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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Christopher Adams, Somerville, MA (US);
Qi-ying HU, Needham, MA (US);
Gary Michael Ksander, Amherst, NH (US);
Julien Papillon, Somerville, MA (US);
Christopher Adams, Somerville, MA (US);
Qi-Ying Hu, Needham, MA (US);
Gary Michael Ksander, Amherst, NH (US);
Julien Papillon, Somerville, MA (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The present invention provides a compound of formula I: said compound is inhibitor of aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2), and/or 11 beta-hydroxylase (CYP11B1), and/or aromatase, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by aldosterone synthase, aromatase, or CYP11B1. Accordingly, the compound of formula I can be used in treatment of hypokalemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure, renal failure, in particular, chronic renal failure, restenosis, atherosclerosis, syndrome X, obesity, nephropathy, post-myocardial infarction, coronary heart diseases, increased formation of collagen, fibrosis and remodeling following hypertension and endothelial dysfunction. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.