Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Having -c- – wherein x is chalcogen – bonded directly to...
Reexamination Certificate
2001-11-21
2004-03-16
Stockton, Laura L. (Department: 1626)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
Having -c-, wherein x is chalcogen, bonded directly to...
C548S181000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06706746
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to the hydrochloride salt of a fused heterocyclic compound which can improve certain diseases caused by insulin resistance such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) conditions, diabetic complications (e.g., retinopathy, nephropathy, neurosis, cataracts, coronary artery diseases, etc.), hyperlipidemia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), polycystic ovary syndrome, etc. and exhibits excellent oral absorption.
Further, this invention is directed to a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetic complications (e.g., retinopathy, nephropathy, neurosis, cataracts, coronary artery diseases), hyperlipidemia, obesity, hypertension, fatty liver, arteriosclerosis, diseases caused by insulin resistance, gestational diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, cardiovascular diseases (e.g., ischemic heart disease), cell lesions caused by atherosclerosis or ischemic heart disease (e.g., brain damage induced by stroke), gout, inflammatory diseases (e.g., arthrosteitis, pain, fever, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory enteritis, acne, sunburn, psoriasis, eczema, allergic diseases, asthma, GI ulcer, cachexia, autoimmune diseases, pancreatitis), cancer, osteoporosis, cataracts and the like, which contains said fused heterocyclic compound hydrochloride as an active ingredient.
Furthermore, the present invention concerns a fused heterocyclic compound hydrochloride showing excellent insulin tolerance improving activity, hypoglycemic activity, anti-inflammatory activity, immunoregulatory activity, aldose reductase inhibiting activity, 5-lipoxygenase inhibiting activity, peroxidized lipid production suppressing activity, PPAR activating activity, anti-osteoporosis activity, leukotrienes antagonistic activity, fat cell formation promoting activity, cancer cell proliferation suppressing activity and calcium antagonistic activity.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Insulin and sulfonylurea compounds such as tolbutamide, glipizide, etc. have been used as therapeutic agents for diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia. Recently, as insulin-independent therapeutic agents for diabetes mellitus, there are known thiazolidinedione derivatives such as troglitazone, pioglitazone, rosiglitazone, etc.
In particular, 5-[4-(6-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]thiazolidin-2,4-dione is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. Hei-9(1997)-295970, EP 0745600, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,886,014. However, neither biological data nor physical properties of its hydrochloride, which is the compound of this invention, are disclosed in these documents.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
As the result of keen investigations on the synthesis and pharmacology of compounds capable of improving the diseases caused by insulin resistance such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance conditions, diabetic complications, hyperlipidemia, gestational diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, etc., the present inventors have found that the hydrochloride of a known fused heterocyclic compound shows excellent pharmacological activities.
Accordingly, the novel hydrochloride of a fused heterocyclic compound was obtained by converting a known compound, 5-[4-(6-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]thiazolidin-2,4-dione into its hydrochloride. This shows excellent oral absorption with markedly improved solubility compared to its free compound (compound not in the form of its salt). It can provide excellent pharmacological activities, because this excellent oral absorption will give the required serum concentration at a lower dosage.
The present invention concerns 5-[4-(6-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]thiazolidin-2,4-dione hydrochloride (hereinafter referred to as “Compound A”).
Further, this invention is directed to a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetic complications (e.g., retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, cataracts, coronary artery diseases), hyperlipidemia, obesity, hypertension, fatty liver, arteriosclerosis, diseases caused by insulin resistance, gestational diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, cardiovascular diseases (e.g., ischemic heart disease), cell lesions (injury) caused by atherosclerosis or ischemic heart disease (e.g., brain damage induced by stroke), gout, inflammatory diseases (e.g., arthrosteitis, pain, fever, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory enteritis, acne, sunburn, psoriasis, eczema, allergic diseases, asthma, GI ulcer, cachexia, autoimmune disease, pancreatitis), cancer, osteoporosis, cataracts and the like containing, as an active ingredient, said Compound A.
The present invention also provides a method of treatment and/or prophylaxis by administering to a human or other mammal in need thereof, an active agent selected from an insulin resistance improving agent, hypoglycemic agent, anti-inflammatory agent, immuno-regulator, aldose reductase inhibitor, 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, peroxidized lipid production suppressor, PPAR activator, anti-osteoporosis agent, leukotrienes antagonist, fat cell formation promotor, cancer cell proliferation suppressor or calcium antagonist containing Compound A as an active ingredient.
5-[4-(6-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]-thiazolidin-2,4-dione (hereinafter referred to as “Compound B”), the free form of Compound A of the present invention, is shown by the structural formula (I):
Moreover, said Compound A has various isomers. For example, there are optical isomers, depending upon the asymmetry of the 5-carbon atom of the thiazolidine ring. In said structure (I), all the stereoisomers based on these asymmetric carbon atoms as well as the isomeric mixtures in equal amounts or non-equal amounts are shown by a single structure. Thus, all these isomers and their mixtures are included in the present invention.
Furthermore, solvation of said Compound A may occur by allowing it to recrystallize, and such a solvate of the compound A will be covered by the present invention.
The Compound A in the present invention can be prepared by at first synthesizing Compound B according to Example (1) described below and then converting it into the hydrochloride as shown in Example (2) in a conventional manner.
Compound A in the present invention is useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for administration to mammals, e.g. humans, for prevention and/or treatment of diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetic complications (e.g., retinopathy, nephropathy, neurosis, cataracts, coronary artery diseases), hyperlipidemia, obesity, hypertension, fatty liver, arteriosclerosis, diseases caused by insulin resistance, gestational diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, cardiovascular diseases (e.g., ischemic heart disease), cell lesions caused by atherosclerosis or ischemic heart disease (e.g., brain damage induced by stroke), gout, inflammatory diseases (e.g., arthrosteitis, pain, fever, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory enteritis, acne, sunburn, psoriasis, eczema, allergic diseases, asthma, GI ulcer, cachexia, autoimmune disease, pancreatitis), cancer, osteoporosis, cataracts and the like.
Compound A in the present invention is administered in the methods of the present invention, for example, by the oral route in such a formulation as tablets, capsules, granules, powders or syrups, or by the parenteral route in such a formulation as injections, suppositories or eye-drops. These formulations may be prepared employing well-known methods by using conventional carriers such as excipients, lubricants, binders, disintegrators, stabilizers, corrigents, diluents and the like.
As for the excipients, there are exemplified organic excipients, for example, sugar derivatives such as lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol and sorbitol; starch derivatives such as corn starch, potato starch, &agr;-starch, dextrin and carboxymethyl starch; cellulose derivatives such as crystalline cellulose, low substituted hydroxypropyl ce
Fujita Takashi
Fujiwara Toshihiko
Izumi Takashi
Frishauf Holtz Goodman & Chick P.C.
Sankyo Company Limited
Stockton Laura L.
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