Patent ID: 8501751

Claim:
A method for treating an arthritis comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (A) wherein A is N; R 1 is phenyl-O-aryl or phenyl-S-aryl; R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from H, lower alkyl and substituted lower alkyl; R 4 is L 3 -X-L 4 -G, wherein, L 3 is optional, and when present is a bond, optionally substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, optionally substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, optionally substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl; X is optional, and when present is a bond, O, —C(═O), S, —S(═O), —S(═O) 2 , —NH, —NR 9 , —NHC(O), —C(O)NH, —NR 9 C(O), —C(O)NR 9 , —S(═O) 2 NH, —NHS(═O) 2 , —S(═O) 2 NR 9 —, —NR 9 S(═O) 2 , —OC(O)NH—, —NHC(O)O—, —OC(O)NR 9 —, —NR 9 C(O)O—, —CH═NO—, —ON═CH—, —NR 10 C(O)NR 10 —, heteroaryl, aryl, —NR 10 C(═NR 11 )NR 10 —, —NR 10 C(═NR 11 )—, —C(═NR 11 )NR 10 —, —OC(═NR 11 )—, or —C(═NR 11 )O—; L 4 is optional, and when present is a bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle; or L 3 , X and L 4 taken together form a nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring; R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from among H, lower alkyl or substituted lower alkyl, lower heteroalkyl or substituted lower heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower cycloalkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted lower heterocycloalkyl; each R 9 is independently selected from among H, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted lower cycloalkyl; each R 10 is independently H, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted lower cycloalkyl; or two R 10 groups can together form a 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-membered heterocyclic ring; or R 9 and R 10 can together form a 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-membered heterocyclic ring; or each R 11 is independently selected from H, —S(═O) 2 R 8 , —S(═O) 2 NH 2 , —C(O)R 8 , —CN, —NO 2 , heteroaryl, or heteroalkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.