The present invention relates to bivalent sialyl Lewis X saccharide compounds that inhibit cellular binding to a selectin receptor. Pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of Formula I, and processes for making and using the same are disclosed. A contemplated bivalent sialyl Lewis X saccharide compound has a structure that corresponds to Formula I, below, ##STR1## wherein R is a directly linked divalent monosaccharide unit; Y is selected from the group consisting of C(O), SO.sub.2, HNC(O), OC(O) and SC(O); R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 hydrocarbyl, an aryl, a substituted aryl and a phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylene group, wherein an aryl group has one six-membered aromatic ring or two fused six-membered aromatic rings, which ring or rings are hydrocarbyl, monoazahydrocarbyl, or diazahydrocarbyl rings, and a substituted aryl group is a before-mentioned aryl group having a substituent selected from the group consisting of halo, trifluoromethyl, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, amino, mono-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylamino, di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylamino, benzylamino and C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylbenzylamino; R.sup.3 is methyl or hydroxymethyl; X is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 acyloxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 hydroxylacyloxy, halo and azido; Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are .alpha.-L-fucosyl or hydrogen (H), but at least one of Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 is .alpha.-L-fucosyl; and M is a proton (H.sup.+) or a pharmaceutically acceptable cation.
本发明涉及双价
唾液酸-Lewis X
糖类化合物,其抑制细胞与选择素受体的结合。本发明揭示了含有式I化合物的制药组合物以及制备和使用该化合物的过程。所考虑的双价
唾液酸-Lewis X
糖类化合物具有如下的结构式I,其中R是直接连接的双价
单糖单元;Y选自C(O),SO.sub.2,HNC(O),OC(O)和SC(O)组成的群;R.sup.2选自C.sub.1-C.sub.6烃基,芳基,取代芳基和苯基C.sub.1-C.sub.3烷基,其中芳基基团具有一个六元环芳香环或两个融合的六元环芳香环,该环或环是烃基,单氮杂烃基或双氮杂烃基环,取代芳基基团是前述芳基基团,其取代基选自卤素,三
氟甲基,硝基,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷氧基,
氨基,单C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基
氨基,双C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基
氨基,苄基
氨基和C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基苄基
氨基;R.sup.3是甲基或羟甲基;X选自羟基,C.sub.1-C.sub.6酰氧基,C.sub.2-C.sub.6羟基酰氧基,卤素和偶氮基;Z.sup.1和Z.sup.2是α-
L-岩藻糖基或氢(H),但至少一个Z.sup.1和Z.sup.2是α-
L-岩藻糖基;M是质子(H.sup.+)或药学上可接受的阳离子。