A method of treating inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, neuropathic pain, lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus, restenosis, immune disorders, and transplant rejection in a mammal in need thereof comprising administering to such mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula 1:
- or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- X and Y together are selected from the group consisting of:
- a) —CH2—NH—(C=O)—:
- b) —CH2—O—CH2—:
- Z is a phenyl, pyridyl or pyrimidinyl group that is substituted with a CF3 group;
- R1 is phenyl, pyridyl,thiazole, pyrimidine or pyrazine, wherein said R1 is substituted with 0-3 R1a, wherein R1a is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- CH2—OMe, alkyl amides, pyrollidinyl amides, morpholinyl, alkyl, alkoxy, CH2—NMe2, pyridyl, carboxylate, phenyl bearing a CH2—OH group, pyrimidine, thiazole, oxazole and pyrazine;
- R2 is OH;
- R3 and R4 are H
- R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, and formyl;
- R6 and R7 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C12, C10 alkyl, OH, CH2—OMe and hydroxyalkyl;
- and
- r=1.