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Kynurenic acid derivatives useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders
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, (2008/06/13)
4-Oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline compounds having a 2-acidic group or a group convertible thereto in vivo, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, are potent specific antagonists of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and are therefore useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. 4-Oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline compounds having a 2-acidic group or a group convertible thereto in vivo, other than carboxy or C 1-6 alkoxycarbonyl, are novel compounds, as also are compounds of formula II STR1 wherein R 2 represents carboxy or a group convertible thereto in vivo, R 6 is hydrogen and R 5 and R 7 represent C 1-6 alkyl or halogen, provided that R 5 and R 7 are not simultaneously chlorine or simultaneously bromine; a process for preparing the novel compounds is described, as also are pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel compounds.
