申请人:Merck Frosst Canada, Ltd.
公开号:US07153968B2
公开(公告)日:2006-12-26
8-(biaryl) quinolines wherein the bi-aryl group at the 8-position is in a meta relationship to the quinoline group, are PDE4 inhibitors useful in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, eosinophilic granuloma, psoriasis and other benign or malignant proliferative skin diseases, endotoxic shock, laminitis in horses, colic in horses, septic shock, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury of the myocardium and brain, inflammatory arthritis, chronic glomerulonephritis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, adult respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in animals, diabetes insipidus, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, vernal conjunctivitis, arterial restenosis, ortherosclerosis, atherosclerosis, neurogenic inflammation, pain, cough, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, transplant rejection, graft versus host disease, hypersecretion of gastric acid, bacterial, fungal induced sepsis, viral induced sepsis, fungal induced septic shock, viral induced septic shock, inflammation-mediated chronic tissue degeneration, cytokine-mediated chronic tissue degeneration, osteoarthritis, cancer, cachexia, muscle wasting, depression, memory impairment, tumour growth, or cancerous invasion of normal tissues. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method of enhancing cognition in a healthy subject comprising administering a safe cognition enhancing amount of phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor. In particular, this invention is directed to a method of enhancing memory, learning, retention, recall, awareness and judgement in health subjects comprising administering a safe and cognition enhancing amount of a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor.
8-(联苯基)喹啉类化合物,其中8位的联苯基与喹啉基团呈间位关系,是PDE4抑制剂,可用于治疗哮喘、慢性支气管炎、慢性阻塞性肺疾病、嗜酸性粒细胞肉芽肿、银屑病和其他良性或恶性增生性皮肤疾病、内毒素休克、马蹄骨炎、马腹绞痛、败血症休克、溃疡性结肠炎、克罗恩病、心肌和脑再灌注损伤、炎性关节炎、慢性肾小球肾炎、特应性皮炎、荨麻疹、成人呼吸窘迫综合症、动物慢性阻塞性肺疾病、尿崩症、过敏性鼻炎、过敏性结膜炎、春季性结膜炎、动脉再狭窄、动脉粥样硬化、神经源性炎症、疼痛、咳嗽、类风湿性关节炎、强直性脊柱炎、移植排斥反应、移植物抗宿主病、胃酸过多、细菌、真菌感染引起的败血症、病毒感染引起的败血症、真菌感染引起的败血性休克、病毒感染引起的败血性休克、炎症介导的慢性组织退化、细胞因子介导的慢性组织退化、骨关节炎、癌症、消瘦、肌肉萎缩、抑郁症、记忆障碍、肿瘤生长或癌细胞侵袭正常组织。在另一个方面,本发明涉及一种增强健康受试者认知能力的方法,包括给予安全的增强认知剂量的磷酸二酯酶-4抑制剂。特别是,本发明涉及一种增强健康受试者记忆、学习、保留、回忆、意识和判断的方法,包括给予安全的增强认知剂量的磷酸二酯酶-4抑制剂。