Compounds which are non-natural galanin receptor ligands are disclosed. The ligands are of small size, have agonist or antagonist galanin activity and may cross the blood-brain barrier to displace galanin from galanin receptors. The ligands are useful as medicaments for treatment of convulsions (e.g. in epilepsy), diseases and disorders related to endocrinology (e.g., growth hormone, insulin or prolactin release), tumors expressing galanin receptors, feeding disorders pain, allodynia, psychiatric disorders such as depression (involving e.g., noradrenaline or serotonin), cognitive disorders (e.g.. Alzeimer's disease), and the like.
本研究公开了非天然加兰宁受体
配体化合物。这些
配体体积小,具有激动剂或拮抗剂 galanin 活性,并可穿过血脑屏障,将 galanin 从 galanin 受体中置换出来。这些
配体可用作治疗下列疾病的药物:抽搐(如癫痫)、与内分泌有关的疾病和紊乱(如生长激素、
胰岛素或
催乳素释放)、表达加兰宁受体的肿瘤、进食障碍性疼痛、异动症、精神疾病如抑郁症(涉及
去甲肾上腺素或
血清素)、认知障碍(如阿尔茨海默病)等。