Abstract: The present invention is novel compounds which are 3,5-di-tertiary-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl substituted 1,2,4- and 1,3,4-thiadazoles and oxadiazoles, and 1,2,4-triazoles, and pharmaceutically acceptable additions and base salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use therefor. The invention compounds are now found to have activity as inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase and/or cyclooxygenase providing treatment of conditions advantageously affected by such inhibition including inflammation, arthritis, pain, fever, and the like.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 13, 1993
Date of Patent:
December 27, 1994
Assignee:
Warner-Lambert Company
Inventors:
David T. Connor, Daniel L. Flynn, Catherine R. Kostlan, Michael D. Mullican, Gary P. Shrum, Paul C. Unangst, Michael W. Wilson
Abstract: Certain N-2,6-dialkyl- or N-2,6-dialkoxyphenyl-N'-arylalkylurea compounds are potent inhibitors of the enzyme acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), and are thus useful agents for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerosis.