DENDRIMER CONJUGATES OF AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS OF THE GPCR SUPERFAMILY
申请人:Jacobson Kenneth A.
公开号:US20090012035A1
公开(公告)日:2009-01-08
Disclosed are conjugates comprising a dendrimer and a ligand, which is a functionalized congener of an agonist or antagonist of a receptor of the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, for example, wherein the functionalized congener is an A
1
adenosine receptor agonist having a purine nucleoside moiety and a functional group at the N
6
position of the purine nucleoside moiety, wherein the functional group has the formula (I): N
6
H—Ar
1
—CH
2
—C(═O)NH—R
1
(I), wherein Ar
1
and R
1
as defined herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treating various diseases, and a diagnostic method employing such conjugates.