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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1991
Gerald L Mandell, Earlysville, VA (US);
Gail W Sullivan, Charlottesville, VA (US);
William J Novick, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
University of Virginia Alumni Patents Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
A family of compounds effective in inhibiting interleukin-1 (IL-1) activity, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activity, and the activity of other leukocyte derived cytokines is comprised of 7-(oxoalkyl) 1,3-dialkyl xanthines of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of straight-chain or branch alkyl radicals with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl, alkoxyalkyl and hydroxyalkyl radicals, and A represents a hydrocarbon radical with up to 4 carbon atoms which can be substituted by a methyl group. Another family of effective compounds is identified as ##STR2## The inhibition of IL-1, TNF, and other cytokines in mammals is implicated in alleviation of a wide variety of disease conditions.
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