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Hydrazine derivatives
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, (2008/06/13)
Hydrazine derivatives of the formula wherein R1 represents lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower cycloalkyl, lower cycloalkyl-lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-lower alkyl, R2 represents heterocyclyl or NR5R6, R3 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, cyano-lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, amino-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl, lower cycloalkyl-lower alkyl, aryl-lower alkyl, heterocyclyl-lower alkyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl-lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, lower cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or aryl-lower alkyl, R4 represents lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower cycloalkyl, lower cycloalkyl-lower alkyl or a grouping of the formula -Z-aryl, -Z-heterocyclyl or —(CH2)n—, CH=CR7R8, R5 and R6 each independently represent hydrogen or lower alkyl, R7 and R8 each independently represent hydrogen or lower alkyl or R7 and R8 together represent lower alkylene in which one CH2 group is optionally replaced by a hetero atom, X and Z each represent a spacer group, and n stands for 0, 1 or 2, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, inhibit the release of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) from cells. They can be used as medicaments, especially in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, osteoarthritis, respiratory diseases, tumors, cachexia, cardiovascular diseases, fever, haemorrhage and sepsis.
