[EN] COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY<br/>[FR] COMPOSÉS POUR TRAITER LA DYSTROPHIE MUSCULAIRE DE DUCHENNE
申请人:SUMMIT CORP PLC
公开号:WO2009013477A1
公开(公告)日:2009-01-29
Compounds of general formula (I), wherein X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3, Y and Z are as defined herein are useful for the treatment and prevention of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy and cachexia.
selected imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles entered the screening at the Tuberculosis Antimicrobial Acquisition and Coordinating Facility (TAACF) and one of these compounds, 2-chloro-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole, showed antitubercular activity. On this basis we planned the synthesis of new analogues bearing a substituted ring at the 6 position. For one compound only (2-chloro-6-p-chlorophenylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole)