| abstract |
A fused pyrazolyl compound of the following formula: <CHEM> wherein each of Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3, independently, is phenyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, or furyl, optionally substituted with halo, alkyl, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, thiocarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, or thioalkyl; each of X and Y, independently, is O, S, or NH; m is 1, 2, or 3; and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition containing a pharmaceutically effective amount of the compound described above. The said compounds can activate soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) or inhibit phosphodiesterase (PDE). |