Orally active, synthetic nonpeptide renin inhibitor. Prepn: R. Gschke et al., EP 678503; eidem, US 5559111 (1995, 1996 both to Ciba-Geigy); H, Rüeger et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 41, 10085 (2000). Synthesis: A. Dondoni et al., ibid. 42, 4819 (2001). Determn by HPLC in biological fluids: G. Lefevre, S. Gauron, J. Chromatogr. B 738, 129 (2000); by RIA in plasma: G. Lefevre et al., J. Immunoassay 21, 65 (2000). Structure activity study: J. M. Wood et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 308, 698 (2003). Clinical pharmacology: J. Nussberger et al., Hypertension 39, e1 (2002). Clinical study: A. H. Gradman et al., Circulation 111, 1012 (2005). Review of development and clinical experience: E. O'Brien, Expert Opin. Invest. Drugs 15, 1269-1277 (2006).
Antihypertensive.
Antihypertensive; Renin Inhibitor