申请人:——
公开号:US07390789B2
公开(公告)日:2008-06-24
The present invention is directed to an α thio-containing compound that is capable of inhibiting the enzyme, membrane aminopeptidase P (mAPP or APP), whose natural substrate is bradykinin. The compound is useful as a pharmaceutical agent because by inhibiting bradykinin degradation, the compound allows bradykinin to exert its beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, to improve renal function, and to improve glucose tolerance and insulin-sensitivity. The present invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the mAPP inhibitor of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method of inhibiting bradykinin degradation in a mammalian patient, preferably human, in need of treatment comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an α thio-containing compound of the present invention. The method of the present invention also contemplates the further step of administering to the mammalian patient in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE).
本发明涉及一种含有α硫基的化合物,能够抑制酶、膜氨肽酶P(mAPP或APP),其天然底物为缓激肽。该化合物作为一种药物剂,具有用途,因为通过抑制缓激肽的降解,该化合物使缓激肽能够在心血管系统中发挥其有益作用,改善肾功能,改善葡萄糖耐受性和胰岛素敏感性。本发明还涉及一种含有本发明的mAPP抑制剂和药用载体的药物组合物。在另一个方面,本发明涉及一种方法,在需要治疗的哺乳动物患者中,特别是人类,抑制缓激肽的降解,包括向患者施用本发明的α硫基化合物的治疗有效量。本发明的方法还考虑了向需要治疗的哺乳动物患者施用血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)抑制剂的治疗有效量的进一步步骤。