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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2007
George P. Luke, Clinton, CT (US);
George D. Maynard, Clinton, CT (US);
Scott Mitchell, East Haven, CT (US);
Andrew Thurkauf, Danbury, CT (US);
Linghong Xie, Guilford, CT (US);
Luyan Zhang, Branford, CT (US);
Suoming Zhang, Branford, CT (US);
He Zhao, Branford, CT (US);
Bertrand L. Chenard, Waterford, CT (US);
Yang Gao, Branford, CT (US);
Bingsong Han, Hamden, CT (US);
Xiao Shu He, Branford, CT (US);
George P. Luke, Clinton, CT (US);
George D. Maynard, Clinton, CT (US);
Scott Mitchell, East Haven, CT (US);
Andrew Thurkauf, Danbury, CT (US);
Linghong Xie, Guilford, CT (US);
LuYan Zhang, Branford, CT (US);
Suoming Zhang, Branford, CT (US);
He Zhao, Branford, CT (US);
Bertrand L. Chenard, Waterford, CT (US);
Yang Gao, Branford, CT (US);
Bingsong Han, Hamden, CT (US);
Xiao Shu He, Branford, CT (US);
Novartis International Pharmaceutical Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
The invention provides packaged pharmaceutical preparations of Aryl substituted imidazoles, pyrazoles, pyridizines and related compounds of the Formula where the variables are defined herein. Such compounds are ligands of C5a receptors. Preferred compounds of the invention act bind to C5a receptors with high affinity and exhibit neutral antagonist or inverse agonist activity at C5a receptors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. It further relates to the use of such compounds in treating a variety of inflammatory and immune system disorders.