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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Neil R Ackerman, Greenville, DE (US);
Bruce D Jaffee, Wilmington, DE (US);
Scott E Loveless, Newark, DE (US);
Russell H Neubauer, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514311 ; 514312 ; 514314 ; 514420 ;
Abstract
4-Quinolinecarboxylic acids and derivatives thereof, such as 2-(2'-fluoro-1,1'-biphenyl-4-yl)-6-fluoro-3-methyl-4-quinolinecarboxylic acid, are useful as immunodulatory and anti-inflammatory agents. Pharmaceutical formulations containing such compounds are useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, organ transplantation rejection, graft vs. host disease, multiple sclerosis, and chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.