Lipid-rich plaque inhibitors
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a lipid-rich plaque regressing agent comprising a compound represented by Formula: in which ring A is a cyclic hydrocarbon or the like; ring B is a heterocyclic ring or the like; each of X and Y is —NR 1 — (in which R 1 is a hydrocarbon or the like); D is a C 1-3 alkylene group or the like; E is —NH— or the like; G is a bond or the like; and Ar is an aryl or the like; D may be taken together with a constituent atom of the ring B to form a ring, and R 4 may be taken together with a constituent atom of the ring B to form a ring.
1. A compound selected from the group consisting of:
(2E)-3-[3-[7-chloro-3-(2-[[4-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]amino]-2-oxoethyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl]phenyl]propenoic acid;
(2E)-3-[3-[7-chloro-3-(2-[4-fluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]amino]-2-oxoethyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl]phenyl]propenoic acid; and
3-[3-[7-chloro-3-(2-[[4-chloro-2-(trifluorornethyl)phenyl]amino]-2-oxoethyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl]phenyl]propanoic acid, or a salt thereof.
2. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent.
3. A method for regressing a lipid-rich plaque in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or a salt.
4. A method for treating acute coronary artery syndrome in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof, to said mammal.
5. A method for treating acute myocardial infarction in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof, to said mammal.
6. A method for treating unstable angina in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof, to said mammal.
7. A method for treating peripheral artery occlusion in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof, to said mammal.