Modulators of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 and Related Uses for the Treatment of Ocular Disorders

1 . A method of treating or preventing an ocular disorder in a mammal mediated by hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), said method comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of a compound having the formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein

each of R 1 , R 5 , R 7 , R 11 , and R 12 is, independently, H; OH, OR 1A , or OC(O)R 1A , where R 1A is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkheteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 1-9 heteroaryl;

each of R 3α and R 3β is, independently, H, OH, OR 3A , OC(O)R 3B , or O-Sac, where each of R 3A and R 3B is, independently, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkheteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 1-9 heteroaryl, and Sac is a monosaccharide or a 1-4-linked di-, tri-, or tetrasaccharide unit comprising, in any order, one or more, monosaccharide units selected from the group consisting of: L-rhamnose, D-glucose, D-digitoxose, D-digitalose, D-digginose, D-sarmentose, L-vallarose, and D-fructose, wherein the linkage between any saccharide and the group attached to it can be by an α- or β-linkage, or R 3α and R 3β together are ═O, ═NNR 3C (CH 2 ) n NR 3D R 3E , or ═NO(CH 2 ) n NR 3D R 3E , wherein n is 2 to 6 and of R 3C , R 3D and R 3E is, independently, H, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, and with the proviso that at least one of R 3α and R 3β is not H;

R 6 is CH 3 , CH 2 OR 6A , or CH 2 OCOR 6A , where R 6A is H, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkheteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 1-9 heteroaryl;

R 14 is OH, Cl, OR 14A , or OC(O)R 14A , where R 14A is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkheteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 1-9 heteroaryl, or R 14 , R 15β , and the carbons they are bonded to together represent an epoxide;

each of R 15α and R 15β is, independently, H, OH, OR 15A , or OC(O)R 15A , where R 15A is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkheteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 1-9 heteroaryl, or R 15a and R 15 together are ═O;

each of R 16α and R 16β is, independently, H, OH, OR 16A, or OC(O)R 16A , where R 16A is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkheteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 1-9 heteroaryl, or R 16α and R 16 together are ═O;

R 17 is

R 18 is CH 3 , CH 2 OR 18A , or CH 2 OCOR 18A , where R 18A is H, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkheteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 1-9 heteroaryl;

with the provisos that no carbon atom that is bonded to OH is bonded to another group via an oxygen bond.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound is selected from the group consisting of bufalin, 3α-hydroxybufalin, bufalin 3-acetate, bufalin 3-succinate, bufalin 3-methacrylate, bufalin 3-suberate, bufalin 3-methylsuberate, bufalin 3[N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)hydrazido]succinate, 3-oxobufalin, 14α-hydroxybufalin 3β,16β-diacetate, scillarenin, 3-oxoscillarenin, bufotalin, desacetylbufotalin, gamabufotalin, gamabufotalin 3-acetate, 3-oxogamabufotalin 11-acetate, telocinobufagin, hellebrigenin, acetylarenobufagin, 15α-hydroxybufalin, 15α-hydroxybufalin 3-acetate, 15-oxobufalin 3-acetate, resibufagin, resibufaginol, resibufagenin, 3α-hydroxyresibufogenin, resibufagenin 3-acetate, 3-oxoresibufogenin, Δ 1 -3-oxoresibufogenin, Δ 1,4 -3-oxoresibufogenin, 16α-hydroxyresibufagenin 3-acetate, 14α,15α-epoxyresibufogenin, 3α-hydroxy-14α,15α-epoxyresibufogenin 3-acetate, 3-oxo-14α,15α-epoxyresibufogenin 3-acetate, 14α,15α-epoxyresibufogenin 3-acetate, 14α,15α-epoxyresibufogenin 3α-acetate, marinobufagin, periplogenin, digitoxigenin, digitoxigenin 3-acetate, digitoxigenin 3-suberate, digitoxigenin, 3-methylsuberate, Δ 1,4 -digitoxigenin, cinobufagin, 3α-hydroxycinobufagin, cinobufagin 3-acetate, cinobufagin 3-succinate, cinobufagin 3-suberate, cinobufagin 3-cinnamate, 3-oxocinobufagin, cinobufagin 3,5-dinitrobenzoate, 3,16-diketocinobufagin, 16-oxocinobufagin 3-acetate, desacetylcinobufagin, desacetylcinobufagin 3-acetate, desacetylcinobufagin 3-acetate 16-succinate, desacetyl-14α,15α-cinobufagin 3-acetate, cinobufotalin, desacetylcinobufotalin, β-chlorohydrin, 14β-artebufogenin, 14β-artebufogenin 3-acetate, 14α-artebufogenin, 3-oxo-14α-artebufogenin, Δ 1,4 -bufalin, Δ 1,4 -3-oxobufalin, Δ 1,4 -bufotalin 3-acetate, 7β-hydroxybufalin, 1β,7β-dihydroxybufalin, 16α-hydroxybufalin, 7β,16α-dihydroxybufalin, 3-epi-desacetylcinobufagin, 1β-hydroxy desacetylcinobufagin, 3-epi-desacetylcinobufotalin, cinobufagin 3-O-β-D-glucoside, 3-epi-7β-hydroxybufalin, telocinobufagin, 11β-hydroxybufalin, 15α-hydroxybufalin, 15β-hydroxybufalin, 12β-hydroxybufalin, 1β,12β-dihydroxybufalin, 12β-hydroxycinobufagin, 12β-hydroxy desacetylcinobufagin, 3-oxo-12β-hydroxycinobufagin, 3-oxo-12β-hydroxy desacetylcinobufagin, 12-oxo-cinobufagin, and 3-oxo-12α-hydroxycinobufagin.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound is

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein R 3α and R 3β together are ═NNR 3C (CH 2 ) n NR 3D R 3E or ═NO(CH 2 ) n NR 3D R 3E , where n is 2 to 6 and each of R 3C , R 3D and R 3E is, independently, H, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1-4 alkaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 6-10 aryl.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound is ouabain or proscillaridin.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said ocular disorder is selected from the group consisting of angiogenic ocular disease, ocular inflammation, retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, age related macular degeneration, contact lens overwear, corneal graft rejection, corneal neovascularization, choroidal neovascularization, corneal graft neovascularization, retinal neovascularization, cortical visual impairment, epidemic keratocon junctivitis, marginal keratolysis, Mooren ulcer, myopia, pars planitis, phylectenulosis, post-laser surgery complications, pterygium, radial keratotomy, retrolental fibroplasias, ocular ischemic syndrome, retinal ischemia, ischemic optic neuropathy, non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy, glaucoma, neovascular glaucoma, hypoxia related ocular surface inflammation, ocular or macular edema, ocular neovascular disease, superior limbic keratitis, Steven Johnson disease, Terrien's marginal degeneration, scleritis, radial keratotomy, uveitis, vitritis, myopia, optic pits, chronic retinal detachment, post-laser treatment complications, cataracts, cataract surgery, conjunctivitis, Stargardt's disease, Eale's disease, central retinal vein occlusion, and sickle cell retinopathy.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said ocular disorder is associated with a systemic hypoxic disorder selected from the group consisting of hypotension, diabetes, angiogenic disorders, cancer, autoimmune disease, inflammatory conditions, atherosclerosis, stenosis of the carotid artery, Vitamin A deficiency, Stargardts disease, Wegeners sarcoidosis, and age-related metabolic changes.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein said ocular disorder is selected from the group consisting of retinal neovascularization, choroidal neovascularization, corneal neovascularization, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration (ARMD).

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said ocular disorder is characterized by. ischemia.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein said ocular disorder characterized by ischemia is selected from the group consisting of ocular ischemic syndrome, retinal ischemia, ischemic optic neuropathy, non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy, glaucoma, and neovascular glaucoma.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound is formulated for ocular administration.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein said compounds is administered to the eye topically, by injection, or using an intraocular device.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein said compound is formulated for sustained release.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound is administered in combination with an anti-VEGF therapeutic.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein said anti-VEGF therapeutic is and anti-VEGF antibody or a VEGF antagonist.

16 . A method of treating or preventing an ocular disorder in a mammal mediated by HIF-1 that includes administering an effective amount of an agent to the mammal that antagonizes one or more elements of a pathway that leads to the endogenous biosynthesis of a cardiolide or bufadienolide.