SUBSTITUTED 1,3-DIHYDRO-2H-PYRROLO[2,3-B]PYRIDIN-2-ONES AS POTENTIAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS

A series of analogues based on the 1,3-dihydro-2H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-2-one ring system have been synthesized and shown to possess oral antiinflammatory activity in both the reverse passive Arthus reaction (RPAR) pleural cavity assay in rats and in the adjuvant-induced arthritic rat model (AAR). Several members of this series additionally exhibit an inhibitory effect on the in vivo production of prostaglandin- and leukotriene-derived products or arachidonic acid metabolism although these compounds exhibit no significant inhibitory activity against the cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase enzymes in vitro. Structure-activity relationships in this series are discussed. © 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.