Animal models, screening methods, and treatment methods for intraocular diseases or disorders
AssigneeSmilebiotek Zhuhai Limited
InventorsYan ZHANG, Lai WEI, Hui OUYANG
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Abstract
Provided herein are screening methods and animal models related to intraocular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), for example, for identifying candidate therapeutics for treating or preventing eye diseases, such as AMD. Also provided herein are compounds/compositions that are useful for killing or inhibiting the growth of a microorganism, such as Bacillus megaterium. Further provided herein are methods of using the compounds/compositions for treating infections with a microorganism, such as Bacillus megaterium and for treating or preventing diseases or disorders associated with such infections, such as AMD.
Claims20
A method of treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula III, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
- wherein Ar20 is an optionally substituted aryl ring, or an optionally substituted heteroaryl ring;
- L20 is null, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkylene, an optionally substituted C1-6 heteroalkylene, an optionally substituted C2-6 alkenylene, an optionally substituted C2-6 alkynylene, an optionally substituted C3-6 cycloalkylene, an optionally substituted arylene, an optionally substituted heteroarylene, or an optionally substituted 4-7 membered heterocyclylene,
- W20 is —OR1;
- —COR2;
- —COOR1a;
- —OCOOR1a;
- —NR3R4, —CONR3aR4a, —OCONR3bR4b;
- —SO2NR3cR4c;
- —OSO2NR3dR4d, —SR5;
- —SO2R5a;
- —OCOR2a;
- —OSO2R5a;
- or
- wherein:
- R1 and R1a are each independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or optionally substituted heterocyclyl;
- R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, —COR2b, —SO2R5b, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C2-6 alkenyl, optionally substituted C2-6 alkynyl, optionally substituted C3-6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl, or optionally substituted 4-7 membered heterocyclyl, or R3 and R4 together with the atoms they are bound to form an optionally substituted 4-7 membered heterocyclyl;
- R2, R2a, R2b, R5, R5a, and R5b are each independently hydrogen, —OH, —NR3eR4e, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, an optionally substituted C2-6 alkenyl, an optionally substituted C2-6 alkynyl, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkoxy, an optionally substituted C3-6 cycloalkyl, an optionally substituted C3-6 cycloalkoxy, an optionally substituted phenyl;
- an optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl;
- or an optionally substituted 4-7 membered heterocyclyl;
- and
- R3a, R3b, R3c, R3d, R3e, R4a, R4b, R4c, R4d, and R4e are each independently hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, an optionally substituted C2-6 alkenyl, an optionally substituted C2-6 alkynyl, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkoxy, an optionally substituted C3-6 cycloalkyl, an optionally substituted C3-6 cycloalkoxy, an optionally substituted phenyl;
- an optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl;
- or an optionally substituted 4-7 membered heterocyclyl;
- or R3a and R4a, R3b and R4b, R3c and R4c, R3d and R4d, or R3e and R4e, together with the atoms they are bound to form an optionally substituted 4-7 membered heterocyclyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.