Substituted 4-oxo-napthyridine-3-carboxamides: GABA brain receptor ligands
US6143760A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D471/04
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention encompasses structures of the Formula ##STR1## or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: x is hydrogen, halogen, (un)substituted alkyl, (un)substituted alkoxy or amino; and PA1 Y is (un)substituted alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, PA1 which compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors. These compounds are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, Down Syndrome, sleep, cognitive and seizure disorders, and overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of alertness.
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