Claims for Patent: 7,601,730

Summary for Patent: 7,601,730

Title:	Carboxylic acid derivatives, their preparation and use
Abstract:	Carboxylic acid derivatives ##STR00001## where R--R.sup.6, X, Y and Z have the meanings stated in the description, and the preparation thereof, are described. The novel compounds are suitable for controlling diseases.
Inventor(s):	Riechers; Hartmut (Neustadt, DE), Klinge; Dagmar (Heidelberg, DE), Amberg; Wilhelm (Friedrichsdorf, DE), Kling; Andreas (Mannheim, DE), Muller; Stefan (Speyer, DE), Baumann; Ernst (Dudenhofen, DE), Rheinheimer; Joachim (Ludwigshafen, DE), Vogelbacher; Uwe Josef (Ludwigshafen, DE), Wernet; Wolfgang (Hassloch, DE), Unger; Liliane (Ludwigshafen, DE), Raschack; Manfred (Weisenheim, DE)
Assignee:	Abbott GmbH & Co. KG (Wiesbaden, DE)
Application Number:	11/502,293
Patent Claims:	1. A method to treat a disease in a subject in need thereof, said method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound, or a salt thereof having the formula ##STR00016## wherein: X is CH; Y is oxygen; Z is oxygen; R is CO.sub.2H; R.sup.2 is methyl; R.sup.3 is methyl; R.sup.4 is phenyl; R.sup.5 is phenyl; and R.sup.6 is methyl, or an enantiomer thereof; wherein said disease is selected from the group consisting of hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, acute kidney failure, renal insufficiency, cerebral vasospasms, cerebral ischemia, subarachnoid hemorrhages, asthma, atherosclerosis, intravascular coagulation, restenosis after angioplasty, hypertension caused by ischemia or intoxication, kidney failure caused by ischemia or intoxication, Raynaud's syndrome, and asthmatic airway condition. 2. A method to treat a disease in a subject in need thereof, said method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound, or a salt thereof, having the formula ##STR00017## wherein: X is CH; Y is oxygen; Z is oxygen; R is CO.sub.2H; R.sup.2 is methyl; R.sup.3 is methyl; R.sup.4 is phenyl; R.sup.5 is phenyl; and R.sup.6 is methyl, or an enantiomer thereof; wherein said disease is hypertension. 3. A method to treat a disease in a subject in need thereof, said method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound, or a salt thereof, having the formula ##STR00018## wherein: X is CH; Y is oxygen; Z is oxygen; R is CO.sub.2H; R.sup.2 is methyl; R.sup.3 is methyl; R.sup.4 is phenyl; R.sup.5 is phenyl; and R.sup.6 is methyl, or an enantiomer thereof; wherein said disease is pulmonary hypertension. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said compound is an enantiomerically-pure form. 5. The method of claim 1, further characterized by administering said compound orally or parenterally. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein said compound is administered orally in a daily dose of about 0.5 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg of body weight. 7. The method of claim 5, wherein said compound is administered parenterally in a daily dose of about 0.1 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg of body weight. 8. The method of claim 5, wherein said compound is in solid or liquid pharmaceutical form. 9. The method of claim 5, wherein said compound is orally administered with vapor or spray means through nasopharyngeal space. 10. The method of claim 5, wherein said compound is parenterally administered by subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular or intraperitoneal means. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein said compound is an optically active enantiomer. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the enantiomer is the (S)-enantiomer. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the enantiomer is pure form of the (S)-enantiomer. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the enantiomer is the (R)-enantiomer. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the enantiomer is pure form of (R)-enantiomer. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein said compound is a racemate.