxolanyl
  • R 14 is aryl, heterocycle or a group of formula —V—R 15 ,
  • V is C1-12-alkylene
  • R 15 is aryl or heterocycle
  • n 1 to 4
  • n 0 or 1
  • R 5 , R 6 or R 7 is different from hydrogen when R 2 is hydrogen, R 3 is H or 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, and R 3a is H.
  • alkyl is defined as including saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having straight, branched or cyclic moieties or combinations thereof and containing 1-20 carbon atoms, preferably 1-6 carbon atoms and more preferably 1-4 carbon atoms for non-cyclic alkyl and 3-8 carbon atoms for cycloalkyl. Alliyl moieties may optionally be substituted by 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, ester or alkylamino.
  • Preferred alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, trifluoromethyl, n-butyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl, 1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl, 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropyl, 3-ethoxypropyl, 2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl and 3-(dimethylamino) propyl.
  • cycloalkyl refers to a monovalent group of 3 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 4-8 carbon atoms, derived from a saturated cyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon which may be substituted by any suitable group including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • Preferred cycloalkyl group is cycloheptyl.
  • alkylene represents a divalent alkyl group, having straight or branched moieties, containing 1-12 carbon atoms, preferably 1-6 carbon atoms, and being optionally substituted with any suitable group, including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • Preferred alkylene groups are methylene, ethylene, hydroxyethylene, trimethylene or propylene.
  • cycloalkenyl is defined as a cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon radical having at least one double bond, containing 4-20 carbon atoms, preferably 5-8 carbon atoms, and being optionally substituted with any suitable group, including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • Preferred cycloalkenyl group is 6-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-3-en-1-yl.
  • aryl is defined as including an organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of 1-3 rings and containing 6-30 carbon atoms by removal of one hydrogen, such as phenyl and naphthyl each optionally substituted by 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, nitro, C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-alkoxy, C1-6-alkylsulfonyl, trifluoromethylthio or pyridinylalkyl.
  • Aryl radicals are preferably phenyl radicals.
  • Preferred aryl groups are phenyl, 3-hydroxyphenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl, 3-(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)phenyl, 3,4-dimethylphenyl, 4-tert-butylphenyl, 4-methylsulfonylphenyl, 2-nitrophenyl, 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl, 2-[(trifluoromethyl)thio]phenyl, 2-chlorophenyl or 4-bromophenyl.
  • halogen includes an atom of Cl, Br, F, I.
  • nitro represents a group of the formula —NO 2 .
  • hydroxy represents a group of the formula —OH.
  • alkoxy represents a group of formula —OR b wherein R b is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • esters represents a group of formula —COOR c wherein R c is an alkyl group or an aryl group, as defined above.
  • alkoxycarbonyl represents a group of formula —COOR d wherein R d is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • amino represents a group of the formula —NH 2 .
  • alkylamino represents a group of formula —NHR e or —NR e R f wherein R e and R f are alkyl group as defined above.
  • alkylsulfonyl as used herein is defined as representing a group of formula —SO 2 —R g , wherein R g is C1-4-alkyl.
  • heterocycle as used herein is defined as including an aromatic or non aromatic cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl moiety as defined above, having at least one O, S and/or N atom interrupting the carbocyclic ring structure and optionally, one of the carbon of the carbocyclic ring structure may be replaced by a carbonyl.
  • Non-limiting examples of aromatic heterocycles are pyrazolyl, furyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl, oxazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, isothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, tetrazolyl, isooxazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, oxadiazole, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, isoindolyl, triazolopyridinyl, imidazolopyridinyl, pyrrolopyrimidinyl, pyrazolopyrimidinyl, quinazolinyl, quinolizinyl, naphthyridinyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, isobenzofuranyl, benzothienyl, indolyl, indolizinyl, puriny
  • Non-limiting examples of non aromatic heterocycles are tetrahydropyranyl, piperidinyl, piperidyl, piperazinyl, imidazolidinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, pyrrolidinyl, thiazolidinyl, indolinyl, tetrahydrobenzazocinyl, dihydroisochromenyl, tetrahydropyranyl, oxooctahydroquinolinyl, dioxolanyl, 1-oxaspiro(4.5) dec-2-yl, pyrrolidinyl, 2-oxo-pyrrolidinyl, 8-thiabicyclo[3.2.1]cyclooctanyl, 1,4-dithiepanyl, tetrahydro-2H-thiopyranyl, azepanyl and azocanyl, optionally substituted by 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy,
  • More preferred non aromatic heterocycles are tetrahydrofuranyl, piperidinyl, piperidyl, piperazinyl, imidazolidinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, pyrrolidinyl, thiazolidinyl, indolinyl, tetrahydro-1-benzazocin-1(2H)-yl, 3,4-dihydro-1H-isochromen-1-yl, tetrahydropyranyl, oxooctahydroquinolinyl and dioxolanyl.
  • heterocycle also includes bicyclic, tricyclic and tetracyclic, spiro groups in which any of the above heterocyclic rings is fused to one or two rings independently selected from an aryl ring, a cycloalkyl ring, a cycloalkenyl ring or another monocyclic heterocyclic ring or where a monocyclic heterocyclic group is bridged by an alkylene group, such as quinuclidinyl, 7-azabicyclo (2.2.1)heptanyl, 7-oxabicyclo(2.2.1)heptanyl and 8-azabicyclo(3.2.1)octanyl.
  • pyridinylalkyl represents a group of formula —R h — pyridinyl in which R h is C1-4-alkylene.
  • azido represents a group of the formula —N 3 .
  • cyano as used herein, represents a group of the formula —CN.
  • R 2 is hydrogen or C1-4-alkyl.
  • R 2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl. More preferably, R 2 is hydrogen or methyl.
  • R 3 is hydrogen; C1-6-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 5 substituents selected from halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylamino; C5-7-cycloalkyl; (hydroxymethyl)cyclohexenyl; phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 5 substituents selected from halogen, C1-4-alkyl, hydroxy, methoxy, nitro, methylsulfonyl, trifluoromethylthio or pyridinylalkyl; pyridinyl unsubstituted or substituted by methoxy; triazolyl; C1-4-alkoxy; or a group of formula —W—R 8 wherein:
  • W is C1-4-alkylene unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxy, C1-4-alkyl or alkoxy; —NH—; or —NHC( ⁇ O)—; and
  • R 8 is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 5 substituents selected from halogen, C1-4-alkyl, hydroxy, methoxy, nitro, methylsulfonyl or trifluoromethylthio; furyl unsubstituted or substituted by methyl; pyrazolyl; pyridinyl; morpholinyl; tetrahydrobenzazocinyl; piperidinyl unsubstituted or substituted by methyl; dihydroisochromenyl or dihydroimidazolyl.
  • R 3 is hydrogen, n-butyl, cycloheptyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl, 1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl, 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropyl, 3-ethoxypropyl, 2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl, 3-(dimethylamino)propyl, 6-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-3-en-1-yl, 3-hydroxyphenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 3-(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)phenyl, 3,4-dimethylphenyl, 4-tert-butylphenyl, benzyl, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl, 4-methylsulfonylbenzyl, 2-nitrobenzyl, 2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl, 2-[(trifluoromethyl)thio]benzyl, 2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl, 2-
  • R 3a is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl or a group of formula
  • R 3a is hydrogen, methyl or tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethyl. More preferably, R 3a is hydrogen.
  • NR 3 R 3a is piperidinyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy; thiomorpholinyl; thiazolidinyl unsubstituted or substituted by C1-4-alkoxycarbonyl; 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl; 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl; 4-oxooctahydro-1(2H)-quinolinyl; or a group of formula
  • R 14 is pyridinyl; phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxy, C1-4-alkyl; or a group of formula —V—R 15 wherein V is unsubstituted C1-4-alkylene and R 15 is phenyl or morpholinyl.
  • NR 3 R 3a is 4-pyridin-2-ylpiperazin-1-yl, 4-(3-methylphenyl)piperazin-1-yl, 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl, 4-(2-phenylethyl)piperazin-1-yl, 4-(2-morpholin-4-ylethyl)piperazin-1-yl, 3-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl, thiomorpholin-4-yl, 4-methoxycarbonyl-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl, 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl, 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl or 4-oxooctahydro-1(2H)-quinolinyl.
  • R 5 is hydrogen, nitro, halogen, C1-4-alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, or C1-4-alkoxy unsubstituted or substituted by halogen.
  • R 5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, n-propyl, isopropyl, nitro, or halogen. More preferably, R 5 is halogen or trifluoromethyl.
  • R 6 is hydrogen, C1-6-alkyl or halogen.
  • R 6 is hydrogen, methyl or Cl. More preferably, R 6 is hydrogen.
  • R 7 is hydrogen, methyl or halogen.
  • R 7 is hydrogen, methyl, Br, F or Cl. More preferably, R 7 is hydrogen, Br or F.
  • Combinations of one or more of these preferred compound groups are especially preferred.
  • the compound has the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or stereoisomeric forms thereof,
  • R 1 is hydrogen
  • R 2 is hydrogen or C1-4-alkyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen; C1-6-alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 5 substituents selected from halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylamino; C5-7-cycloalkyl; (hydroxymethyl)cyclohexenyl; phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 5 substituents selected from halogen, C1-4-alkyl, hydroxy, methoxy, nitro, methylsulfonyl, trifluoromethylthio or pyridinylalkyl; pyridinyl unsubstituted or substituted by methoxy; triazolyl; C1-4-alkoxy; or a group of formula —W—R 8 ,
  • R 3a is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl or a group of formula
  • R 3a is piperidinyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy; thiomorpholinyl; thiazolidinyl unsubstituted or substituted by C1-4-alkoxycarbonyl; 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl; 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl; 4-oxooctahydro-1(2H)-quinolinyl; or a group of formula
  • R 4 is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen; nitro; halogen; C1-4-alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by halogen; or C1-4-alkoxy unsubstituted or substituted by halogen,
  • R 6 is hydrogen, C1-6-allyl or halogen
  • R 7 is hydrogen, methyl or halogen
  • W is C1-4-alkylene unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxy, C1-4-alkyl or alkoxy; —NH—; or —NHC( ⁇ O)—,
  • R 8 is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 5 substituents selected from halogen, C1-4-alkyl, hydroxy, methoxy, nitro, methylsulfonyl or trifluoromethylthio; furyl unsubstituted or substituted by methyl; pyrazolyl; pyridinyl; morpholinyl; tetrahydrobenzazocinyl; piperidinyl unsubstituted or substituted by methyl; dihydroisochromenyl or dihydroimidazolyl,
  • R 14 is pyridinyl; phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxy, C1-4-alkyl; or a group of formula —V—R 15 ,
  • V is unsubstituted C1-4-alkylene
  • R 15 is phenyl or morpholinyl
  • n 1 to 4
  • R 5 , R 6 or R 7 is different from hydrogen when R 2 is hydrogen, R 3 is H or 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, and R 3a is H.
  • the compound has the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or stereoisomeric forms thereof,
  • R 1 is hydrogen
  • R 2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen, n-butyl, cycloheptyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl, 1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl, 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropyl, 3-ethoxypropyl, 2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl, 3-(dimethylamino) propyl, 6-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-3-en-1-yl, 3-hydroxyphenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 3-(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)phenyl, 3,4-dimethylphenyl, 4-tert-butylphenyl, benzyl, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl, 4-methylsulfonylbenzyl, 2-nitrobenzyl, 2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl, 2-[(trifluoromethyl)thio]benzyl, 2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl, 2-(3,4
  • R 3a is hydrogen, methyl or tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethyl, or NR 3 R 3a 4-pyridin-2-ylpiperazin-1-yl, 4-(3-methylphenyl)piperazin-1-yl, 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl, 4-(2-phenylethyl)piperazin-1-yl, 4-(2-morpholin-4-ylethyl)piperazin-1-yl, 3-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl, thiomorpholin-4-yl, 4-methoxycarbonyl-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl, 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl, 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl or 4-oxooctahydro-1(2H)-quinolinyl,
  • R 4 is hydrogen
  • R5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, n-propyl, isopropyl, nitro or halogen,
  • R 6 is hydrogen, methyl or Cl
  • R 7 is hydrogen, methyl, Br, F or Cl
  • R 5 , R 6 or R 7 is different from hydrogen when R 2 is hydrogen, R 3 is H or 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, and R 3a is H.
  • R 2 is hydrogen or methyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen
  • R 3a is hydrogen
  • R 5 is halogen or trifluoromethyl
  • R 6 is hydrogen
  • R 7 is hydrogen, Br or F.
  • R 2 when R 2 is C1-20-alkyl, the carbon atom to which R 2 is attached is preferably in the “S”-configuration.
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: 2-(5-iodo-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl)acetamide; 2-(5-chloro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl)acetamide; 2-(5,7-dibromo-2-oxo-2,3-dthydro-1H-indol-1-yl)acetamide; 2-(5-nitro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl)acetamide; 2-(5-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl) acetamide; 2-(5-chloro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl) propanamide; (2R)-2-(5-chloro-2-oxo-2
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: 2-(5-iodo-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl)acetamide; 2-(5-chloro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl) acetamide; 2-(5,7-dibromo-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl)acetamide; (2S)-2-(5-chloro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl) propanamide; 2-[2-oxo-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl]acetamide and 2-(5-chloro-7-fluoro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl)
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: 2-(5-chloro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl) acetamide and (2S)-2-(5-chloro-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl)propanamide.
  • R 1 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, ester, amido, cyano, nitro, amino, guanidine, amino derivative, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, arylsulfinyl, aryl or heterocycle;
  • R 2 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, alkoxy, amino, halogen, hydroxy, ester, amido, nitro, cyano, carbamate, or aryl;
  • R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, alkoxy, amino, halogen, hydroxy, ester, amido, nitro, cyano, carbamate, or aryl;
  • R 2 and R 3 can form together with the imidazole ring the following 1H-benzimidazole cycle
  • R 4 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, C 2-12 alkenyl, C 2-12 alkynyl, aryl, azido, alkoxycarbonylamino, arylsulfonyloxy or heterocycle;
  • R 4a is hydrogen or C 1-20 alkyl
  • R 4 and R 4a can form together a C 3-8 cycloalkyl
  • R 5 is hydrogen
  • R 4 , R 4a and R 5 can form together with the 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine ring the following 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one cycle
  • R 6 is hydrogen or C 1-20 alkyl
  • R 7 is hydrogen
  • R 6 and R 7 are linked together to form a C 3-6 cycloalkyl
  • R 8 is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, C 1-20 alkyl or alkoxy
  • R 9 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, ester, amido, cyano, nitro, amino, amino derivative, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl or arylsulfinyl;
  • R 10 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, ester, amido, cyano, nitro, amino, amino derivative, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl or arylsulfinyl;
  • R 11 is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, C 1-20 alkyl or alkoxy;
  • R 12 is hydrogen or halogen
  • R 13 is hydrogen, nitro, halogen, heterocycle, amino, aryl, C 1-20 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, or alkoxy unsubstituted or substituted by halogen;
  • R 14 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl or halogen
  • R 15 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl or halogen
  • R 4 is different from hydrogen when represents a group of formula
  • the asterisk * indicates the point of attachment of the substituents.
  • the compounds have the formula I, their tautomers, geometrical isomers (including cis and trans, Z and E isomers), enantiomers, diastereoisomers and mixtures thereof (including all possible mixtures of stereoisomers), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof,
  • R 1 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, halogen, hydroxy, ester, amido, cyano, nitro, amino, guanidine, alkylthio, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, aryl or heterocycle;
  • R 2 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, halogen, cyano, ester, carbamate or amido;
  • R 3 is hydrogen, cyano, C 1-20 alkyl, halogen or ester
  • R 2 and R 3 can form together with the imidazole ring the following 1H-benzimidazole cycle
  • R 4 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, C 2-12 alkenyl or aryl
  • R 4a is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen
  • R 4a and R 5 can form together with the 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine ring the following 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one cycle
  • R 6 is hydrogen or C 1-20 alkyl
  • R 7 is hydrogen; or R 6 and R 7 are linked together to form a C 3-6 cycloalkyl;
  • R 8 is hydrogen
  • R 9 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, halogen or alkoxy
  • R 10 is hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, halogen or cyano
  • R 11 is hydrogen
  • R 12 is hydrogen or halogen
  • R 13 is hydrogen, halogen, heterocycle or C 1-20 alkyl
  • R 14 is hydrogen
  • R 15 is hydrogen
  • alkyl represents saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having straight (unbranched) or branched or cyclic or combinations thereof and containing 1-20 carbon atoms, preferably 1-10 carbon atoms, more pre preferred alkyl groups have 1-3 carbon atoms.
  • Alkyl moieties may optionally be substituted by 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, azido, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkylhio, alkanoylamino, arylcarbonylamino, aminocarbonyl, methylaminocarbonyl, dimethylaminocarbonyl or aryl.
  • alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, 1-ethylpropyl, n-heptyl, 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl, n-decyl, chloromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, hydroxymethyl, cyanomethyl, azidomethyl, (acetylamino)methyl, (propionylamino)methyl, (benzoylamino)methyl, (4-chlorophenoxy)methyl, benzyl, 2-phenylethyl or 2-(methylthio)ethyl.
  • Preferred alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, 1-ethylpropyl, 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl, chloromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, hydroxymethyl, cyanomethyl, azidomethyl, (acetylamino)methyl, (propionylamino)methyl, (benzoylamino)methyl or 2-(methylthio)ethyl.
  • More preferred alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, azidomethyl or trifluoromethyl. Most preferred alkyl groups are methyl or n-propyl.
  • cycloalkyl represents a monovalent group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, usually 3-6 carbon atoms derived from a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon, which may be substituted by any suitable group including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • Preferred cycloalkyl groups are cyclopropyl and cyclohexyl.
  • alkenyl represents straight, branched or cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals or combinations thereof having at least one carbon-carbon double bond, containing 2-12 carbon atoms, preferably usually 2-4 carbon atoms.
  • Alkenyl groups are being optionally substituted with any suitable group, including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • an alkenyl group is ethenyl (vinyl) optionally substituted by 1 to 3 halogens.
  • Preferred alkenyl group in the present case, is 2,2-difluorovinyl.
  • alkynyl represents straight, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon radicals or combinations thereof containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond, containing 2-12 carbon atoms, preferably 2-6 carbon atoms, and being optionally substituted by any suitable group, including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • an alkynyl group is a halogenoalkynyl group (haloalkynyl group).
  • Groups qualified by prefixes such as “s”, “i”, “t” and the like are branched derivatives.
  • aryl as used herein, is defined as phenyl optionally substituted by 1 to 4 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, alkoxy, alkylthio, C1-3 alkyl or azido, preferably halogen or azido.
  • aryl groups in the present case are phenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl, 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl, 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl, 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl, 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl, 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl, 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl or 3-azido-2,4,6-trifluorophenyl.
  • aryl groups are phenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl, 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl, 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl, 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl, 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl, 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl or 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl.
  • aryl groups are phenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl, 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl, 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl, 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl, 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl or 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl.
  • heterocycle is defined as including an aromatic or non aromatic cycloalkyl moiety as defined above, having at least one O, S and/or N atom interrupting the carbocyclic ring structure.
  • Heterocyclic ring moieties can be optionally substituted by alkyl groups or halogens and optionally, one of the carbon of the carbocyclic ring structure may be replaced by a carbonyl.
  • heterocycles are 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thienyl, 3-thienyl, 2-tetrahydrofuranyl, 1H-pyrrol-2-yl, 1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl, 1H-pyrazol-2-yl, 1H-pyrazol-3-yl, 4-chloro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl, 5-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, 1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-4-isothiazyl, 1H-imidazol-2-yl, 1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl, 4-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl, or 2-methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl.
  • Preferred heterocycles are 1H-imidazol-2-yl, 1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl, 1H-pyrazol-3-yl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thienyl, 1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl, 1H-pyrrol-2-yl.
  • halogen includes an atom of chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine. Usually halogens are chlorine, bromine and fluorine. Preferred halogens are fluorine, bromine and chlorine.
  • hydroxy represents a group of formula —OH.
  • alkoxy represents a group of formula —OR a
  • R a is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • Preferred alkoxy group is methoxy.
  • aryloxy represents a group of formula —OR b wherein R b is an aryl group, as defined above. Preferred aryloxy group is phenoxy.
  • ester represents a group of formula —COOR c wherein R c is an alkyl group or aryl group, as defined above. Preferred ester group is methoxycarbonyl.
  • amino represents a group of formula —NH 2 .
  • amino acid represents an alkylamino or an arylamino group, wherein the terms “alkyl” and “aryl” are defined as above.
  • cyano represents a group of formula —CN.
  • nitro represents a group of formula NO 2 .
  • azido represents a group of formula —N 3 .
  • guanidine represents a group of formula —NHC( ⁇ NH)NH 2 .
  • alkylthio represents a group of formula —SR d wherein R d is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • Preferred alkylthio group is methylthio.
  • alkylsulfonyl represents a group of formula —S( ⁇ O) 2 R e wherein R e is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • R e is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • Preferred alkylsulfonyl group is methylsulfonyl.
  • alkylsulfinyl represents a group of formula —S( ⁇ O)R f wherein R f is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • R f is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • Preferred alkylsulfinyl group is methylsulfinyl.
  • arylthio represents a group of formula —SR 9 wherein R g is an aryl group, as defined above.
  • arylsulfonyl represents a group of the formula —S( ⁇ O) 2 R h wherein R h is an aryl group, as defined above.
  • arylsulfinyl represents a group of the formula —S( ⁇ O)R i wherein R i is an aryl group, as defined above.
  • carbamate represents a group of formula —N(H)C(O)OR j , wherein R j is an alkyl or an aryl, as defined above.
  • carbamate groups are (propoxycarbonyl)amino or (benzyloaxycarbonyl)amino.
  • Preferred carbamate group is (benzyloaxycarbonyl)amino.
  • alkanoylamino represents a group of the formula —NHC( ⁇ O)R k wherein R k is an alkyl group, as defined above.
  • (arylcarbonyl)amino represents a group of the formula —NHC( ⁇ O)R m wherein R m is an aryl group, as defined above.
  • Preferred (arylcarbonyl)amino is benzoylamino.
  • R 1 is hydrogen; C 1-10 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxy, cyano, methylthio, phenyl or 4-chlorophenoxy; hydroxy; C 3-6 cycloalkyl; halogen; ester; amido; nitro; cyano; amino; phenyl; alkylthio; alkylsulfonyl; alkylsulfinyl; heterocycle unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl groups; or guanidine.
  • R 1 is hydrogen; methyl; ethyl; i-propyl; n-propyl; cyclopropyl; n-butyl; i-butyl; t-butyl; 1-ethylpropyl; 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl; hydroxymethyl; chloromethyl; trifluoromethyl; 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl; cyanomethyl; 2-(methylthio)ethyl; chloro; bromo; nitro; cyano; amino; aminocarbonyl; methoxycarbonyl; methylthio; methylsulfinyl; methylsulfonyl; phenyl; 2-furyl; 3-furyl; 1H-pyrrol-2-yl; 1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl; 2-thienyl; 1H-pyrazol-3-yl; 1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl or 1H-imidazol-2-yl.
  • R 1 is hydrogen; methyl; ethyl; i-propyl; n-propyl; n-butyl; methylthio; nitro; cyano; amino; chloro or 1H-pyrrol-2-yl. Most preferably, R 1 is hydrogen; methyl; methylthio; nitro; cyano; amino or chloro.
  • R 2 is hydrogen; C 1-4 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, alkanoylamino or benzoylamino; halogen; ester; cyano; alkyl carbamate; [(N-methoxy-N-methyl)amino]carbonyl.
  • R 2 is hydrogen; methyl; hydroxymethyl; (acetylamino)methyl; (propionylamino)methyl; (benzoylamino)methyl; [(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino; chloro or cyano. More preferably, R 2 is hydrogen; chloro or cyano.
  • R 3 is hydrogen; C 1-4 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy; halogen; ester or cyano.
  • R 3 is hydrogen; hydroxymethyl; chloro; cyano. More preferably, R 3 is hydrogen or cyano. Most preferred R 3 is hydrogen.
  • R 4 is hydrogen; C1-4 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogens; C2-4 alkenyl substituted by halogens or phenyl group unsubstituted or substituted by azido or/and halogens.
  • R 4 is hydrogen; n-propyl; 2,2-difluorovinyl; phenyl; 3-chlorophenyl; 3-fluorophenyl; 4-chlorophenyl; 4-fluorophenyl; 3,5-difluorophenyl; 3,4-difluorophenyl; 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl; 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl; 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl; 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl or 3-azido-2,4,6-trifluorophenyl.
  • R 4 is hydrogen; n-propyl; 2,2-difluorovinyl; phenyl; 3-chlorophenyl; 3-fluorophenyl; 4-chlorophenyl; 4-fluorophenyl; 3,5-difluorophenyl; 3,4-difluorophenyl; 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl; 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl; 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl; 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl or 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl.
  • R 4 is n-propyl; 2,2-difluorovinyl; phenyl; 3-chlorophenyl; 3-fluorophenyl; 3,5-difluorophenyl; 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl; 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl; 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl or 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl.
  • R 4a is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen
  • R 6 is hydrogen or C 1-10 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy or azido.
  • R 6 is hydrogen or azidomethyl. More preferably R 6 is hydrogen.
  • R 7 is hydrogen
  • R 6 and R 7 are linked to form a cyclopropyl.
  • R 2 and R 3 can form together with the imidazole ring the following 1H-benzimidazole cycle
  • R 8 is hydrogen
  • R 9 is hydrogen; halogen; C 1-3 alkyl or alkoxy.
  • R 9 is hydrogen; methyl; chloro or methoxy. More preferred R 9 is hydrogen.
  • R 10 is hydrogen; halogen; cyano; C 1-3 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogens; or alkoxy.
  • R 10 is methyl; hydrogen;
  • R 10 is hydrogen; trifluoromethyl; fluoro or cyano.
  • R 11 is hydrogen
  • R 4 , R 4a and R 5 can form together with the 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine ring the following 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one cycle
  • R 12 is hydrogen or halogen.
  • R 12 is hydrogen; chloro or fluoro. More preferred R 12 is hydrogen.
  • R 13 is hydrogen; C 1-3 alkyl; halogen or thiazolyl unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl groups, such as methylthiazolyl.
  • R 13 is hydrogen; chloro; bromo or methyl.
  • Most preferred R 13 is chloro; bromo or methyl.
  • R 14 is hydrogen.
  • R 15 is hydrogen
  • Combinations of one or more of these preferred compound groups are especially preferred.
  • the compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are those wherein
  • R 1 is selected from hydrogen; C 1-10 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxy, cyano, methylthio, phenyl or 4-chlorophenoxy; C 3-6 cycloalkyl; halogen; ester; amido; nitro; cyano; amino; phenyl; alkylthio; alkylsulfonyl; alkylsulfinyl; heterocycle unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl group; or guanidine;
  • R 2 is selected from hydrogen; C 1-4 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, alkanoylamino or benzoylamino; halogen; ester; cyano; alkyl carbamate or [(N-methoxy-N-methyl)amino]carbonyl.
  • R 3 is selected from hydrogen; C 1-4 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy; halogen; ester or cyano;
  • R 4 is selected from hydrogen; C 1-4 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogens; C 2-4 alkenyl substituted by halogens or phenyl group unsubstituted or substituted by azido or/and halogens;
  • R 4a is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen
  • R 6 is selected from hydrogen or C 1-10 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy or azido;
  • R 7 is hydrogen
  • R 6 and R 7 can be linked to form a cyclopropyl
  • R 2 and R 3 can form together with the imidazole ring the following 1H-benzimidazole cycle
  • R 8 is hydrogen
  • R 9 is selected from hydrogen; halogen; C 1-3 alkyl; alkoxy;
  • R 10 is selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano or C 1-3 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogens; or alkoxy;
  • R 11 is hydrogen
  • R 4 , R 4a and R 5 can form together with the 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine ring the following 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one cycle
  • R 12 is selected from hydrogen or halogen
  • R 13 is selected from hydrogen; C1-3 alkyl; halogen; thiazolyl unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl groups, such as methylthiazolyl;
  • R 14 is hydrogen
  • R 15 is hydrogen
  • the compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are those wherein
  • R 1 is selected from hydrogen; methyl; ethyl; i-propyl; n-propyl; cyclopropyl; n-butyl; i-butyl; t-butyl; 1-ethylpropyl; 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl; trifluoromethyl; 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl; hydroxymethyl; chloromethyl; cyanomethyl; 2-(methylthio)ethyl; chloro; bromo; nitro; cyano; amino; aminocarbonyl; methoxycarbonyl; methylthio; methylsulfinyl; methylsulfonyl; phenyl; 2-furyl; 3-furyl; 1H-pyrrol-2-yl; 1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl; 2-thienyl; 1H-pyrazol-3-yl; 1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl; or 1H-imidazol-2-yl;
  • R 2 is selected from hydrogen; methyl; hydroxymethyl; (acetylamino)methyl; (propionylamino)methyl; (benzoylamino)methyl; (benzyloxycarbonyl)amino; chloro; or cyano;
  • R 3 is selected from hydrogen; hydroxymethyl; chloro; cyano;
  • R 2 and R 3 can form together with the imidazole ring the following 1H-benzimidazole cycle
  • R 8 is hydrogen
  • R 9 is selected from hydrogen; methyl; choro; methoxy;
  • R 10 is selected from methyl; hydrogen; trifluoromethyl; fluoro; cyano; or methoxy;
  • R 11 is hydrogen
  • R 4 is selected from hydrogen; n-propyl; 2,2-difluorovinyl; phenyl; 3-chlorophenyl; 3-fluorophenyl; 4-chlorophenyl; 4-fluorophenyl; 3,5-difluorophenyl; 3,4-difluorophenyl; 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl; 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl; 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl; 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl; or 3-azido-2,4,6-trifluorophenyl.
  • R 4 , R 4a and R 5 can form together with the 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine ring the following 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one cycle
  • R 12 is selected from hydrogen; chloro; fluoro;
  • R 13 is selected from hydrogen; chloro; bromo; methyl;
  • R 14 is hydrogen
  • R 6 is selected from hydrogen; azidomethyl
  • R 7 is hydrogen
  • R 6 and R 7 are linked to form a cyclopropyl
  • the compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are those wherein
  • R 1 is selected from hydrogen; methyl; ethyl; i-propyl; n-propyl; n-butyl; methylthio; nitro; cyano; amino; chloro; or 1H-pyrrol-2-yl;
  • R 2 is selected from hydrogen; chloro; cyano;
  • R 3 is selected from hydrogen; cyano;
  • R 2 and R 3 can form together with the imidazole ring the following 1H-benzimidazole cycle
  • R 8 is hydrogen
  • R 9 is hydrogen
  • R 10 is selected from hydrogen; trifluoromethyl; fluoro; cyano;
  • R 11 is hydrogen
  • R 4 is selected from hydrogen; n-propyl; 2,2-difluorovinyl; phenyl; 3-chlorophenyl; 3-fluorophenyl; 4-chlorophenyl; 4-fluorophenyl; 3,5-difluorophenyl; 3,4-difluorophenyl; 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl; 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl; 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl; 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl; or 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl;
  • R 4a is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen
  • R 4 , R 4a and R 5 can form together with the 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine ring the following 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one cycle
  • R 12 is hydrogen
  • R 13 is selected from methyl; chloro; bromo;
  • R 14 is hydrogen
  • R 6 is hydrogen
  • R 7 is hydrogen
  • the compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are those wherein
  • R 1 is selected from hydrogen; methyl; methylthio; nitro; cyano; amino; chloro;
  • R 2 is selected from hydrogen; chloro; cyano;
  • R 3 is hydrogen
  • R 4 is selected from n-propyl; 2,2-difluorovinyl; phenyl; 3-chlorophenyl; 3-fluorophenyl; 3,5-difluorophenyl; 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl; 2,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl; 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl; 3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl;
  • R 4a is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen
  • R 4 , R 4a and R 5 can form together with the 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine ring the following 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one cycle
  • R 12 is hydrogen
  • R 13 is selected from chloro; bromo; methyl
  • R 14 is hydrogen
  • R 6 is hydrogen
  • R 7 is hydrogen
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: 1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one; 1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one; 4-(3-azido-2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one; 1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one; ( ⁇ )-4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-1-one; (+)-4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one; 1-[(2-ethyl
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: 1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one, 1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one; 1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one; ( ⁇ )-4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-1-one; (+)-4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one; 1-[(2-ethyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one; 1-[(2-isopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: 1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one; 1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one; ( ⁇ )-4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-1-one; (+)-4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one; 4-(2,2-difluorovinyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-on-e; 4-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one; 1- ⁇
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: ( ⁇ )-4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-1-one; (+)-4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one; 4-(3-azido-2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one.
  • R 1 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl
  • R 2 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl
  • R 3 is a group of formula —CHR 5 R 6 or a benzyl group
  • R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by alkoxycarbonyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocycle;
  • R 5 is C2-4 alkyl
  • R 6 is C2-4 alkyl, amido or —COOR 7 ;
  • R 7 is C1-4 alkyl
  • R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by alkoxycarbonyl.
  • R 3 is a group of formula —CHR 5 R 6 then R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by C 3-6 cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocycle.
  • alkyl is a group which represents saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having straight (unbranched) or branched moieties, or combinations thereof, and containing 1-8 carbon atoms, preferably 1-6 carbon atoms; more preferably alkyl groups have 1-4 carbon atoms.
  • Alkyl moieties may optionally be substituted by 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkoxy, cyano, ethynyl, alkoxycarbonyl, acyl, aryl or heterocycle.
  • Alkyl moieties may be optionally substituted by a cycloalkyl as defined hereafter.
  • Preferred alkyl groups are methyl, cyanomethyl, ethyl, 2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, n-propyl, 2-oxopropyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-propynyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, n-pentyl, 3-pentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexylmethyl, benzyl, 2-bromobenzyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 4-bromobenzyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl, 3-aminobenzyl, 4-(aminosulfonyl)benzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, (3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl or (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl.
  • More preferred alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, cyanomethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, n-propyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-propynyl, n-butyl, 3-pentyl, n-hexyl, benzyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl, 3-aminobenzyl, (3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl or (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl.
  • Most preferred alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl or (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl.
  • cycloalkyl represents a monovalent group of 3 to 8, preferably 3 to 6 carbon atoms derived from a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon, which may be substituted by any suitable group including but not limited to one or more moieties selected from groups as described above for the alkyl groups.
  • Preferred cycloalkyl group is cyclohexyl.
  • aryl as used herein, is defined as a phenyl group optionally substituted by 1 to 4 substituents independently selected from halogen, amino, nitro, alkoxy or aminosulfonyl.
  • Preferred aryl groups are phenyl, 2-bromophenyl, 3-bromophenyl, 4-bromophenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 3-nitrophenyl, 3-aminophenyl or 4-(aminosulfonyl)phenyl.
  • phenyl represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group of formula —C 6 H 5 .
  • benzyl group represents a group of formula —CH 2 -aryl.
  • Preferred benzyl groups are benzyl, 2-bromobenzyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 4-bromobenzyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl, 3-aminobenzyl or 4-(aminosulfonyl)benzyl.
  • More preferred benzyl groups are benzyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl or 3-aminobenzyl.
  • Most preferred alkyl groups are 3-methoxybenzyl or 3-nitrobenzyl.
  • halogen represents an atom of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine. Preferred halogen is bromine.
  • hydroxy represents a group of formula —OH.
  • cyano represents a group of formula —CN.
  • amino represents a group of formula —NH 2 .
  • ethynyl represents a group of formula —C ⁇ CH.
  • alkoxy represents a group of formula —OR a wherein R a is an alkyl group, as defined above. Preferred alkoxy group is methoxy.
  • nitro represents a group of formula —NO 2 .
  • acyl represents a group of formula —C( ⁇ O)R b wherein R b is an alkyl group, as defined here above.
  • Preferred acyl group is acetyl (—C( ⁇ O)Me).
  • alkoxycarbonyl represents a group of formula COOR c wherein R c is an alkyl group; with the proviso that R c does not represent an alkyl alpha-substituted by hydroxy.
  • Preferred alkoxycarbonyl group is ethoxycarbonyl.
  • heterocycle represents a 5-membered ring containing one or two heteroatoms selected from O or N.
  • the heterocycle may be substituted by one or two C 1-4 alkyl or nitro.
  • Preferred heterocycles are (3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl) or (5-nitro-2-furyl). Most preferred heterocycle is (5-nitro-2-furyl).
  • R 1 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl.
  • R 1 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxy, alkoxy, cyano, ethynyl, alkoxycarbonyl or acyl.
  • R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, cyanomethyl, 2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, n-propyl, 2-oxopropyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-propynyl, n-pentyl or n-hexyl.
  • R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, cyanomethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, n-propyl, 3-hydroxypropyl or 2-propynyl.
  • R 1 is hydrogen.
  • R 2 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl. Usually R 2 is hydrogen or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkyl. Preferably R 2 is hydrogen, methyl or n-butyl. More preferably, R 2 is methyl.
  • R 3 is a group of formula —CHR 5 R 6 or a benzyl group.
  • R 3 is 3-pentyl, 1-(aminocarbonyl)propyl, 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl or 3-bromobenzyl. Most preferably R 3 is 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl.
  • R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by alkoxycarbonyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocycle.
  • R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by cyclohexyl, phenyl, bromophenyl, aminophenyl, methoxyphenyl, nitrophenyl, aminosulfonylphenyl, 3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, 5-nitro-2-furyl or ethoxycarbonyl.
  • R 4 is n-butyl, i-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexylmethyl, benzyl, 2-bromobenzyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 4-bromobenzyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl, 3-aminobenzyl, 4-(aminosulfonyl)benzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, (3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl, (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl or 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl.
  • R 4 is n-butyl, n-hexyl, benzyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl, 3-aminobenzyl, (3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl, (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl or 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl. Most preferably R 4 is 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl or (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl.
  • R 5 is C2-4 alkyl. Usually R 5 is unsubstituted C 2-4 4 alkyl. Preferably R 5 is ethyl.
  • R 6 is C 2-4 alkyl, amido or —COOR 7 .
  • R 6 is unsubstituted C 2-4 alkyl, amido or —COOR 7 .
  • R 6 is ethyl, amido or ethoxycarbonyl. Most preferably R 6 is ethoxycarbonyl.
  • R 7 is C 1-4 alkyl. Usually R 7 is unsubstituted C 1-4 alkyl. Preferably, R 7 is ethyl.
  • the compounds are those having formula I, and their enantiomers, diastereoisomers and mixtures thereof (including all possible mixtures of stereoisomers), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof,
  • R 1 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxy, alkoxy, cyano, ethynyl, alkoxycarbonyl or acyl;
  • R 2 is hydrogen or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkyl
  • R 3 is a group of formula —CHR 5 , R 6 or a benzyl group
  • R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by cyclohexyl, phenyl, bromophenyl, aminophenyl, methoxyphenyl, nitrophenyl, aminosulfonylphenyl, 3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, 5-nitro-2-furyl or ethoxycarbonyl;
  • R 5 is unsubstituted C 2-4 alkyl
  • R 6 is unsubstituted C 2-4 alkyl, amido or —COOR 7 ;
  • R 7 is unsubstituted C 1-4 alkyl
  • R 4 is different from n-propyl, i-propyl, n-pentyl, n-heptyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 4-chlorobenzyl, 4-methylbenzyl or 2-phenylethyl.
  • R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by alkoxycarbonyl.
  • R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by C 3-6 cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocycle.
  • R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, cyanomethyl, 2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, n-propyl, 2-oxopropyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-propynyl, n-pentyl or n-hexyl;
  • R 2 is hydrogen, methyl or n-butyl
  • R 3 is 3-pentyl, 1-(aminocarbonyl)propyl, 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl or 3-bromobenzyl;
  • R 4 is n-butyl, i-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexylmethyl, benzyl, 2-bromobenzyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 4-bromobenzyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl, 3-aminobenzyl, 4-(aminosulfonyl)benzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, (3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl, (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl or 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl;
  • R 1 is hydrogen
  • R 2 is methyl
  • R 3 is 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl
  • R 4 is different from n-pentyl, 3-bromobenzyl or 2-phenylethyl.
  • R 4 is C 1-8 alkyl optionally substituted by alkoxycarbonyl.
  • R 4 is different from 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl.
  • R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, cyanomethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, n-propyl, 3-hydroxypropyl or 2-propynyl;
  • R 2 is methyl
  • R 3 is 3-pentyl, 1-(aminocarbonyl)propyl, 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl or 3-bromobenzyl;
  • R 4 is n-butyl, n-hexyl, benzyl, 3-bromobenzyl, 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl, 3-aminobenzyl, (3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl, (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl or 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl;
  • R 4 is different from 3-bromobenzyl.
  • R 4 is 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl
  • R 4 is different from 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl
  • R 1 is hydrogen; R 2 is methyl; R 3 is 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl; and R 4 is 3-methoxybenzyl, 3-nitrobenzyl or (5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl.
  • a further embodiment consists in compounds wherein R 2 is methyl, R 3 is a group of formula —CHR 5 R 6 with R 5 being C 2-4 alkyl, R 6 being amido or —COOR 7 and R 7 being methyl or ethyl.
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: ethyl 2-[(7-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl)thio]butanoate; ethyl 2- ⁇ [7-(3-bromobenzyl)-1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl]thio ⁇ butanoate; ethyl 2- ⁇ [7-(3-bromobenzyl)-1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl]thio ⁇ butanoate; ethyl 2- ⁇ [7-(3-bromobenzyl)-2
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: ethyl 2-[(7-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl)thio]butanoate; ethyl 2- ⁇ [7-(3-bromobenzyl)-1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl]thio ⁇ butanoate; ethyl 2- ⁇ [7-(3-bromobenzyl)-1,3-dimethyl-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl]thio ⁇ butanoate; ethyl 2- ⁇ [7-(3-bromobenzyl)-1-(cyanomethyl)-3-methyl-2,6-
  • compounds useful in the methods and compositions of this invention are selected from the group consisting of: ethyl 2- ⁇ [7-(3-methoxybenzyl)-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl]thio ⁇ butanoate; ethyl 2- ⁇ [3-methyl-7-(3-nitrobenzyl)-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl]thio ⁇ butanoate; and ethyl 2-( ⁇ 3-methyl-7-[(5-nitro-2-furyl)methyl]-2,6-dioxo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl ⁇ thio)butanoate.
  • the compounds or agents or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof useful for the methods and compositions of this invention also include those referred to in: i) US Patent Application 2008/0081832; ii) International Patent Application WO 2006/128692; iii) International Patent Application WO 2006/128693; iv) UK Patent No. 1,039,113; and v) UK Patent No. 1,309,692.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is levetiracetam.
  • Levetiracetam refers to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) name of the compound (2S)-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl) butanamide).
  • Levetiracetam is a widely used antiepileptic drug.
  • Levetiracetam binds to a specific site in the CNS: the synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A) (See.e.g., Noyer et al. 1995; Fuks et al. 2003; Lynch et al. 2004; Gillard et al. 2006) and has further been shown to directly inhibit synaptic activity and neurotransmission by inhibiting presynaptic neurotransmitter release (Yang et al., 2007).
  • SV2A synaptic vesicle protein 2A
  • prodrug is art-recognized and is intended to encompass compounds or agents which, under physiological conditions, are converted into a SV2A inhibitor.
  • a common method for making a prodrug is to select moieties which are hydrolyzed or metabolized under physiological conditions to provide the desired compound or agent.
  • the prodrug is converted by an enzymatic activity of the host animal to an inhibitor of SV2A.
  • Analog is used herein to refer to a compound which functionally resembles another chemical entity, but does not share the identical chemical structure.
  • an analog is sufficiently similar to a base or parent compound such that it can substitute for the base compound in therapeutic applications, despite minor structural differences. i.e., be a SV2A inhibitor.
  • “Derivative” is used herein to refer to the chemical modification of a compound. Chemical modifications of a compound can include, for example, replacement of hydrogen by an alkyl, acyl, or amino group. Many other modifications are also possible.
  • a derivative of a SV2A inhibitor as used in the methods and compositions of this invention binds SV2A and reduces synaptic function by reducing pre-synaptic vesicle release, i.e., be a SV2A inhibitor.
  • “Pharmaceutically acceptable salts” is used herein to refer to an agent or a compound according to the invention that is a therapeutically active, non-toxic base and acid salt form of the compounds.
  • the acid addition salt form of a compound that occurs in its free form as a base can be obtained by treating said free base form with an appropriate acid such as an inorganic acid, for example, a hydrohalic such as hydrochloric or hydrobromic, sulfuric, nitric, phosphoric and the like; or an organic acid, such as, for example, acetic, hydroxyacetic, propanoic, lactic, pyruvic, malonic, succinic, maleic, fumaric, malic, tartaric, citric, methanesulfonic, ethanesulfonic, benzenesulfonic, p-toluenesulfonic, cyclic, salicylic, p-aminosalicylic, pamoic and the like. See, e.g., WO 01
  • Compounds containing acidic protons may be converted into their therapeutically active, non-toxic base addition salt form, e.g. metal or amine salts, by treatment with appropriate organic and inorganic bases.
  • Appropriate base salt forms include, for example, ammonium salts, alkali and earth alkaline metal salts, e.g. lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium salts and the like, salts with organic bases, e.g. N-methyl-D-glucamine, hydrabamine salts, and salts with amino acids such as, for example, arginine, lysine and the like.
  • said salt forms can be converted into the free forms by treatment with an appropriate base or acid.
  • Compounds and their salts can be in the form of a solvate, which is included within the scope of the present invention. Such solvates include for example hydrates, alcoholates and the like. See, e.g., WO 01/062726.
  • stereogenic center in their structure.
  • This stereogenic center may be present in a R or a S configuration, said R and S notation is used in correspondence with the rules described in Pure Appl. Chem. (1976), 45, 11-30.
  • the invention also relates to all stereoisomeric forms such as enantiomeric and diastereoisomeric forms of the compounds or mixtures thereof (including all possible mixtures of stereoisomers). See, e.g., WO 01/062726.
  • certain compounds which contain alkenyl groups may exist as Z (zusammen) or E (entussi) isomers.
  • the invention includes both mixture and separate individual isomers.
  • Multiple substituents on the piperidinyl or the azepanyl ring can also stand in either cis or trans relationship to each other with respect to the plane of the piperidinyl or the azepanyl ring.
  • Some of the compounds may also exist in tautomeric forms. Such forms although not explicitly indicated in the above formula are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
  • This invention provides methods and compositions for treating age-related cognitive impairment or the risk thereof using an inhibitor of SV2A and analogs, derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof.
  • the methods and compositions may be used for human patients in clinical applications in the treating age-related cognitive impairment in conditions such as MCI, ARCD and AAMI or for the risk thereof.
  • the dose of the composition and dosage interval for the method is, as described herein, one that is safe and efficacious in those applications.
  • the inhibitor of SV2A activity is levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof or a composition containing such levetiracetam
  • the invention relates to such levetiracetam or to a levetiracetam-containing compositions and a method of using such levetiracetam or that composition for improving cognitive function in patients suffering from age-related cognitive impairment or at risk thereof, the method comprising the step of administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of levetiracetam or a composition containing it.
  • analogs or derivatives of levetiracetam and pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof are used.
  • the inhibitor of SV2A activity is brivaracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof or a composition containing such brivaracetam
  • the invention relates to such brivaracetam or to a brivaracetam-containing compositions and a method of using such brivaracetam or that composition for improving cognitive function in patients suffering from age-related cognitive impairment or at risk thereof, the method comprising the step of administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of brivaracetam or a composition containing it.
  • analogs or derivatives of brivaracetam and pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof are used.
  • the subject to be treated by the methods and compositions of this invention exhibits age-related cognitive impairment or is at risk of such impairment.
  • the age-related cognitive impairment includes, without limitation, MCI, ARCD and AAMI.
  • compositions and methods of the present invention preferably should readily penetrate the blood-brain barrier when peripherally administered.
  • Compounds which cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier can still be effectively administered directly into the central nervous system, e.g., by an intraventricular route.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is formulated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In other embodiments, no carrier is used.
  • the SV2A inhibitor can be administered alone or as a component of a pharmaceutical formulation (therapeutic composition).
  • the SV2A inhibitor may be formulated for administration in any convenient way for use in human medicine.
  • the therapeutic methods of the invention include administering the composition of a compound or agent topically, systemically, or locally.
  • therapeutic compositions of compounds or agents of the invention may be formulated for administration by, for example, injection (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly), inhalation or insufflation (either through the mouth or the nose) or oral, buccal, sublingual, transdermal, nasal, or parenteral administration.
  • the compositions of compounds or agents described herein may be formulated as part of an implant or device, or formulated for slow or extended release.
  • the therapeutic composition of compounds or agents for use in this invention is in a pyrogen-free, physiologically acceptable form. Techniques and formulations generally may be found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meade Publishing Co., Easton, Pa.
  • compositions suitable for parenteral administration may comprise the SV2A inhibitor in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable sterile isotonic aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions, or sterile powders which may be reconstituted into sterile injectable solutions or dispersions just prior to use, which may contain antioxidants, buffers, bacteriostats, solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended recipient or suspending or thickening agents.
  • aqueous and non-aqueous carriers examples include water, ethanol, polyols (such as glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof, vegetable oils, such as olive oil, and injectable organic esters, such as ethyl oleate.
  • polyols such as glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and the like
  • vegetable oils such as olive oil
  • injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate.
  • Proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the use of coating materials, such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersions, and by the use of surfactants.
  • a composition comprising a SV2A inhibitor may also contain adjuvants, such as preservatives, wetting agents, emulsifying agents and dispersing agents. Prevention of the action of microorganisms may be ensured by the inclusion of various antibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, paraben, chlorobutanol, phenol sorbic acid, and the like. It may also be desirable to include isotonic agents, such as sugars, sodium chloride, and the like into the compositions. In addition, prolonged absorption of the injectable pharmaceutical form may be brought about by the inclusion of agents which delay absorption, such as aluminum monostearate and gelatin.
  • compositions comprising a SV2A inhibitor can be administered orally, e.g., in the form of capsules, cachets, pills, tablets, lozenges (using a flavored basis, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth), powders, granules, or as a solution or a suspension in an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid, or as an oil-in-water or water-in-oil liquid emulsion, or as an elixir or syrup, or as pastilles (using an inert base, such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acacia) and the like, each containing a predetermined amount of the SV2A inhibitor as an active ingredient.
  • a SV2A inhibitor can be administered orally, e.g., in the form of capsules, cachets, pills, tablets, lozenges (using a flavored basis, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth), powders, granules
  • one or more compositions comprising the SV2A inhibitor may be mixed with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate, and/or any of the following: (1) fillers or extenders, such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and/or silicic acid; (2) binders, such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, sucrose, and/or acacia; (3) humectants, such as glycerol; (4) disintegrating agents, such as agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, and sodium carbonate; (5) solution retarding agents, such as paraffin; (6) absorption accelerators, such as quaternary ammonium compounds; (7) wetting
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carriers such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate, and/or any of the following: (1) fillers or extenders
  • compositions may also comprise buffering agents.
  • Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such excipients as lactose or milk sugars, as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols and the like.
  • Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, and elixirs.
  • the liquid dosage forms may contain inert diluents commonly used in the art, such as water or other solvents, solubilizing agents and emulsifiers, such as ethyl alcohol (ethanol), isopropyl alcohol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, oils (in particular, cottonseed, groundnut, corn, germ, olive, castor, and sesame oils), glycerol, tetrahydrofuryl alcohol, polyethylene glycols and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and mixtures thereof.
  • the oral compositions can also include adjuvants such as wetting agents, emulsifying
  • Suspensions in addition to the active compounds, may contain suspending agents such as ethoxylated isostearyl alcohols, polyoxyethylene sorbitol, and sorbitan esters, microcrystalline cellulose, aluminum metahydroxide, bentonite, agar-agar and tragacanth, and mixtures thereof.
  • suspending agents such as ethoxylated isostearyl alcohols, polyoxyethylene sorbitol, and sorbitan esters, microcrystalline cellulose, aluminum metahydroxide, bentonite, agar-agar and tragacanth, and mixtures thereof.
  • extended release is widely recognized in the art of pharmaceutical sciences and is used herein to refer to a controlled release of an active compound or agent from a dosage form to an environment over (throughout or during) an extended period of time, e.g. greater than or equal to one hour.
  • An extended release dosage form will release drug at substantially constant rate over an extended period of time or a substantially constant amount of drug will be released incrementally over an extended period of time.
  • extended release used herein includes the terms “controlled release”, “prolonged release”, “sustained release”, or “slow release”, as these terms are used in the pharmaceutical sciences.
  • the extended release dosage is administered in the form of a patch or a pump.
  • SV2A inhibitor(s) A person of ordinary skill in the art, such as a physician, is readily able to determine the required amount of SV2A inhibitor(s) to treat the subject using the compositions and methods of this invention. It is understood that the dosage regimen will be determined for an individual, taking into consideration, for example, various factors that modify the action of inhibitors of SV2A, the severity or stage of the disease, route of administration, and characteristics unique to the individual, such as age, weight, size, and extent of cognitive impairment.
  • the present invention also provides compositions of and methods for using other such SV2A inhibitors to improve cognitive function in patients suffering from age-related cognitive impairment or at risk thereof.
  • HED human equivalent dose
  • the dose of the SV2A inhibitor is 0.1 to 5 mg/kg/day (which, given a typical human subject of 70 kg, is 7 to 350 mg/day). Doses that may be used include, but are not limited to 0.1, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5 mg/kg/day. In a embodiments, the dose is 1-2 mg/kg/day (which, given a typical human subject of 70 kg, is 70-140 mg/day). In other embodiments of the invention, the dose of the SV2A inhibitor is 0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg/day. Other doses higher than, intermediate to, or less than these doses may also be used and may be determined by one skilled in the art following the methods of this invention.
  • the dose of the SV2A inhibitor is 0.01 to 2.5 mg/kg/day (which, given a typical human subject of 70 kg, is about 0.7-180 mg/day).
  • Doses that may be used include, but are not limited to 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.12, 0.14, 0.16, 0.18, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5 mg/kg/day.
  • the dose is 0.1-2.5 mg/kg/day (which, given a typical human subject of 70 kg, is about 7-180 mg/day).
  • the dose is 0.4-2.5 mg/kg/day (which, given a typical human subject of 70 kg, is about 25-180 mg/day). In some embodiments of the invention, the dose of the SV2A inhibitor is 0.6 to 1.8 mg/kg/day. In some embodiments of the invention, the dose of the SV2A inhibitor is 0.04 to 2.5 mg/kg/day. In some embodiments of the invention, the dose of the SV2A inhibitor is 0.06 to 1.8 mg/kg/day. Other doses higher than, intermediate to, or less than these doses may also be used and may be determined by one skilled in the art following the methods of this invention.
  • the interval of administration is 12 or 24 hours. Administration at less frequent intervals, such as once every 6 hours, may also be used.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a total daily dose of 0.1 to 5 mg/kg (e.g., in the case of administration every 12 hours of a daily dose of 2 mg/kg, each administration is 1 mg/kg).
  • the SV2A inhibitor is administered every 24 hours at a daily dose of 1 to 2 mg/kg.
  • the selective inhibitor of SV2A is administered every 24 hours at a daily dose of 0.1-0.2 mg/kg.
  • the SV2A inhibitor is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of 0.01 to 2.5 mg/kg (e.g., in the case of administration every 12 hours of a daily dose of 0.8 mg/kg, each administration is 0.4 mg/kg). In some embodiments, the SV2A inhibitor is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of 0.1 to 2.5 mg/kg. In some embodiments, the SV2A inhibitor is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of 0.4 to 2.5 mg/kg. In some embodiments, the SV2A inhibitor is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of 0.6 to 1.8 mg/kg.
  • the selective inhibitor of SV2A is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of 0.04-2.5 mg/kg. In some embodiments, the selective inhibitor of SV2A is administered every 12 or 24 hours at a daily dose of 0.06-1.8 mg/kg.
  • the SV2A inhibitor can be administered one time, or one or more times periodically throughout the lifetime of the patient as necessary.
  • Other administration intervals intermediate to or shorter than these dosage intervals for clinical applications may also be used and may be determined by one skilled in the art following the methods of this invention.
  • Desired time of administration can be determined by routine experimentation by one skilled in the art.
  • the SV2a inhibitor may be administered for a period of 1-4 weeks, 1-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, 1-2 years, or more, up to the lifetime of the patient.
  • compositions and methods of this invention can also include other therapeutically useful agents.
  • these other therapeutically useful agents may be administered in a single formulation, simultaneously or sequentially with the SV2A inhibitors according to the methods of the invention.
  • the present invention provides methods and compositions of treating age-related cognitive impairment, which method comprises administering to a subject in need or at risk thereof an inhibitor of SV2A, as described above, in combination with valproic acid (or salts, or solvates, or analogs or derivatives thereof).
  • VPA valproic acid
  • X is —OH, C 1-10 alkoxy, —O-alkali metal, —N(R 1 ) 2 , —SH, or —S—C 1-10 alkyl;
  • R is a straight chain or branched C 1-30 alkyl
  • R 1 is H, C 1-10 alky, C 2-10 alkenyl, C 2-10 alkynyl, aryl, or aralkyl;
  • R may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more —OH, C 1-10 alkoxy, —N(R 1 ) 2 , —SH, —S—C 1-10 alkyl, or aryl.
  • Methods for making the compounds of formula may be found in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,558,070; 4,595,695; 4,654,370; 4,895,873; 4,913,906; 5,017,613; 5,019,398; 5,049,586; 5,162,573; 5,440,023; 5,856,569; 6,131,106 and 6,610,326.
  • VPA refers to 2-propylpentanoate, an anticonvulsant drug that is reported to modify excitatory-inhibitory functions by increasing glutamate reuptake and ⁇ -aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentrations (Hassel et al., 2001; Loscher, 1999; Owens and Nemeroff, 2003).
  • GABA ⁇ -aminobutyric acid
  • Other names and descriptions of VPA are also envisioned herein, such as Depakote, Valrelease, valproate and sodium valproate.
  • VPA has been prescribed for treatment of bipolar disorder, migraine, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • valproate is reported to be effective in treating age-related cognitive impairment (Koh et al., 36th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Oct. 15, 2006, No. 273.14, D.3).
  • Chronic subcutaneous administration to memory-impaired aged rats of 100 mg/kg/day sodium valproate treated their age-related cognitive impairment and their performance in a memory test was significantly improved.
  • This dosage results in a blood total valproate level of 10 ⁇ g/ml plasma (10 ⁇ g/ml total VPA).
  • Treatment with chronic subcutaneous administration of 50 mg/kg/day VPA was not effective.
  • the dosage of both VPA or analogs or derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and the SV2A inhibitor are each sub-therapeutic with respect to treating age-related cognitive impairment when administered alone.
  • the daily dose of the SV2A inhibitor, when administered in combination with VPA or analogs or derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof is 0.01 to 1 mg/kg. In certain embodiments, the daily dose of the SV2A inhibitor, when administered in combination with VPA or analogs or derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, is 0.001 to 1.0 mg/kg.
  • the dose of valproate when administered in combination with an SV2A inhibitor is 0.5 to 5 ⁇ g/ml total VPA.
  • the doses useful for analogs or derivatives of VPA, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof are readily determined by those skilled in the art, using the methods of this invention.
  • compositions and methods described herein may be adapted and modified as is appropriate for the application being addressed and that the compositions and methods described herein may be employed in other suitable applications, and that such other additions and modifications will not depart from the scope hereof.
  • a variety of conditions characterized by cognitive impairment are believed to be related to aging.
  • Animal models serve as an important resource for developing and evaluating treatments for such age-related cognitive impairments.
  • Features that characterize age-related cognitive impairment in animal models typically extend to age-related cognitive impairment in humans. Efficacy in such animal models is, thus, predictive of efficacy in humans.
  • a Long-Evans rat model of cognitive impairment is particularly well suited for distinguishing the difference between cognitive impairment related to illness and that related to aging. Indeed, extensive behavioral characterization has identified a naturally occurring form of cognitive impairment in an outbred strain of aged Long-Evans rats (Charles River Laboratories; Gallagher et al., Behav. Neurosci. 107:618-626, (1993)).
  • MMM Morris Water Maze
  • Aged rats in the study population have no difficulty swimming to a visible platform, but an age-dependent impairment is detected when the platform is camouflaged, requiring the use of spatial information. Performance for individual aged rats in the outbred Long-Evans strain varies greatly. For example, a proportion of those rats perform on a par with young adults. However, approximately 40-50% fall outside the range of young performance. This variability among aged rats reflects reliable individual differences. Thus, within the aged population some animals are cognitively impaired and designated aged-impaired (AI) and other animals are not impaired and are designated aged-unimpaired (AU). See, e.g., Colombo et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
  • the MWM apparatus consists of a large, circular pool (diameter 1.83 m; height, 0.58 m) filled with water (27° C.) that is made opaque through the addition of non-toxic pigment or some other substance.
  • rats are trained to find a camouflaged white escape platform (height, 34.5 cm) that is positioned in the center of one quadrant of the maze about 1.0 cm below the water surface. This platform can be retracted to the bottom of the tank or raised to its normal position from outside the maze during behavioral testing. The location of the platform remains constant from trial to trial.
  • the rat's ability to locate it efficiently from any starting position at the perimeter of the pool depends on using information surrounding the maze.
  • the maze is surrounded by black curtains to which white patterns are affixed to provide a configuration of spatial cues.
  • a second platform (height 37.5 cm), with its surface painted black is elevated 2 cm above the water surface during cue training to control for factors unrelated to cognition.
  • the behavior of a rat in the pool is recorded by a camera that is suspended 2.5 m above the center of the pool.
  • the camera is connected to a video tracking system (HVS Image Advanced Tracker VP200) and a PC computer running HVS software developed by Richard Baker of HVS Image, Sweden.
  • the MWM protocol is optimized for sensitivity to the effects of aging on cognition and for measures of reliable individual differences within the aged population of out-bred Long-Evans rats (Gallagher et al. Behav. Neurosci. 107:618-626, (1993)). Rats receive three trials per day for 8 consecutive days, using a 60 sec inter-trial interval. On each training trial, the rat is released into the maze from one of four equally spaced starting positions around the perimeter of the pool. The starting position varies from trial to trial, thus preventing the use of a response strategy (e.g., always turning left from the start location to locate the escape platform).
  • a response strategy e.g., always turning left from the start location to locate the escape platform.
  • a rat does not locate the escape platform within 90 sec on any trial, the experimenter guides the rat to the platform, where it remains for 30 sec. Every sixth trial consists of a probe trial to assess the development of spatial bias in the maze. During these trials, the rat swims with the platform retracted to the bottom of the pool for 30 sec, at which time the platform is raised to its normal position for completion of the escape trial. At the completion of the protocol using the hidden platform, rats are assessed for cue learning using the visible platform. The location of this platform varies from trial to trial in a single session of 6 training trials.
  • the proximity of the animal's position with respect to the goal is used to analyze the training trial and probe trial performance.
  • the proximity measure is obtained by sampling the position of the animal in the maze (10 times/sec) to provide a record of distance from the escape platform in 1 sec averages.
  • a correction procedure is implemented so that trial performance is relatively unbiased by differences in distance to the goal from the various start locations at the perimeter of the pool.
  • the average swimming speed is calculated for each trial (path length/latency).
  • the amount of time required to swim to the goal at that speed from the start location used for the trial is removed from the record prior to computing trial performance, i.e., cumulative distance on training trials and average distance from the goal on probe trials.
  • scores obtained using the proximity measure are designed to reflect search error, representing deviations from an optimal search, i.e. direct path to the goal and search in the immediate vicinity of that location during probe trials.
  • Computer records of video-tracking are compiled to provide data on each rat's performance in the maze. Measures on training trials and probe trials are analyzed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
  • no difference between the groups is observed for the cue training trials with a visible platform.
  • latencies to escape during cue training averaged 9.36 seconds for young and 10.60 seconds for the aged rats.
  • Aged rats are classified as either unimpaired or impaired relative to the learning index profile of the young study population.
  • Aged rats that fall within the normative range of young rats (index scores ⁇ 241) are designated aged-unimpaired (AU).
  • the remaining aged subjects that have index scores outside the range of young performance are designated aged-impaired (AI).
  • RNA Total RNA is isolated using Trizol reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the standard protocol (homogenization in Trizol reagent followed by chloroform extraction and isopropanol precipitation). Total RNA is further purified using the RNeasy mini kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.). cRNA probes are then generated from the RNA samples at the Johns Hopkins Microarray Core Facility, generally according to Affymetrix specifications.
  • RNA is used to synthesize first strand cDNA using oligonucleotide probes with 24 oligo-dT plus T7 promoter as primer (Proligo LLC, Boulder, Calif.), and the SuperScript Choice System (Invitrogen).
  • the product is purified by phenol-chloroform extraction, and biotinilated anti-sense cRNA is generated through in vitro transcription using the BioArray RNA High Yield Transcript Labeling kit (ENZO Life Sciences Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y.). 15 ⁇ g of the biotinilated cRNA is fragmented at 94° C.
  • Affymetrix Fluidics Station 450 is then used to wash and stain the chips, removing the non-hybridized target and incubating with a streptavidin-phycoerythrin conjugate to stain the biotinilated cRNA.
  • the staining is then amplified using goat immunoglobulin-G (IgG) as blocking reagent and biotinilated anti-streptavidin antibody (goat), followed by a second staining step with a streptavidin-phycoerythrin conjugate.
  • the Agilent Bioanalyzer Lab on a Chip technology, is used to confirm that all the samples had optimal rRNA ratios (1:2, for 18S and 28S, respectively) and clean run patterns.
  • Scaling factor related to the overall intensity of the chip, to confirm the similar signal intensity and staining through out the samples
  • Background estimation of unspecific or cross-hybridization
  • Percentage of present calls percentage of transcripts that are considered significantly hybridized to the chip (present) by the algorithm
  • RNA sample Fluorescence is detected using the Affymetrix G3000 GeneArray Scanner and image analysis of each GeneChip is done through the GeneChip Operating System 1.1.1 (GCOS) software from Affymetrix, using the standard default settings. All of the GeneChip arrays use short oligonucleotides for genes in an RNA sample.
  • GCOS GeneChip Operating System 1.1.1
  • Probe sets are determined to be present in a region if it had a present call in four of eight animals in a single group.
  • Probe sets are annotated using the Affymetrix annotation of Jun. 20, 2005, and all probe sets representing a specific gene are identified.
  • An ANOVA is conducted on the probe set signal values for all present probe sets by combining two groups of animals and comparing them to the third group.
  • An “AI ANOVA” is performed, where AU group are combined with Young group and compared to AI group.
  • AI rats were given six training trials per training day with a 60-sec inter-trial interval between each training trial for two consecutive days. On each training trial, the rat was released in the maze from one of four equally spaced starting positions around the perimeter of the pool. If the rat did not locate the escape platform within 90 sec on any trial, the experimenter guided the rat to the platform, where it remained for 30 sec. 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to all the training trials on each training day, AI rats were pretreated with one of three drug conditions: 1) vehicle control (0.9% saline solution); 2) levetiracetam (5 m/kg/day); and 3) levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day); through intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection.
  • the two rats treated with saline control solution in the first test were treated with either levetiracetam (5 m/kg/day) or levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day), and the two rats previously treated with levetiracetam (5 m/kg/day) were treated with either saline control solution or levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day), and the two rats previously treated with levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day) were treated with either saline control solution or levetiracetam (5 m/kg/day).
  • the rat groupings were again switched so that each group was treated with a different condition than they had been treated previously.
  • the rat was returned to its home cage and placed in the animal housing room. After a delay of 24 hours from the last training trial, the rat was given one testing trial (the “retention trial”), which was the same MWM task as the training trials, but with the escape platform removed.
  • the MWM circular pool was divided into 4 quadrants.
  • the particular quadrant where the escape platform was placed in the training trials is referred as “target quadrant”.
  • the particular region where the platform was located in the training trials is referred as “target annulus”.
  • the time the AI rats spent swimming in the target quadrant is measured and further plotted as a percentage of total swimming time.
  • FIG. 2 displays the results of one such set of retention trials.
  • the time the AI rats spend in the target annulus is also measured.
  • FIG. 2 displays the results of one such set of retention trials. Time data are collected for all three drug treatment conditions.
  • the time the AI rats spent in the target quadrant was approximately 25%, which is a performance equivalent to them having no memory of the platfrom location.
  • This performance did not significantly improve in the group treated with levetiractam at 5 mg/kg/day.
  • the group treated with levetiractam at 10 mg/kg/day demonstrated significantly improved memory as compared to vehicle-treated controls, as indicated by a significant increase in the time spent in the target quadrant to approximately 35% of total swimming time (see FIG. 2 ).
  • That level of performance is equivalent to young and age-unimpaired rats, indicating that treatment with 10 mg/kg/day levetiractam resulted in a significant recovery of the AI rats' ability to navigate this MWM.
  • the effectivness of the 10 mg/kg/day levetiracetam treatment was also seen in the time spent in the target annulus (see FIG. 2 ).
  • the RAM apparatus used consisted of eight equidistantly-spaced arms.
  • a food well (4 cm diameter, 2 cm deep) was located at the distal end of each arm.
  • Froot LoopsTM (Kellogg Company) were used as rewards.
  • Blocks constructed of PlexiglasTM (30 cm height ⁇ 12 cm width) could be positioned to prevent entry to any arm. Numerous extra maze cues surrounding the apparatus were also provided.
  • the AI rats were initially subjected to a pre-training test (Chappell et al. Neuropharmacology 37: 481-487, 1998).
  • the pre-training test consisted of a habituation phase (4 days), a training phase on the standard win-shift task (18 days) and another training phase (14 days) in which a brief delay was imposed between presentation of a subset of arms designated by the experimenter (e.g., 5 arms available and 3 arms blocked) and completion of the eight-arm win-shift task (i.e., with all eight arms available).
  • rats were familiarized to the maze for an 8-minute session on four consecutive days. In each of these sessions food rewards were scattered on the RAM, initially on the center platform and arms and then progressively confined to the arms.
  • a standard training protocol was used, in which a food pellet was located at the end of each arm. Rats received one trial each day for 18 days. Each daily trial terminated when all eight food pellets had been obtained or when either 16 choices were made or 15 minutes had elapsed.
  • a second training phase was carried out in which the memory demand was increased by imposing a brief delay during the trial. At the beginning of each trial, three arms of the eight-arm maze were blocked.
  • Rats were allowed to obtain food on the five arms to which access was permitted during this initial ‘information phase’ of the trial. Rats were then removed from the maze for 60 seconds, during which time the barriers on the maze were removed, thus allowing access to all eight arms. Rats were then placed back onto the center platform and allowed to obtain the remaining food rewards during this ‘retention test’ phase of the trial. The identity and configuration of the blocked arms varied across trials.
  • the number of “errors” the AI rats made during the retention test phase was tracked. An error occurred in the trial if the rats entered an arm from which food had already been retrieved in the pre-delay component of the trial, or if it re-visited an arm in the post-delay session that had already been visited.
  • rats were subjected to trials with more extended delay intervals, i.e., a one-hour delay, between the information phase (presentation with some blocked arms) and the retention test (presentation of all arms). During the delay interval, rats remained off to the side of the maze in the testing room, on carts in their individual home cages.
  • AI rats were pretreated 30-40 minutes before daily trials with a one-time shot of the following six conditions: 1) vehicle control (0.9% saline solution); 2) levetiracetam (1.25 mg/kg/day); 3) levetiracetam (2.5 mg/kg/day); 4) levetiracetam (5 mg/kg/day); 5) levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day); 6) levetiracetam (20 mg/kg/day); through intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection. Injections were given every other day with intervening washout days. Each AI rat was treated with all six conditions within 23 days of testing. To counterbalance any potential bias, drug effect was assessed using ascending-descending dose series, i.e., the dose series was given first in an ascending order and then repeated in a descending order. Therefore, each dose had two determinations.
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