Ligands for Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Methods of Treating Neurological and Inflammatory Conditions
申请人:Northeastern University
公开号:US20170217984A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-03
Compounds are provided which bind to an allosteric site on the mammalian alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha-7 nAChR) and act as positive allosteric modulators with or without allosteric agonist activity. The compounds are useful in diagnosing, preventing, or treating a variety of disorders involving cognition, learning, memory, neurodegeneration, drug addiction, inflammation, chronic pain, and neuropathic pain. The compounds also can be used to enhance memory and learning in normal individuals.