MEDICAL USE OF TWITTERION COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF THE CFTR CHANNEL

摘要

Composition comprises a compound (I) that forms a zwitterion (II) at physiological pH. Composition comprises a compound (I) that forms a zwitterion of formula (II) at physiological pH. [Image] Independent claims are also included for: (1) zwitterionic 4,5-dihydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid derivatives of formula (IA), produced by reacting an amidine of formula H 2N-CR 1=NR 2with a glyoxal compound of formula R 3-CO-CHO and R 4-CO-CHO, provided that the amidine is not 2-aminopyridine, adenine, adenosine, 2'-deoxyadenosine, 9-propyladenine, cytosine, polyadenylic acid, arginine or their derivatives when methylglyoxal is used; (2) zwitterionic pyrimidine derivatives of formula (IB), and (3) preparation of (IB). [Image] R 1-R 4optionally substituted cyclic or acyclic carbon chain optionally containing heteroatoms, and Z : O or S. ACTIVITY : Antidiarrheic; Respiratory-Gen.; Antiasthmatic. MECHANISM OF ACTION : Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel modulator. In a test, the adduct of 2'-deoxyadenosine and methylglyoxal exhibited an IC 50value of 70.8 pM against forskoline-induced activation of CFTR receptor in transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells.