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`The present invention relates to novel
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`mevalonolactones having a quinoline ring, processes for
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`their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing
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`them and their pharmaceutical uses particularly as
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`anti-hyperlipidemic, hypolipoproteinemic and
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`anti—atherosclerotic agents, and intermediates useful for
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`their production and processes for the production of such
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`intermediates.
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`Some fermentation metabolic products such as
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`compactine, CS—Sl4, Mevinolin or semi—synthetic
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`derivatives or fully synthetic derivatives thereof are
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`known to be inhibitors against HMG—CoA reductase which is
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`a rate limiting enzyme for cholesterol biosynthesis.
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`potentially useful anti-hyperlipoproteinemic agents, and
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`they are considered to be effective for curing or
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`preventing diseases of coronary artery sclerosis or
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`However, with respect to fully synthetic derivatives,
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`particularly hetero aromatic derivatives of inhibitors
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`against HMG—CoA reductase,
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`limited information is
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`. disclosed in the following literatures:
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`WPI ACC NO. 84—158675, 86-028274, 86—098816,
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`86-332070, 87-124519, 87-220987, 88-07781, 88—008460,
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`88-091798 and 88-112505.
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`The present inventors have found that mevalonolactone
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`lO derivatives having a quinoline ring,
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`the corresponding
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`dihydroxy carboxylic acids and salts and esters thereof
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`have high.inhibitory activities against cholesterol
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`biosynthesis wherein HMG-CoA reductase acts as a rate
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`limiting enzyme.
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`The present invention has been
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`accomplished on the basis of this discovery.
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`The novel mevalonolactone derivatives of the present
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`invention are represented by the following formula I:
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`R
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`R5
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`6
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`and R
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`are independently hydrogen,
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`alkyl, C3_6 cycloalkyl, Cl_3 alkoxy, n-butoxy,
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`i—butoxy, sec—butoxy, R7R8N— (wherein R7 and R8 are
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`trifluoromethyl,
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`trifluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, fluoro, chloro, bromo,
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`_3_.
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`_ phenyl, phenoxy, benzyloxy, hydroxy,
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`trimethylsilyloxy,
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`diphenyl—t—butylsilyloxy, hydroxymethyl or —O(CH
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`is hydrogen or Cl_3 alkyl, and l is l,
`2 or
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`R
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`hydrolyzable alkyl or M (wherein M is NH
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`potassium, 1/2 calcium or a hydrate of lower alkylamine,
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`di—lower alkylamine or tri—lower alkylamine));
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`two R13
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`hydrogen,'Cl_6 alkyl, C2__3 alkenyl, C3_6 cycloalkyl,
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`_5_
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`ethyl, n-propyl,
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`i~propyl, n—butyl,
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`i—butyl, sec—butyl,
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`t—butyl, n-pentyl and n—hexyl.
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`cycloalkyl for R5 includes, for example,
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`cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl.-
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`B-phenylethyl and y—phenylpropyl.
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`includes, for example,
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`methyl, ethyl, n¥propyl and i-propyl.
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`these compoundsnwy have at least one or two
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`asymmetric carbon atoms and may have at least two to four
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`15 optical isomers.
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`The compounds of the formula I_include
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`isomers and all of the mixtures
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`thereof.
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`Among compounds having carboxylic acid moieties
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`falling outside the definition of -C02R
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`of the
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`carboxylic acid moiety of substituent Z of the compounds
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`those which undergo
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`physiological hydrolysis, after intake,
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`to produce the
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`corresponding carboxylic acids (compounds wherein the
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`of the present invention.‘
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`In the following preferred, more preferred still
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`further perferred and most preferred examples,
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`the
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`For example, N'
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`shown by e.g. l' or 2"indicates the position of the
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`substituent on the phenyl substituted at the 4—position of'
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`the quinoline ring (the carbon connected to the quinoline
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`ring is designated as l').
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`The meanings of the respective
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`Preferred subStituents for R1, R2 and R6 are hydrogen,
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`fluoro, chloro, bromo, Cl_3 alkyl, Cl_3 alkoxy, C3_6
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`hydroxyethyl,
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`trifluoromethoxy,
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`difluoromethoxy, phenoxy and benzyloxy.
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`Further, when R6 is hydrogen, it is preferred that R1
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`and R4, when R
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`is
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`As preferred examples for R
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`hydrogen, R-
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`4'-methyl, 4'—chloro and 4’—fluoro.
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`Other preferred combinations of R
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`3 and R4 include
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`3'-methyl-4'—chloro, 3',5'-dichloro, 3',5'—difluoro,
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`3',5'—dimethyl and 3'-methyl-4'-fluoro.
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`Preferred examples for R5 include primary and
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`secondary Cl_6 alkyl and C3_6 cycloalkyl.
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`Preferred examples for Y include -CH2-CH2— and
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`Preferred examples for Z include
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`' 6,7—difluoro, 6,8edifluoro, 6,7—methylenedioxy,
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`6,8—dichloro, 5,8-dimethyl, 6,8-dimethyl, 6,7-dimethoxy,
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`6,7—diethoxy, 6,7-dibromo or 6,8—dibromo.
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`represent 5,7—dimethoxy—8-hydroxy, 5,8-dichloro-6—hydroxy,
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`6,7,8-trimethoxy, 6,7,8-trimethyl, 6,7,8—trichloro,
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`5—fluoro—6,8—dibromo or 5—chloro—6,8—dibromo.
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`As more preferred examples for R
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`hydrogen, R4 is hydrogen, 4'—methyl, 4'—chloro or
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`together represent 3',5'-dimethyl or 3'-methyl—4'—fluoro.
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`As more preferred examples for R ,
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`the above-mentioned
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`preferred examples of R
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`5 may be mentioned.
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`As preferred examples for Y, —CH2—CH2— and (E)——CH=CH—
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`the
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`above preferred examples for Z may be mentioned.
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`Now, still further preferred substituents of the
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`compounds of the present invention will be described.
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`As
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`examples for R1, R2 and R6, when both R2 and R6 are
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`hydrogen, R1 is hydrogen, 6-methyl, 6—ethyl,
`6—trifluoromethyl, 6—hydroxy, 6—methoxy, 6—chloro,
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`6—bromo, 6-n-butyl and 7—dimethylamino.
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`when only R6 is hydrogen, Rl and-R2 represent
`6,8—dichloro, 5,8—dimethyl, 6,8—dimethyl, 6,7—dimethoxy,
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`when R3 is hydrogen, R4 is hydrogen, 4'—chloro or
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`4'—fluoro, or R3 and R4 together represent
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`3'wmethyl-4f—fluoro.
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`Still further preferred examples for R
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`5
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`include ethyl,
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`5
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`n-propyl,
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`i-propyl and cyclopropyl.
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`Still further preferred examples for Y include
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`(E)--CH=CH~.
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`As still further preferred examples foer, the
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`above-mentioned preferred example for Z may be mentioned.
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`As the most preferred examples for R1, R2 and R6, when
`both R2 and R6 are hydrogen, R1 is hydrogen, 6—methyl or
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`6—chloro.
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`6
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`together
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`represent, for example, 6,7-dimethoxy.
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`As the most preferred examples for R
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`3 and R4, R3 is
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`hydrogen and R4 is hydrogen, 4'-chloro or 4'—fluoro.
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`The most preferred examples for R5 include i—propyl
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`The most preferred example for Y may be
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`(E)-'CH=CH—.
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`As the most preferred examples for Z,
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`the
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`above—mentioned preferred examples for Z may be mentioned.
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`Now, particularly preferred specific compounds of the
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`The following
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`compounds
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`(a)
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`to (z) are shown in the form of carboxylic
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`acids. However,
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`the present invention include not only
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`the compounds in the form of carboxylic acids but also the
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`corresponding lactones formed by the condensation of the
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`carboxylic acids with hydroxy at the 5-position, and
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`sodium salts and loweh alkyl esters (such as methyl,
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`5
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`i—propyl and n—propyl esters) of the carboxylic
`ethyl,
`acids, which can be physiologically hydrolyaed to the
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`carboxylic acids.
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`(E)—3,5-dihydroxy—7—[4'—(4"—fluorophenyl)-2'—
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`(l"-methylethyl)-quinolin—3'—yl]—hept-6—enoic acid
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`(E)—3,5-dihydroxy-7-[4'—(4"-fluorophenyl)-2'-
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`(l"—methylethyl)-6',7'-dimethoxy—quinolin—3'-yl]—hept—6—
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`enoic acid
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`(E)—3,5-dihydroxy—7—[4'-(4"-fluorophenyl)-2'—
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`(E)—3,5-dihydroxy-7-[4'—(4"-chlorophenyl)-2'—
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`(l"-methylethyl)—quinolin—3'—yl]—hept-6—enoic acid
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`(E)—3,5-dihydroxy-7—[4'—(4"—chlorophenyl)—2'-
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`methylethyl)—6',7'—dimethoxy—quinolin-3'—yl]—hept—6—enoic
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`ethanol at a temperature of from 10 to 25°C.
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`The free
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`suitable base.
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`dry methylene chloride by using a lactcne—forming agent
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`such as carbodiimide, preferably a water soluble
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`carbodiimide such as
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`N—cyclohexyl-N'-[2'-(methylmorpholinium)ethyllcarbodiimide
`l5 p-toluene sulfonate at a temperature of from 10 to 35°C,
`preferably from 20 to 25°C.
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`double bond connecting the mevalonolactone moiety and the
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`quinoline ring. This hydrogenation reaction can be
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`or rhodium—carbon in a solvent such as methanol, ethanol,
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`tetrahydrofuran or acetonitrile at a temperature of from 0
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`to 50°C, preferably from 10 to 25°C.
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`Step K represents a reaction for the synthesis of an
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`a,B—unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, whereby a
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`obtained by a so—called Horner—Wittig reaction by using an
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`-2l_
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`alkoxycarbonylmethyl phosphonate.
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`The reaction is
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`conducted by using sodium hydride or potassium t—butoxide
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`as the base in dry tetrahydrofuran at a temperature of
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`from -30 to 0°C, preferably from —20 to —150C.
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`Step L represents a reduction reaction of the
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`a,B-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester to an allyl alcohol.
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`This reduction reaction can be conducted by using various
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`metal hydrides, preferably diisobutylaluminiumhydride,
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`in
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`a solvent such as dry tetrahydrofuran or toluene at a
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`temperature of from -lO to 100C, preferably from —10 to
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`0°C.
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`Step M represents an oxidation reaction of the allyl
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`alcohol
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`to an enal. This oxidation reaction can be
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`conducted by using various oxidizing agents, particularly
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`15 active manganese dioxide,
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`in a solvent such as
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`tetrahydrofuran, acetone, ethyl ether or ethyl acetate at
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`a temperatrue of from 0 to 100°C, preferably from 15 to
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`50°C.
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`Step N represents a reaction for the synthesis of an
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`a,B—unsaturated ketone by the selective oxidation of the
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`dihydroxy carboxylic acid ester. This reaction can be
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`conducted by using activated manganese dioxide in a
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`solvent such as ethyl ether,
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`tetrahydrofuran, benzene or
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`toluene at a temperature of from 20 to 809C, preferably
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`from 40 to 80°C.
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`In addition to the compounds disclosed in Examples
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`given hereinafter, compounds of the formulas 1—2 and 1-5
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`given in Table 1 can be prepared by the process of the
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`present invention.
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`In Table l,
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`1— means iso,
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`sec— means
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`secondary and c— means cycle. Likewise, Me means methyl,
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`Et means ethyl, Pr means propyl, Bu means butyl, Pent
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`means pentyl, Hex means hexyl and Ph means phenyl.
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`Further, pharmaceutically acceptable salts such as
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`potassium salts or esters such as ethyl esters or methyl
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`esters of these compounds can be prepared in the same
`manner.
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`The compounds of the present invention exhibit high
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`inhibitory activities against the cholesterol biosynthesis
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`wherein HMG—CoA reductase acts as a rate limiting enzyme,
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`as shown by the test results given hereinafter, and thus
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`are capable of suppressing or reducing the amount of
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`the compounds
`cholesterol in blood as lipoprotein. uThus,
`of the present invention are useful as curing agents
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`against hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoproteinemia and
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`atheroscleosis.
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`They may be formulated into various suitable
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`formulations depending upon the manner of the
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`administration.
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`The compounds of the present invention
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`may be administered in the form of free acids or in the
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`form of physiologically hydrolyzable and acceptable esters
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`or lactones, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
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`The pharmaceutical composition of the present
`invention is preferably administered orally in the form of
`the compound of the present
`invention per se or in the
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`form of powders, granules,
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`tablets or capsules formulated
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`by mixing the compound of the present inVention with a
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`suitable pharmaceutically acceptable carrier including a
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`binder such as hydroxypropyl cellulose, syrup, gum arabic,
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`gelatin, sorbitol,
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`tragacanth gum, polyvinyl pyrrolidone
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`or CMC—Ca, an excipient such as lactose, sugar, corn
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`starch, calcium phosphate, sorbitol, glycine or crystal
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`cellulose powder, a lubricant such as magnesium stearate,
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`talk, polyethylene glycol or silica, and a disintegrator
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`such as potato starch.
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`However,
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`the pharmaceutical composition of the present
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`invention is not limited to such oral administration and
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`it is applicable for parenteral administration.
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`For
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`example, it may be administered in the form of e.g. a
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`10
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`suppository formulated by using oily base material such as
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`lanolin or fatty acid
`cacao butter, polyethylene glycol,
`triglyceride, a transdermal therapeutic base formulated by
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`using liquid paraffin, white vaseline, a higher alcohol,
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`Macrogol ointment, hydrophilic ointment or hydro—gel base
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`15 material, an injection formulation formulated by using one
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`or more materials selected from the group consisting of
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`polyethylene glycol, hydro-gel base material, distilled
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`water, distilled water for injection and excipient such as
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`lactose or corn starch, or a formulation for
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`administration through mucous membranes such as an ocular
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`mucous membrane,
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`a nasal mucous membrane and an oral
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`mucous membrane.
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`Further,
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`the compounds of the present
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`invention may be
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`combined with basic ion—exchange resins which are capable
`of binding bile acids and yet not being absorbed in
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`gastraintestinal tract.
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`The daily dose of the compound of the formula I is
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`from 0.05 to 500 mg, preferably from 0.5 to 50 mg for an
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`adult.
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`It is administered from once to three times per
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`day.
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`The dose may of course be varied depending upon the
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`age,
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`the weight or the condition of illness of the
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`5
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`patient.
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`The compounds of the formulas II to VII are novel, and
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`they are important
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`intermediates for the preparation of
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`the compounds of the formula I. Accordingly,
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`the present
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`invention relates also to the compounds of the formulas II
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`to VII and the processes for their production.
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`Now,
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`the present invention will be described in
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`further detail with reference to Test Examples for the
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`pharmacological activities of the compounds of the present
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`invention, their Preparatioanxamples and Formulation
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`15 Examples. However, it should be understood that the
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`present invention is by no means restricted by such
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`specific Examples.
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`PHARMACOLOGICAL TEST EXAMPLES
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`Test A:
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`Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis from
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`acetate in vitro
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`Enzyme solution was prepared from liver of male Wistar
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`rat billialy cannulated and discharged bile for over 24
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`hours. Liver was cut out at mid-dark and microsome and
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`supernatant fraction which was precipitable with 40-80% of
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`saturation of ammonium sulfate (sup fraction) were
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`prepared from liver homogenate according to the modified
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`method of Knauss et. al.; Kuroda, M., et. al., Biochim.
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`Biophys. Acta, 489, 119 (1977).
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`For assay of cholesterol
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`biosynthesis, microsome (0.1 mg protein) and sup fraction
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`(1.0 mg protein) were incubated for 2 hours at 370C in 200
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`pl of the reaction mixture containing ATP;
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`1 mM,
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`5 Glutathione;
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`6 mM, Glucose—l-phosphate; 10 mM, NAD; 0.25
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`mM, NADP; 0.25 mM, CoA; 0.04 mM and 0.2 mM [2—l4clsodium
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`acetate (0.2 uCi) with 4 ul of test compound solution
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`dissolved in water or dimethyl sulfoxide.
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`reaction and saponify,
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`1 ml of 15% EtOH—KOH was added to
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`the reactions and heated at 75°C for 1 hour.
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`Nonsaponifiable lipids were extracted with petroleum ether
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`and incorporated l4C radioactivity was counted.
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`Inhibitory activity of compounds was indicated with ICSO.
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`Test B:
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`Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis in
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`culture cells
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`Hep G2 cells at over 5th passage were seeded to 12
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`well plates and incubated with Dulbecco's modified Eagle
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`(DME) medium containing 10% of fetal bovine serum (FBS) at
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`37°C;
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`5% CO2 until cells were confluent for about 7 days.
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`20 Cells were exposed to the DME medium containing 5% of
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`lipoprotein deficient serum (LpDS) prepared by
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`ultracentrifugation method for over 24 hours: Medium was
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`changed to 0.5 ml of fresh 5% LpDS containing DME before
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`assay and 10 ul of test compound solution dissolved in
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`25 water or DMSO were added.
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`0.2 uCi of
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`[2—14 Clsodium
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`acetate (20 ul) was added at O hr(B-l) or 4 hrs(B—2) after
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`addition of compounds. After 4 hrs further incubation
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`with [2-14C]sodium acetate, medium was removed and cells
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`were washed with phosphate buffered saline(PBS) chilled at-
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`4OC. Cells were scraped with rubber policeman and
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`collected to tubes with 9133 and digested with 0.2 ml of
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`0.5 N KOH at 370C. Aliquot of digestion was used for
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`protein analysis and remaining was saponified with 1 ml of
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`15% EtOH—KOH at 75°C for 1 hour. Nonsaponifiable lipids
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`were extracted with petroleum ether and 14 C radioactivity
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`was counted. Counts were revised by cell protein and
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`indicated with DPM/mg protein.
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`Inhibitory activity of
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`compounds was indicated with IC50.
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`Test C:
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`Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis in vivo
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`Male Sprague—Dawléy rats weighing about 150 g were fed
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`normal Purina chow diet and water ad libitum, and exposed
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`to 12 hours light/12 hours dark lighting pattern (2:00 PM
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`— 2:00 AM dark) prior to use for in vivo inhibition test
`of cholesterol biosynthesis. Animals were separated
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`groups consisting of five rats as to be average mean body
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`weight
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`in each groups. Test compounds at dosage of
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`0.02-O.2 mg/kg body weight
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`(0.4 ml/100 g body weight),
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`20 were dissolved in water or suspended or in 0.5% methyl
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`cellulose and orally administered at 2—3 hours before
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`midedark (8:00 PM), while cholesterol biosynthesis reaches
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`to maximum in rats.
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`As control, rats were orally
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`administered only water or vehicle. At 90 minutes after
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`sample administration, rats were injected
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`volume of 0.2 ml per one.
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`were obtained and serum were separated immediately. Total
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`lipids were extracted according to the method of Folch et
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`were extracted with petroleum ether and radio activity
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`incorporated into nonsaponifiable lipids was counted.
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`Inhibitory activity was indicated as percent decrease
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`of counts in testing groups (DPM/2 ml serum/2 hours)
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`from
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`that in control group.
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`the inhibitory activities against the
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`cholesterol biosynthesis in which HMG—CoA reductase serves
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`as a rate limiting enzyme, were measured by the above Test
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`A and B.
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`The results are shown in Tables, 2, 2—2,
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