COMPOUNDS WHICH BIND TO THE ACTIVE SITE OF PROTEIN KINASE ENZYMES

摘要

One or more compounds that are inhibitors of a serine/ threonine kinase, more particularly Rho kinase (ROK, ROCK) can be used in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment or prophylaxis of a condition selected from: an ocular condition including age related macular degeneration, lacrimal gland disease or diabetic retinopathy, or suppression of neurite growth and hence a condition requiring nerve cell extension and connectivity, neuronal regeneration, inducing new axonal growth and promotion of axonal (re)wiring, repairing damage to neurons in the CNS caused by trauma (eg stroke, traumatic brain injury etc.) or neurodegeneration (eg Alzheimer's, Parkinson's etc), repair and recovery from and treatment of disorders such as spinal cord injury and in reducing the subsequent effects thereof, or pain caused by nerve cell damage such as following trauma or amputation for example in the treatment of neuropathic pain. The compounds are selected from the specific group of compounds that comprises or consists of compounds of formula (I) or (II) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are defined herein.