Compounds of general structure in which X and Y are each N or C with at least one of X and Y being N; Z is a single bond or an optionally substituted linking group R1 is hydrogen or a substituent group; R2 is amino or a substituent group; N* is amino when RI is hydrogen or ═NH when R1 is a substituent group; or N* is a group NRaRb where Ra and Rb are independently H or an alkyl group; or N* is an optionally substituted piperazinyl ring; and A is an optionally substituted heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring system which may be linked to the triazo/diazo ring through R2 to form a fused multicyclic ring; are indicated as suitable for treatment of disorders in mammals that are susceptible to sodium channel blockers and antifolates, and particularly disorders such epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and uevitis, cerebral traumas and cerebral ischaemias, stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury, surgical trauma, neurodegenerative disorders, motorneurone disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, chronic inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, migraine, bipolar disorder, mood, anxiety and cognitive disorders, schizophrenia and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias; for treatment of mammalian cancers; and for treatment of malaria.
通用结构化合物中,X和Y分别为N或C,其中至少一个为N;Z为单键或可选择性取代的连接基团;R1为氢或取代基团;R2为
氨基或取代基团;当R1为氢时,N*为
氨基,当R1为取代基团时,N*为 ═NH或NRaRb基团,其中Ra和Rb独立地为氢或烷基;或N*为可选择性取代的
哌嗪环;A为可选择性取代的杂环或碳环系统,可以通过R2与三唑/二唑环连接形成融合的多环环;这些化合物被认为适用于治疗哺乳动物中易受到
钠通道阻滞剂和抗叶酸药物影响的疾病,特别是癫痫、多发性硬化症、青光眼和葡萄膜炎、脑外伤和脑缺血、中风、头部损伤、脊髓损伤、手术创伤、神经退行性疾病、运动神经元病、阿尔茨海默病、帕
金森病、慢性炎症性疼痛、神经病理性疼痛、偏头痛、躁郁症、情绪、焦虑和认知障碍、精神分裂症和三叉自主神经性头痛;用于治疗哺乳动物癌症;以及用于治疗疟疾。