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Title:
NITENIN ANALOGUE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC AND ACUTE PAIN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/019373
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to nitenin analogue compounds (of formulas I, II, III and IV) and their use as pharmaceutical agent in the treatment, prevention or reduction of both acute and chronic pain. The mode of action disclosed herein allows nitenin and nitenin analogue compounds to act as analgesic through reduction of K+ currents rather than their potentiation. Related to their high efficacy in the treatment of pain, these compounds are highly selective for slow voltage-activated potassium (K+) currents expressed in the small diameter dorsal root neurons (sDRGns), mainly on those mediated by the voltage-dependent potassium channel (KV), KV1.3. Such findings, together with those showing that nitenin and nitenin analogue compounds act as activity dependent blockers also lead to very reduced side-effects. The results disclosed herein show that nitenin and nitenin analogue compounds described herein are a viable alternative to the already existing pharmaceutical compounds used in the treatment of pain.

Inventors:
DOS SANTOS BALTAZAR DE LIMA PEDRO AFONSO (PT)
SZWARC DOS SANTOS BEATRIZ (PT)
MAÇO ABREU ANA ROSA (PT)
PINHEIRO BASTOS ANDRÉ EMANUEL (PT)
GOMES RUI (PT)
LOPES DE SOUSA MARISA ISABEL (PT)
MONTEIRO SERRÃO JOANA MARIA (PT)
PENA LINO SÍLVIA PATRÍCIA (PT)
DA SILVEIRA MÁXIMO PATRÍCIA ISABEL (PT)
PINTO FERREIRA LUÍSA MARIA (PT)
DE SÉRIO BRANCO PAULA CRISTINA (PT)
SOVELA MOURÃO HENRIQUE (PT)
ROSADO SABINO VANESSA ALEXANDRA (PT)
HIM TONG MING (GB)
CLAUDETREMBLEAU LAURENT ALAIN (GB)
FERREIRA DA COSTA LOURENÇO ANA MARIA (PT)
SEGÃO MONDRAGÃO MIGUEL ANGELO (PT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2020/056915
Publication Date:
March 25, 2021
Filing Date:
July 22, 2020
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Assignee:
SEA4US BIOTECNOLOGIA E RECURSOS MARINHOS LDA (PT)
International Classes:
C07D407/06; A61K31/341; A61P3/10; A61P25/02; A61P37/00; C07D407/14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
VIEIRA PEREIRA FERREIRA, Maria Silvina (PT)
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Claims:
AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 09.02.2021 CLAIMS

1. Compounds of formula I, II, III and IV, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein

- represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond;

X is selected from O, S, NH, Cfh;

Y is selected from CH, Cfh;

Z is selected from C, N;

G is selected from O, S;

T is selected from OH, SH, N¾, halogen;

R1 and R2 are independently selected from H, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or -CH2-R3; wherein R3 is selected from aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, -R4-R5; wherein R4 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl; wherein R5 is selected from aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted gama-lactone; Q is selected from C, CH;

D is selected from C, CH, CH2;

One of A and E is H and the other is selected from H, OH, SH, aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, R6-R7, wherein R6 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, and R7 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted gama- lactone;

J is selected from H, OH, SH, NH2, halogen; wherein the compound is not nitenin, dihydronitenin nor their respective isomers, enantiomers and stereoisomers.

2. The compounds of formula II according to claim 1, wherein

X is 0;

Y is CH2;

G is 0;

R1 is H;

J is H;

Q is C;

D is C;

E is H;

A is -R6-R7; wherein R6 is alkyl and R7 is heteroaryl.

3. The compounds of formula II according to claim 1, wherein

X is 0;

Y is CH2;

G is 0;

R1 is H;

J is H;

Q is C;

D is C;

E is -R6-R7; wherein R6 is alkyl and R7 is heteroaryl; A is H.

4. The compounds of formula I, II and III, according to claim 1, wherein R7 is not furan-3-yl.

5. The compounds of formula I, II and III, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein

- represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond;

X is selected from 0, S, NH, CH2;

Y is selected from CH, CH2;

Z is selected from C, N;

G is selected from 0, S;

T is selected from OH, SH, NH2, halogen;

R1 and R2 are independently selected from H, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or -CH2-R3; wherein R3 is selected from aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, -R4-R5; wherein R4 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl; wherein R5 is selected from aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted gama-lactone;

Q is selected from C, CH;

D is selected from C, CH, CH2;

One of A and E is H and the other is selected from H, OH, SH, aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, R6-R7, wherein R6 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, and R7 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted gama- lactone;

J is selected from H, OH, SH, NH2, halogen; for use as a pharmaceutical ingredient.

6. The compounds of formula I for use as pharmaceutical ingredient according to claim 5, wherein;

X is 0;

Y is CH;

Z is C;

R1 is alkyl;

R2 is -CH2-R3; wherein R3 is -R4-R5; wherein R4 is alkyl and R5 is heteroaryl;

Q is C;

D is C;

A is -R6-R7; wherein R6 is alkyl and R7 is heteroaryl;

E is H; and J is H.

7. The compounds of formula II for use as pharmaceutical ingredient according to claim 5, wherein;

X is 0;

Y is CH2;

G is 0;

R1 is H; J is H;

Q is C;

D is C;

E is H;

A is -R6-R7; wherein R6 is alkyl and R7 is heteroaryl.

8. The compounds of formula II for use as pharmaceutical ingredient according to claim 5, wherein;

X is 0;

Y is CH2;

G is 0;

R1 is H;

J is H;

Q is C;

D is C;

E is -R6-R7; wherein R6 is alkyl and R7 is heteroaryl;

A is H.

9. The compound of formula I, II and III according to any of claims 5 through 8, for use in the treatment, prevention or reduction of pain in an individual in need thereof.

10. The compound of formula I, II and III according to any of claims 5 through 8, for use in the treatment of at least one of the following acute and chronic pain types: neuropathic pain, nociceptive pain , psychogenic or somatogenic pain, diabetic neuropathic pain, post-herpetic pain, low-back pain, radiculopathy pain, musculoskeletal pain, post-operative and post-traumatic pain, phantom pain, surgical pain, wound associated pain, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathic pain, short-term/acute or long term/chronic inflammatory pain, rheumatic pain, arthritic pain, pain associated with osteoarthritis, myofascial pain, migraine, orofacial chronic pain, trigeminal neuralgia, pain associated with cancer, pain associated with fibromyalgia, hyperalgesia syndromes, pain associated with infections, HIV related pain, sprains and strains, hyperalgesia, somatogenic pain, psychogenic pain, heat induced pain, physical pain, nociceptive pain, rheumatic pain, headache, pelvic pain, bladder pain, myofascial, vascular pain, migraine wound, wound associated pain, arthritic pain, somatic visceral pain, phantom pain, radiculopathy, lumbar pain, visceral pain, bowel pain, and pain associated with osteoarthritis.

11. The compound of formula I, II and III according to any of claims 5 through 8, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease in which Kvl.3 channels are involved.

12. The compound of formula I, II and III according to any of claims 5 through 8, for use i the treatment of autoimmune disorders.

13. The compound of formula I, II and III according any of claims 5 through 8, for use in the treatment of diabetes and insulin resistance syndromes.

14. The compounds of formula I, II and III and pharmaceutical salts or prodrug thereof are used as antiepileptic and antiseizures agents.

15. The compound of formula I, II and III according to any of claims 5 through 8, wherein the compound is administered in a therapeutically effective dose between 0.0018 and 1.8mg/kg.

16. Pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmacologically acceptable diluent or carrier and a combination of active ingredients, wherein said active ingredients comprise at least one compound as described in formula I, II and III in anyone of claims 5-8 or a pharmacologically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof.

17. A method of treating pain in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject having pain a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I, II and III of any one of claims 5 through 8.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the pain is of an acute or chronic pain type selected from neuropathic pain, nociceptive pain , psychogenic or somatogenic pain, diabetic neuropathic pain, post-herpetic pain, low-back pain, radiculopathy pain, musculoskeletal pain, post operative and post-traumatic pain, phantom pain, surgical pain, wound associated pain, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathic pain, short-term/acute or long-term/chronic inflammatory pain, rheumatic pain, arthritic pain, pain associated with osteoarthritis, myofascial pain, migraine, orofacial chronic pain, trigeminal neuralgia, pain associated with cancer, pain associated with fibromyalgia, hyperalgesia syndromes, pain associated with infections, HIV related pain, sprains and strains, hyperalgesia, somatogenic pain, psychogenic pain, heat induced pain, physical pain, nociceptive pain, rheumatic pain, headache, pelvic pain, bladder pain, myofascial, vascular pain, migraine wound, wound associated pain, arthritic pain, somatic visceral pain, phantom pain, radiculopathy, lumbar pain, visceral pain, bowel pain, and pain associated with osteoarthritis.

19. A method of treatment or prophylaxis of a disease in which Kvl.3 channels are involved in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I, II and III of anyone of claims 5 through 8 to a subject in need of treatment or prophylaxis of a disease in which Kvl.3 channels are involved.

20. A method of treatment of an autoimmune disease in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of anyone of claims 5 through 8 to a subject having an autoimmune disease.

21. A method of treatment of diabetes or insulin resistance syndromes in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of anyone of claims 5 through 8 to a subject having diabetes or an insulin resistance syndrome.

22. A method of treatment of epilepsy or seizures in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of anyone of claims 5 through 8 to a subject having epilepsy or seizures.

23. The method according to anyone of claims 17 through 21, wherein the compound is administered in a therapeutically effective amount between 0.018 and 1.8 mg/kg.

24. The compound, composition, use, or method of anyone of claims 1 through 23, wherein the compound is a compound of formula I, wherein

X is 0;

Y is CH;

Z is C;

R1 is alkyl;

R2 is -CH2-R3; wherein R3 is -R4-R5; wherein R4 is alkyl and R5 is heteroaryl; Q is C;

D is C;

A is -R6-R7; wherein R6 is alkyl and R7 is heteroaryl E is H; and J is H.

25. The compound of anyone of claims 1 through 4, wherein the compound is isolated or synthetically produced.

26. The compound of anyone of claims 5 through 24, wherein the compound is nitenin or dihydronitenin.