Patent ID: 7271171

Claim:
A method of inhibiting mast cell degranulation, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of the following formula: wherein: A is imidazole, pyrazole, or triazole; R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, substituted aralkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl or aryl; R 3 is furan; R 4 is hydrogen, alkyl, amino, substituted alkyl, alkyl substituted amino, alkyl di-substituted amino, alkenyl, aralkyl, substituted aralkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycle, aryl, substituted aryl, sulfonyl or substituted sulfonyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.