Nitric oxide releasing amino acid ester for treatment of pulmonary hypertension and other respiratory conditions

1. An inhalable composition comprising:

a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I):

wherein

when n=1-2 and 7-10;

R 1 is an amino acid side chain group (D or L configuration) chosen from:

H,

when n=3 to 6;

R 1 =an amino acid side chain group (D or L configuration) chosen from:

wherein when R 1 is

said R 1 is also linked to an NH 2 of said Formula (I) to form a proline or hydroxyproline amino acid side chain

wherein R 2 is a hydrogen atom, or is an amino acid of formula (II) (D or L configuration) forming a peptide bond:

wherein R x is chosen from

H,

proline side chain,

hydroxyproline side chain,

or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and

in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable inhalable carrier.

2. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compound of formula (I) is (2-nitrooxy)-2-ethylamino-3-methylbutanoate:

or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

3. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compound of formula (I) is valine butylene glycol nitrate:

or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

4. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compound of formula (I) is 2′-nitrooxyethyl 2-amino-pentanoate:

or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

5. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compound of formula (I) is 4′-nitrooxybutyl 2-amino-pentanoate:

or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

6. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compound of formula (I) is:

or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

7. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, and wherein said cyclooxygenase inhibitor is at least one of diclofenac, aceclofenac, nabumetone; meloxicam, meclofenamic, nimesulide; paracetamol; rofecoxib, celecoxib, DuP 697; GR 32191; flosulide; NS 398; L-745,337, DFU, HN-56249, JTE-552, aspirin, indometacin, and ibuprofen, or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

8. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an endothelin receptor antagonist, and wherein said endothelin receptor antagonist is at least one of bosentan, ambrisentan, sitaxsentan, and TBC3711.

9. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor, and wherein said phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor is at least one of ibudilast, enoximone, milrinone, Amrinone, sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil.

10. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising epoprostenol (prostacyclin), or an epoprostenol derivative, wherein said epoprostenol derivative is at least one of treprostinil, beraprost and iloprost.

11. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a bronchodilator, and wherein said bronchodilator is at least one of pirbuterol, epinephrine, salbutamol (albuterol), salmeterol, levosalbutamol (levalbuterol) and clenbuterol.

12. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a calcium channel blocker, and wherein said calcium channel blocker is at least one of amlodipine, bepridil, clentiazem, diltiazem, fendiline, gallopamil, mibefradil, prenylamine, semotiadil, terodiline, verapamil, aranidipine, bamidipine, benidipine, cilnidipine, efonidipine, elgodipine, felodipine, isradipine, lacidipine, lercanidipine, manidipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nilvadipine, nimodipine, nisoldipine, nitrendipine, cinnarizine, flunarizine, lidoflazine, lomerizine, bencyclane, etafenone, and perhexiline.

13. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pharmaceutically acceptable inhalable carrier is chosen from an aqueous solvent, a non-acqueous solvent, and combinations thereof, and inhalable dry powder, a microparticle and a microsphere, wherein said aqueous and said non-aqueous solvent are chosen from a polar solvent, a non-polar solvent, and combinations thereof.

14. An inhalable composition delivery device comprising:

at least one dose of a composition as claimed in claim 1 , and

a propellant.

15. A method of treating a pulmonary disease in a patient which comprises:

(a) treating said patient by inhalation with a therapeutically effective amount of an inhalable composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pulmonary disease is at least one of a sickle cell disease, a pulmonary hypertension, a pulmonary insufficiency, a cystic fibrosis, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), a pulmonary vasoconstriction, and an airway constriction.

16. A method of treating a pulmonary disease in a patient which comprises:

(a) treating said patient by inhalation with a therapeutically effective amount of an inhalable composition as claimed in claim 1 , prior to or after treatment with a therapeutically effective amount of a COX inhibitor, wherein said pulmonary disease is at least one of a sickle cell disease, a pulmonary hypertension, a pulmonary insufficiency, a cystic fibrosis, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), a pulmonary vasoconstriction, and an airway constriction.

17. A method of treating a pulmonary disease in a patient which comprises: (a) treating said patient by inhalation with a therapeutically effective amount of an inhalable composition as claimed in claim 1 , prior to or after treatment with a therapeutically effective amount of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, wherein said pulmonary disease is at least one of a sickle cell disease, a pulmonary hypertension, a pulmonary insufficiency, a cystic fibrosis, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), a pulmonary vasoconstriction, and an airway constriction.

18. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said pulmonary disease is at least one of a sickle cell disease, a pulmonary hypertension, a pulmonary insufficiency, a cystic fibrosis, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), a pulmonary vasoconstriction, and an airway constriction.