The present invention provides compounds and compositions which are positive allosteric modulators of GABA-A receptors that selectively target the peripheral nervous system and organs of the body, and which do not pass through the blood-brain barrier. The compounds and compositions of the present invention are useful for treatment of diseases or disorders which are mediated by GABA-A neuronal activity, such as, for example, visceral pain, gut motility, irritable bowel syndrome, functional abdominal pain, functional idiopathic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel diseases, drug induced pain, bile salt malabsorption, lactase or other carbohydrate intolerance.
本发明提供的化合物和组合物是
GABA-A 受体的正性异位调节剂,可选择性地靶向外周神经系统和人体器官,且不通过血脑屏障。本发明的化合物和组合物可用于治疗由
GABA-A 神经元活性介导的疾病或失调,例如,内脏疼痛、肠道运动、肠易激综合征、功能性腹痛、功能性特发性腹泻、炎症性肠病、药物引起的疼痛、胆盐吸收不良、
乳糖酶或其他
碳水化合物不耐受。