C6- and C9-substituted chromeno (4, 3-C) isoxazoline derivatives and their use as anti-depressants

• Main Authors: JOSE IGNACIO ANDRES-GIL, MARIA ENCARNACION MATESANZ-BALLESTEROS, MARGARETHA HENRICA MARIA BAKKER, ANTONIUS ADRIANUS HENDRIKUS PETRUS MEGENS, MANUEL JESUS ALCAZAR-VACA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.12.2009
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

The invention concerns substituted tricyclic isoxazoline derivatives, more in particular tricyclic dihydrobenzopyranoisoxazoline, dihydroquinolinoisoxazoline, dihydronaphthalenoisoxazoline and dihydrobenzothiopyranoisoxazoline derivatives substituted on at least one of the C6- and C9-positions of the phenylpart of the tricyclic moiety with a selected radical, according to Formula (I) wherein X=CH2, N-R7, S or O, R1, R2, R14 and R15 are certain specific substituents, with the proviso that at least one of R14 and R15 is not hydrogen, Pir is preferably an optionally substituted piperidinyl or piperazinyl radical and R3 represents an optionally substituted aromatic homocyclic or heterocyclic ring system including a partially or completely hydrogenated hydrocarbon chain of maximum 6 atoms long with which the ring system is attached to the Pir radical and which may contain one or more heteroatoms selected from the group of O, N and S; a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as a medicine, in particular for the treatment of depression, anxiety, movement disorders, psychosis, Parkinson's disease and body weight disorders. The compounds according to the invention have surprisingly been shown to have a serotonine (5-HT) reuptake inhibitor activity in combination with additional alpha2-adrenoceptor antagonist activity and show a strong anti-depressant activity without being sedative. The invention also relates to novel combination of isoxazoline derivatives according to the invention with one or more other compounds selected from the group of antidepressants, anxiolytics, anti-psychotics and anti-Parkinson's disease drugs to improve efficacy and/or onset of action.