IP Library Granted Patent US 11,548,874
Granted Patent B2
US 11,548,874 · App. 17/319,812 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Antifibrotic compounds and related methods

Inventors: Branko Stefanovic (Tallahassee, FL); Adel Nefzi (Port Saint Lucie, FL)
Assignees: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.; The Florida International University Board Of Trustees
C07D403/04A61P17/02
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Patent No.
US 11,548,874
App. No.
17/319,812
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

This discloses that compounds of Formula 1 have antifibrotic properties. In particular, this discloses a pharmaceutical composition including one or more compounds of Formula 1 and methods of using compounds of Formula 1 in fibrosis treatment and inhibiting type 1 collagen synthesis.

Claims (102)

1. A composition comprising a pharmaceutical dosage form including a compound of the formula

and/or a pharmaceutically effective salt thereof wherein:

(a) R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl)-benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha-methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide;

(b) R2 maintains the six-membered ring and is selected from:

(i) an amide group, a thioamide group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group;

(ii) O, S, CR4R5 where R4 and R5 are independently selected from a hydrogen, a halogen, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, a thiourea group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group; or

(iii) N—R2′ where R2′ is selected from a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, and a thiourea group; and

(c) R3 is selected from:

(i) a halogen, a hydrogen, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, a thiourea group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group; or

(ii) OH, OR6, NH2, where R6 is selected from H, an aliphatic group, an alkylaryl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, and an aryl group.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein R3 is an amide group.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein:

R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide; and

R3 is an amide group.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical dosage form is at least one of a pill or an injectable dosage form.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound is substantially non-toxic.

7. A method comprising administering to a patient having a fibrotic condition a therapeutically amount of the composition of claim 1 to the patient.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein R3 is an amide group.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide; and

R3 is an amide group.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the fibrotic condition is at least one of a pulmonary fibrosis, a liver fibrosis, a heart fibrosis, a circulatory system fibrosis, a skin fibrosis, and an intestinal fibrosis.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein administering is oral administration and/or administration by injection.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein the pharmaceutical dosage form is at least one of a pill or an injectable dosage form.

14. A method of inhibiting collagen production, the method comprising contacting a cell capable of producing type 1 collagen with the composition of claim 1 , the composition being effective for inhibiting collagen production.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein R3 is an amide group.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide; and

R3 is an amide group.

18. A composition comprising a pharmaceutical dosage form including a compound of the formula

and/or a pharmaceutically effective salt thereof wherein:

(a) R1 is selected from a halogen, a hydrogen, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, a thiourea group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group;

(b) R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide; and

(c) R3 is selected from:

(i) a halogen, a hydrogen, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, a thiourea group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group; or

(ii) OH, OR6, NH 2 , where R6 is selected from H, an aliphatic group, an alkylaryl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, and an aryl group.

19. composition of claim 18 , wherein R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl) -benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha -methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide.

20. The composition of claim 18 , wherein R3 is an amide group.

21. The composition of claim 18 , wherein:

R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl)-benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha-methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide; and

R3 is an amide group.

22. The composition of claim 18 , wherein the pharmaceutical dosage form is at least one of a pill or an injectable dosage form.

23. The composition of claim 18 , wherein the compound is substantially non-toxic.

24. A method comprising administering to a patient having a fibrotic condition a therapeutically amount of the composition of claim 18 to the patient.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl) -benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha -methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide.

26. The method of claim 24 , wherein R3 is an amide group.

27. The method of claim 24 , wherein:

R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl)-benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha-methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide; and

R3 is an amide group.

28. The method of claim 24 , wherein the fibrotic condition is at least one of a pulmonary fibrosis, a liver fibrosis, a heart fibrosis, a circulatory system fibrosis, a skin fibrosis, and an intestinal fibrosis.

29. The method of claim 24 , wherein administering is oral administration and/or administration by injection.

30. The method of claim 24 , wherein the pharmaceutical dosage form is at least one of a pill or an injectable dosage form.

31. A method of inhibiting collagen production, the method comprising contacting a cell capable of producing type 1 collagen with the composition of claim 18 , the composition being effective for inhibiting collagen production.

32. The method of claim 31 , wherein R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl) -benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha -methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide.

33. The method of claim 31 , wherein R3 is an amide group.

34. The method of claim 31 , wherein:

R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl)-benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha-methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide; and

R3 is an amide group.

35. A composition comprising a pharmaceutical dosage form including a compound of the formula

and/or a pharmaceutically effective salt thereof wherein:

R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl)-benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha-methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide; and

R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide; and

R3 is an amide group.

36. The composition of claim 35 , wherein the pharmaceutical dosage form is at least one of a pill or an injectable dosage form.

37. The composition of claim 35 , wherein the compound is substantially non-toxic.

38. A method comprising administering to a patient having a fibrotic condition a therapeutically amount of the composition of claim 35 to the patient.

39. The method of claim 38 , wherein the fibrotic condition is at least one of a pulmonary fibrosis, a liver fibrosis, a heart fibrosis, a circulatory system fibrosis, a skin fibrosis, and an intestinal fibrosis.

40. The method of claim 38 , wherein administering is oral administration and/or administration by injection.

41. The method of claim 38 , wherein the pharmaceutical dosage form is at least one of a pill or an injectable dosage form.

42. A method of inhibiting collagen production, the method comprising contacting a cell capable of producing type 1 collagen with the composition of claim 35 , the composition being effective for inhibiting collagen production.

43. A method comprising administering to a patient having a fibrotic condition a therapeutically amount of a composition to the patient, the composition comprising a pharmaceutical dosage form including a compound of the formula

and/or a pharmaceutically effective salt thereof wherein:

(a) R1 is selected from a halogen, a hydrogen, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, a thiourea group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group;

(b) R2 maintains the six-membered ring and is selected from:

(i) an amide group, a thioamide group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group;

(ii) O, S, CR4R5 where R4 and R5 are independently selected from a hydrogen, a halogen, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, a thiourea group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group; or

(iii) N—R2′ where R2′ is selected from a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, and a thiourea group; and

(c) R3 is an amide group.

44. The method of claim 43 , wherein R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl) -benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha -methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide.

45. The method of claim 43 , wherein R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dimethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide.

46. The method of claim 43 , wherein:

R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl)-benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha-methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide; and

R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dinnethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide.

47. The method of claim 43 , wherein the fibrotic condition is at least one of a pulmonary fibrosis, a liver fibrosis, a heart fibrosis, a circulatory system fibrosis, a skin fibrosis, and an intestinal fibrosis.

48. The method of claim 43 , wherein administering is oral administration and/or administration by injection.

49. The method of claim 43 , wherein the pharmaceutical dosage form is at least one of a pill or an injectable dosage form.

50. A method of inhibiting collagen production, the method comprising contacting a cell capable of producing type 1 collagen with a composition effective for inhibiting collagen production, the composition comprising a pharmaceutical dosage form including a compound of the formula

and/or a pharmaceutically effective salt thereof wherein:

(a) R1 is selected from a halogen, a hydrogen, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, a thiourea group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group;

(b) R2 maintains the six-membered ring and is selected from:

(i) an amide group, a thioamide group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group;

(ii) O, S, CR4R5 where R4 and R5 are independently selected from a hydrogen, a halogen, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, a thiourea group, a valeramide group, a myristic amide group, a benzamide group, a carboxylamide group, and a phenylacetamide group; or

(iii) N—R2′ where R2′ is selected from a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amine group, an amide group, an ester group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, a thio group, a thioamide group, a urea group, and a thiourea group; and

(c) R3 is an amide group.

51. The method of claim 50 , wherein R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl) -benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha -methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide.

52. The method of claim 50 , wherein R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dinnethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide.

53. The method of claim 50 , wherein:

R1 is selected from 3-methylvaleramide, myristic amide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 2-(P-Toluoyl)-benzamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylamide, 4-isobutyl-alpha-methylphenylacetamide, 4-bromobenzamide, pentafluorophenyacetamide, and phenylacetamide; and

R2 is selected from 3,4-dichlorophenylacetamide, 2-ethylbutyramide, 4-phenylbutyramide, 1-phenyl-1-cyclopentane carboxylamide, 2,4-dichlorobenzamide, 3,5-dinnethylbenzamide, phenylacetamide, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide, 2-benzoylbenzamide, and myristic amide.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2021
From: STEFANOVIC, BRANKO
To: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 056454/0372 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2021
From: NEFZI, ADEL
To: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Reel/Frame 056606/0840 →
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