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Kappa opioid receptor ligands

US6974824B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Research Triangle Institute · US

Inventors

F. Ivy Carroll · Durham, US
James B. Thomas · Efland, US
S. Wayne Mascarella · Hillsborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 8, 2001
Grant date	Dec 13, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 24, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61P43/00
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Kappa opioid receptor antagonists are provided that yield significant improvements in functional binding assays to kappa opioid receptors relative to nor-BNI, and the use of these antagonists in treatment of disease states that are ameliorated by binding of the kappa opioid receptor such as heroin or cocaine addictions.

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