Disclosed are compounds of the formula
or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein:
W represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl;
T is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, amino or alkyl;
X is hydrogen, hydroxy, or lower alkyl;
m is 0, 1, or 2;
n is 0, 1, or 2; and
R3 and R4 represent substituted or unsubstituted organic residues.
These 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.
揭示了以下公式化合物或其在药学上可接受的无毒盐中:其中:W代表取代或未取代的芳基或杂环芳基;T为氢、卤素、羟基、
氨基或烷基;X为氢、羟基或较低烷基;m为0、1或2;n为0、1或2;R3和R4代表取代或未取代的有机残基。这些化合物是
GABAa脑受体的高选择性激动剂、拮抗剂或逆拮抗剂,或者是
GABAa脑受体激动剂、拮抗剂或逆拮抗剂的前药。这些化合物在焦虑症、睡眠障碍、癫痫、苯二氮卓类药物过量和增强记忆的诊断和治疗中非常有用。