This invention provides methods of increasing or maintaining mammalian nitric oxide synthase activity and output of nitric oxide comprising administering a compound of the formulae:
1
wherein Z is a moiety selected from the group of:
2
wherein: R
1
is selected from H, OH or the C
1
-C
12
esters or C
1
-C
12
alkyl ethers thereof, or halogens; or C
1
-C
4
halogenated ethers including trifluoromethyl ether and trichloromethyl ether; R
2
, R
3
, R
4
, R
5
, and R
6
are H, OH or C
1
-C
12
esters or C
1
-C
12
alkyl ethers thereof, halogens, or C
1
-C
4
halogenated ethers, cyano, C
1
-C
6
alkyl, or trifluoromethyl, with the proviso that, when R
1
is H, R
2
is not OH; Y is the moiety:
3
R
7
and R
8
are alkyl or concatenated together to form an optionally substituted, nitrogen-containing ring; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
这项发明提供了增加或维持哺乳动物
一氧化氮合酶活性和
一氧化氮产量的方法,包括给予一个符合以下结构的化合物:
其中 Z 是从以下组中选择的一个基团:
其中:
R1 选自 H、OH 或其 C1-C12 酯或 C1-C12 烷基醚,或卤素;或 C1-C4 卤代醚,包括三
氟甲醚和三
氯甲醚;R2、R3、R4、R5 和 R6 为 H、OH 或其 C1-C12 酯或 C1-C12 烷基醚,卤素,或 C1-C4 卤代醚,
氰基,C1-C6 烷基,或三
氟甲基,但当 R1 为 H 时,R2 不是 OH;Y 是基团:
R7 和 R8 为烷基或连接在一起形成一个可选择替代的含氮环的;或其药用盐。