Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 2011
Date of Patent:
September 9, 2014
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingerlheim International GmbH
Inventors:
Angela Berry, Pier Francesco Cirillo, Eugene Richard Hickey, Doris Riether, David Thomson, Renee M. Zindell, Nigel Blumire, Chandana Parke, Monika Ermann, James Edward Jenkins, Innocent Mushi, Christopher Francis Palmer, Malcolm Taylor