Methods of treating or preventing neuronal loss associated with stroke, ischemia, CNS trauma, hypoglycemia and surgery, as well as treating neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease and Down's syndrome, treating or preventing the adverse consequences of the hyperactivity of the excitatory amino acids, as well as treating anxiety, chronic pain, convulsions and inducing anesthesia are disclosed by administering to an animal in need of such treatment a substituted or unsubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-2,3,4-trione-3 or 4-oxime or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which have high binding to the glycine receptor.
本发明揭示了通过给需要治疗的动物投与具有高结合甘
氨酸受体的取代或未取代的
1,2,3,4-四氢喹啉-2,3,4-三酮-3或4-
肟或其药学上可接受的盐,来治疗或预防与中风、缺血、中枢神经系统创伤、低血糖和手术相关的神经元丢失,以及治疗包括阿尔茨海默病、肌萎缩性侧索硬化症、亨廷顿病和唐氏综合症等神经退行性疾病,治疗或预防兴奋性
氨基酸的高活性所产生的不良后果,以及治疗焦虑、慢性疼痛、惊厥和诱导麻醉的方法。