IP Library Granted Patent US 12,465,601
Granted Patent B2
US 12,465,601 · App. 17/436,879 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Uses of phosphodiesterase inhibitors

Inventors: Zejuan Sheng (Jiangsu, CN); Frank Wu (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: TRANSTHERA SCIENCES (NANJING), INC.
A61K31/4545A61P9/04
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Patent No.
US 12,465,601
App. No.
17/436,879
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are uses of a compound represented by general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers and deuterated compounds thereof in the preparation of a medicine for treating heart failure diseases. Experiments prove that the compound can improve the heart function of rats with heart failure, reverse myocardial remodeling caused by heart failure, and reduce fibrosis in the marginal zone of infarction.

Claims (17)

1 . A method for treating heart failure diseases in mammals, comprising administering a phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9) inhibitor compound represented by general formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, and deuterated compounds thereof,

wherein X 1 and X 4 are each CH, X 2 is N, and X 3 is CR 3 ;

R 3 at each occurrence is independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, cyano, nitro, halogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 alkylcarbonyl, wherein the C 1-6 alkyl is not substituted or optionally substituted with one or more hydroxyl;

L is a bond;

ring A is 3-12 membered heterocyclyl wherein the heteroatom of the 3-12 membered heterocyclyl is selected from one of O, S, and N or any combination thereof;

each R 1 is independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy;

m is0, 1, 2 or 3; and

R 2 is hydrogen.

2 . A method for treating heart failure diseases in mammals, comprising administering a phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9) inhibitor compound selected from the following group consisting of the compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers and deuterated compounds thereof:

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PDE9 inhibitor compound is administered with a second or more therapeutic agents.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PDE9 inhibitor compound is prepared into any pharmaceutically acceptable pharmaceutical preparation with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PDE9 inhibitor compound is administered to patients or subjects in need of treatment through oral, parenteral, transdermal, rectal, nasal, pulmonary, implantation, or topical administration.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the heart failure diseases are selected from the group consisting of left heart failure, right heart failure, and whole heart failure; acute heart failure, chronic heart failure, and decompensated heart failure; systolic and diastolic heart failure; pre-heart failure, pre-clinical heart failure, clinical heart failure and refractory end-stage heart failure; grade I, grade II, grade III, and grade IV heart failure according to heart function by the New York Heart Association (NYHA); and heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, heart failure with median left ventricular ejection fraction, and heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the heart failure diseases are selected from the group consisting of heart failure caused by ischemic heart disease, heart failure caused by toxic damage, immune-mediated heart failure and heart failure caused by inflammatory damage, heart failure caused by infiltrative lesion, heart failure caused by metabolic disorder, heart failure caused by genetic abnormality, heart failure caused by abnormal load, and heart failure caused by arrhythmia.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mammals are humans and animals.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers and deuterated compounds thereof exert effects in treating heart failure by means of inhibiting the activity of PDE9, and increasing the level of cyclic guanosine monophosphate.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers and deuterated compounds thereof exert effects in treating heart failure by means of improving the heart function of patients or subjects with heart failure and reversing the myocardial remodeling of patients or subjects with heart failure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: SHENG, ZEJUAN; WU, FRANK
To: TRANSTHERA SCIENCES (NANJING), INC.
Reel/Frame 057732/0696 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201910174522.6 · Mar 8, 2019 · national
CN 201910235722.8 · Mar 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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