Boron-containing small molecules as anti-inflammatory agents

• US 8,168,614 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2007
• Issued: 05/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pfizer Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pfizer Inc.)
• Inventors: Baker, Stephen J., Sanders, Virginia, Akama, Tsutomu, Bellinger-Kawahara, Carolyn, Freund, Yvonne, Maples, Kirk R., Plattner, Jacob J., Zhang, Yong-Kang, Zhou, Huchen, Hernandez, Vincent S.
• Primary Examiner(s): HENLEY III, RAYMOND J
• Application Number:
  US11/676,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20070293457A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,901 Days
• Field of Search: 514/64
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Abstract

Methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions through the use of boron-containing small molecules are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of treating an inflammatory-related disease in a human or an animal, said method comprising administering to the human or the animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound which is selected from the group consisting of

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising administering said compound as part of a pharmaceutical formulation, said formulation further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said compound is present in a form which is a member selected from a hydrate with water, a solvate with an alcohol, an adduct with an amino compound, and an adduct with an acid.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound is in an amount sufficient to treat the inflammatory-related disease by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokine expression or by stimulating anti-inflammatory cytokine expression, but the amount is less than sufficient to substantially inhibit cyclin dependent kinases.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the disease is a member selected from arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disorder, congestive heart failure, stroke, aortic valve stenosis, kidney failure, lupus, pancreatitis, allergy, fibrosis, anemia, atherosclerosis, a metabolic disease, a bone disease, a cardiovascular disease, a chemotherapy/radiation related complication, diabetes type I, diabetes type II, a liver disease, a gastrointestinal disorder, an ophthalmological disease, allergic conjunctivitis, diabetic retinopathy, Sjogren'"'"'s syndrome, uveitis, a pulmonary disorder, a renal disease, dermatitis, HIV-related cachexia, cerebral malaria, ankylosing spondylitis, leprosy, anemia and fibromyalgia.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the neurodegenerative disorder is a member selected from Alzheimer'"'"'s disease and Parkinson disease, the inflammatory bowel disease is a member selected from Crohn'"'"'s disease or ulcerative colitis;

the gastrointestinal complication is diarrhea;

the liver disease is a member selected from an autoimmune hepatitis, hepatitis C, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and fulminant liver failure;

the gastrointestinal disorder is a member selected from celiac disease and non-specific colitis;

the pulmonary disorder is a member selected from allergic rhinitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic granulomatous inflammation, cystic fibrosis, and sarcoidosis;

the cardiovascular disease is a member selected from atheroscleotic cardiac disease, congestive heart failure and restenosis; and

the renal disease is a member selected from glomerulonephritis and vasculitis.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound is administered at a concentration sufficient to inhibit a cytokine which is a member selected from IL-1α

, β

, IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-12, IL-17, IL-18, IL-23, TNF-α

, LT, LIF, Oncostatin, and IFNc1α

, β

, γ

.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

13. The method of claim 1, where the compound is administered at a concentration sufficient to stimulate expression of a cytokine which is a member selected from IL-4, IL-10, IL-11, W-13 and TGF-β

.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the animal is a human being.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the disease is a member selected from Crohn'"'"'s disease, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, Parkinson disease, atopic dermatitis, and actinic keratosis.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the compound has a structure selected from the group consisting of

15. A method of treating an inflammatory-related disease associated with cytokine expression levels, which comprises administering to a human or an animal in need of such treatment a compound which is selected from the group consisting of

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

18. A method for inhibiting the production of an inflammatory cytokinc protein by cells capable of producing said inflammatory cytokine protein, said method comprising:

combining said cells with a therapeutic amount of, a compound which is selected from the group consisting of

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

20. The method of claim 18, wherein said therapeutic amount is sufficient to inhibit the production of said inflammatory cytokine protein between about 50% and about 99%.

21. A method for inhibiting an inflammatory response in a human or an animal, said method comprising:

contacting said human or animal with a therapeutic amount of a compound which is selected from the group consisting of

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the compound has a structure which is selected from the group consisting of

25. A method of treating an inflammatory-related disease in a human or an animal, said method comprising administering to the human or the animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the following structure

31. The method of claim 25, wherein the inflammatory-related disease is dermatitis or eczema.

32. The method of claim 25, wherein the inflammatory-related disease is contact dermatitis.

33. The method of claim 25, wherein the inflammatory-related disease is rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis.

26. A method of treating an inflammatory-related disease in a human or an animal, said method comprising administering to the human or the animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the following structure

34. The method of claim 26, wherein the inflammatory-related disease is dermatitis or eczema.

35. The method of claim 26, wherein the inflammatory-related disease is contact dermatitis.

36. The method of claim 26, wherein the inflammatory-related disease is rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis.

27. A method of treating psoriasis, comprising administering to the human or the animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the following structure

28. A method of treating psoriasis, comprising administering to the human or the animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the following structure

29. A method of treating atopic dermatitis, comprising administering to the human or the animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the following structure

30. A method of treating atopic dermatitis, comprising administering to the human or the animal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the following structure