- Inhibitors Of PAI-1 For Treatment Of Muscular Conditions
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This invention describes novel methods of treating muscle damage, muscle wasting, muscle degeneration, muscle atrophy or reduced rates of muscle repair associated with various conditions such as muscular dystrophy, through the use of small-molecule PAI-1
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- Substituted indole acid derivatives as inhibitors of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
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This invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein: X is a chemical bond, —CH2— or —C(O)—; R1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, —CH2-cycloalkyl, pyridinyl, —CH2-pyridinyl, phenyl or benzyl; R2 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, —CH2-cycloalkyl, or perfluoroalkyl; R3 is H, halo, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, —CH2-cycloalkyl, —NH2, or —NO2; R4 is optionally substituted phenyl, benzyl, benzyloxy, pyridinyl, or —CH2-pyridinyl, or the salt or ester forms thereof, as well as methods for using the compounds as inhibitors of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and as therapeutic compositions for treating conditions resulting from fibrinolytic disorders such as deep vein thrombosis and coronary heart disease, and pulmonary fibrosis.
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