Abstract:
Antiatherosclerotic compounds are provided which have the following structure: wherein: R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or aryl or heteroaryl substituted with one or more members of the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkoxy, alkylthio, nitro, amino, mono or di-alkylamino, and halogen; D is C—H, carbon bound to R5 or nitrogen; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, or taken together form a ring; R5 is one or more groups selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, hydroxy, alkoxy, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkoxy, alkylthio, nitro, amino, mono or di-alkylamino, or halogen; n is an integer of 0-3; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
Abstract:
This invention relates to the use of 2-substituted-1-acyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline derivatives to increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration and as therapeutic compositions for treating atherosclerotic conditions such as dyslipoproteinamias and coronary heart disease.