SUBSTITUTED 4-ARYL-1,4-DIHYDRO-1,6-NAPHTHYRIDINAMIDES AND USE THEREOF

1,6-Naphthyridine or 8-azaquinazoline derivatives (I) are new. 1,6-Naphthyridine or 8-azaquinazoline derivatives of formula (I) are new. D : N or CR 4>; R 4> : H, F, CF 3 or 1-4C alkyl; Ar : 5-R 5>-6-R 6>-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-8-yl; 3-R 6>-4-R 8>-1-naphthyl optionally substituted with 1-3 of R 7>; 7-R 6>-8-R 8>-5-quinolinyl optionally substituted with 1-2 of R 7>; or 2-R 9>-3-R 10>-4-R 8>-5-R 6>-phenyl; R 5> : H, F, Cl, CN, NO 2, CF 3 or 1-4C alkyl; R 6> : H or F; R 7> : halo, 1-4C alkyl, CF 3, 1-4C alkoxy or OCF 3; R 8> : CN or NO 2; R 9> : H or halo; optionally fluorinated 1-4C alkyl, 1-4C alkoxy, 1-4C alkylthio of di(1-4C alkyl)amino; or phenyl optionally substituted with halo, 1-4C alkyl or CF 3; R 10> : H, halo or 1-4C alkyl; R 1> : optionally fluorinated 1-4C alkyl; R 2> : 1-6C alkyl optionally substituted with 3-7C cycloalkyl or F; or SO 2R 11>; R 11> : 1-6C alkyl, CF 3 or 3-7C cycloalkyl; or phenyl or heteroaryl optionally substituted with 1-2 of halo, CN, 1-4C alkyl, CF 3, 1-4C alkoxy and/or OCF 3; R 3> : H, F, CF 3 or 1-4C alkyl. An independent claim is also included for a process for preparing (I). [Image] ACTIVITY : Hypotensive; Cardiant; Hepatotropic; Nephrotropic; Cerebroprotective. MECHANISM OF ACTION : Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist. 4-(4-cyano-2-methoxyphenyl)-5-ethoxy-2-methyl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-3-carboxamide had an IC 50 of 35 nM when tested on cells expressing a GAL4-MR chimera.