Disclosed are methods of preparing azepines by a multistep synthesis including a Diels-Alder reaction. Also disclosed are methods of treating or preventing neuronal loss associated with stroke, ischemia, CNS trauma, hypoglycemia and surgery, as well as treating neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease and Down's syndrome, treating or preventing the adverse consequences of the hyperactivity of the excitatory amino acids, as well as treating anxiety, chronic pain, convulsions, inducing anesthesia and treating or preventing opiate tolerance are disclosed by administering to an animal in need of such treatment an azepine which has high binding to the NMDA glycine site.
本发明涉及一种通过多步合成包括Diels-Alder反应制备氮杂
环庚烯的方法。同时,本发明还涉及一种通过给予具有高结合N
MDA甘
氨酸位点的氮杂
环庚烯来治疗或预防与中风、缺血、中枢神经系统创伤、低血糖和手术有关的神经元丢失,以及治疗阿尔茨海默病、肌萎缩性侧索硬化、亨廷顿病和唐氏综合征等神经退行性疾病,治疗兴奋性
氨基酸过度活跃的不良后果,以及治疗焦虑、慢性疼痛、惊厥、诱导麻醉和治疗或预防鸦片类药物耐受性的方法。