Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions which inhibit N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA). Described herein are methods for synthesizing the compounds set forth herein and methods for formulating these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions which include these compounds. Also described herein are methods of inhibiting NAAA in order to sustain the levels of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and other N-acylethanolamines (NAE) that are substrates for NAAA, in conditions characterized by reduced concentrations of NAE. Also, described here are methods of treating and ameliorating pain, inflammation, inflammatory diseases, and other disorders in which modulation of fatty acid ethanolamides is clinically or therapeutically relevant or in which decreased levels of NAE are associated with the disorder.
本文描述了一些化合物和药物组成物,它们可以抑制N-酰基
乙醇胺酸
酰化酶(
NAAA)。本文还描述了合成这些化合物的方法,以及将它们制成药物组成物的方法。同时,本文还描述了抑制
NAAA以维持
棕榈酰
乙醇胺(
PEA)和其他N-酰基
乙醇胺(N
AE)的
水平的方法,这些物质是
NAAA的底物,并且在N
AE浓度降低的情况下有用。此外,本文还描述了治疗和缓解疼痛、炎症、炎症性疾病和其他疾病的方法,这些疾病中
脂肪酸乙醇胺的调节在临床或治疗上是相关的,或者N
AE的浓度降低与该疾病有关。