申请人:US GOV HEALTH & HUMAN SERV
公开号:WO2003047515A2
公开(公告)日:2003-06-12
Disclosed are antagonists of the P2X7 receptor in an animal, for example, an antagonist of the formula (I) which may be monomeric or dimeric; wherein R1-R3, for example, are aryl sulfonyl or heteroaryl sulfonyl; and R4 is H or alkyl. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these antagonists and methods of using these antagonists, including blocking an ATP-induced toxic process in the blood cell of an animal, for example, in the treatment or prevention of septic shock, inflammation, stroke or neurodegenerative disease.