[EN] NOVEL SUBSTITUTED AZABENZOXAZOLES<br/>[FR] NOUVEAUX AZABENZOXAZOLES SUBSTITUÉS
申请人:MERCK SHARP & DOHME
公开号:WO2010051196A1
公开(公告)日:2010-05-06
The present invention relates to novel MAO-B binding compounds and methods for measuring effects of the compounds, by measuring changes of MAO-B levels in living patients. More specifically, the present invention relates to use of the compounds of this invention as therapeutic agents for inhibition of MAO-B activity as well as a method of using the compounds of this invention as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to study MAO-B levels in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Thus, the present invention relates to use of the novel MAO-B binding compounds as diagnostic, as well as a therapeutic, agents. The invention further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of Alzheimer's disease therapeutic agents. Specifically, the present invention relates to novel aryl or heteroaryl substituted azabenzoxazole derivatives, compositions, and therapeutic uses and processes for making such compounds.