| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/US92/01195 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 7, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 7, 1993 PCT Filed Feb. 14, 1992.Indole compounds substituted at the 1- or 3-position by a (pyrid-3-yl)thiazolid-4-yl)alkyl-, (pyrid-3-yl)thiazolid-4-oyl)-, (pyrid-3-yl)dithiolan-4-yl)alkyl- or (pyrid-3-yl)dithiolan-4-oyl)- group are potent inhibitors of PAF and are useful in the treatment of PAF-related disorders including septic shock, respiratory distress syndrome, acute inflammation, delayed cellular immunity, parturtition, fetal lung maturation, and cellular differentiation. |