The present invention provides compounds of the formula Ar.sup.1 --Q--Ar.sup.2 --Y--R--Z and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 are optionally substituted aryl moieties, Z is an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing moiety which may be an acyclic, cyclic or bicyclic amine or an optionally substituted monocyclic or bicyclic nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic moiety; Q is a linking group capable of linking two aryl groups; R is an alkylene moiety; Y is a linking moiety capable of linking an aryl group to an alkylene moiety and wherein Z is bonded to R through a nitrogen atom. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases which are mediated by LTB.sub.4 production, such as psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, IBD and asthma.
本发明提供了公式Ar.sup.1-Q-Ar.sup.2-Y-R-Z及其药学上可接受的盐的化合物,其中Ar.sup.1和Ar.sup.2是可选取代芳基基团,Z是可选取代的含氮基团,可以是非环状、环状或双环胺或可选取代的单环或双环含氮杂芳基团;Q是能够连接两个芳基团的连接基团;R是烷基基团;Y是连接基团,能够将芳基团与烷基团连接起来,其中Z通过一个氮原子与R键合。本发明的化合物和药物组合物在治疗由LTB.sub.4产生介导的炎症性疾病方面有用,例如
银屑病、溃疡性结肠炎、IBD和哮喘。