Abstract: The invention relates to substituted polycyclic aryl and heteroaryl tertiary-heteroalkylamine compounds useful as inhibitors of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP; plasma lipid transfer protein-I) and compounds, compositions and methods for treating atherosclerosis and other coronary artery diseases. Preferred tertiary-heteroalkylamine compounds are substituted N,N-disubstituted fused-heterocyclo amines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 23, 2002
Date of Patent:
February 24, 2004
Assignee:
Pharmacia Corporation
Inventors:
James A. Sikorski, Richard C. Durley, Deborah A. Mischke, Emily J. Reinhard, Yvette M. Fobian, Michael B. Tollefson, Lijuan Wang, Margaret L. Grapperhaus, Brian S. Hickory, Mark A. Massa, Monica B. Norton, William F. Vernier, Barry L. Parnas, Michele A. Promo, Ashton T. Hamme, Dale P. Spangler, Melvin L. Rueppel