Novel 5-substituted-2-arylpyridine compounds are provided. Such compounds can act as selective modulators of CRF receptors. The 5-substituted-2-arylpyridine compounds provided herein are useful in the treatment of a number of CNS and periphereal disorders, particularly stress, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disorders, and eating disorders. Methods of treatment of such disorders and well as packaged pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.
Compounds provided are also useful as probes for the localization of CRF receptors and as standards in assays for CRF receptor binding. Methods of using the compounds in receptor localization studies are given.
提供了一种新型的5-取代-2-芳基
吡啶化合物。这些化合物可以作为选择性CRF受体调节剂。本文提供的5-取代-2-芳基
吡啶化合物可用于治疗许多中枢神经系统和周围神经系统疾病,特别是压力、焦虑、抑郁、心血管疾病和进食障碍。还提供了治疗这些疾病的方法以及包装的药物组成物。所提供的化合物还可用作CRF受体定位的探针和CRF受体结合测定中的标准。给出了使用这些化合物进行受体定位研究的方法。