Compositions and methods for inhibiting G protein signaling

1. A method for treating a disease or condition involving at least one G protein βγ subunit activity in a patient having the disease or condition, the method comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an agent that interacts with at least one amino acid residue of the protein interaction site of the G protein β subunit, whereby the at least one activity of the G protein is modulated and the disease or condition is treated in the patient,

wherein the disease or condition is selected from the group consisting of an inflammatory condition, a cardiovascular disease or condition, and a vascular disease or condition,

wherein the agent comprises a compound of:

wherein R 5c is a unit selected from the group consisting of phenyl, 2-carboxyphenyl, 3-carboxyphenyl, 4-carboxyphenyl, 2,3-dicarboxyphenyl, 2,4-dicarboxyphenyl, 2,5-dicarboxyphenyl, 2,6-dicarboxyphenyl, 3,4-dicarboxyphenyl, 3,5-dicarboxyphenyl, 2,3,4-tricarboxyphenyl, 2,3,5-tricarboxyphenyl, 2,3,6-tricarboxyphenyl, 2,4,6-tricarboxyphenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetracarboxyphenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetracarboxyphenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentacarboxyphenyl, 2-fluorophenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 2,3-difluorophenyl, 2,4-difluorophenyl, 2,5-difluorophenyl, 2,6-difluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl, 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl, 2,3,5-trifluorophenyl, 2,3,6-trifluorophenyl, 2,4,6-trifluorophenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorophenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetrafluorophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 2,3-dichlorophenyl, 2,4-dichlorophenyl, 2,5-dichlorophenyl, 2,6-dichlorophenyl, 3,4-dichlorophenyl, 3,5-dichlorophenyl, 2,3,4-trichlorophenyl, 2,3,5-trichlorophenyl, 2,3,6-trichlorophenyl, 2,4,6-trichlorophenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetrachlorophenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorophenyl, 2-bromophenyl, 3-bromophenyl, 4-bromophenyl, 2,3-dibromophenyl, 2,4-dibromophenyl, 2,5-dibromophenyl, 2,6-dibromophenyl, 3,4-dibromophenyl, 3,5-dibromophenyl, 2,3,4-tribromophenyl, 2,3,5-tribromophenyl, 2,3,6-tribromophenyl, 2,4,6-tribromophenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetrabromophenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetrabromophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentabromophenyl, 2-iodophenyl, 3-iodophenyl, 4-iodophenyl, 2,3-diiodophenyl, 2,4-diiodophenyl, 2,5-diiodophenyl, 2,6-diiodophenyl, 3,4-diiodophenyl, 3,5-diiodophenyl, 2,3,4-triiodo-phenyl, 2,3,5-triiodophenyl, 2,3,6-triiodophenyl, 2,4,6-triiodophenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetraiodo-phenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetraiodophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentaiodophenyl, 3-hydroxyphenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 2,3-dihydroxyphenyl, 2,4-dihydroxyphenyl, 2,5-dihydroxyphenyl, 2,6-dihydroxyphenyl, 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl, 3,5-dihydroxyphenyl, 2,3,4-trihydroxyphenyl, 2,3,5-trihydroxyphenyl, 2,3,6-trihydroxy-phenyl, 2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyphenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetrahydroxyphenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyphenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 2,3-dimethoxyphenyl, 2,4-dimethoxyphenyl, 2,5-dimethoxyphenyl, 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl, 3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl, 3,5-dimethoxyphenyl, 2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl, 2,3,5-trimethoxyphenyl, 2,3,6-trimethoxyphenyl, 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetramethoxyphenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetra-methoxyphenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentamethoxyphenyl, 2-aminophenyl, 3-aminophenyl, 4-aminophenyl, 2,3-diaminophenyl, 2,4-di-aminophenyl, 2,5-diaminophenyl, 2,6-diaminophenyl, 3,4-diaminophenyl, 3,5-diamino-phenyl, 2,3,4-triaminophenyl, 2,3,5-triaminophenyl, 2,3,6-triaminophenyl, 2,4,6-tri-aminophenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetraaminophenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetraaminophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-penta-aminophenyl, 2-(dimethylamino)phenyl, 3-(dimethylamino)phenyl, 4-(dimethylamino)phenyl, 2,3-di(dimethylamino)phenyl, 2,4-di(dimethylamino)-phenyl, 2,5-di(dimethylamino)-phenyl, 2,6-di(dimethylamino)phenyl, 3,4-di(dimethylamino)phenyl, 3,5-di(dimethyl-amino)phenyl, 2,3,4-tri(dimethyl-amino)phenyl, 2,3,5-tri(dimethylamino)phenyl, 2,3,6-tri(dimethylamino)phenyl, 2,4,6-tri(dimethylamino)phenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetra(dimethylamino)-phenyl, 2,3,4,6-tetra(dimethylamino)phenyl, and 2,3,4,5,6-penta(dimethylamino)phenyl, and

a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inflammatory condition is selected from the group consisting of asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, spondylarthritis, systemic vasculitis, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, Sjögren's syndrome, graft versus host disease, inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, ischemia reperfusion injury, Alzheimer's disease, transplant rejection (allogeneic and xenogeneic), thermal trauma, any immune complex-induced inflammation, glomerulonephritis, myasthenia gravis, cerebral lupus, Guillaine-Barre syndrome, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis, anaphylaxis, catheter reactions, atheroma, infertility, thyroiditis, ARDS, post-bypass syndrome, hemodialysis, juvenile rheumatoid, Behcets syndrome, hemolytic anemia, pemphigus, bulbous pemphigoid, stroke, atherosclerosis, and scleroderma.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disease or condition associated with heart malfunction is selected from the group consisting of myocardial infarction, restenosis, hypertension, primary cardiomyopathy and secondary cardiomyopathy,

wherein the primary and secondary cardiomyopathy is selected from the group consisting of dilated cardiomyopathy hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and restrictive cardiomyopathy,

further wherein the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is selected from the group consisting of ischemic, non-ischemic, idiopathic, congestive, diabetic, peripartium, alcoholic, viral, and valvular.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disease or condition affecting the vasculature is selected from the group consisting of peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis, restenosis, and hypertension.