Methods to treat alzheimer's disease
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1. A method for inhibiting β
- -secretase activity, comprising exposing said β
-secretase to an effective inhibitory amount of a hydroxyethylene compound of the formula
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward substituted hydroxyethylene compounds of formula (XII)
useful in treating Alzheimer'"'"'s disease and other similar diseases.
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63 Claims
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1. A method for inhibiting β
- -secretase activity, comprising exposing said β
-secretase to an effective inhibitory amount of a hydroxyethylene compound of the formula - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
- -secretase activity, comprising exposing said β
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2. A method for inhibiting β
- -secretase activity according to 1
where R1 is;
(V) (CH2)0-3-(R1-aryl), or (VI) —
(CH2)1 -(R1-heteroaryl)where RN is;
(I) RN-1-XN- where XN is;
(A) —
CO—
, or(B) —
SO2—
,where RN-1 is;
(A) RN-aryI, or (B) -RN-heteroaryl, (VI) —
CO—
CH(—
(CH2)0-2-O-RN-10)—
(CH2)0-2-RN-aryl/RN-heteroaryl)where RC is;
(I) -C1-C8 alkyl, (III) —
(CH2)0-3-(C3-C7) cycloalkyl,(IV) —
(CH2)0o3—
OH,(V) -(CRC-xRC-y)0-4-RC-aryl, (VI) —
(CH2)0-4-RC-heteroaryl,(VII) —
(CH2)0-4-RC-heterocycle,(VIII) —
C(RC-1)(RC-2)-CO—
NH—
RC-3, or(X) -cyclopentyl or -cyclohexyl ring fused to a phenyl or heteroaryl ring where heteroaryl is as defined above and phenyl and heteroaryl are unsubstituted or substituted with one or two;
(A) C1-C3 alkyl, (B) —
CF3,(C) —
F, Cl, —
Br or —
I,(D) C1-C3 alkoxy, or (E) —
OCF3
- -secretase activity according to 1
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3. A method for inhibiting β
- -secretase activity according to claim 85
where R1 is;
(V) —
CH2-(R1-aryl), or(VI) —
CH2-(R1-heteroaryl);
where R2 is —
H;
where RN is;
(I) RN-1XN- where XN is;
(A) —
CO—
,where RN-1 is;
(A) RN-aryl or (B) RN-heteroaryl where RC is;
(III) —
(CH2)0-3-(C3-C7) cycloalkyl,(V) -(CRC-xRC-y)0-4-RC-aryl (VI) —
(CH2)0-4-RC-heteroaryl,(VII) —
(CH2)0-4-RC-heterocycle(VIII) —
C(RC-1)(RC-2)—
CO—
NH—
RC-3, or(X) -cyclopentyl or -cyclohexyl ring fused to a phenyl or heteroaryl ring. - View Dependent Claims (4)
- -secretase activity according to claim 85
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23. A method for inhibiting β
- -secretase activity according to claim I where RC is;
(1) -(C1-C10)alkyl-K1-3 where each K is;
(1) H, (11) carboxyl, (16) amino unsubstituted or substituted with C1-C6 alkyl;
or(18) carboxyl methyl ester;
(II) —
(CH2)0-3-J-[-K] 13, where J is;
(A) a 5 to 7 atom monocyclic aryl group, or (B) a 5 to 10 atom multicyclic cycloalkyl group, and each K is;
(1) H, (3) C1-C3 alkoxy, or (11) carboxyl, (III) —
(CH2)0-3-(C3-C7) cycloalkyl where cycloalkyl can be unsubstituted or substituted with one, two or three;
(B) —
CO—
OH,(C) —
CO—
O—
(C1-C4 alkyl), or(E) C1-C6 alkoxy, (IV) —
(CH2)26—
OH,(V) —
(CH2)0-4-RC-aryl,(VI) —
(CH2)0-4RC-heteroaryl,(VII) —
(CH2)0-4-RC-heterocycle) or(XVIII) -(C2-C8) alkynyl.
- -secretase activity according to claim I where RC is;
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29. A method for inhibiting β
- -secretase activity according to claim I wherein said compound is;
- -secretase activity according to claim I wherein said compound is;
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38. A method for inhibiting amyloid precursor protein (APP) cleavage in a reaction mixture at a site between Met596 and Asp597, numbered for the APP-695 amino acid isotype;
- or at a corresponding site of an isotype or mutant thereof, comprising exposing said reaction mixture to an effective inhibitory amount of a hydroxyethylene compound of the formula
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44. A method for inhibiting production of amyloid beta peptide (Aβ
- ) in a cell, comprising administering to said cell an effective inhibitory amount of a hydroxyethylene compound of the formula
- View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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47. A method for inhibiting the production of beta-amyloid plaque in an animal, comprising administering to said animal an effective inhibitory amount of a hydroxyethylene compound of the formula
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49. A method for treating or preventing a disease characterized by beta-amyloid deposits in the brain comprising administering to a patient an effective therapeutic amount of a hydroxyethylene compound of the formula
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60. A composition comprising β
- -secretase complexed with a hydroxyethylene compound of the formula
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61. A method for producing a β
- -secretase complex comprising exposing β
-secretase to a hydroxyethylene compound of the formula - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
- -secretase complex comprising exposing β
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