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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yongxin Han, Kirkland, CA;
Andre Giroux, Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue, CA;
Dwight MacDonald, L'Ile Bizard, CA;
Robert N Young, Senneville, CA;
Helene Perrier, Ville Ile Perrot, CA;
Carole Lepine, La Val, CA;
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514269 ; 514336 ; 514438 ; 514444 ; 544296 ; 544300 ; 5462804 ; 549 59 ; 549 78 ; 549 79 ;
Abstract
The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I useful in the treatment of diseases, including asthma, by raising the level of cyclic adenosine-3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) through the inhibition of phosphodiesterase IV (PDE IV). ##STR1## The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment of diseases by inhibition of PDE IV, resulting in an elevation of cAMP, comprising the use of compounds of Formula I.