This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to a new class of small-molecules having a piperazine or piperidine structure which function as inhibitors of the CaV3.2 voltage gated calcium channel activity (e.g., depolarization-induced calcium influx), and their use as therapeutics for the treatment and/or prevention of CaV3.2 related pain (e.g., HIV-associated peripheral sensory neuropathy, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), spinal nerve ligation (SNL) induced neuropathy) and related conditions.
这项发明属于药物
化学领域。具体来说,该发明涉及一类具有
哌嗪或
哌啶结构的新型小分子,其作为CaV3.2电压门控
钙通道活性的
抑制剂(例如去极化诱导的
钙流入),以及它们作为治疗和/或预防CaV3.2相关疼痛(例如HIV相关的外周感觉神经病变,化疗诱导的外周神经病变(
CIPN),脊神经结扎(SNL)引起的神经病变)和相关病症的用途。