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US 9,415,027 B2Granted
Therapeutic agents
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorDavid W. Old
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Abstract
The invention provides well-defined compounds that are either EP2 agonists, EP4 agonists, or mixed EP2/EP4 agonist. The compounds are useful for treating a variety of pathological conditions associated with activity of the EP2 and/or EP4 receptors.
Claims2
A method of treating glaucoma, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound having the structure:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- Ar is aryl, heteroaryl, substituted aryl, or substituted heteroaryl, wherein substituents are selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, halogen, —CN, —CF3, —C(O)R1, —C(O)OR1, —C(O)CF3, —SO2N(R1)2, —SO2NH2, or —NO2;
- L is C1-C6 alkylene;
- A is arylene or heteroarylene;
- E is —CO2R1, —CH2OR1, —C(O)N(R1)2, or tetrazol-5-yl;
- each R1 is independently H, C1-C6 alkyl, phenyl, or biphenyl;
- and
- n is 0 or 1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.