Medicament for the inhibition of interleukin-1 or tumor necrosis factor production by monocytes and/or macrophages
申请人:SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION
公开号:EP0411754A2
公开(公告)日:1991-02-06
A method of inhibiting the production of interleukin-1 by monocytes and/or macrophages in a human in need thereof which comprises administering to such a human an effective, interleukin-1 production inhibiting amount of a diaryl-substituted imidazole fused to a second heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen bridgehead atom wherein said second ring may also contain sulfur, oxygen or an additional nitrogen atom, and may contain additional unsaturation.
This invention relates to a method of inhibiting the production of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) by monocytes or macrophages in a human in need thereof which comprises administering to such mammal an effective, TNF production inhibiting amount of a compound of Formula (I) as described herein. The compounds of Formula (II) are generally described as diaryl-substituted imidazole fused to a second heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen bridgehead wherein said ring may also contain sulfur, oxygen, or an additional nitrogen atom, and may contain additional unsaturation.
一种抑制有需要的人的单核细胞和/或巨噬细胞产生白细胞介素-1的方法,它包括向这种人施用有效的、抑制白细胞介素-1产生量的二芳基取代的咪唑与含有氮桥头原子的第二杂环融合,其中所述第二环也可含有硫、氧或另外的氮原子,并可含有另外的不饱和度。
本发明涉及一种抑制有需要的人体内的单核细胞或巨噬细胞产生肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)的方法,该方法包括向该哺乳动物施用有效的、可抑制 TNF 产生量的本文所述的式 (I) 化合物。式(II)化合物一般描述为二芳基取代的咪唑与含有氮桥头的第二个杂环融合,其中所述环还可含有硫、氧或额外的氮原子,并可含有额外的不饱和。