| abstract |
-234- DIHYDROPYRIMIDINES AND USES THEREOF This invention is directed to dihydropyrimidine compounds of the following formula: <IMG> which are selective antagonists for human ale receptors. This invention is also related to uses of these compounds for lowering intraocular pressure, inhibiting cholesterol synthesis, relaxing lower urinary tract tissue, the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, impotence, cardiac arrhythmia and for the treatment of any disease where antagonism of the ale receptor may be useful. The invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the above-defined compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |