申请人:Neurogen Corporation
公开号:US06448259B1
公开(公告)日:2002-09-10
Disclosed are compounds of the Formula:
or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein:
the C ring is a(n) (un)substituted carbocycle;
X is hydrogen, hydroxyl or lower alkyl; and W is (un)substituted alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or heteroaryl, which compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors. These compounds are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory.
本发明涉及一类化合物,其化学式为:或其药学上可接受的无毒盐,其中:C环是(未)取代的碳环;X是氢、羟基或低级烷基;W是(未)取代的烷基、芳基、芳基烷基或杂环芳基,这些化合物是高度选择性的GABAa脑受体激动剂、拮抗剂或反向激动剂,或是GABAa脑受体激动剂、拮抗剂或反向激动剂的前药。这些化合物在焦虑、睡眠和癫痫障碍、苯二氮平类药物过量以及增强记忆方面的诊断和治疗中有用。