Abstract: Invented are non-peptide TPO mimetics. Also invented is a method of treating thrombocytopenia, in a mammal, including a human, in need thereof which comprises administering to such mammal an effective amount of a selected substituted naphthimidazole derivative.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 6, 2000
Date of Patent:
February 22, 2005
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham Corporation
Inventors:
Juan I. Luengo, Kevin J. Duffy, Alan T. Price, Lihua Zhang