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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2011
Arthur R. Gomtsyan, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Erol K. Bayburt, Gurnee, IL (US);
John R. Koenig, Chicago, IL (US);
Chih-hung Lee, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Robert G. Schmidt, Waukegan, IL (US);
Kirill A. Lukin, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Gilles Chambournier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Margaret Chi-ping Hsu, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Robert M. Leanna, Grayslake, IL (US);
Russell D. Cink, Grayslake, IL (US);
Arthur R. Gomtsyan, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Erol K. Bayburt, Gurnee, IL (US);
John R. Koenig, Chicago, IL (US);
Chih-Hung Lee, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Robert G. Schmidt, Waukegan, IL (US);
Kirill A. Lukin, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Gilles Chambournier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Margaret Chi-Ping Hsu, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Robert M. Leanna, Grayslake, IL (US);
Russell D. Cink, Grayslake, IL (US);
AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses novel compounds of general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof (in which X-X, R-R, Z-Zand Arare defined herein), a method for inhibiting the VR1 receptor in mammals using these compounds, a method for controlling pain in mammals, and pharmaceutical compositions including those compounds and a process for making those compounds.