- 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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