Inventors:
Edgardo Laborde - Foster City CA
Louise Robinson - San Carlos CA
Fanying Meng - San Francisco CA
Brian T. Peterson - San Francisco CA
Hugo O. Villar - La Jolla CA
Steven E. Anuskiewicz - San Bruno CA
Yoshiro Ishiwata - Aichi-gun, JP
Shoji Yokochi - Inabe-gun, JP
Yukiharu Matsumoto - Gifu, JP
Takuji Kakigami - Inabe-gun, JP
Hideaki Inagaki - Anjoh, JP
Takahito Jomori - Nagoya, JP
Kouji Matsushima - Matsudo, JP
Assignee:
Telik, Inc. - Palo Alto CA
Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. - Nagoya
International Classification:
A61P 2900
US Classification:
51425304, 514303, 5142342, 51425211, 514218, 540575, 544127, 544121, 544362, 544357, 546120
Abstract:
The present invention relates to chemical compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, uses of said compounds and compositions, methods of treatment employing said compounds and compositions, and processes for preparing said compounds. Specifically, this invention relates to novel compounds which are antagonists of MCP-1 function and are useful in the prevention or treatment of chronic or acute inflammatory or autoimmune diseases, especially those associated with aberrant lymphocyte or monocyte accumulation such as arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohns disease, multiple sclerosis, nephritis, pancreatitis, pulmonary fibrosis, psoriasis, restenosis, and transplant rejection. More specifically, the invention is related to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases.