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Definitions

• the present invention relates to substituted indoles useful as pharmaceutical compounds for treating respiratory disorders, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and processes for their preparation.
• EPA 1 170 594 discloses methods for the identification of compounds useful for the treatment of disease states mediated by prostaglandin D2, a ligand for orphan receptor CRTh2.
• US 5,486,525 discloses a series of indoles said to possess PAF antagonist activity. It has now surprisingly been found that certain indole acetic acids are active at the CRTh2 receptor, and as a consequence are expected to be potentially useful for the treatment of various respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD.
• the invention therefore provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and solvates thereof:
• R 1 is one or more substituents independantly selected from NR 4 SO 2 R 5 , NR 4 CO 2 R 6 , NR 4 COR 6 , NR 4 SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , NHSO 2 R 5 , NHCO 2 R 6 , NHCOR 6 , NHCONR 4 , NHSO 2 NR 5 R 6 , or heteroaryl, the latter which may be optionally substitiuted by halogen, CN, OR 7 , C 1-3 alkyl (which may be optionally substituted by halogen atoms);
• R 2 is hydrogen, halogen, CN, SO 2 R 4 or CONR 5 R 6 , CH 2 OH, CH 2 OR 4 or C 1-7 alkyl, the latter group being optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen atoms, OR 8 and NR 5 R 6 , S(O) x R 7 where x is 0, 1 or 2;
• R 3 is aryl or heteroaryl each of which is optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, CN, OH, SO 2 R 4 , OR 4 , SR 4 , SOR 4 , SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , CONR 5 R 6 , NR 5 R 6 , NHSO 2 R 4 , NHCOR 4 , NHCO 2 R 4 , NR 7 SO 2 R 4 , NR 7 CO 2 R 4 , NR 7 COR 4 C -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 1-6 alkyl, the latter three groups being optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen atoms, OR 8 and NR 5 R 6 , S(O) x R 7 where x is 0, 1 or 2;
• R 4 represents aryl, heteroaryl, or C 1-6 alkyl all of which may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen atoms, aryl, heteroaryl, OR 10 , OH, NR n R 12 , S(O) x R 13 (where x is 0,1 or 2), CONR 14 R 15 , NR 14 COR 15 ,SO 2 NR 14 R 15 , NR 14 SO 2 R 15 , CN, nitro;
• R 5 and R 6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C ⁇ -6 alkyl group, or an aryl, or a heteroaryl, the latter three of which may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen atoms, aryl, OR 8 and NR 14 R 15 , CONR 14 R 15 , NR 1 COR 15 , SO 2 NR 14 R 15 , NR 14 SO 2 R 15 ; CN, nitro, C 1-3 alkyl (which may be optionally substituted by halogen atoms; or
• R 5 and R 6 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached can form a 3-8 membered saturated heterocylic ring optionally containing one or more atoms selected from O, S(O) x where x is 0,1 or 2, NR 16 , and itself optionally substituted by C 1 - 3 alkyl;
• R 7 and R 13 independently represent a -Ce, alkyl, an aryl or a heteroaryl group, all of which may be optionally substituted by halogen atoms;
• R 8 represents a hydrogen atom, C(O)R 9 , C1 -C 6 alkyl (optionally substituted by halogen atoms or aryl) an aryl or a heteroaryl group (optionally substituted by halogen); each of R 9 R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 14 , R 15 , independently represents a hydrogen atom, d-C 6 alkyl, an aryl or a heteroaryl group (all of which may be optionally substituted by halogen atoms); and
• R 16 is hydrogen, C ⁇ - 4 alkyl, COC C 4 alkyl or COYC ⁇ -C 4 alkyl where Y is O or NR 7 .
• an alkyl or alkenyl group or an alkyl or alkenyl moiety in a substituent group may be linear, branched or cyclic.
• Aryl groups as defined herein can be phenyl or naphthyl.
• Heteroaryl is defined as a 5-7 membered aromatic ring or can be 6,6- or 6,5-fused bicyclic. each ring containing one or more heteroatoms selected from N, S and O. Examples include pyridine, pyrimidine, thiazole, oxazole, pyrazole, imidazole, furan, isoxazole, pyrrole, isothiazole and azulene, naphthyl, indene, quinoline, isoquinoline, indole, indolizine, benzo[b]furan, benzo[b]thiophene, lH-indazole, benzimidazole, benzthiazole, benzoxazole, purine, 4H-quinolizine, cinnoline, phthalazine, quinazoline, quinoxaline, 1,8- naphthyridine, pteridine, quinolone.
• R 5 and R 6 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached can form a 3-8 membered saturated heterocylic ring
• examples include morpholine, thiomorpholine, azetidine, i idazolidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine and piperazine.
• Substituents can be present on carbon or appropriate nitrogen atoms of such rings.
• R 1 is one or more substituents independantly selected from NR 4 SO 2 R 5 , NR 4 CO 2 R 6 , NR 4 COR 6 , NR SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , NHSO 2 R 5 , NHCO 2 R 6 , NHCOR 6 , NHCONR 4 , NHSO 2 NR 5 R 6 , or heteroaryl, the latter which may be optionally substitiuted by halogen, CN or OR 7 .
• R 1 is one or more substituents independantly selected from NR 4 SO 2 R 5 , NR 4 CO 2 R 6 , NR 4 COR 6 , NR 4 SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , NHSO 2 R 5 , NHCO 2 R 6 , NHCOR 6 , NHSO 2 NR 5 R 6 , or heteroaryl, the latter which may be optionally substitiuted by halogen, CN or OR 7 .
• R 1 is NR 4 COR6 4 , NHSO 2 R 4 , NHCOR 6 or a heteroaryl group.
• R 1 is NHSO 2 Me or NR 4 COMe, NHCONHalkyl, NR 4 COcyclopropyl, NHSO 2 heteroaryl, NHSO 2 NMe 2 , NHCONR 4 , a 5-6 membered heteroaromatic group containing 1-2 heteroatoms.
• R 1 is NHSO 2 Me or NR 4 COMe, NHCONHalkyl, dimethyoxazole, pyrimidine or pyrazine. Even more preferably R 1 is NHCOMe.
• the R 1 groups can be present at any suitable position on the indole ring.
• the R 1 group(s) is (are) at the 5-position and/or 4-position.
• R 2 is C ⁇ -6 alkyl or hydrogen, more preferably C ⁇ -6 alkyl or hydrogen, still more preferably methyl or hydrogen. Most preferably R is methyl.
• R is quinolyl or phenyl, the latter is optionally substituted by halogen, alkoxy, SO R 4 , more preferably the phenyl group is substituted by chloro, methoxy, methylsulfone or ethylsulfone.
• Substituents can be present on any suitable position of an R 3 group.
• R 3 is phenyl the substituents is/are present at the 2, 3 and 4-positions. Most preferably a single substituent is present at the 4-position.
• Preferred compounds of the invention include:
• Certain compounds of formula (I) are capable of existing in stereoisomeric forms. It will be understood that the invention encompasses all geometric and optical isomers of the compounds of formula (I) and mixtures thereof including racemates. Tautomers and mixtures thereof also form an aspect of the present invention.
• the compound of formula (I) above may be converted to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, preferably a basic addition salt such as ammonium, sodium, potassium, calcium, aluminium, lithium, magnesium, zinc, benzathine, chloroprocaine, choline, diethanolamine, ethanolamine, ethyldiamine, meglumine, tromethamine or procaine, or an acid addition salt such as a hydrochloride, hydrobromide, phosphate, acetate, fumarate, maleate, tartrate, citrate, oxalate, methanesulphonate orp- toluenesulphonate.
• Preferred salts include sodium and ammonium salts.
• the invention provides a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof which comprises reaction of a compound of formula (LI):
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are as defined in formula (I) or are protected derivatives thereof, with a compound of formula (HA):
• R 17 is an alkyl group and L is a leaving group such as a halogen atom, in the presence of a base, and optionally thereafter in any order:
• Suitable groups R 17 include C 1-6 alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl or tertiary-butyl.
• Suitable L is a leaving group such as halo, in particular bromo
• the compound of formula (HA) is ethyl, methyl or tertiary-butyl bromoacetate.
• Compounds of formula (II), in which R 1 is NRSO 2 R or NRC(O)R can be from compounds of formula (HI), by reaction with an acylating reagent such as acetyl chloride or sulfonyl chloride.
• Compounds of formula (HI) can be prepared from compounds of formula (IV) by reduction using a hydrogen and a suitable catalyst, preferably, the catalyst used is palladium or platinum on activated carbon in the presence of a polar solvent such as ethanol.
• reaction is carried out in a suitable solvent, such as dichloromethane or THF, using a chlorinating agent such as sulfonyl chloride or tert-butyl hypochlorite.
• a suitable solvent such as dichloromethane or THF
• a chlorinating agent such as sulfonyl chloride or tert-butyl hypochlorite.
• the catalysts used are tetrakis palladium triphenylphosphine(O), or palladium(H)acetate in the presence of a phosphine ligand such as t ⁇ -ortho tolyl phosphine, in a suitable solvent such as toluene or methanol at 80°C.
• the group R 17 is subsequently hydrolysed as outlined previously.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 or protected derivatives thereof, are as defined in formula (I).
• the reaction is carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of a halogen, preferably iodine at room temperature, in a polar aprotic solvent, for example DMF.
• a halogen preferably iodine at room temperature
• a polar aprotic solvent for example DMF.
• Compounds of formula (LX) and (X) are commercially available or can be prepared by methods well known in the art.
• the compounds of formula (I) have activity as pharmaceuticals, in particular as modulators of CRTh2 receptor activity, and may be used in the treatment (therapeutic or prophylactic) of conditions/diseases in human and non-human animals which are exacerbated or caused by excessive or unregulated production of PGD 2 and its metabolites.
• a compound of the invention can be used in the treatment of:
• asthma including bronchial, allergic, intrinsic, extrinsic, exercise-induced, drug-induced (including aspirin and NS AID-induced) and dust-induced asthma, both intermittent and persistent and of all severities, and other causes of airway hyper-responsiveness ; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ; bronchitis , including infectious and eosinophilic bronchitis; emphysema; bronchiectasis; cystic fibrosis; sarcoidosis; farmer's lung and related diseases; hypersensitivity pneumonitis; lung fibrosis, including cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, fibrosis complicating anti-neoplastic therapy and chronic infection, including tuberculosis and aspergillosis and other fungal infections; complications of lung transplantation; vasculitic and thro
• osteoarthritides associated with or including osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis, both primary and secondary to e.g. congenital hip dysplasia; cervical and lumbar spondylitis, and low back and neck pain; rheumatoid arthritis and Still's disease; seronegative spondyloarthropathies including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis and undifferentiated spondarthropathy; septic arthritis and other infection-related arthopathies and bone disorders such as tuberculosis, including Potts' disease and Poncet's syndrome; acute and chronic crystal-induced synovitis including urate gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, and calcium apatite related tendon, bursal and synovial inflammation; Behcet's disease; primary and secondary Sjogren's syndrome; systemic sclerosis and limited scleroderma; systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed
• hepatitis including autoimmune, alcoholic and viral; fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver; cholecystitis; pancreatitis, both acute and chronic.
• nephritis including interstitial and glomerulonephritis; nephrotic syndrome; cystitis including acute and chronic (interstitial) cystitis and Hunner's ulcer; acute and chronic urethritis, prostatitis, epididymitis, oophoritis and salpingitis; vulvo-vaginitis; Peyronie's disease; erectile dysfunction (both male and female).
• (9) (CNS) Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders including CJD and nvCJD; amyloidosis; multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating syndromes; cerebral atherosclerosis and vasculitis; temporal arteritis; myasthenia gravis; acute and chronic pain (acute, intermittent or persistent, whether of central or peripheral origin) including visceral pain, headache, migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, atypical facial pain, joint and bone pain, pain arising from cancer and tumor invasion, neuropathic pain syndromes including diabetic, post-herpetic, and HPV-associated neuropathies; neurosarcoidosis; central and peripheral nervous system complications of malignant, infectious or autoimmune processes.
• the present invention provides a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically- acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as hereinbefore defined for use in therapy.
• the compounds of the invention are used to treat diseases in which the chemokine receptor belongs to the CRTh2 receptor subfamily.
• Particular conditions which can be treated with the compounds of the invention are asthma, rhinitis and other diseases in which raised levels of PGD 2 or its metabolites. It is preferred that the compounds of the invention are used to treat asthma.
• the present invention provides the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as hereinbefore defined in the manufacture of a medicament for use in therapy in particular for the treatment of a disease mediated by CRTh2 such as asthma or rhinitis.
• the present invention provides a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically- acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as hereinbefore defined for use in therapy.
• the compounds of the invention are used to treat diseases in which the chemokine receptor belongs to the CRTh2 receptor subfamily.
• Particular conditions which can be treated with the compounds of the invention are asthma, rhinitis and other diseases in which raised levels of PGD 2 or its metabolites. It is preferred that the compounds of the invention are used to treat asthma.
• the invention further relates to combination therapies wherein a compound of formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvate or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition or formulation comprising a compound of formula (1) is administered concurrently or sequentially with therapy and/or an agent for the treatment of any one of asthma, allergic rhinitis, cancer, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel diseases, osteoarthritis or osteoporosis.
• the compounds of the invention may be combined with agents such as TNF-cc inhibitors such as anti-TNF monoclonal antibodies (such as Remicade, CDP-870 and D 2 E 7 .) and TNF receptor immunoglobulin molecules (such as Enbrel.reg.), non-selective COX-1 / COX-2 inhibitors (such as piroxicam, diclofenac, propionic acids such as naproxen, flubiprofen, fenoprofen, ketoprofen and ibuprofen, fenamates such as mefenamic acid, indomethacin, sulindac, apazone, pyrazolones such as phenylbutazone, salicylates such as aspirin), COX-2 inhibitors (such as meloxicam, celecoxib,
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with a leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitor, 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) inhibitor or 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP) antagonist such as zileuton; ABT- 761; fenleuton; tepoxalin; Abbott-79175; Abbott-85761; N-(5-substituted)-thiophene-2- alkylsulfonamides; 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol hydrazones; methoxytetrahydropyrans such as Zeneca ZD-2138; the compound SB-210661; pyridinyl-substituted 2-cyanonaphthalene compounds such as L-739,010; 2-cyanoquinoline compounds such as L-746,530; indole and quinoline compounds such as MK-591, MK-886, and BAY x 1005.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with a receptor antagonist for leukotrienes LTB 4 ., LTC 4 ., LTD 4 ., and LTE 4 . selected from the group consisting of the phenothiazin-3-ones such as L-651,392; amidino compounds such as CGS-25019c; benzoxalamines such as ontazolast; benzenecarboximidamides such as BHL 284/260; and compounds such as zafirlukast, ablukast, montelukast, pranlukast, verlukast (MK-679), RG-12525, Ro-245913, iralukast (CGP 45715A), and BAY x 7195.
• a receptor antagonist for leukotrienes LTB 4 ., LTC 4 ., LTD 4 ., and LTE 4 . selected from the group consisting of the phenothi
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with a PDE4 inhibitor including inhibitors of the isoform PDE4D.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with a antihistaminic Hi. receptor antagonists such as cetirizine, loratadine, desloratadine, fexofenadine, astemizole, azelastine, and chlorpheniramine.
• a antihistaminic Hi. receptor antagonists such as cetirizine, loratadine, desloratadine, fexofenadine, astemizole, azelastine, and chlorpheniramine.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with a gastroprotective H 2 . receptor antagonist.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with an cci- and 2 -adrenoceptor agonist vasoconstrictor sympathomimetic agent, such as propylhexedrine, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, pseudoephedrine, naphazoline hydrochloride, oxymetazoline hydrochloride, tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride, xylometazoline hydrochloride, and ethylnorepinephrine hydrochloride.
• an cci- and 2 -adrenoceptor agonist vasoconstrictor sympathomimetic agent such as propylhexedrine, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, pseudoephedrine, naphazoline hydrochloride, oxymetazoline hydrochloride, tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride, xylometazoline hydrochloride
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with anticholinergic agents such as ipratropium bromide; tiotropium bromide; oxitropium bromide; pirenzepine; and telenzepine.
• anticholinergic agents such as ipratropium bromide; tiotropium bromide; oxitropium bromide; pirenzepine; and telenzepine.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with a ⁇ i- to ⁇ -adrenoceptor agonists such as metaproterenol, isoproterenol, isoprenaline, albuterol, salbutamol, formoterol, salmeterol, terbutaline, orciprenaline, bitolterol mesylate, and pirbuterol; or methylxanthanines including theophylline and aminophylline; sodium cromoglycate; or muscarinic receptor (Ml, M2, and M3) antagonist.
• a ⁇ i- to ⁇ -adrenoceptor agonists such as metaproterenol, isoproterenol, isoprenaline, albuterol, salbutamol, formoterol, salmeterol, terbutaline, orciprenaline, bitolterol mesylate, and pirbuterol; or methyl
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with an insulin-like growth factor type I (IGF-1) mimetic.
• IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor type I
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with an inhaled glucocorticoid with reduced systemic side effects, such as prednisone, prednisolone, flunisolide, triamcinolone acetonide, beclomethasone dipropionate, budesonide, fluticasone propionate, and mometasone furoate.
• glucocorticoid with reduced systemic side effects, such as prednisone, prednisolone, flunisolide, triamcinolone acetonide, beclomethasone dipropionate, budesonide, fluticasone propionate, and mometasone furoate.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with an inhibitor of matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), i.e., the stromelysins, the collagenases, and the gelatinases, as well as aggrecanase; especially collagenase-1 (MMP-1), collagenase-2 (MMP-8), collagenase-3 (MMP-13), stromelysin-1 (MMP-3), stromelysin-2 (MMP-10), and stromelysin-3 (MMP-11) and MMP-12.
• MMPs matrix metalloproteases
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with other modulators of chemokine receptor function such as CCRl, CCR2, CCR2A, CCR2B, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, CCR6, CCR7, CCR8, CCR9, CCR10 and CCR11 (for the C-C family); CXCR1, CXCR2, CXCR3, CXCR4 and CXCR5 (for the C-
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with antiviral agents such as Viracept, AZT, aciclovir and famciclovir, and antisepsis compounds such as Valant.
• antiviral agents such as Viracept, AZT, aciclovir and famciclovir
• antisepsis compounds such as Valant.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with cardiovascular agents such as calcium channel blockers, lipid lowering agents such as statins, fibrates, beta-blockers, Ace inhibitors, Angiotensin-2 receptor antagonists and platelet aggregation inhibitors.
• cardiovascular agents such as calcium channel blockers, lipid lowering agents such as statins, fibrates, beta-blockers, Ace inhibitors, Angiotensin-2 receptor antagonists and platelet aggregation inhibitors.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with CNS agents such as antidepressants (such as sertraline), anti-
• Parkinsonian drugs such as deprenyl, L-dopa, Requip, Mirapex, MAOB inhibitors such as selegine and rasagiline, comP inhibitors such as Tasmar, A-2 inhibitors, dopamine reuptake inhibitors, NMDA antagonists, Nicotine agonists, Dopamine agonists and inhibitors of neuronal nitric oxide synthase), and anti- Alzheimer's drugs such as donepezil, tacrine, COX-2 inhibitors, propentofylline or metryfonate.
• comP inhibitors such as Tasmar, A-2 inhibitors, dopamine reuptake inhibitors, NMDA antagonists, Nicotine agonists, Dopamine agonists and inhibitors of neuronal nitric oxide synthase
• anti- Alzheimer's drugs such as donepezil, tacrine, COX-2 inhibitors, propentofylline or metryfonate.
• the present invention still further relates to the combination of a compound of the invention together with (i) tryptase inhibitors; (ii) platelet activating factor (PAF) antagonists; (iii) interleukin converting enzyme (ICE) inhibitors; (iv) IMPDH inhibitors; (v) adhesion molecule inhibitors including VLA-4 antagonists; (vi) cathepsins; (vi ⁇ ) MAP kinase inhibitors; (viii) glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase inhibitors; (ix) kinin-B.subl. - and B.sub2.
• -receptor antagonists include anti-gout agents, e.g., colchicine; (xi) xanthine oxidase inhibitors, e.g., allopurinol; (xii) uricosuric agents, e.g., probenecid, sulfinpyrazone, and benzbromarone; (xiii) growth hormone secretagogues; (xiv) transforming growth factor (TGF ⁇ ); (xv) platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF); (xvi) fibroblast growth factor, e.g., basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF); (xvii) granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF); (xviii) capsaicin cream; (xix)
• anti-gout agents e.g., colchicine
• xi xanthine oxidase inhibitors, e.g., allopurinol
• uricosuric agents e.g
• Tachykinin NKi and NK 3 receptor antagonists selected from the group consisting of NKP- 608C; SB-233412 (talnetant); and D-4418; (xx) elastase inhibitors selected from the group consisting of UT-77 and ZD-0892; (xxi) TNF ⁇ converting enzyme inhibitors (TACE); (xxii) induced nitric oxide synthase inhibitors (iNOS) or (xxiii) chemoattractant receptor- homologous molecule expressed on TH2 cells.
• TACE TNF ⁇ converting enzyme inhibitors
• iNOS induced nitric oxide synthase inhibitors
• chemoattractant receptor- homologous molecule expressed on TH2 cells chemoattractant receptor- homologous molecule expressed on TH2 cells.
• the compounds of the present invention may also be used in combination with osteoporosis agents such as roloxifene, droloxifene, lasofoxifene or fosomax and immunosuppressant agents such as FK-506, rapamycin, cyclosporine, azathioprine, and methotrexate;.
• osteoporosis agents such as roloxifene, droloxifene, lasofoxifene or fosomax
• immunosuppressant agents such as FK-506, rapamycin, cyclosporine, azathioprine, and methotrexate
• NS AID's standard non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents
• piroxicam diclofenac
• propionic acids such as naproxen, flubiprofen, fenoprofen, ketoprofen and ibuprofen
• fenamates such as mefenamic acid, indomethacin, sulindac, apazone, pyrazolones such as phenylbutazone
• salicylates such as aspirin
• COX-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib, valdecoxib, rofecoxib and etoricoxib
• analgesics and intraarticular therapies such as corticosteroids and hyaluronic acids such as hyalgan and synvisc and P2X7 receptor antagonists.
• agents to be used in combination include: (i) antiproliferative/antineoplastic drugs and combinations thereof, as used in medical oncology, such as alkylating agents (for example cis-platin, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, nitrogen mustard, melphalan, chlorambucil, busulphan and nitrosoureas); antimetabolites (for example antifolates such as fluoropyrimidines like 5-fluorouracil and tegafur, raltitrexed, methotrexate, cytosine arabinoside, hydroxyurea, gemcitabine and paclitaxel (Taxol®); antitumour antibiotics (for example anthracyclines like adriamycin, bleomycin, doxorubicin, daunomycin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitomycin- C, dactin
• alkylating agents for example cis-platin, carboplatin,
• cytostatic agents such as antioestrogens (for example tamoxifen, toremifene, raloxifene, droloxifene and iodoxyfene), oestrogen receptor down regulators (for example fulvestrant), antiandrogens (for example bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide and cyproterone acetate), LHRH antagonists or LHRH agonists (for example goserelin, leuprorelin and buserelin), progestogens (for example megestrol acetate), aromatase inhibitors (for example as anastrozole, letrozole, vorazole and exemestane) and inhibitors of 5 ⁇ -reductase such as finasteride; (iii) Agents which inhibit cancer cell invasion (for example metalloproteinase inhibitors like marimastat and inhibitors of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor
• inhibitors of growth factor function include growth factor antibodies, growth factor receptor antibodies (for example the anti-erbb2 antibody trastuzumab [HerceptinTM] and the anti-erbbl antibody cetuximab [C225]) , farnesyl transferase inhibitors, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and serme/threonine kinase inhibitors, for example inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor family (for example EGFR family tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as N-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-7-methoxy-6-(3- morpholinopropoxy)quinazolin-4-amine (gefitinib, AZD1839), N-(3-ethynylphenyl)-6,7- bis(2-methoxyethoxy)qumazolin-4-amine (erlotinib, OSI-774) and 6-acrylamido-N-(3-(3-)
• antiangiogenic agents such as those which inhibit the effects of vascular endothelial growth factor, (for example the anti-vascular endothelial cell growth factor antibody bevacizumab [AvastinTM], compounds such as those disclosed in International Patent Applications WO 97/22596, WO 97/30035, WO 97/32856 and WO 98/13354) and compounds that work by other mechanisms (for example linomide, inhibitors of integrin ⁇ v ⁇ 3 function and angiostatin);
• vascular endothelial growth factor for example the anti-vascular endothelial cell growth factor antibody bevacizumab [AvastinTM]
• vastinTM anti-vascular endothelial cell growth factor antibody bevacizumab
• compounds that work by other mechanisms for example linomide, inhibitors of integrin ⁇ v ⁇ 3 function and angiostatin
• vascular damaging agents such as Combretastatin A4 and compounds disclosed in International Patent Applications WO99/02166, WO00/40529, WO00/41669, WO01/92224, WO02/04434 and WO02/08213;
• antisense therapies for example those which are directed to the targets listed above, such as ISIS 2503, an anti-ras antisense;
• gene therapy approaches including for example approaches to replace aberrant genes such as aberrant p53 or aberrant BRCA1 or BRCA2, GDEPT (gene-directed enzyme pro-drug therapy) approaches such as those using cytosine deaminase, thymidine kinase or a bacterial nitroreductase enzyme and approaches to increase patient tolerance to chemotherapy or radiotherapy such as multi-drug resistance gene therapy; and
• GDEPT gene-directed enzyme pro-drug therapy
• immunotherapy approaches including for example ex- vivo and in- vivo approaches to increase the immunogenicity of patient tumour cells, such as transfection with cytokines such as interleukin 2, interleukin 4 or granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, approaches to decrease T-cell anergy, approaches using transfected immune cells such as cytokine-transfected dendritic cells, approaches using cytokine-transfected tumour cell lines and approaches using anti-idiotypic antibodies.
• cytokines such as interleukin 2, interleukin 4 or granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
• the present invention provides the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as hereinbefore defined in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of human diseases or conditions in which modulation of CRTh2 receptor activity is beneficial.
• the term “therapy” also includes “prophylaxis” unless there are specific indications to the contrary.
• the terms “therapeutic” and “therapeutically” should be construed accordingly.
• the invention still further provides a method of treating diseases mediated by PGD2 or its metabolites wherein the prostanoid binds to its receptor (especially CRTh2) receptor, which comprises administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, as hereinbefore defined.
• a method of treating diseases mediated by PGD2 or its metabolites wherein the prostanoid binds to its receptor (especially CRTh2) receptor which comprises administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, as hereinbefore defined.
• the invention also provides a method of treating an inflammatory disease, especially psoriasis, in a patient suffering from, or at risk of, said disease, which comprises administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as hereinbefore defined.
• the dosage administered will, of course, vary with the compound employed, the mode of administration, the treatment desired and the disorder indicated.
• the dosage administered will, of course, vary with the compound employed, the mode of administration, the treatment desired and the disorder indicated.
• the compound of formula (I), prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof may be used on their own but will generally be administered in the form of a pharmaceutical composition in which the formula (I) compound/salt/solvate (active ingredient) is in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.
• the pharmaceutical composition will preferably comprise from 0.05 to 99 %w (per cent by weight), more preferably from 0.05 to 80 %w, still more preferably from 0.10 to 70 %w, and even more preferably from 0.10 to 50 %w, of active ingredient, all percentages by weight being based on total composition.
• the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as herein before defined, in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.
• the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as herein before defined, in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.
• Flash column chromatography refers to normal phase silica chromatography
• solvents were dried with MgSO 4 or Na 2 SO 4
• NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
• mass spectral techniques proton magnetic resonance chemical shift values were measured on the delta scale and peak multiplicities are shown as follows: s, singlet; d, doublet; t, triplet; m, multiplet; br, broad; q, quartet, quin, quintet;
• MCPBA rneta chloroperbenzoic acid
• DMF N,N-dimethyl formamide
• NaHCO 3 sodium hydrogen carbonate
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product of Example 5 part (iv) and 3-chlorobenzenethiol (0.34 g).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product of Example 5 part (iv) and 4-chlorobenzenethiol.
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product of Example 5 part (iv) and 3-methoxybenzenethiol APCI- [M- ⁇ ] 449
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product of Example 5 part (iv) and 4-methoxybenzenethiol.
• Acetyl chloride (0.10 g) was added to a solution of the product from Example 5 part ii) (0.28 g) in dichloromethane (10 ml) and triethylamine (0.2 ml) at 0 °C and left to stir at 20 °C for 1 hour. Water was added and the mixture extracted with dichloromethane, dried (Na 2 SO ) and purified by column chromatography (eluting with 1:1 iso-hexane/ethyl acetate) to give the sub-title compound as a pink powder (0.19 g).
• Triethylamine (55 ⁇ l) and dimethylsulfamoyl chloride (43 ⁇ l) were added to a solution of the product from Example 1 part (iv) (150 mg) in acetonitrile (5 ml). The mixture was heated at reflux for 24 hours, adsorbed onto silica and purified using column chromatography (33% EtOAc/hexane as eluent) to give the sub-title compound (95 mg).
• Triethylamine (75 ⁇ l) and l-methyl-l ⁇ -imidazole-4-sulfonyl chloride (96 mg) were added to a solution of the product from Example 1 part (iii) (0.2 g) in acetonitrile (20 ml) and the mixture was heated at reflux overnight, cooled, adsorbed onto silica and purified using column chromatography (70% EtOAc/hexane as eluent) to give the sub-title compound as an oil (245 mg).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 1 part (iv) using the product from Example 1 part (iii) and (dimethylamino)-acetyl chloride, hydrochloride.
• the product was purified using column chromatography (33% EtOAc/hexane as eluent).
• 1HNMR (DMSO-d6) ⁇ 10.77 (s, IH), 8.15 (d, IH), 7.35-7.27 (m, 3H), 7.13 (t, IH), 6.97 (d, 2H), 5.25 (s, 2H), 4.17 (q, 2H), 2.94 (s, 2H), 2.38 (s, 3H), 2.10 (s, 6H), 1.21(t, 3H).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product from part (i) and the product from Example 17 part (i), and purified by chromatography (50% EtOAc/hexane increasing to 66% EtOAc/hexane as eluent) to give the sub-title compound.
• 1HNMR (DMSO-d6) ⁇ 9.45 (s, IH), 7.72 (dt, 2H), 7.38 (d, IH), 7.32 (d, IH), 7.16 - 7.11 ( , 3H), 5.27 (s, 2H), 4.19 (q, 2H), 3.14 (s, 3H), 2.38 (s, 3H), 1.82 (s, 3H), 1.22 (t, 3H).
• Example 5 part (iv) The title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product from Example 17 part (i) and 4-(ethylsulfonyl)benzenethiol.
• the product was purified by preparative hplc (eluent MeCN/N ⁇ 3 (aq)).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product from Example 21 part (i) (0.89 g) and 4-bromoindole (0.96 g). The residue was purified by chromatography (50 % EtOAc /hexane as eluent) to give the sub-title compound (1.3 g).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 1 part (ii) using the product of part (i) and t-butylbromoacetate. The product was purified using chromatography (50% EtOAc/hexane as eluent) to give the sub-title compound (0.5 g).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 26 part (iv) using the product of Example 27 part (i) and furan-3-boronic acid. The product was used without characterisation in part (ii).
• Example 5 part (iv) 2-methyl-5 - [(methylsulf onyDaminol -3-[ F3 -(methylsulf onyDphenyll thio] - IH-indole- 1 - acetic acid, ethyl ester
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product from part (iii) (0.22 g) and the product from Example 5 part (iii) and recrystallised from ethanol.
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 26 part (i) using the product from part (i) (5.4 g).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 5 part (iv) using the product from part (ii) (1.3 g) and the product from Example 5 part (iii) (0.6 g). The product was purified using chromatography (50-67% EtOAc/hexane as eluent) to give the sub-title compound (0.18 g).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 3 part (iii) using the product of part (ii) and thiophene-2-boronic acid. Used without further characterisation.
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 3 part (iii) using the product of part (ii) and 3,5-dimethylisoxazolyl-4-boronic acid. Used in the next step without characterisation.
• the title compound was prepared by the method of Example 1 part (v) using the product from part (ii).
• the basic solution was adjusted to p ⁇ 5 with 0.5M hydrochloric acid and the resulting precipitate filtered, dried and recrystallised from cyclohexane/ethanol to give the title compound.
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 3 part (iii) using the product of part (ii) and pyridine-3-boronic acid.
• 1H NMR (CDCI 3 ) ⁇ 8.85 (s, 1 ⁇ ), 8.54 (s, 1 ⁇ ), 7.87 (m, 1 ⁇ ), 7.73-7.69 (m, 3 ⁇ ), 7.49 (d, IH), 7.39 (d, IH), 7.33 (t, IH), 7.14 (d, 2H), 4.95 (s, 2H), 4.26 (q, 2H), 2.98 (s, 3H), 2.51 (s, 3H), 1.29 (t, 3H).
• the sub-title compound was prepared by the method of Example 3 part (iii) using the product of part (ii) and (lH-pyrazol-4-yl)-boronic acid and used in the next step without characterisation.
• [ 3 H]PGD 2 was purchased from Perkin Elmer Life Sciences with a specific activity of 100- 210Ci/mrnol. All other chemicals were of analytical grade.
• HEK cells expressing rhCRTh2 / G l6 were routinely maintained in DMEM containing 10% Foetal Bovine Serum (HyClone), lmg ml geneticin, 2mM L-glutamine and 1% non- essential amino acids.
• Foetal Bovine Serum HyClone
• lmg ml geneticin lmg ml geneticin
• 2mM L-glutamine 1% non- essential amino acids
• HEKcells were grown to confluence in two layer tissue culture factories (Fisher, catalogue number T T-170-070E). Maximal levels of receptor expression were induced by addition of 500mM sodium butyrate for the last 18 hours of culture.
• the adherent cells were washed once with phosphate buffered saline (PBS, 50ml per cell factory) and detached by the addition of 50ml per cell factory of ice-cold membrane homogenisation buffer [20mM HEPES (pH 7.4), O.lmM dithiothreitol, lmM EDTA, O.lmM phenyl methyl sulphonyl fluoride and lOO ⁇ g/ l bacitracin].
• PBS phosphate buffered saline
• ice-cold membrane homogenisation buffer 20mM HEPES (pH 7.4), O.lmM dithiothreitol, lmM EDTA, O.lmM phenyl
• Each assay contained 20 ⁇ l of 6.25nM [ 3 H]PGD 2 , 20 ⁇ l membrane saturated SPA beads both in assay buffer and lO ⁇ l of compound solution or 13,14-dihydro-15-keto prostaglandin D 2 (DK-PGD 2 , for determination of non-specific binding, Cayman chemical company).
• DK-PGD 2 13,14-dihydro-15-keto prostaglandin D 2
• Assay buffer was added to give a final concentration of 10% DMSO (compounds were now at lOx the required final concentration) and this was the solution added to the assay plate.
• the assay plate was incubated at room temperature for 2 hours and counted on a Wallac Microbeta liquid scintillation counter (1 minute per well).

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