56 results about "VLA-4" patented technology

Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

Substituted imidazolidine derivatives of the formula I,in which B, E, W, Y, R, R2, R3, R30, e and h have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of the formula I are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds, which are suitable, for example, for the therapy of inflammatory disorders, for example of rheumatoid arthritis, or of allergic disorders. The compounds of the formula I are inhibitors of the adhesion and migration of leucocytes and/or antagonists of the adhesion receptor VLA-4 belonging to the integrins group. They are generally suitable for the therapy or prophylaxis of illnesses which are caused by an undesired extent of leucocyte adhesion and/or leucocyte migration or are associated therewith, or in which cell-cell or cell-matrix interactions which are based on interactions of VLA-4 receptors with their ligands play a part. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use, in particular as pharmaceutical active compounds, and pharmaceutical preparations which contain compounds of the formula I.

Compounds of Formula (1.0.0):are described wherein A is for example aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl, Y is preferably -C(=O)-; B is independently selected from a group of moieties, the most preferred of which are those of partial Formulas (1.1.2) and (1.1.6):and E is a single bond; oxygen; 1,1-cyclopropyl; C(CH3)2; CF2; or a bridging moiety of partial Formula (1.9.0):where R1a is hydrogen when R1 has the meaning of a mono-valent substituent; and R1a is a single bond when R1 has the meaning of a di-valent substituent. Said compounds are useful in methods of treating or preventing an inflammatory, autoimmune or respiratory diseases by inhibiting cell adhesion and consequent or associated pathogenic processes subsequently mediated by VLA-4.

Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

The present invention disclosed recombinant anti-VLA-4 antibody molecules, including humanized recombinant anti-VLA-4 antibody molecules. These antibodies are useful in the treatment of specific and non-specific inflammation, including asthma and inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, the humanized recombinant anti-VLA-4 antibodies disclosed can be useful in methods of diagnosing and localizing sites of inflammation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound which selectively inhibits binding of a ligand and α4β1 integrin (VLA-4), a process for producing the compound, and a medicament containing the compound.

A compound represented by the formula (I) etc. or a salt thereof, a process for producing the compound or a salt thereof, a medicament containing the compound or a salt thereof, as well as a preventive and/or a therapeutic agent for a disease caused by cell adhesion, for example, inflammatory reaction, autoimmune disease, cancer metastasis, bronchial asthma, nasal obstruction, diabetes, arthritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease and rejection reaction at transplantation, containing the compound or a salt thereof as a primary component.

[wherein Y¹ represents a divalent aryl group etc., V¹ represents an aryl group etc., and R¹¹ to R¹⁴ represent H, OH or a halogen atom etc.]

The invention provides methods of treatment using humanized immunoglobulins that specifically bind to alpha-4 integrin. The methods are useful for treatment of asthma, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, transplant rejection, graft versus host disease, tumor metastasis, nephritis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, myocardial ischemia, and acute leukocyte mediated lung injury.

A method of providing an anti-VLA-4 antibody to a patient.

Disclosed are compounds of the formula:

and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein the variables A, n, R⁵, R²¹—R²⁴ and Q are defined herein. These compounds bind VLA-4. Certain of these compound also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

A method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of an animal having a respiratory disease or condition associated with airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilia, neutrophilia, leukocytes or overproduction of mucus and/or with the expression of integrin α4 comprising administering to the animal a composition comprising from. 0.001 to 1000 μg per kg body weight of the animal of an antisense compound targeted to a nucleic acid molecule encoding integrin α4.

The present invention relates to imidazolidine compounds of the formula I,The compounds of the formula I are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds, which are suitable, for example, for the therapy and prophylaxis of inflammatory disorders, for example of rheumatoid arthritis, or of allergic disorders. The compounds of the formula I are inhibitors of the adhesion and migration of leucocytes and/or antagonists of the adhesion receptor VLA-4 belonging to the integrins group. They are generally suitable for the therapy or prophylaxis of illnesses which are caused by an undesired extent of leucocyte adhesion and/or leucocyte migration or are associated therewith, or in which cell-cell or cell-matrix interactions which are based on interactions of VLA-4 receptors with their ligands play a part. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the disease states mentioned and pharmaceutical preparations which contain compounds of the formula I.

Novel cyclic peptides having VLA-4 adhesion inhibiting activity, and their application as therapeutic agents for inflammatory disease, for example allergic inflammatory disease, or hepatitis. Cyclic peptides represented by formula (I)where A and F may be the same or different, and are both selected from L- or D-form Cys, homo-Cys, Pen and Mpr, or both from the group comprising Asp, Glu, Aad, Dpr, Dab and Orn, B is selected from L-or D-form Ala, Ala(t-Bu), Val, Leu, Ile, aIle, Abu, Nle, Nva, Tle, Cha, Chg, Phe, Phg, Trp, Ala(3-Bzt), Ala(1-Naph), Ala(2-Naph), Ala(2-Pyr), Ala(2-Qui), His, Thi, Ala(4-Thz), 2-Abz, Pro, homo-Pro and Tic, C is selected from L-form Asp analogues, Gle analogues, Aad analogues, Asn analogues, Gln analogues, Ser, Ser(OMe), homo-Ser, Dpr, Dab, Orn, Met, Met)O), Met(O2), aIle, Nle, Nva, Chg, Phg, Tyr and Tle, D is selected from L- or D-form Tyr, Ser, homo-Ser, Leu, Ile, AIle, Nle, Nva, Chg, Cha, Val, Ala(t-Bu), Abu, Tle, Ala, Phg, homo-Phe, Phe, Ala(2-Naph), Ala(2-Pyr), Ala(3-Bzt), Ala(1-Naph), Ala(2-Qui), Thi, Ala(4-Thz), 2-Abz, Trp and His, E is selected from L- or D-form Leu, Ile, aIle, Nle, Nva, Chg, Cha, Tle, Phg, homo-Phe, Ala(2-Naph), Ala(2-Pyr), Ala(3-Bzt, Ala(1-Naph), Ala(2-Qui), Thi, Ala(4-Thz), 2-Abz and His, G represents a disulphide bond or amide bond, R1 represents hydrogen or an acyl group, and R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group, or salts thereof, and to their use in treating inflammatory diseases.

The invention provides methods of treating viral encephalitis in a patient. Such methods entail administering to the patient an effect amount of an agent that inhibits binding of leukocytes to brain endothelial cells via leukocyte surface antigen alpha-4 integrin. Such agents include antibodies and small molecules that specially bind to alpha-4 integrin.

The invention relates to novel cyclic compounds (cyclic peptides), linkers useful as beta-turn promoters in cyclic peptides, and methods for treatment of malignant cells in vitro or in vivo using one or more linear and cyclic peptides. The peptides can act as integrin interaction inhibitors and may be used in the treatment of cancers as monotherapies or in combination with other anti-cancer agents, such as proteasome inhibitors, inhibitors of autophagy, alkylating agents, MEK inhibitors, FAK/PYK2 inhibitors, and EGFR inhibitors. The invention further concerns a method of predicting the binding of a cyclic or linear HYD1 peptide to a cancer cell by assessing overexpression of biomarkers such as CD44, VLA-4 integrin, basigin, CD138 (syndecan 1), NCAM, ICAM1, ICAM3, and CD59. The invention further concerns a method of detecting one or more members of a complex comprising CD44, VLA-4 integrin, basigin, CD138 (syndecan 1), NCAM, ICAM1, ICAM3, and CD59, using a linear or cyclic HYD1 peptide bearing a detectable moiety.

This invention provides an industrially useful process for producing 1,4-transcyclohexanecarboxylic acid derivative (1) which has excellent VLA-4 inhibitory action and safety, and an intermediate which is useful in such method. More particularly, this invention relates to a process for converting a compound of formula (I) into a compound of formula (VI) by the reaction scheme:

Methods to mobilize progenitor and/or stem cells from the bone marrow to the bloodstream by administering a combination of at least one CXCR4 inhibitor and at least one VLA-4 inhibitor are described. The combinations may also be used to treat multiple myeloma.

The present invention relates to novel imidazolidine derivatives of formula I, wherein A, E, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of formula I are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds which are suitable, for example, for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, or allergic diseases. The compounds of formula I are inhibitors of the adhesion and migration of leukocytes and/or antagonists of the adhesion receptor VLA-4 belonging to the integrins group. They are generally suitable for the treatment of diseases which are caused by an undesired extent of leukocyte adhesion and/or leukocyte migration or are associated therewith or in which cell-cell or cell-matrix interactions which are based on the interactions of VLA-4 receptors with their ligands play a role. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula I, their use and pharmaceutical preparations which contain compounds of formula I.