A class of phosphono-hydroisoquinoline compounds is described for treatment to reduce neurotoxic injury associated with anoxia or ischemia which typically follows stroke, cardiac arrest or perinatal asphyxia. The treatment includes administration of a phosphono-hydroisoquinoline compound alone or in a composition in an amount effective as an antagonist to inhibit excitotoxic actions at major neuronal excitatory amino acid receptor sites. Compounds of most interest are those of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 through R.sup.4 is hydrido, wherein each of Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 is hydroxyl, wherein W is a single bond connecting the phosphorus atom with the aromatic ring and wherein the A ring is aromatic. Also disclosed are two classes of intermediate compounds having a fully unsaturated A ring, which intermediate compounds are useful in methods to make product compounds of Formula I.
本文描述了一类
磷酸羟基
异喹啉化合物,用于治疗与缺氧或缺血相关的神经毒性损伤,通常是中风、心脏骤停或围产期窒息后的损伤。治疗包括单独或在组合物中给予
磷酸羟基
异喹啉化合物,其有效量作为拮抗剂抑制主要神经元兴奋性
氨基酸受体位点的兴奋毒性作用。最感兴趣的化合物是公式I的化合物:##STR1## 其中R1至R4中的每一个都是氢基,Z1和Z2中的每一个都是羟基,W是将
磷原子与芳香环连接的单键,A环是芳香的。此外,还披露了两类中间化合物,具有完全不饱和的A环,这些中间化合物在制备公式I的产物化合物的方法中很有用。