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Definitions

• the present invention concerns piperidine derivatives having pharmaceutical activity, to processes for preparing such derivatives, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives and to the use of such derivatives as active therapeutic agents.
• Pharmaceutically active piperidine derivatives are disclosed in WO99/38514, WO99/04794 and WO00/35877.
• Histamine is a basic amine, 2-(4-imidazolyl)-ethylamine, and is formed from histidine by histidine decarboxylase. It is found in most tissues of the body, but is present in high concentrations in the lung, skin and in the gastrointestinal tract. At the cellular level inflammatory cells such as mast cells and basophils store large amounts of histamine. It is recognised that the degranulation of mast cells and basophils and the subsequent release of histamine is a fundamental mechanism responsible for the clinical manifestation of an allergic process. Histamine produces its actions by an effect on specific histamine G- protein coupled receptors, which are of three main types, HI, H2 and H3.
• Histamine HI antagonists comprise the largest class of medications used in the treatment of patients with allergic disorders, for example rhinitis and urticaria. HI antagonists are useful in controlling the allergic response by for example blocking the action of histamine on post- capillary venule smooth muscle, resulting in decreased vascular permeability, exudation and oedema. The antagonists also produce blockade of the actions of histamine on the HI receptors on c-type nociceptive nerve fibres, resulting in decreased itching and sneezing.
• Chemokines are chemotactic cytokines that are released by a wide variety of cells to attract macrophages, T cells, eosinophils, basophils and neutrophils to sites of inflammation and also play a r ⁇ le in the maturation of cells of the immune system. Chemokines play an important r ⁇ lein immune and inflammatory responses in various diseases and disorders, including asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. These small secreted molecules are a growing superfamily of 8-14 kDa proteins characterised by a conserved four cysteine motif.
• the chemokine superfamily can be divided into two main groups exhibiting characteristic structural motifs, the Cys-X-Cys (C-X-C, or ⁇ ) and Cys-Cys (C- C, or ⁇ ) families. These are distinguished on the basis of a single amino acid insertion between the NH-proximal pair of cysteine residues and sequence similarity.
• the C-X-C chemokines include several potent chemoattractants and activators of neutrophils such as interleukin-8 (IL-8) and neutrophil-activating peptide 2 (NAP-2).
• the C-C chemokines include potent chemoattractants of monocytes and lymphocytes but not neutrophils such as human monocyte chemotactic proteins 1-3 (MCP- 1 , MCP-2 and MCP-3), RANTES (Regulated on Activation, Normal T Expressed and Secreted), eotaxin and the macrophage inflammatory proteins l ⁇ and l ⁇ (MlP-l ⁇ and MlP-l ⁇ ).
• chemokines are mediated by subfamilies of G protein-coupled receptors, among which are the receptors designated CCR1, CCR2, CCR2A, CCR2B, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, CCR6, CCR7, CCR8, CCR9, CCR10, CXCR1, CXCR2, CXCR3 and CXCR4.
• G protein-coupled receptors among which are the receptors designated CCR1, CCR2, CCR2A, CCR2B, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, CCR6, CCR7, CCR8, CCR9, CCR10, CXCR1, CXCR2, CXCR3 and CXCR4.
• the present invention provides a compound of formula (I):
• n 0 or 1 ;
• X is CH 2 , C(O), O, S, S(O), S(O) 2 or NR 3 ;
• Y is O or CH 2 ;
• R 1 is hydrogen, Cj -6 alkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl
• R 2 is C 3-7 cycloalkyl ⁇ optionally substituted by C ⁇ 4 alkyl, aryl or oxo ⁇ , C 3- cycloalkenyl ⁇ optionally substituted by oxo, C ]-6 alkyl or aryl ⁇ , aryl or heterocyclyl; wherein the foregoing aryl and heterocyclyl moieties are optionally substituted by: halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, oxo, S(O) p R 4 , OC(O)NR 5 R 6 , NR 7 R 8 , NR 9 C(O)R 10 , NR n C(O)NR 12 R 13 , S(O) 2 NR ,4 R 15 , NR 16 S(O) 2 R 17 , C(O)NR 18 R 19 , C(O)R 20 , CO 2 R 21 , NR 22 CO 2 R
• M and T are, independently, hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, oxo, S(O) p R 4 , OC(O)NR 5 R 6 , NR 7 R 8 , NR 9 C(O)R 10 5 NR n C(O)NR 12 R 13 , S(O) 2 NR ,4 R 15 , NR 16 S(O) 2 R ⁇ , C(O)NR 18 R 19 , C(O)R 20 , CO 2 R 21 , NR 2 CO 2 R 23 , C 1-6 alkyl, C ]-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy d.
• R 3 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R ,6 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 and R 22 are, independently, hydrogen, C ⁇ -6 alkyl (optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy or C3 -] 0 cycloalkyl), CH 2 (C 2-6 alkenyl), phenyl (itself optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy, nitro, NH 2 , NH(C ]-4 alkyl), N(C M alkyl) 2 (and these alkyl groups may join to form a ring as described for R 5 and R 6 below), S(O) 2 (C alkyl), S(O) 2 NH 2 , cyano, C 1 -4 alkyl, C alkoxy, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NH(C 1-4 alkyl), C
• R 4 , R 17 and R 23 are, independently, Cj -6 alkyl (optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy or C 3- ⁇ o cycloalkyl), CH2(C2 -6 alkenyl), phenyl (itself optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy, nitro, NH 2 , NH(C ⁇ -4 alkyl), N(C M alkyl) 2 (and these alkyl groups may join to form a ring as described for R 5 and R 6 above), S(O) 2 (C 1-4 alkyl), S(O) 2 NH 2 , S(O) 2 NH(C M alkyl), S(O) 2 N(C ⁇ -4 alkyl) 2 (and these alkyl groups may join to form a ring as described for R 5 and R 6 above), cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, C M alkoxy, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NH(C 1-4 alkyl), C(O)N(C]
• R 24 is hydrogen, C ⁇ -6 alkyl or benzyl; or an N-oxide thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a solvate thereof.
• Certain compounds of the present invention can exist in different isomeric forms (such as enantiomers, diastereomers, geometric isomers or tautomers). The present invention covers all such isomers and mixtures thereof in all proportions.
• Suitable salts include acid addition salts such as a hydrochloride, dihydrochloride, hydrobromide, phosphate, acetate, diacetate, fumarate, maleate, tartrate, citrate, oxalate, methanesulphonate orjc-toluenesulphonate.
• acid addition salts such as a hydrochloride, dihydrochloride, hydrobromide, phosphate, acetate, diacetate, fumarate, maleate, tartrate, citrate, oxalate, methanesulphonate orjc-toluenesulphonate.
• Another example of an addition salt is sulphate.
• Salts also include metal salts, such as a sodium, potassium, magnesium or calcium salt.
• the compounds of the invention may exist as solvates (such as hydrates) and the present invention covers all such solvates.
• Halogen includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
• Halogen is, for example, fluorine or chlorine.
• Alkyl groups and moieties are straight or branched chain and are, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl or tert-butyl.
• Alkenyl group are, for example, vinyl or allyl.
• Cycloalkyl is mono-, bi or tricyclic and is, for example, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl or camphoryl.
• the cycloalkyl ring is optionally fused to a benzene ring (for example forming a bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-l,3,5-trienyl or indanyl ring system).
• Cycloalkenyl is, for example, monocyclic and is, for example, cyclopentenyl or cyclohexenyl.
• Aryl is, for example, phenyl or naphthyl.
• Heterocyclyl is an aromatic or non-aromatic 5 or 6 membered ring, optionally fused to one or more other rings, comprising at least one heteroatom selected from the group comprising nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur; or an N-oxide thereof, or an S-oxide or S- dioxide thereof.
• Heterocyclyl is, for example, furyl, thienyl (also known as thiophenyl), pyrrolyl, 2,5-dihydropyrrolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, imidazolyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyridinyl (for example in 6-oxo-l,6-dihydro-pyridinyl), pyrimidinyl, indolyl, 2,3-dihydroindolyl, benzo[b]furyl (also known as benzfuryl), benz[b]thienyl (also known as benzthienyl or benzthiophenyl), 2,3-dihydrobenz[b]thienyl (for example in l-dioxo-2,3-dihydrobenz[b]thienyl), indazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benz
• the present invention provides a compound of formula (la):
• X is CH 2 , C(O), O, S, S(O), S(O) 2 or NR 3 ;
• Y is O or CH 2 ;
• R 1 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl;
• R is C 3-7 cycloalkyl ⁇ optionally substituted by CM alkyl, aryl or oxo ⁇ , C 3-7 cycloalkenyl ⁇ optionally substituted by oxo, C 1-6 alkyl or aryl ⁇ , aryl or heterocyclyl; wherein the foregoing aryl and heterocyclyl moieties are optionally substituted by: halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, oxo, S(O) p R 4 , OC(O)NR 5 R 6 , NR 7 R 8 , NR 9 C(O)R 10 , NR n C(O)NR 12 R 13 , S(O) 2 NR 14 R ,5 ,
• C(O)N(CM alkyl) 2 (and these alkyl groups may join to form a ring as described for R 5 and R 6 below), CO 2 H, CO 2 (C 1-4 alkyl), NHC(O)(C 1-4 alkyl), NHS(O) 2 (C 1-4 alkyl), C(O)(C alkyl), CF 3 or OCF 3 ) or heterocyclyl (itself optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy, nitro, NH 2 , NH(C ⁇ -4 alkyl), N(C 1- alkyl) 2 (and these alkyl groups may join to form a ring as described for R 5 and R 6 below), S(O) 2 (C alkyl), S(O) 2 NH 2 , S(O) 2 NH(C alkyl),
• NR 5 R 6 , NR 7 R 8 , NR 12 R 13 , NR 14 R 15 , NR 18 R 19 may, independently, form a 4-7 membered heterocyclic ring, azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, azepine, 1
• C(O)N(C M alkyl) 2 (and these alkyl groups may join to form a ring as described for R 5 and R 6 above), CO 2 H, CO 2 (C alkyl), NHC(O)(C 1 -4 alkyl), NHS(O) 2 (C M alkyl), C(O)(C, -4 alkyl), CF 3 or OCF 3 ); or an N-oxide thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a solvate thereof.
• the invention provides a compound of the invention wherein X is O. In a further aspect the invention provides a compound of the invention wherein Y is
• the invention provides a compound of the invention wherein Y is CH 2 .
• R 24 is hydrogen.
• Z is CHR 2 CO R 24 .
• R 1 is phenyl optionally substituted with fluorine, chlorine, C 1- alkyl (for example methyl) or C M alkoxy (for example methoxy). In another aspect R 1 is phenyl optionally substituted with fluorine, chlorine or C 1-4 alkyl (for example methyl).
• R 1 is phenyl optionally substituted (for example with one, two or three) with fluorine, chlorine, C M alkyl (for example methyl) or C M alkoxy (for example methoxy).
• R 1 is phenyl substituted by one, two or three of fluorine, chlorine, methyl or methoxy.
• R 1 is 3,4-dichlorophenyl, 2,4-dichloro-3- methylphenyl, 3,4-dichloro-2-methylphenyl, 2,4-dichlorophenyl, 4-chloro-2-methylphenyl or 2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl.
• R 2 is unsubstituted phenyl, mono-, di- or tri- substituted phenyl, unsubstituted or mono-substituted naphthyl or mono-substituted heterocyclyl, the substituents being chosen from those described above.
• R is oxo substituted heterocyclyl, said heterocyclyl optionally further substituted with one or more substituents chosen from those described above.
• R 2 is phenyl or heterocyclyl, either of which is optionally substituted by: halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, -4 alkyl (itself optionally substituted by S(O) 2 (CM alkyl) or S(O) 2 phenyl), CM alkoxy, S(O) p R 4 (wherein p is 0, 1 or 2 (such as 2)), C(0)NH 2 , NHS(O) 2 (C alkyl), S(0) 2 NH 2 , S(O) 2 NH(C M alkyl) or S(O) 2 N(C M alkyl) 2 ; and R 4 is CM alkyl, C ) -4 hydroxyalkyl, C 3 - 7 cycloalkyl or C 3-7 cycloalkyl(C alkyl) (such as cyclopropylmethyl).
• R 2 is phenyl optionally mono-substituted by: halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, C 1-4 alkyl (itself optionally substituted by S(O) 2 (C ⁇ -4 alkyl) or S(O) 2 phenyl), C M alkoxy, S(O) p R 4 (wherein p is 0, 1 or 2 (such as 2)), C(O)NH 2 , NHS(O) 2 (C, -4 alkyl), S(O) 2 NH 2 , S(O) 2 NH(C 1-4 alkyl) or S(O) 2 N(C 1-4 alkyl) 2 ; and R 4 is C 1-4 alkyl, Cj -4 hydroxyalkyl, C 3 .
• Heterocyclyl includes thienyl, furanyl or benzofuranyl; for example furanyl monosubstituted by C ]-4 alkyl.
• R is phenyl (optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy, C ⁇ -6 alkyl, C) -6 alkoxy, benzyloxy or 9H-carbazylmethyl), naphthylenyl (optionally substituted by C alkoxy) or heterocyclyl (optionally substituted by C ]-4 alkyl).
• the present invention provides a compound of formula (I) wherein X is O; Y is O or CH 2 ; R 1 is phenyl optionally substituted by halogen (for example chlorine) or CM alkyl (for example methyl); and R 2 is as defined above.
• a compound of the invention wherein Z is CHR CO 2 R , can be prepared by coupling a compound of formula (II):
• L is a suitable leaving group (for example halogen or C ⁇ -6 alkylsulfonyl) and the coupling can be carried out in a suitable solvent (such as water).
• a compound of the invention, wherein Z is CHR 2 CO 2 R 24 can be prepared by reductive amination of a compound (II) with an ester (such as a -6 alkyl ester or a benzyl ester) compound of formula (Ilia):
• a compound of the invention wherein Z is CHR 2 CO 2 R 24 , can be prepared by a three component coupling of a compound of formula (II) with compounds of formula (Illb) and (IIIc):
• a compound of formula (II), where X is CH 2 may be prepared following methods in WO 00/35877.
• a compoud of formula (II) can be prepared by deprotecting a compound of formula (IV):
• a compound of formula (IN), wherein X is O, can be prepared by reacting a compound of formula (N):
• a compound of formula (IN), wherein X is O can be prepared by reacting a compound of formula (N) with a compound of formula (Via):
• L represents a suitable leaving group, for example mesylate, in the presence of a suitable base, for examaple, potassium carbonate, in a suitable solvent, such as acetone.
• a compound of formula (IV), wherein X is CO or CH2, can be prepared by oxidising or reducing a compound of formula (VII): I)
• a compound of formula (VII) can be prepared by reacting a compound of formula
• a compound of formula (VIII) can be prepared by reduction of a compound of formula (IX):
• a compound of formula (IV) wherein X is NR can be prepared by reacting a compound of formula (X):
• a compound of formula (X) can be prepared by reacting NHR R with a compound of formula (XI):
• a compound of formula (I) wherein: can be prepared by reacting a compound of formula (II) with: when n is 1, a compound of formula (XIV):
• L is a leaving group (such as chlorine, bromine or OS(O) 2 CH 3 ); when n is 1, a compound of formula (XVI):
• a compound of formula (VI) or formula (Via) may be prepared by following methods descibed in WO 00/35877.
• a compound of formula (VI) or (Via) can be prepared by routes described in the literature from the corresponding alcohol (for example: when Y is CH 2 see Tet. Asym., 1992, 3,1049; Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 1997, 7, 1525 and 1998, 8, 1595; and when Y is O see Farmaco. Ed. Sci., 1994, 49, 77; Heterocycles, 1994, 38, 1033 and 1993, 35, 105).
• Further compounds of the invention can be prepared by adaptation of the routes described above, methods described in the art, or the Examples recited below.
• the present invention provides processes for the preparation of compounds of the invention.
• the compounds of the invention have activity as pharmaceuticals, in particular as modulators of chemokine receptor (for example CCR3) activity, and may be used in the treatment of autoimmune, inflammatory, proliferative or hyperproliferative diseases, or immunologically-mediated diseases (including rejection of transplanted organs or tissues and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)).
• chemokine receptor for example CCR3
• immunologically-mediated diseases including rejection of transplanted organs or tissues and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)).
• obstructive diseases of airways including: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (such as irreversible COPD); asthma ⁇ such as bronchial, allergic, intrinsic, extrinsic or dust asthma, particularly chronic or inveterate asthma (for example late asthma or airways hyper-responsiveness) ⁇ ; bronchitis ⁇ such as eosinophilic bronchitis ⁇ ; acute, allergic, atrophic rhinitis or chronic rhinitis including rhinitis caseosa, hypertrophic rhinitis, rhinitis purulenta, rhinitis sicca or rhinitis medicamentosa; membranous rhinitis including croupous, fibrinous or pseudomembranous rhinitis or scrofulous rhinitis; seasonal rhinitis including rhinitis nervosa (hay fever) or vasomotor rhinitis; sarcoidosis;
• COPD chronic
• (5) (Allograft rejection) acute and chronic following, for example, transplantation of kidney, heart, liver, lung, bone marrow, skin or cornea; or chronic graft versus host disease; and/or (6) (other tissues or diseases) Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), lupus disorders (such as lupus erythematosus or systemic lupus), erythematosus, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, myasthenia gravis, type I diabetes, nephrotic syndrome, eosinophilia fascitis, hyper IgE syndrome, leprosy (such as lepromatous leprosy), peridontal disease, Sezary syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenia pupura or disorders of the menstrual cycle.
• AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• lupus disorders such as lupus erythematosus or systemic
• the compounds of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof are also HI antagonists (and can, therefore, be used in the treatment of allergic disorders); and may also be used to control a sign and/or symptom of what is commonly referred to as a cold (for example a sign and/or symptom of a common cold or influenza or other associated respiratory virus infection).
• a method for treating a chemokine mediated disease state for example a CCR3 mediated disease state
• a chemokine mediated disease state for example a CCR3 mediated disease state
• a mammal such as man, suffering from, or at risk of, said disease state
• administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula (I) or (la) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof.
• a method for antagonising HI in a mammal such as man, suffering from, or at risk of, an HI mediated disease state, which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula (I) or (la) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof.
• a method for treating a sign and/or symptom of what is commonly referred to as a cold in a mammal, such as man, suffering from, or at risk of, said disease state which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula (I) or (la) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof.
• the invention also provides a compound of the formula (I) or (la), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, for use in therapy.
• the invention provides the use of a compound of formula (I) or (la), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in therapy (for example modulating chemokine receptor activity (for example CCR3 receptor activity), antagonising HI or treating a sign and/or symptom of what is commonly referred to as a cold).
• therapy for example modulating chemokine receptor activity (for example CCR3 receptor activity), antagonising HI or treating a sign and/or symptom of what is commonly referred to as a cold).
• the invention further provides the use of a compound of formula (I) or (la), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of: (1) (the respiratory tract) obstructive diseases of airways including: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (such as irreversible COPD); asthma ⁇ such as bronchial, allergic, intrinsic, extrinsic or dust asthma, particularly chronic or inveterate asthma (for example late asthma or airways hyper-responsiveness) ⁇ ; bronchitis ⁇ such as eosinophilic bronchitis ⁇ ; acute, allergic, atrophic rhinitis or chronic rhinitis including rhinitis caseosa, hypertrophic rhinitis, rhinitis purulenta, rhinitis sicca or rhinitis medicamentosa; membranous rhinitis including croupous, fibrinous or pseudomembranous rhinitis or scrofulous r
• the invention provides a compound of formula (I) or (la), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of asthma ⁇ such as bronchial, allergic, intrinsic, extrinsic or dust asthma, particularly chronic or inveterate asthma (for example late asthma or airways hyper-responsiveness) ⁇ ; or rhinitis ⁇ including acute, allergic, atrophic or chronic rhinitis, such as rhinitis caseosa, hypertrophic rhinitis, rhinitis purulenta, rhinitis sicca or rhinitis medicamentosa; membranous rhinitis including croupous, fibrinous or pseudomembranous rhinitis or scrofulous rhinitis; seasonal rhinitis including rhinitis nervosa (hay fever) or vasomotor rhinitis ⁇ .
• asthma such as bronchial, allergic, intrinsic, extrinsic or dust asthma, particularly chronic or inveterate asthma
• a compound of formula (I) or (la), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is useful in the treatment of asthma.
• the present invention also provides a the use of a compound of formula (I) or (la), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of asthma ⁇ such as bronchial, allergic, intrinsic, extrinsic or dust asthma, particularly chronic or inveterate asthma (for example late asthma or airways hyper- responsiveness) ⁇ ; or rhinitis ⁇ including acute, allergic, atrophic or chronic rhinitis, such as rhinitis caseosa, hypertrophic rhinitis, rhinitis purulenta, rhinitis sicca or rhinitis medicamentosa; membranous rhinitis including croupous, fibrinous or pseudomembranous rhinitis or scrofulous rhinitis; seasonal rhinitis including rhinitis nervos
• the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a compound of the formula (I) or (la), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof (active ingredient), and a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.
• the present invention provides a process for the preparation of said composition which comprises mixing active ingredient with a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.
• the pharmaceutical composition will, for example, comprise from 0.05 to 99 %w (per cent by weight), such as from 0.05 to 80 %w, for example from 0.10 to 70 %w, and such as from 0.10 to 50 %w, of active ingredient, all percentages by weight being based on total composition.
• the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be administered in standard manner for the disease condition that it is desired to treat, for example by topical (such as to the lung and/or airways or to the skin), oral, rectal or parenteral administration.
• the compounds of this invention may be formulated by means known in the art.
• a suitable pharmaceutical composition of this invention is one suitable for oral administration in unit dosage form, for example a tablet or capsule which contains between 0.1 mg and lg of active ingredient.
• Each patient may receive, for example, a dose of O.Olmgkg "1 to lOOmgkg "1 , such as in the range of O.lmgkg '1 to 20mgkg "1 , of the active ingredient administered, for example, 1 to 4 times per day.
• a dose of O.Olmgkg "1 to lOOmgkg "1 such as in the range of O.lmgkg '1 to 20mgkg "1
• the active ingredient administered, for example, 1 to 4 times per day.
• mass spectra were run with an electron energy of 70 electron volts in the chemical ionisation (CI) mode using a direct exposure probe; where indicated ionisation was effected by electron impact (El) or fast atom bombardment (FAB); where values for m/z are given, generally only ions which indicate the parent mass are reported, and unless otherwise stated the mass ion quoted is the positive mass ion - (M+H) + ;
• Step a (2S) 1,1-Dimethylethyl 2-[[(methylsulfonyl)oxy]methyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4- morpholinecarboxylate.
• Step b (2R) 1,1-Dimethylethyl 2-[[4-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-l-piperidinyl]methyl]-4- morpholinecarboxylate.
• 4-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)piperidine WO 01/77101; 9.22g
• acetonitrile 60ml
• the mixture was reffuxed for 12 hrs and the solvents were evaporated.
• Step c (2S) 2-[[4-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy)-l -piperidinyl]methyl]morpholine.
• Step b 4-(3 ,4-Dichlorophenoxy)- 1 -(piperidin-3 -ylmethyl)piperidine
• Examples 7 - 12 were prepared by similar methods to Examples 1-6 using the appropriate intermediate (preparations 2-6)
• Example 13 This Example illustrates the preparation of 2-[[(2R)-2-[[4-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-l- piperidinyl]methyl]-4-mo ⁇ holinyl]methyl]-benzoic acid
• Example 14 This Example illustrates the preparation of methyl 2-[(2i?)-2-[[4-(3,4- dichlorophenoxy)- 1 -piperidinyl]methyl]-4-mo ⁇ holinyl] -benzoate 2-[[4-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy)-l-piperidinyl]methyl]-(2S)-moi holine (0.2g), methyl
• Example 15 This Example illustrates the preparation of 2-[(2i?)-2-[[4-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-l- piperidinyl]methyl]-4-mo ⁇ holinyl]-benzoic acid
• Examples 16-55 are examples of compounds of formula (I) and were prepared by the following general method:
• Human eosinophils were isolated from EDTA anticoagulated peripheral blood as previously described (Hansel et al., J. Immunol. Methods, 1991, 145, 105-110). The cells were resuspended at 10x10° ml "1 in RPMI containing 200 IU/ml penicillin, 200 ⁇ g/ml streptomycin sulphate and supplemented with 10%> HIFCS, at room temperature.
• Eosinophils 700 ⁇ l were pre-incubated for 15 mins at 37° C with 7 ⁇ l of either vehicle or compound (lOOx required final concentration in 10%o DMSO).
• the chemotaxis plate (ChemoTx, 3 ⁇ m pore, Neuroprobe) was loaded by adding 28 ⁇ l of a concentration of eotaxin (0.1 to lOOnM) containing a concentration of a compound according to the
• Examples or solvent to the lower wells of the chemotaxis plate The filter was then placed over the wells and 25 ⁇ l of eosinophil suspension were added to the top of the filter. The plate was incubated for 1 hr at 37° C in a humidified incubator with a 95%> air/5%) CO 2 atmosphere to allow chemotaxis. The medium, containing cells that had not migrated, was carefully aspirated from above the filter and discarded. The filter was washed once with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) containing 5 mM EDTA to remove any adherent cells.
• PBS phosphate buffered saline
• Cells that had migrated through the filter were pelleted by centrifugation (300xg for 5 mins at room temperature) and the filter removed and the supernatant transferred to each well of a 96-well plate (Costar).
• the pelleted cells were lysed by the addition of 28 ⁇ l of PBS containing 0.5% Triton xlOO followed by two cycles of freeze/thawing.
• the cell lysate was then added to the supernatant.
• the number of eosinophils migrating was quantified according to the method of Strath et al., J. Immunol. Methods, 1985, 83, 209 by measuring eosinophil peroxidase activity in the supernatant.
• the buffer was maintained at 37°C and gassed with 5%> CO 2 in oxygen.
• Indomethacin (2.8 ⁇ M) was added to the Krebs solution to prevent development of smooth muscle tone due to the synthesis of cyclo- oxygenase products.
• the tracheal rings were suspended between two parallel tungsten wire hooks, one attached to an Ormed beam isometric force transducer and the other to a stationary support in the organ bath. Changes in isometric force were recorded on 2-channel Sekonic flat bed chart recorders.
• E/[A] histamine concentration effect
• Histamine HI receptor binding activity of compounds of the invention was assessed by competition displacement of InM [3H]-pyrilamine (Amersham, Bucks, Product code TRK 608, specific activity 30Ci/mmol) to 2 ⁇ g membranes prepared from recombinant CHO-K1 cells expressing the human HI receptor (Euroscreen SA, Brussels, Belgium, product code ES-390-M) in assay buffer (50mM Tris pH 7.4 containing 2mM MgCl 2 , 250mM sucrose and lOOmM NaCl) for 1 hour at room temperature.
• assay buffer 50mM Tris pH 7.4 containing 2mM MgCl 2 , 250mM sucrose and lOOmM NaCl

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