The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Health

Bilha Fischer

Kenneth Alan Jacobson

Michel G Maillard

Yishai Karton

Philip J Van Galen

Carola Gallo-Rodriguez

The present invention provides 8-substituted 1,3,7-trialkylxanthines useful as A.sub.2 -selective adenosine receptor antagonists and compositions comprising such compounds. Examples of the 8-substituted 1,3,7-trialkyl xanthines include: ##STR1## In compound (a), R.sub.1, R.sub.3, and R.sub.7 are methyl and X is one to three substituents, which may be the same or different and selected from the group consisting of amino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylcarbonylamino, carboxy C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkylcarbonylamino, halo, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyloxy, amino C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyloxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyloxy carbonylamino, amino C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkenyloxy, isothiocyanato, and diazonium tetrafluoroborate. In compound (b), R.sub.1, R.sub.3, and R.sub.7 are methyl, R.sub..beta. is hydrogen or methyl, and X is selected from the group consisting of R, C(.dbd.O)OR, and C(.dbd.O)NH--R, wherein R is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl.

S-substituted 1,3,7-trialkyl-xanthine derivatives

The present invention provides certain novel adenosine triphosphate (ATP) analogs, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using such analogs in the treatment of septic shock and other disease conditions. Examples of the ATP analogs include the mono-, di- and triphosphates of adenosines with various selected substituents at the 2, 6, 8, and 9-positions, such as alkyl, alkylphenyl, phenylalkyl, S-alkyl, S-alkenyl, S-alkylcyano, S-phenyl, S-alkylphenyl, S-alkylamino, S-alkylthioalkyl, S-alkylthiocyanato, S-alkylaminophenyl, S-alkylnitrophenyl, hydroxy, bromo, fluoro, chloro, and aminoalkylamino. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of and methods of using certain xanthine and uracil derivatives for the above disease conditions. Examples of the xanthine derivatives include xanthines having alkyl or alkyltriphosphate substituents at the 1, 3, and 7-positions. Examples of the uracil derivatives include 5-fluoro- and 5-bromo uracil triphosphates. Also provided are assays for assessing the binding of the ATP analogs.

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