Schwender C F, Sunday B R, Herzig D J, Kusner E K, Schumann P R, Gawlak D L
J Med Chem. 1979 Jun;22(6):748-50. doi: 10.1021/jm00192a027.
A series of substituted 11-oxo-11H-pyrido[2,1-b]quinazoline-8-carboxylic acids were prepared and evaluated as antiallergy agents. Several analogues were orally active. 2-Methyl-11-oxo-11H-pyrido[2,1-b]quinoazoline-8-carboxylic acid (6) was superior to cromolyn sodium and doxantrazole orally and intravenously in the rat PCA test and a rat allergic bronchospasm model.