Naphthalene derivatives: A new series of selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2001 Oct 22;11(20):2687-90. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00534-0.

Abstract

A new series of potent and selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors have been prepared. Some of these compounds show good oral anti-inflammatory activity in rats.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cyclooxygenase 2
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Inflammation / drug therapy
  • Isoenzymes / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Isoenzymes / metabolism
  • Naphthalenes / chemical synthesis
  • Naphthalenes / chemistry
  • Naphthalenes / pharmacology*
  • Naphthalenes / therapeutic use
  • Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Isoenzymes
  • Naphthalenes
  • Cyclooxygenase 2
  • Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases