申请人:Neurogen Corporation
公开号:US20020025977A1
公开(公告)日:2002-02-28
Disclosed are compounds of the formula:
1
or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein;
A is N or CH;
R
1
and R
2
represents hydrogen or lower alkyl;
G, R
3
, R
4
, R
5
, R
6
, R
7
and R
8
are variables defined herein.
These compounds are modulators of CRF receptors and are therefore useful for treating affective disorders, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and stress disorders in humans and other animals. Methods of treatment of such disorders and well as packaged pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.
Compounds of the invention 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.
本发明涉及以下公式的化合物:1或其药学上可接受的非毒性盐,其中:A为N或CH; R1和R2代表氢或低碳基; G,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7和R8是在此定义的变量。这些化合物是CRF受体调节剂,因此可用于治疗人类和其他动物的情感障碍、焦虑、抑郁、进食障碍和压力障碍。本发明还提供了治疗此类障碍的方法以及包装的药物组成物。本发明的化合物也可用作CRF受体定位探针和CRF受体结合测定的标准。给出了在受体定位研究中使用该化合物的方法。