申请人:Nycomed Salutar, Inc.
公开号:US05798089A1
公开(公告)日:1998-08-25
The invention provides amphiphilic compounds of the formula (I) Ch--(--L--Ar--(--AH).sub.n).sub.m (where Ch is a hydrophilic chelant moiety or a salt or a chelate thereof); each L is an optionally oxo substituted C.sub.2-25 -alkylene linker wherein at least one CH.sub.2 moiety is replaced by a group X.sup.1 (e.g. L may include a chain sequence, an X.sup.1 (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1).sub.u (where u is a positive integer) such as X.sup.1 (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1).sub.u, CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1, CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1, etc.), and wherein L is optionally interrupted by a metabolizable group M but with the provisos that the terminus of L adjacent Ch is CH.sub.2 and that the terminus of L adjacent Ar is X.sup.1 or a CH.sub.2 group adjacent or separated by one CH.sub.2 from a group X.sup.1 (thus, for example the L--Ar linkage may be L.sup.1 --X.sup.1 --Ar, L.sup.1 --CH.sub.2 --Ar, L.sup.1 --X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 --Ar or L.sup.1 --X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --Ar, where L.sup.1 is the residue of L; each Ar is an aryl ring optionally substituted by or having fused thereto a further aryl ring; each AH is a protic acid group, preferably an oxyacid, e.g. a carbon, sulphur or phosphorus oxyacid or a salt thereof; each X.sup.1 is O, S, NR.sup.1 or PR.sup.1, preferably no more than 3 X.sup.1 groups being present in L; each R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; and m and n are positive integers, m being for example 1 to 4, especially 1 or 2 and n being for example, 1, 2 or 3) which are especially suited for use in diagnostic imaging of the hepatobiliary system.
本发明提供了公式(I)的两性化合物 Ch--(--L--Ar--(--AH).sub.n).sub.m (其中Ch是亲水螯合物基团或其盐或螯合物);每个L是可选的氧代取代的C.sub.2-25-烷基链,其中至少一个CH.sub.2基团被X.sup.1基团取代(例如,L可以包括链序列,X.sup.1(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1).sub.u(其中u是正整数),如X.sup.1(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1).sub.u,CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1,CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X.sup.1等),其中L可被可代谢的M基团打断,但须满足L邻近Ch的端点为CH.sub.2,L邻近Ar的端点为X.sup.1或与X.sup.1基团相隔一个CH.sub.2(因此,例如,L--Ar连接可以是L.sup.1--X.sup.1--Ar,L.sup.1--CH.sub.2--Ar,L.sup.1--X.sup.1 CH.sub.2--Ar或L.sup.1--X.sup.1 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2--Ar,其中L.sup.1是L的残基;每个Ar是芳基环,可选地被取代或与另一个芳基环融合;每个AH是质子酸基团,优选为氧酸,例如碳、硫或磷氧酸或其盐;每个X.sup.1是O、S、NR.sup.1或PR.sup.1,优选不超过3个X.sup.1基团存在于L中;每个R.sup.1是氢、烷基或芳基;m和n是正整数,例如m为1至4,特别是1或2,n为1、2或3),特别适用于肝胆系统的诊断成像。