Claims
- 1. A method of reducing the cholesterol ester content of an arterial wall, inhibiting atherosclerotic lesion development, and/or treating hyperlipidemia in a mammal in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR8## wherein X represents at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkenyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkynyl, phenoxy, mercapto, amino, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylamino, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylamino, halo, trihalomethyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkanoyl, benzoyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkanamido, haloacetamido, nitro, cyano, carboxy, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)carboalkoxy, carbamoyl, sulfamyl, methylenedioxy, phenyl, ortho-phenylene, tolyl, benzyl, halobenzyl, methylbenzyl; Y is selected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfur; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are different and are independently selected from the group consisting of (C.sub.4 -C.sub.12)alkyl, (C.sub.4 -C.sub.12)alkenyl, (C.sub.4 -C.sub.12)alkynyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12) cycloalkylalkyl, (C.sub.7 -C.sub.14)aralkyl, and (C.sub.7 -C.sub.14)aralkyl in which an aromatic ring bears at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of (C.sub.1 -C.sub.10)alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.10)alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, methylenedioxy, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylthio, phenyl, halo, trihalomethyl, adamantyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)carboalkoxy and nitro.
- 2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein Y is oxygen.
- 3. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein X represents at least two (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl substituents.
- 4. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein X represents at least one halo substituent.
- 5. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein R.sub.1 is (C.sub.7 -C.sub.14)aralkyl bearing a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.10)alkyl substituent and R.sub.2 is (C.sub.4 -C.sub.12)alkyl.
- 6. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein R.sub.1 is 4-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)phenylmethyl and R.sub.2 is (C.sub.4 -C.sub.12)alkyl.
- 7. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein X represents at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl and halo.
- 8. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the compound is 1-(n-heptyl)-1-[4(n-butyl)benzyl]-3-(2-,4-difluorophenyl)urea.
- 9. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the compound is 1-(3,3-dimethylbutyl-1-[4-(4-(n-butyl)benzyl]-3-(4-chloro-2,6-dimethylphenyl)urea.
- 10. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the compound is 1-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-1-[4-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-benzyl]-3-(4-chloro-2,6-dimethylphenyl)urea.
- 11. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the compound is 1-(n-heptyl)-1-[4-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)phenylmethyl]-3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)urea.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 515,321, filed July 19, 1983, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of my abandoned application Ser. No. 342,692, filed Jan. 26, 1982, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (12)
Continuation in Parts (2)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
515321 |
Jul 1983 |
|
Parent |
342692 |
Jan 1982 |
|