Compounds that selectively inhibit the binding of ligands to &agr;4&bgr;1 integrin (VLA-4) and methods for their preparation are disclosed. In one embodiment, compounds of the invention are represented by Formula I:
As selective inhibitors of VLA-4 mediated cell adhesion, compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of conditions associated with such adhesion, including, but not limited to, such conditions as inflammatory and autoimmune responses, diabetes, asthma, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, transplantation rejection, and tumor metastasis. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting VLA-4 mediated cell adhesion and methods of treating conditions associated with LA-4 mediated cell adhesion, which involve compounds of Formula I.
本发明揭示了选择性抑制
配体与α4β1整合素(V
LA-4)结合的化合物及其制备方法。在一种实施例中,本发明的化合物由公式I表示:作为V
LA-4介导的细胞粘附的选择性
抑制剂,本发明的化合物在治疗与该粘附相关的疾病方面有用,包括但不限于炎症和自身免疫反应、糖尿病、哮喘、
银屑病、炎症性肠病、移植排斥和肿瘤转移等疾病。还揭示了制备公式I化合物的药物组合物、抑制V
LA-4介导的细胞粘附的方法以及治疗与V
LA-4介导的细胞粘附相关的疾病的方法。