Specification
WO 2006/093547 PCT/US2005/044360
NOVEL LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS
Background Information
[0002] The present Invention relates to certain novel chroman and thiochroman derivatives
of Formula 1 as depicted below, pharmaceutical formulations containing them, and their uses as
therapeutic agents, and syntheses therefore. Their uses as therapeutic agents that may act as
lipoxygenase inhibitors include, but are not limited to, prevention or treatment of diseases involving
apoptosis in cancer cells; diseases Involving hypoxia or anoxia; diseases involving inflammation;
disorders of the airways; diseases involving neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation; and
diseases involving the autoimmune system.
[0003] The use of compounds having a chroman moiety as lipoxygenase inhibitors has
been disclosed, for example, in US Patents 5,059,609; US 4,950,684; US 5,015,661; US 4,780,469;
US 5,591,772; US 5,925,673; US 5,250,547; US 5,393,775; US 4,814,346; US 5,939,452, US
6,051,601; US 6,117,874; and US 6,133,286.
[0004] Arachidonic acid is an essential fatty acid that exists within the cell membrane and
can be released from phospholipids by the action of phospholipase. The released arachidonic acid
is metabolized through three major enzymatic pathways, i.e. the lipoxygenase pathway, to form
substances such as prostaglandins which are associated with inflammatory responses, and
thromboxanes which are associated with the formation of thrombus, or leukotrienes which induce
allergic reactions.
[0005] Lipoxygenases are non-heme iron-containing enzymes that catalyze the oxidation
of polyunsaturated fatty acids and esters thereof. They were originally classified based on their
substrate specificity for insertion of molecular oxygen into arachidonic acid at carbon positions 5,12
and 15, but more recently a phylogenetic classification is being used. This separates the
mammalian enzymes in four main subtypes, 5-Lipoxygenase, 12/15-Lipoxygenases, platelet 12-
Lipoxygenases and epidermis-type lipoxygenases. The 12/15 family of lipoxygenases includes two
sub-families with a high degree of sequence homology, the reticulocyte 15-Lipoxygenases (found in
rabbit and humans) and the leukocyte 12-Lipoxygenases (found in mouse, pig, rat, and rabbit). This
type of lipoxygenase shares more homology to reticulocyte 15-Lipoxygenase and leukocyte 12-
Lipoxygenase, than to platelet 12-Lipoxygenases.
[0006] It Is believed that oxldative metabolites of the 12/15-Lipoxygenase or the 15-
Lipoxygenase cascade have been implicated in the potentiation of thrombin induced platelet
activation (Setty et al. Blood, (1992), 2765-2773); in the progression of various cancers (Kelavkar et
al, Curr. Urol. Rep. Vol. 3 no. 3 (2002),: pp. 207-214) and related pathologies (Tisdale et al., Science
2-
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Vol. 289 no. 5488 (2000) pp. 2293-4). It has also been shown that treatment with a 15-
Lipoxygenase inhibitor suppresses atherogenesls In rabbits fed a high-fat diet (Bocan et al.,
Atherosclerosis, Vol. 136 (1998) pp. 203-16). There is increasing evidence that certain
lipoxygenase enzymes are involved in the pathogenesis and acceleration of atherosclerosis by
inducing oxidation of LDL to its atherogenic form (Sparrow, C. P., et al., J. Lipid Res. Vol. 29 (1988)
pp. 745-753. and Steinberg, D., NewEng. J. Med. Vol. 320(1989) pp. 915-924). It has also been
reported that 12-Lipoxygenase enzyme plays a role in mediating angiotensin II induced vascular and
adrenal actions (Natarajan, R., et al., Endocrinology Vol. 131 (1992) pp. 1174-1180). Recent studies
(Klein, R. et al., Science Vol. 303 no. 5655 (2004) 329-332) have also shown the role of 15-
Lipoxygenase enzyme in the regulation of bone density.
[0007J The enzyme 5-Lipoxygenase converts arachidonic acid to 5-
hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HPETE). This is the first step in the metabolic pathway yielding
5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE) and the important class of mediators, the leukotrlenes.
Evidence of the role of leukotrlenes in the pathology of certain diseases has been described, for
example in Cloud et al., J. Allergy Clin. Immunol., Vol. 79 (1987) pp. 256 (asthma); Tumbull et al.,
Lancet II, (1977) pp. 526-9 (chronic bronchitis); Cromwell et al., Lancet II, (1981) pp. 164-5 (cystic
fibrosis); Davidson et al., J. Pharm. Pharmacol. Vol. 34 no. 61(982) pp. 410 (rheumatoid arthritis);
Rae et al., Lancet. Vol. 2 no. 8308 (1982) pp. 1122-4. Cook et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 235,
(1985) pp. 470-474 (cardiovascular conditions); Tsuji et al., Biochem. Pharmacol. Vol. 55 no. 3:
(1998); pp. 297-304 (dermatitis such as psoriasis).
[0008] It has also been shown in co-owned US application Serial No. 11/251,423 filed
October 13, 2005, titled Methods for Treating Diabetes, herein incorporated by reference in its
entirety, that dual 5-Lipoxygenase and 12/15-Lipoxygenase inhibitors or 5-Lipoxygenase and 15-
Lipoxygenase inhibitors are superior in the prevention of treatment of subjects susceptible to
diabetes, are able to improve glucose control in animal models of diabetes, and have demonstrated
a significant lowering of the baseline serum glucose levels compared to selective 5-Lipoxygenase,
15-Lipoxygenase and 12/15-Lipoxygenase inhibitors.
[0009] The compositions, formulations and methods of this invention are particularly
applicable in preventing and/or treating diseases or disorders mediated, at least in part, by one or
more lipoxygenase enzymes, such as 5-Lipoxygenase enzyme and/or 12/15-Lipoxygenase enzyme.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The present invention is concerned with certain novel derivatives of Formula I,
which may be useful In the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions for treating disorders
mediated by lipoxygenases.
[0011] In a first aspect, the present invention concerns the compounds represented by
Formula I:
3
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wherein,
X is O, S(O)0.2, or NR;
R1 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
cycloalkyl, halogen, nitro, cyano, amlno, aminosulfonyl, sulfanyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, hydroxy,
alkoxy, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, and amldo; with the proviso that no more than one of
R1and R4 is hydrogen;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkoxy, -O-alkenyl.-O-acyl, -O-alkylene-
amino, -O-C(O)-alkylene-COORb, -O-C(O)-alkylene-amino, -O-C(O)-alkylene-heterocyclyl1
-O-glucoside, -O-phosphoryl, -O-alkylene-phosphoryl, or -O-C(O)-AA, wherein AA is amino
acid, or a di-, tri-, or tetra-peptide
R3 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, halogen, nitro,
cyano, amino, aminosulfonyl, sulfanyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,
and amido; or
R3 and R4 together with the atoms to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl ring, aryl ring or a
heterocyclic ring;
1 R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl,
hydroxy, -NRdORa, or-NRd-NRbRc;
R7 and R8 are
[0012] independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl,
-NRdORa, or -NRd-NRbRc; or
[0013] together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C=NORa or a
C=N-NRbRc group;
R9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and cycloalkyl;
R10 is alkyl or cycloalkyl;
R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl,
amlnocarbonyl, heterocyclyl, and aryl;
Ra is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, acyl, heterocyclyl, and aryl;
and
Rb and Rc are
independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl,
acyl, aminocarbonyl, heterocyclyl and aryl; or
• together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted,
saturated or unsaturated 3-8 membered ring optionally incorporating 1 to 3 N, O or S atoms;
and
Rd is hydrogen or alkyl;
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with the proviso that one of the following Is present
• Rs is OH, -NRdORa or -NRd-NRbRc; or
• R7 is -NRdORa or -NRd-NRbRc; or
■ R7 and R8 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C=NORa or a
C=N-NRbRc group;
or single stereoisomers, mixtures of stereoisomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
[0014] In one embodiment, R2 is hydroxy, and in another embodiment R2 is hydroxy and
R1, R3, and R4 are independently of each other hydrogen, halogen, or alkyl. In yet another
embodiment CR7R8 is C=NORa; and in another embodiment CR7R8 is C=N-NRbRc. In another
embodiment R5 is -NRdORa; in another embodiment Rs is -NRd-NRbRc; and in yet another
embodiment R5 is OH. In another embodiment R7 is -NRdORa; and in another embodiment R7 is
-NRd-NRbR°. In some embodiments X is O; in other embodiments X is S; and in other embodiments
X is NR, wherein R is aryl, heterocyclyl, or alkyl substituted with amido, sulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl
or aryl, and in another embodiment R is -(CH2)2.6-NRdS(O)2-aryl, -
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2752-KOLNP-2007 FORM 18_merge.pdf |
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2752-KOLNP-2007-ABANDONED LETTER.pdf |
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02752-kolnp-2007-international publication.pdf |
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2752-KOLNP-2007.pdf |
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2752-KOLNP-2007-ABANDONED LETTER.pdf |
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02752-kolnp-2007-international publication.pdf |
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2752-KOLNP-2007 OTHER_merge.pdf |
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2752-KOLNP-2007 FORM 18_merge.pdf |
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02752-kolnp-2007-pct request form.pdf |
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2752-KOLNP-2007 FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT_merge.pdf |
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02752-kolnp-2007-priority document.pdf |
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2752-KOLNP-2007-ABSTRACT.pdf |
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