Ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and methods of making and using them
申请人:Georgetown University
公开号:US08030300B2
公开(公告)日:2011-10-04
One aspect of the present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds that are ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. A second aspect of the invention relates to the use of a compound of the invention for modulation of a mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The present invention also relates to the use of a compound of the invention for treating a mammal suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesias, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, pain, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, disorders of sleep, autism, mutism or trichtillomania.
本发明的一个方面涉及杂环化合物,其是乙酰胆碱受体的配体。本发明的第二个方面涉及使用本发明的化合物来调节哺乳动物的乙酰胆碱受体。本发明还涉及使用本发明的化合物来治疗患有阿尔茨海默病、帕金森病、运动障碍、抽动症、精神分裂症、注意力缺陷障碍、焦虑、疼痛、抑郁、强迫症、化学物质滥用、酗酒、记忆力缺失、假性痴呆、甘瑟综合征、偏头痛、贪食症、肥胖症、经前期综合征或晚期黄体期综合征、烟草滥用、创伤后综合征、社交恐惧症、慢性疲劳综合征、早泄、勃起障碍、厌食症、睡眠障碍、自闭症、缄默症或拔毛癖的哺乳动物。