Compounds that selectively inhibit the binding of ligands to &agr;4&bgr;1 integrin (VLA-4) and methods for their preparation are disclosed. In one embodiment, compounds of the invention are represented by Formula I:
1
As selective inhibitors of VLA-4 mediated cell adhesion, compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of conditions associated with such adhesion, including, but not limited to, such conditions as inflammatory and autoimmune responses, diabetes, asthma, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, transplantation rejection, and tumor metastasis. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting VLA-4 mediated cell adhesion and methods of treating conditions associated with LA-4 mediated cell adhesion.
本发明揭示了选择性抑制
配体与α4β1整合素(V
LA-4)结合的化合物及其制备方法。在一种实施例中,本发明的化合物由式I表示:1作为V
LA-4介导的细胞粘附的选择性
抑制剂,本发明的化合物在治疗与此类粘附相关的疾病方面具有用途,包括但不限于炎症和自身免疫反应、糖尿病、哮喘、
银屑病、炎症性肠病、移植排斥和肿瘤转移等疾病。本发明还揭示了抑制V
LA-4介导的细胞粘附的方法以及治疗与V
LA-4介导的细胞粘附相关的疾病的方法。