Ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and methods of making and using them
US8030300B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D487/08
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds that are ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. A second aspect of the invention relates to the use of a compound of the invention for modulation of a mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The present invention also relates to the use of a compound of the invention for treating a mammal suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesias, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, pain, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, disorders of sleep, autism, mutism or trichtillomania.
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