The present invention is concerned with the phosphonic acids of formula I ##STR1## wherein one or both of the acidic hydroxy groups of the phosphonic acid moiety may be functionalized in form of pharmaceutically acceptable mono- or di- esters; wherein Y represents optionally substituted 2-carboxypyrrolidinyl, 2-carboxy-2,5-dihydropyrrolyl, 2-carboxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 2-carboxy-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 2-carboxypiperidinyl, 2-carboxytetrahydroquinolinyl or 2-carboxyperhydroquinolinyl, 2-carboxy-2,3-dihydroindolyl or 2-carboxyperhydroindolyl as described herein, and in each of which the carboxy group may be functionalized in form of a pharmaceutically acceptable ester or amide; A represents a direct bond, lower alkenylene, lower alkylidene or lower alkylene provided that A does not represent a direct bond when Y represents 2-carboxypyrrolidinyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; which are useful for the treatment of nervous system disorders in mammals and as antagonists of the N-methyl-D-aspartate sensitive excitatory amino acid receptor.
本发明涉及式I的
膦酸:
其中,
膦酸基团的一个或两个酸性羟基可以作为药学上可接受的单酯或双酯的形式进行官能化;其中,Y代表可选取代的2-羧基
吡咯烷基、2-羧基-2,5-二氢
吡咯基、2-羧基-
1,2,3,6-四氢吡啶基、2-羧基-1,2,5,6-四氢
吡啶基、2-羧基
哌啶基、2-羧基
四氢喹啉基或2-羧基过氢
喹啉基、2-羧基-2,3-二氢
吲哚基或2-羧基过氢
吲哚基,其中每个羧基可以作为药学上可接受的酯或酰胺的形式进行官能化;A代表直接键、较低的烯烃基、较低的烷基亚烷基或较低的烷基,但当Y代表2-羧基
吡咯烷基时,A不代表直接键;以及其药学上可接受的盐。本发明的
膦酸在哺乳动物的神经系统疾病治疗中有用,并作为N-甲基-
D-天门冬氨酸敏感的兴奋性
氨基酸受体的拮抗剂。