Merck Frosst Canada, Inc.

Merck Frosst Canada & Co.

Denis Deschenes

Daniel Dube

Michel Gallant

Patrick Lacombe

Yves Girard

Rejean Fortin

Laurence Dube

Dwight MacDonald

Richard W Friesen

Dwight Macdonald

Anthony Mastracchio

Chun Sing Li

Yeeman K Ramtohul

Renata Oballa

Helene Perrier

Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis; lipid disorders; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; fatty liver disease and cancer. 

Heteroaromatic compounds as inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme a delta-9 desaturase

Novel substituted 8-phenylquinolines represented by Formula (I), wherein the phenyl group at the 8-position contains an aryl or heteroaryl substituent in the meta position, are PDE4 inhibitors.

8-(3-Biaryl)phenylquinoline phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors

This invention encompasses a method for treating a prostaglandin E mediated disease or condition comprising administering to a mammalian patient in need of such treatment a compound of Formula (A) in an amount that is effective to treat the prostaglandin E mediated disease or condition 

Quinolinones as prostaglandin receptor ligands

8-(biaryl) quinolines wherein the bi-aryl group at the 8-position is in a meta relationship to the quinoline group, are PDE4 inhibitors useful in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, eosinophilic granuloma, psoriasis and other benign or malignant proliferative skin diseases, endotoxic shock, laminitis in horses, colic in horses, septic shock, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury of the myocardium and brain, inflammatory arthritis, chronic glomerulonephritis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, adult respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in animals, diabetes insipidus, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, vernal conjunctivitis, arterial restenosis, ortherosclerosis, atherosclerosis, neurogenic inflammation, pain, cough, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, transplant rejection, graft versus host disease, hypersecretion of gastric acid, bacterial, fungal induced sepsis, viral induced sepsis, fungal induced septic shock, viral induced septic shock, inflammation-mediated chronic tissue degeneration, cytokine-mediated chronic tissue degeneration, osteoarthritis, cancer, cachexia, muscle wasting, depression, memory impairment, tumour growth, or cancerous invasion of normal tissues. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method of enhancing cognition in a healthy subject comprising administering a safe cognition enhancing amount of phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor. In particular, this invention is directed to a method of enhancing memory, learning, retention, recall, awareness and judgement in health subjects comprising administering a safe and cognition enhancing amount of a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor.

8-(biaryl)quinoline PDE4 inhibitors

8-arylquinolines wherein the aryl group at the 8-position contains a meta one or two atom bridge to a phenyl, 5 or 6 member heteroaryl or fused bicyclic heteroaryl group, and wherein at least one of the bridge atoms is not carbon, are PDE4 inhibitors.

Hetero-bridge substituted 8-arylquinoline pde4 inhibitors

8-arylquinolines of formula (I) wherein the aryl group at the 8-position contains a meta two atom bridge to an optionally substituted phenyl or pyridyl group, are PDE4 inhibitors useful to treat asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis, respiratory distress syndrome, allergic rhinitis, neurogenic inflammation, pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases. R-Rand Ar are as in claim

Substituted 8-arylquinolune PDE4 inhibitors

Novel substituted 8-arylquinolines, wherein the aryl group at the 8-position contains a substituent substituted-alkenyl group, are PDE4 inhibitors.

Substituted 8-arylquinoline phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors

The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I as well as a method of treating cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising administration to a patient in need of such treatment of a non-toxic therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I. ##STR1## The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising compounds of Formula I.

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