申请人:G. D. Searle & Co.
公开号:US05227377A1
公开(公告)日:1993-07-13
The imidazopyridines containing meso-azacycle side chains as described herein find utility as antagonists of the serotonin 5-HT.sub.3 receptor. As such they are useful for the treatment of humans and animals wherein antagonism of 5-HT.sub.3 receptors is beneficial. Therapy is indicated for, but not limited to, the treatment of anxiety, psychoses, depression (especially depression accompanied by anxiety), cognitive disorders, substance abuse dependence and/or withdrawal, gastrointestinal motility disturbancies (including esophageal reflux, dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome), emesis caused by chemotherapeutic agents, and visceral pain. Additionally, the compounds of the present invention may find utility as enhancers of nasal absorption of bioactive compounds.
本文所述的含有中间咪唑吡啶的meso-氮杂环侧链可作为5-HT.sub.3受体拮抗剂。因此,它们可用于治疗对5-HT.sub.3受体拮抗有益的人类和动物。治疗适用于但不限于焦虑症、精神病、抑郁症(尤其是伴有焦虑的抑郁症)、认知障碍、物质滥用依赖和/或戒断、胃肠运动障碍(包括食道反流、消化不良、肠易激综合征)、化疗药物引起的呕吐和内脏疼痛。此外,本发明的化合物可作为生物活性化合物鼻吸收增强剂。