The present invention provides compounds that modulate biological metals and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The invention particularly relates to imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine compounds of formula (I) that modulate iron and are useful for the treatment of diseases, particularly neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Alzheimer-type dementia, Huntington's disease (HD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA). The compounds of formula (I) being
where variables are defined herein.
本发明提供了调节
生物金属的化合物以及含有此类化合物的药物组合物。本发明尤其涉及式(I)的
咪唑并[1,5-a]吡啶化合物,该化合物可调节
铁元素并可用于治疗疾病,尤其是神经系统疾病,如帕
金森病(PD)、阿尔茨海默病(AD)、阿尔茨海默型痴呆、亨廷顿病(HD)、肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症(ALS)、额颞叶痴呆(FTD)和多系统萎缩(M
SA)。式(I)化合物为
其中变量的定义见本文。