申请人:Gravanis Achilleas
公开号:US20100234335A1
公开(公告)日:2010-09-16
The present invention relates to novel neurosteroid derivatives with anti-apoptotic, neuroprotective and neurogenic properties that act on the nervous system as well as methods for making the same and their applications in the treatment and/or prevention or amelioration of neurodegenerative diseases related to neuronal apoptosis or neuronal injury, or conditions related to or resulting from apoptosis, including but not limited to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), retinal degeneration and detachment, peripheral neuropathy caused by genetic abnormalities, diabetes, polio, herpes, AIDS and chemotherapy, brain trauma, or ischemia and stroke. The active compounds are represented by Formula (I): wherein R
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, A, B, X, Y and Z are defined in the description of the invention. The present invention also includes compositions which comprise one or more of the compounds of Formula (I).
本发明涉及具有抗凋亡、神经保护和神经生成特性的新型神经类固醇衍生物,其作用于神经系统,以及制备这些衍生物的方法以及它们在治疗和/或预防或改善与神经元凋亡或神经元损伤相关的神经退行性疾病或与凋亡相关或由凋亡导致的疾病,包括但不限于阿尔茨海默病、帕金森病、亨廷顿病、多发性硬化症和肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS)、视网膜变性和脱离、由遗传异常引起的周围神经病变、糖尿病、小儿麻痹症、疱疹、艾滋病和化疗、脑外伤、缺血和中风。活性化合物由式(I)表示:其中R1、R2、R3、R4、R5、R6、R7、A、B、X、Y和Z在本发明描述中有定义。本发明还包括包含式(I)中的一个或多个化合物的组合物。