The present invention relates to the formulations of ester derivatives of capsaicin and ester derivatives of myristoleic acid. These derivatives are capable of reverting to the active parent compound following enzymatic or chemical hydrolysis. These derivatives have a higher lipophilicity, lipid solubility and less irritation to the skin than the parent compound, and hence are better able to be incorporated into certain pharmaceutical formulations, including cream and ointment pharmaceutical formulations. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention contain a compound of following formula (Ia):
R—CO-CAP (Ia)
wherein CAP refers to collectively the capsaicins represented in
FIG. 1
and a compound of formula (Ib):
MCO-O—R (Ib)
wherein MCO refers to myristoleic acid.
In formulae Ia and Ib, R is selected from alkyl groups of up to about 18 carbon atoms and aryl groups of up to about 18 carbon atoms and alkylene group of up to about 18 carbon atoms and an arylene group of up to about 18 carbon atoms. The alkyl, aryl and alkylene groups may be substituted or un-substituted, branched or straight chains. In addition, R may contain heteroatoms and may be straight chained or branched.
The pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of formulae Ia and Ib are useful for pain management in mammals in vivo and have been contemplated to be used in the treatment of various pains in humans.
本发明涉及
辣椒素酯衍
生物和
肉豆蔻油酸酯衍
生物的配方。这些衍
生物能够在酶解或
化学水解后恢复为活性母化合物。这些衍
生物具有更高的亲脂性、脂溶性,对皮肤的刺激性较小,因此更容易被纳入某些药物配方中,包括膏剂和药膏配方。本发明的药物组合物含有下式(Ia)的化合物:R—CO-CAP(Ia),其中CAP指的是在图1中表示的
辣椒素,和下式(Ib)的化合物:
MCO-O—R(Ib),其中
MCO指的是
肉豆蔻油酸。在式Ia和Ib中,R选自碳原子数最多约为18的烷基基团和碳原子数最多约为18的芳基基团以及碳原子数最多约为18的烷基基团和碳原子数最多约为18的芳基基团。烷基、芳基和烷基基团可以是取代或未取代的,支链或直链。此外,R可能含有杂原子,可能是直链或支链的。含有式Ia和Ib的药物组合物对于体内哺乳动物的疼痛管理是有用的,并已考虑用于治疗人类的各种疼痛。