Benzenesulfonamide derivatives

A pharmaceutical composition which comprises an effective phospholipase inhibiting amount of a benzenesulfonamide derivative represented by the general formula:

• ##STR201## wherein R.sup.1 stands for a hydrogen atom, a cyano, nitro or hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, an acyloxy group wherein said acyl moiety is a residue of an organic saturated or unsaturated aliphatic, carbocyclic or heteroaryl carboxylic acid wherein the hetero atom is oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur, --SO.sub.2 --R.sup.8 wherein R.sup.8 stands for a lower alkyl group, a heteroaryl wherein the hetero atom is a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom, a glycyloxy group, or a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR202## wherein p is an integer of 1 to 3;
• n is an integer of 1 to 4;
• R.sup.2 stands for a hydrogen atom or a pyridyl group;
• R.sup.3 stands for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl, cyano or pyridyl group;
• R.sup.4 stands for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;
• R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be the same or different from each other and each stand for a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a group represented by the formula:
• --(CH.sub.2).sub.q --A wherein q is an integer of 1 to 4,
• and A stands for a hydroxyl group, a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR203## wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 may be the same or different and each stand for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR204## wherein R.sup.11 stands for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group or a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR205## wherein s is an integer of 2 to 5;
• R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 stand for an unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, or a cycloalkyl substituted with a lower alkyl or halogen or condensed with an aromatic ring, a bicycloalkyl, or tricycloalkyl, said bicycloalkyl or tricycloalkyl being an aliphatic saturated hydrogen group made of two or three rings, respectively, with at least two carbon atoms being common to each ring, or an azabicycloalkyl group which is a bicycloalkyl group as described above in which one carbon atom is replaced by a nitrogen atom or a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR206## wherein g and h are each an integer of 1 to 4, and B stands for a lower alkyl group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkyl group substituted by lower alkyl, halogen or a lower alkoxy group, or a pyridylalkyl group, or a pyridylalkyl group substituted with a lower alkyl group, a halogen or a lower alkoxy group, or,
• R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be combined together to form a 6- or 7-membered ring which may contain a nitrogen or oxygen atom in addition to the nitrogen atom to which R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are bonded, and said 6- or 7-membered ring may be substituted with a lower alkyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl group;
• a plurality of R.sup.7 groups each independently stand for a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or a halogen atom;
• and r is an integer of 1 to 2, provided that when r is 2, the two R.sup.7 groups may form a cyclohexenyl or phenyl ring together with two adjacent carbon atoms constituting the benzene ring;
• and
• m is an integer of 1 to 2, with the proviso that when R.sup.1 is halogen and n is 1, R.sup.4 is not hydrogen, and with the proviso that when R.sup.1 is hydrogen, then R.sup.4 is not hydrogen, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof;
• and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

A method of treating or preventing diseases associated with activation of phospholipase A.sub.2, which comprises administering to a patient in need of such treatment, a benzenesulfonamide derivative represented by the general formula:

• ##STR207## wherein R.sup.1 stands for a hydrogen atom, a cyano, nitro or hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, an acyloxy group wherein said acyl moiety is a residue of an organic saturated or unsaturated aliphatic, carbocyclic or heteroaroyl carboxylic acid wherein the hetero atom is oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur, --SO.sub.2 --R.sup.8 wherein R.sup.8 stands for a lower alkyl group, a heteroaryl wherein the hetero atom is a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom, a glycyloxy group, or a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR208## wherein p is an integer of 1 to 3;
• n is an integer of 1 to 4;
• R.sup.2 stands for a hydrogen atom or a pyridyl group;
• R.sup.3 stands for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl, cyano or pyridyl group;
• R.sup.4 stands for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;
• R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be the same or different from each other and each stand for a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a group represented by the formula:
• --(CH.sub.2).sub.q --A wherein q is an integer of 1 to 4,
• and A stands for a hydroxyl group, a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR209## wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 may be the same or different and each stand for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR210## wherein R.sup.11 stands for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group or a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR211## wherein s is an integer of 2 to 5;
• R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 stand for an unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, or a cycloalkyl substituted with a lower alkyl or halogen or condensed with an aromatic ring, a bicycloalkyl, or tricycloalkyl, said bicycloalkyl or tricycloalkyl being an aliphatic saturated hydrogen group made of two or three rings, respectively, with at least two carbon atoms being common to each ring, or an azabicycloalkyl group which is a bicycloalkyl group as described above in which one carbon atom is replaced by a nitrogen atom or a group represented by the formula:
• ##STR212## wherein g and h are each an integer of 1 to 4, and B stands for a lower alkyl group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkyl group substituted by lower alkyl, halogen or a lower alkoxy group, or a pyridylalkyl group, or a pyridylalkyl group substituted with a lower alkyl group, a halogen or a lower alkoxy group, or,
• R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be combined together to form a 6- or 7-membered ring which may contain a nitrogen or oxygen atom in addition to the nitrogen atom to which R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are bonded, and said 6- or 7-membered ring may be substituted with a lower alkyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl group;
• a plurality of R.sup.7 groups each independently stand for a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or a halogen atom;
• and r is an integer of 1 to 2, provided that when r is 2, the two R.sup.7 groups may form a cyclohexenyl or phenyl ring together with two adjacent carbon atoms constituting the benzene ring;
• and
• m is an integer of 1 to 2, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.