MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE RECEPTOR LIGANDS: SUBSTITUTED 2-(4-BENZYL-PIPERAZIN-1-YLMETHYL)- AND 2-(4-BENZYL-DIAZEPAN-1-YLMETHYL)-1H-BENZOIMIDAZOLE ANALOGUES
申请人:NEUROGEN CORPORATION
公开号:EP1465635A2
公开(公告)日:2004-10-13
[EN] MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE RECEPTOR LIGANDS: SUBSTITUTED 2-(4-BENZYL-PIPERAZIN-1-YLMETHYL)- AND 2-(4-BENZYL-DIAZEPAN-1-YLMETHYL)-1H-BENZOIMIDAZOLE ANALOGUES<br/>[FR] LIGANDS RECEPTEURS DE L'HORMONE DE CONCENTRATION DE LA MELANINE: 2-(4-BENZYL-PIPERAZINE-1-YLMETHYL)- SUBSTITUE ET ANALOGUES DE 2-(4-BENZYL-DIAZEPAN-1-YLMETHYL)-1H-BENZOIMIDAZOLE
申请人:NEUROGEN CORP
公开号:WO2003060475A2
公开(公告)日:2003-07-24
Melanin concentrating hormone receptor ligands (especially substituted 2-(4-benzyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-1H-benzoimidazole analogues), capable of modulating MCH receptor activity, are provided. Such ligands may be used to modulate MCH binding to MCH receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of metabolic, feeding and sexual disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting MCH receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).