Patent ID: 6939890

Claim:
An indole compound represented by the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or prodrug thereof; wherein R 1 is (c) wherein; (c) is the group -(L 1 )-R 11 ; where, -(L1)- is an alkylene chain of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and where R 11 is —(CH 2 ) m —R 12 ; wherein m is an integer from 1 to 6; and R 12 is the group represented by the formula: where n is an integer from 0 to 2 and p is an integer from 0 to 5; and R 13 is selected from C 1 to C 8 alkyl: R 2 is hydrogen, or C1-C4 alkyl; R 3 is -(L 3 )-Z, where -(L 3 )- is a bond and Z is a group represented by the formulae, wherein, X is oxygen; and R a is selected from hydrogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, aryl, C 1 -C 8 alkaryl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, aralkyl and —CN; R 4 is the group, -(L h )-(hydroxyfunctional amide); wherein -(L h )-, is represented by the formula O 2 is O; R 40 is independently selected from hydrogen and C 1 -C 8 alkyl; (Hydroxyfunctional amide) is the group wherein R 4a is OH; R 4b is selected from the group consisting of H and C 1 -C 8 alkyl; R 5 is hydrogen; and R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, and C 2 -C 6 alkynyl.