Quinoline Carboxamide and Quinoline Carbonitrile Derivatives as mGluR2-Negative Allosteric Modulators, Compositions, and Their Use
申请人:Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
公开号:US20160158217A1
公开(公告)日:2016-06-09
The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I)
wherein ring A, R
Q
, -L-, R
1
, n, R
2
, and R
3
are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and in methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, including potentially Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (optionally in combination with one or more additional active ingredients), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and the use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention in the treatment of such diseases.
本发明提供了式(I)的喹啉羧酰胺和喹啉羰基化合物,其中环A、RQ、-L-、R1、n、R2和R3的定义如本文所述。本发明的化合物可用作非竞争性mGluR2拮抗剂,或mGluR2负向变构调节剂(NAMs),并用于治疗患有mGluR2-NAM受体参与的疾病或障碍的患者(优选为人类),包括潜在的阿尔茨海默病,认知障碍,精神分裂症和其他情绪障碍,疼痛障碍和睡眠障碍,通过向患者施用本发明化合物或其药学上可接受的盐的治疗有效量。本发明还涉及包含本发明化合物或其药学上可接受的盐(可选与一种或多种其他活性成分组合)和药学上可接受的载体的制药组合物,以及在治疗这些疾病中使用本发明的化合物和制药组合物。