Glycomed, Inc.

Darwin S Asa

John H Musser

Saeed A Abbas

Mina A Nashed

Falguni Dasgupta

Falguni Asgupta

Compounds and methods of making them having the following formula are described which bind to selectin receptors and thus modulate the course of inflammation, cancer and related diseases by modulating cell-cell adhesion events: ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is independently H or lower alkyl (1-4C); R.sup.2 is H, OH or lower alkyl (1-4C), or a lipophilic group such as a higher alkyl group (5-15C), alkylaryl or one or more additional saccharide residues;

Methods of treating inflammation using cell adhesion inhibitors

Compounds and methods of making them having the following formula are described which bind to selectin receptors and thus modulate the course of inflammation, cancer and related diseases by modulating cell-cell adhesion events: ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is independently H or lower alkyl (1-4C); R.sup.2 is H, OH or lower alkyl (1-4C), or a lipophilic group such as a higher alkyl group (5-15C), alkylaryl or one or more additional saccharide residues; R.sup.3 is a negatively charged moiety including SO.sub.4.sup.2-, PO.sub.4.sup.2-, or related group; Y is H or lower alkyl (1-4C); and X is H or --CHR.sub.4 (CHOR.sup.1).sub.2 CHR.sup.5 OR.sup.1 wherein R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently H, lower alkyl (1-4C), or taken together result in a five- or six-membered ring optionally containing a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O, S, and NR.sup.1 ; the five- or six-membered ring optionally substituted with one substituent selected from the group consisting of R.sup.1, CH.sub.2 OR.sup.1, OR.sup.1, OOCR.sup.1, NR.sup.1.sub.2, NHCOR.sup.1, and SR.sup.1 with the proviso that if X represents a hexose substituent R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, taken together, cannot provide a hexose substituent.

Substituted lactose derivatives

Simple lactose or lactosamine related compounds which behave as ligands for the ELAM-1 and related receptors are described. These compounds are useful in the treatment of conditions characterized by excess inflammation. These compounds are of the formula ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is independently H or lower alkyl (1-4C); R.sup.2 is H, lower alkyl (1-4C), alkylaryl or one or more additional saccharide residues;

Substituted lactose and lactosamine derivatives as cell adhesion

The compounds are of the formula ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is independently H or lower alkyl (1-4C); R.sup.2 is H, lower alkyl (1-4C), alkylaryl or one or more additional saccharide residues; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently H, alkyl (1-6C), aryl or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, taken together, form a five or six-membered ring optionally containing a hetroatom selected from the group consisting of O, S, and NR.sup.1 ; wherein said five- or six-membered ring may further be substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of (CHOR.sup.1).sup.m H wherein m is 1-4, OR.sup.1, OOCR.sub.1, NR.sup.1, NCOR.sup.1 and SR.sup.1 ; Y is H, OR.sup.1, OOCR.sup.1, NR.sup.1.sub.2, NCOR.sub.1 or SR.sub.1 ; and X is --CHR.sup.5 (CHOR.sup.1).sub.2 CHR.sup.6 OR.sup.1 wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently H, lower alkyl (1-4C) optionally substituted with one or more R, or result in a five- or six-membered ring optionally containing a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O, S and NR.sup.1 ; said five or six-membered ring optionally substituted with one substituent selected from the group consisting of R.sup.1, CHOR.sup.1, OR.sup.1, OOCR.sup.1, NR.sup.1.sub.2, NHCOR.sup.1, SR.sup.1 and F; or X is benzoyl or naphthoyl having 1-3 hydroxyl substituents, with the proviso that if X represents a hexose substituent R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, taken together, cannot provide a hexose substituent. These compounds are useful in the treatment of conditions characterized by excess inflammation.

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Darwin S Asa