6-AZAURACIL DERIVATIVES AS IL-5 INHIBITORS

• Main Authors: FREYNE, EDDY JEAN EDGARD, DIELS, GASTON STANISLAS MARCELLA, BOECKX, GUSTAAF MARIA, VAN WAUWE, JEAN PIERRE FRANS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 31.05.2000
• Edition: 7
• 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 present invention is concerned with the use of compounds of formula the N-oxides, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein p represents 0, 1, 2 or 3; q represents 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; R1 represents hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyloxy, mercapto, C1-6alkylthio, C3-7cycloalkyl, aryl or C1-6alkyl substituted with mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)amino, C1-6alkyloxy, aryl or Het; R2 represents cyano or a radical of formula -C(-X)-Y-R5; wherein X represents O or S; Y represents O, S, NR6 or a direct bond; R5 represents hydrogen; C3-7cycloalkyl; aryl or optionally substituted C1-6alkyl; and where Y is a direct bond, R5 may also be halo or Het; R3 and R4 each independently represents halo, haloC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl, hydroxy, C1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkylcarbonyloxy, mercapto, C1-6alkylthio, C1-6alkylsulfonyl, C1-6alkylsulfinyl, haloC1-6alkylsulfonyl, aryl, cyano, nitro, amino, mono- and di(C1-6alkyl)amino or (C1-6alkylcarbonyl)amino; aryl represents phenyl or substituted phenyl; and Het represents an optionally substituted heterocycle; in the manufacture of a medicament useful for treating eosinophil-dependent inflammatory diseases. The invention also relates to novel compounds, their preparation and compositions comprising them.